79-3-Ordinance-Establishing the Prima Facie Speed Limit along FM 455-05/21/1979SPEED LIMIT ORDINANCE NO. 79-3
A1 T ORDINANCE FIXING AND ESTABLISHING A NEW SPEED LIMIT FOR
VEHICLES, UPON THE BASIS OF AN ADDITION ENGINEERING AND
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION, ON 8TH STREET NORTH OF FM 455, AND
7TH STREET NORTH OF FM 455, WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY
OF BANGER, TEXAS AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE, PROVIDING
THAT VIOLATION ON THIS ORDINANCE SHALL CONSTITUTE A MIS-
DEMEANOR, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY UPON CONVICTION OF A FINE
NOT TO EXCEED $200.00 FOR VIOLATION OF SAID ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, the State of Texas, provides that whenever the
governing body of the City shall determine upon the basis of an
engineering and traffic investigation, a reasonable and safe
prima facie speed limit upon the streets and highways, of the
City, taking into consideration the width and condition of the
pavement and other circumstances on said streets and highways,
the governing body of said City may declare said reasonable and
safe speed limit thereon appropriate signs giving notice thereof
are erected on said streets and highways;
NOW THEREFORE:
TEXAS:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGER,
SECTION I
Upon -the basis of an additional engineering and traffic
investigation the present speed limits on the said streets have
been revoked and a new one has been fixed for all vehicles travel-
ing upon the herein after designated streets and are hereby deter-
mined to be reasonable and safe.
SPEED ZONE
8TH Street -North from FM 455
7TH Street -North from FM 455
The change is as follows:
SPEED LIMIT
2 0 Mph
20 Mph
The above speed limits fixed and established for the respec-
tive speed zones, shall be applicable to all vehicles traveling
within each speed zone.
SECTION II
Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction there-
of shall be fined in any sum not more than two hundred ($200.00)
dollars.
SECTION III
All ordinances and parts of ordinances of the City of
Sanger in conflict with any of the provisions of this ordinance
are hereby replaced to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION IV
This ordinance shall be effective from and after the date
of its publication as provided by law and the erection of said
signs on said streets.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 21st DAY OF May ,1979
MAYOR RALPH B. COLE
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