G-09-09-24-10A2 - 9/24/2009ORDINANCE NO. -'0(,'OCI.- 7A -(0-A2.--.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9, SECTION 9.504, CODE
OF ORDINANCES (1995 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
TEXAS, ADOPTING A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION SPEED
ZONE FOR A PORTION OF OLD SETTLERS BOULEVARD;
PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, Section 545.352 of the Texas Transportation Code
establishes prima facie reasonable and prudent speed limits for
streets and highways situated in the state of Texas, and
WHEREAS, Section 545.356(b) of the Texas Transportation
Code gives the governing body of a municipality the same
authority as the Texas Transportation Commission to alter prima
facie speed limits when a highway is under repair, construction
or maintenance, and
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Section 3 of the Procedures for
Establishing Speed Zones adopted by the Texas Transportation
Commission states that normal speed studies are not required on
sections of a highway under construction, and
WHEREAS, construction will soon commence on Old Settlers
Boulevard from Chandler Creek to Fairview Drive, Now Therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND
ROCK, TEXAS:
I.
That Chapter 9, Section 9.504, Code of Ordinances (1995
Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to add
subsection (2) which shall read as follows:
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9.504 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION SPEED ZONES
(2) During construction of Old Settlers Boulevard, the temporary maximum prima facie
speed limit shall be thirty-five (35) miles per hour on Old Settlers Boulevard from
Chandler Creek to Fairview Drive. This temporary speed limit shall expire upon
completion of Old Settlers Boulevard from Chandler Creek to Fairview Drive, and the
maximum prima facie speed limit shall thereafter be forty-five (45) miles per hour.
II.
A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in
conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this
ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions
thereof.
C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that
written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of the
meeting at which this Ordinance was adopted was posted and that
such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all
times during which this Ordinance and the subject matter hereof
were discussed, considered and formally acted upon, all as
required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government
Code, as amended.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the 10 day of
2009.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
2A-411
day of
ATTEST:
SARA L. WHITE, City Secretary
, 2009.
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ALAN MCGRAW, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
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DATE: September 17, 2009
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting — September 24, 2009
ITEM: *10A2. Consider an ordinance authorizing a temporary 35 -mph construction speed
zone on OId Settlers Boulevard from Chandler Creek to Fairview Drive. (Second
Reading)
Department:
Staff Person:
Justification:
Transportation Services
Tom Word, P.E., Chief of Public Works Operations
This ordinance will temporarily reduce the current speed limit on OId Settlers Boulevard from 45 -mph to
35 -mph from Chandler Creek to Fairview Drive during construction. This is part of the intersection
realignment project on A.W. Grimes at Old Settlers Boulevard.
Funding:
Cost: N/A
Source of funds: N/A
Outside Resources: N/A
Background Information:
This portion of OId Settlers Boulevard, which is a main eastbound/westbound thoroughfare, is currently
under construction. High traffic volume, coupled with construction present a safety factor. By
temporarily reducing the speed limit from 45 -mph to 35 -mph during the construction phase safety and
speed concerns will be alleviated.
Public Comment: N/A