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84-14-B-Ordinance-Establishing the Prima Facie Speed Limit on FM 455-07/16/1984 No. 84-14 SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLE'S UNDER 'TIIE PROVISIONS OF SEC`1'ION 169(b) 014 ARTICLE 6701 d, VG:RNON'S 'lITXAS CIVIL STATUTES, UPON _FARM ROAD HIGHWAY N0. 455 OR PARTS THI?RITOP, WITHIN THE RN - CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY 0141 _ SANGER AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCITED $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 %onditions found to exist at any intersection or ether 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 sriid street or hlghway, 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 Lhe passage of an ordinance, which shall be effective when appropriate signs hiving notice thereof are erected at such intersection or other place or part of the street or highway; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OIF SANGER TEXAS: SECTION 1. Upon the basis of an eng.ineeri.ng and' traffic investigation hereto- fore made as authorized by the provisions of. Section 169(1-,) of ArCicle 6701 d, Vc+rnonIs 'Texas Civil Statutes, the following prima fricie speed limits hereafter indicated for vehicles are hereby determined and declared to be reasonable and safe; and such speed limits are hereby fixed at the rate of speed Indicated for vehicles traveling upon the named streets and highways, or parts thereof, described as follows: A. 13E I`1' ORDAINED BY TIII CITY COUNCIL OlF '1'Ill? CITY or SANGER TExns: . 1. That from and after the date of the passage of this speed zone ordinance no motor vehicle.shall be operated along and upon F.M. Highway No. 455 within the corporate limits of the City of Sanger in excess of the speeds now set forth in the following limits: CITY SECRETARY tRICIAL COPY Sheet 2 of 3 (a) Beginning at said point (Station 77+80) being the West City Limits of Sanger, Texas, thence continuing along Farm Road 455 in an Easterly direction for a distance of 0.705 mile, approximately,... a maximum speed of 55 MILES PER HOUR; (b) Thence continuing along Farm Road 455 in an Easterly direction for a distance of 0.200 mile, approximately,... a maximum speed of 45 MILES PER HOUR, (c) Thence continuing along Farm Road 455 in an Easterly direction for a distance of 0.903 mile, approximately,... a maximum speed of 30 MILES PER HOUR, (d) Thence continuing along Farm Road 455 in an Easterly direction for a distance of 0.200 mile, approximately,... a maximum speed of 45 MILES PER HOUR, (e) Thence continuing along Farm Road 455 in an Easterly direction for a distance of 0.595 mile, approximately, said point (Station 64+20) being the East City Limits of Sanger, a maximum speed of 55 MILES PER HOUR. SPCTION 2. The r1ayor of Sanger _ i.s hereby a tliortzed to cause to be erected, appropriate signs indicating such speed zone. SECTION 3. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be Fined in any sum not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ( $200.00 ). PASSED AND APPROVED THIS /6 DAY Or ;c ,/ A, D, , 19 eK OV city o£- Sanger Texas Sheet 3 of 3 AT'rI: ST City t SecretarY -° City of Sanger Texas AP1'ROVI;D AS TO LEGAL I'ORPt: City Attorney City of Sanger Texas I, Rosalie Shuffield APPROVED: h City • nager City of Sanger Texas City Secretary of the City of Sanger Texas, hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance Nu. 84-14 adi ptec] by the City Council of the City of Texas, July 16 Sanger 'To certify which, witness my hand and seal of ofL-ice this 16 th of July A.D. , 19 84 Ci`I:y Se City of San day ,Texas