85-4-Ordinance-Establishing the Speed Limits Prima Facie for Interstate 35-02/18/1985No. 85-4
SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRI1`tA FACIE SPEED LI 1IT5
ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDL:R THE PKOVISIONS OF
SECTION 169 (b) of ARTI jNTERSTATE' VERhON' S TF.:ie1S
CIVIL STATUTES, UION llIGli1JAY ,.0. 35
FRONTAGE ROADS OR PARTS T11ERE:OF, 1JI SANGEREF Tv
CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE,; AND PROVIDING A
PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200.00 FOR THE
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, Section 169(b) of Article 6701 d, Vernon's Texas Civil
Statutes, provides that whenever the governing body of the City shall .determine
upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that any prima facie
speed therein set forth is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the
conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place or upon any part of
a street or highway within the City, taking into consideration the width and con-
dition of ttie pavement and other circumstances on such portion of said street or
highway, as well as the usual traffic thereon, said governing body may determine
and declare a reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit thereat or thereon by
tl o passage of an ordinance, which shall be affective when appropriate sibns
giving notice thereof are erected at such intersection or other place or part of
the street or highway; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINEll BY '1'EEE CITY COUNCIL OF 'TllE
C1'1'1' OF SANGER > TEXAS:
SECTION I.
' Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation hereto-
fore made as authorized by the provisions of Section 169(b) of Article 6701 d,
Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, the following prima facie :;peed limits here.lftrr
indicated for vehicles are hereby dctennined and declared to be reasonable and safe;
and such speed limits are hereby fixed at the rate of speed indicated for vehicles
traveling rpon the named streets and highways, or parts thereof, described as
follows:
A. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF 1'IIC CITY
OF SANGER TEXAS:
1. That from and after the date of the
passage of this speed zone ordinance
no motor vehicle shall be operated
along and upon Int. Highway No.35 Frnt. Rds.
within the corporate limits of the
City of Sanger
in excess of the speeds now set forth
in the following limits:
The Mayor
to cause to be erecteds
Sheet Z or o
kLFthe South CTR`
at said point (Station 0+00) being in ORIGINAL Copy
(a) Beginning of Sanger, thence continuing
City Limits of the C1ectiontalong I.H. 35 East andWest roximatelyt•••
a Northerly dir
age Roads for a distance
of PER3HOURIa aPP
• a maximum speed
Thence continuing along I.H. 35 Eastand
West
matelyntage
(b) T 850 MILE, PP
Roads for a eedtofc40 MILES PER HOUR;
a maximum speed
continuing along I.H. 35 East and West Frontage
(c) Thence coat 9 a roximately,
approximately,
of the
Roads for a distance of 0.647 MILE,
North City
point (Station 154+95) beingthe
of 45 MILES PER HOUR.
City of Sanger, a maximum speed
SECTION 2.
San er -! s
°f such s eed
appropriate signs indicating P
hcraby auCh rl ed
zone.
SECTION 3.
An person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
y
be
c{eemed eanor and upon
c$ZO c00
any sum not to excee
c'),thereof s} all be fine
d Two 11undred Dollar
PAS
SED AND APPROVED TNIS Y OF_<
guilty of a misdem
nha L 1 '
in
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Mayor V
C i ty of .. _ Sanger
Texas