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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 RED BUD LANE; 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 Red Bud Lane
from U.S. 79 to Country 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 (3) which shall read as follows:
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9.504 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION SPEED ZONES
(3)
During construction of Red Bud Lane, the temporary maximum prima facie speed limit
shall be thirty (30) miles per hour on Red Bud Lane from U.S. 79 to Country Drive.
This temporary speed limit shall expire upon completion of Red Bud Lane from U.S.
79 to Country Drive, and the maximum prima facie speed limit shall thereafter be forty
(40) 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conflict herewith are expressly repealed.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 0" day of
, 2010.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
day of f
ATTEST:
SARA L. WHITE, City Secretary
, 2010.
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ALAN MCGRAW, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
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DATE: February 18, 2010
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting — February 25, 2010
ITEM: *9A1. Consider an ordinance authorizing a temporary 30 -mph construction speed zone on
Red Bud Lane from U.S. 79 to Country Drive. (Second Reading)
Department:
Staff Person:
Justification:
Transportation Services
Tom Word, P.E., Chief of Public Works Operation
This ordinance will temporarily reduce the current speed limit on Red Bud Lane from U.S. 79 to Country Drive
during construction. High traffic volume, coupled with construction present a safety factor. By temporarily
reducing the speed limit to 30 -mph during the construction phase safety and speed concerns will be
alleviated.
Strategic Plan Relevance:
26.0 Construct major elements of the transportation and mobility system as approved by Council in the
Master Transportation Plan
Funding:
Cost: -0-
Source of funds: N/A
Outside Resources:
N/A
Public Comment:
N/A
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