G-11-01-13-9C1 - 1/13/2011ORDINANCE NO. 4 -I1 -O(-(?- ti
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 42, SECTION 42-127, CODE
OF ORDINANCES (2010 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS,
CHANGING THE SPEED ZONE ON A PORTION OF THE IH -35
FRONTAGE ROAD; 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 of the Texas Transportation Code authorizes the governing
body of a municipality to alter, by ordinance, prima facie speed limits pursuant to an engineering
and traffic investigation, and
WHEREAS, an engineering and traffic investigation was conducted on a portion of the
IH -35 Frontage Road (Northbound) beginning at milepoint 2.405 in Travis County (southern city
limits) to milepoint 06.884 (Westinghouse Road), and the IH -35 Frontage Road (Southbound)
beginning at milepoint 06.884 to milepoint 02.405 in Travis County on the 9th day of July, 2009,
and
WHEREAS, a copy of said engineering and traffic study is attached hereto and
incorporated herein for all purposes as Exhibit "A", and
WHEREAS, the results of said engineering and traffic investigation indicate that the
speed limit on a portion of the IH -35 Frontage Road (Northbound) beginning at milepoint 2.405
in Travis County (southern city limits) to milepoint 03.989 (Old Settlers Boulevard) should be 55
miles per hour, and the speed limit on the IH -35 Frontage Road (Northbound) from milepoint
03.989 to milepoint 06.884 (Westinghouse Road) should be 60 miles per hour, and
WHEREAS, the results of said engineering and traffic investigation further indicates that
the speed limit on a portion of the IH -35 Frontage Road (Southbound) beginning at milepoint
06.884 to milepoint 03.989 should be 60 miles per hour, and that the speed limit on the IH -35
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Frontage Road (Southbound) from milepoint 03.989 to milepoint 02.405 should be 55 miles per
hour, Now Therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
TEXAS:
I.
That Chapter 42, Section 42-127, subsection (9), of the Code of Ordinances (2010
Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended by adding the following:
(9)
The maximum prima facie speed limit shall be fifty-five (55) miles per hour along the
following streets:
ON FROM TO
IH -35 Frontage Road Milepoint 02.405 Milepoint 03.989
northbound
Milepoint 03.989 Milepoint 02.405
IH -35 Frontage Road
southbound
II.
That Chapter 42, Section 42-127, of the Code of Ordinances (2010 Edition), City of
Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended so that the existing subsection (10) is renumbered to (11)
and the existing subsection (11) is renumbered to (12).
III.
That Chapter 42, Section 42-127, of the Code of Ordinances (2010 Edition), City of
Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended by adding a new subsection (10) which shall read as
follows:
(10) The maximum prima facie speed limit shall be sixty (60) miles per hour along the
following streets:
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ON FROM TO
I11-35 Frontage Road Milepoint 03.989 Milepoint 06.884
northbound
IH -35 Frontage Road
southbound
Milepoint 06.884 Milepoint 03.989
IV.
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.
2010.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the 1 day of
beClvnLe-i.-, ,
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the 1 day of
Jtni,64446-..,2011.
ATTEST:
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SARA L. WHITE, City Secretary
ALAN MCGRAW, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
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City Council A.enda Summar Sheet
Agenda Item No. *9C1.
Agenda Caption:
Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 42, Section 42-127, Code of Ordinances,
establishing new speed limits on a portion of the IH -35 Frontage Road (northbound and
southbound) from the southern city limits to Westinghouse Road. (Second Reading)
Meeting Date: January 13, 2011
Department: Infrastructure Development and Construction Management
Staff Person making presentation: Tom Word, P.E.
Chief of Public Works Operations
Item Summary:
The City of Round Rock Police Department recently brought it to the attention of Transportation Services that there
was a lack of posted speed limits along the IH -35 frontage roads. Transportation Services passed this information on
to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), who performed an engineering study in order to determine the
appropriate speed limits for these facilities.
The results and recommendations from the TxDOT engineering study are as follows:
Northbound: beginning at milepoint 2.405 in Travis County (southern city limits) to milepoint 03.989 in Williamson
County (Old Settlers Boulevard), a distance of 4.731 miles, maximum prima facie speed limit of 55 miles per hour.
From milepoint 03.989 to milepoint 06.884 (Westinghouse Road), a distance of 2.895 miles, maximum prima facie
speed limit of 60 miles per hour.
Southbound: beginning at milepoint 06.884 to milepoint 03.989, a distance of 2.895 miles, maximum prima facie
speed limit of 60 miles per hour. From milepoint 03.989 (Williamson County) to milepoint 02.405 (Travis County), a
distance of 4.731 miles, maximum prima facie speed limit of 55 miles per hour.
Strategic Plan Relevance:
Goal 21.5 - Work to develop a new relationship with TxDOT on funding/construction/operation of highway system
roadways in Round Rock.
Cost:
Source of Funds:
N/A
N/A
Date of Public Hearing (if required): N/A
Recommended Action: Approval