G-12-10-11-F3 - 10/11/2012 I ORDINANCE NO.
2 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 42, SECTION 42-127, CODE
3 OF ORDINANCES (2010 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS,
4 CHANGING THE SPEED ZONE ON A PORTION OF FOREST CREEK
5 DRIVE; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING
6 CONFLICTING ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
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8 WHEREAS, Section 545.352 of the Texas Transportation Code establishes
9 prima facie reasonable and prudent speed limits for streets and highways situated in the
10 state of Texas, and
11 WHEREAS, Section 545.356 of the Texas Transportation Code authorizes the
12 governing body of a municipality to alter, by ordinance, prima facie speed limits
13 pursuant to an engineering and traffic investigation, and
14 WHEREAS, an engineering and traffic investigation was conducted on Forest
15 Creek Drive Boulevard from Rusk Road to Red Bud Lane on the 25th day of July, 2012,
16 and
17 WHEREAS, a copy of said engineering and traffic study is attached hereto and
18 incorporated herein for all purposes as Exhibit "A", and
19 WHEREAS, the results of said engineering and traffic investigation indicate that
20 the speed limit on Forest Creek Drive Boulevard from Rusk Road to Red Bud Lane
21 should be 35 miles per hour, Now Therefore
22 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
23 TEXAS:
24 I.
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26 That Chapter 42, Section 42-127(5), of the Code of Ordinances (2010 Edition),
27 City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended by adding the following:
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1 (5) The maximum prima facie speed limit shall be 35 miles per hour along the following streets:
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Forest Creek Drive Rusk Road Red Bud Lane
east and westbound
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5 II.
6 A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in conflict herewith are
7 expressly repealed.
8 B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance shall not
9 invalidate other sections or provisions thereof.
10 C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date,
11 hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this Ordinance was adopted was posted
12 and that such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all times during
13 which this Ordinance and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and
14 formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas
15 Government Code, as amended.
16 READ and APPROVED on first reading this the 27tb� day of
17 Gqk/Y�..6"Z_ , 2012.
18 READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the �� day of
19 OC.4Z�P�i , 2012.
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23 ALAN MCGRAW, Mayor
24 City of Round Rock, Texas
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26 ATTEST:
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29 SARA L. WHITE, City Clerk
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Laser Radar Speed Survey
FOREST CREEK DR. @ FOREST RIDGE BLVD.
Survey Date: Wed.,July 25,2012 Weather: sunny&Clear
Survey Time: 11:12 12.55 Pavement: HMACP-dry&smooth
WB Direction EB Direction
Speed Count Cumulative % Speed Count Cumulative %
23 0 0% 23 0 0%
24 0 0% 24 0 0%
25 2 2 1% 2.5.
27 1 4 3% 27 2 5 4%
28 4 8 5% 28 3 8 6%
29 6 14 10% 29 6 14 11%
30 S 19 13% 30 12 26 20%
31 7 26 18% 31 20 46 36%
32 14 40 27% 32 15 61 47%
33 13 53 36% ;33 15 76 59%
34 19 72 49% 34 15 91 71%
35 16 88 60% 35 21 112 87%
36 13 101 69% 36 8 120 93%
37 12 113 77% 37 4 124 96%
38 11 124 85% 38 3 127 98%
39 9 133 91% 39 0 127 98%
40 4 137 94% 40 0 127 98%
41 2 139 1 128 9.916
42 143 98% . . 42 1 ]Z9 104.%
43 2 145 99% 43 129 100%
44 1 146 100% 44 129 100%
45 146 10.0% 45 129'. 100%
96 146 100% 46 129 100%
47 146 100% 47 129 100%
48 146 100% 48 129 100%
Total Vehicles Surveyed 146 Total Vehicles Surveyed 129
85th%Vehicle 124.1 85th%Vehicle 109.65
85th96 Speed(mph) 38 85th%Speed(mphj 34
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FOREST CREEK DR. @ PIPER SONOMA PL.
Survey Date: Wed.,July 25,2012 Weather: Sunny&Clear
Survey Time: 13:06 14:30 Pavement: HMACP-dry&smooth
WB Direction EB Direction
Speed Count Cumulative % Speed Count Cumulative %
27 2 3 2% 27 1 1 1%
28 1 4 3% 28 2 3 2%
29 2 6 4% 29 4 7 5%
30 5 11 8% 30 12 19 13%
31 10 21 15% 31 17 36 25%
32 11 32 24% 32 19 55 38%
33 12 44 32% 33 12 67 47%
34 14 58 43% 34 18 85 59%
35 14 72 53% 35 17 102 71%
36 15 87 64% 36 12 114 80%
37 10 97 71% 37 11 125 87%
38 13 110 81% 38 5 130 91%
39 6 116 85% 39 4 134 94%
40 8 124 91% 40 4 138 97%
41 3 127 93% 41 2 140 98%
42 2 129 95% 42 2 142 99%
43 1 130 96% 43 142 99%
44 4 134 99% 44 142 99%
45 134 99% 45 142 99%
46 134 99% 46 142 99%
47 134 99% 47 142 99%
48 134 99% 48 1 143 100%
49 1 135 99% 49 143 100%
50 135 99% 50 143 100%
51 1 136 100% 51 143 100%
52 136 100% 52 143 100%
Total Vehicles Surveyed 136 Total Vehicles Surveyed 143
85th%Vehicle 115.6 85th%Vehicle 121.55
85th%Speed(mph) 39 85th%Speed (mph) 37
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IrROUNDROCK,TEXAS City Council Agenda Summary Sheet
PURP0 .PAssloN PROSPERfCY
Agenda Item No. F3. -CONSENT
Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 42, Section 42-127, Code of Ordinances (2010
Edition), establishing a 35-mph speed zone on a portion of Forest Creek Drive from Rusk
Agenda Caption: Road to Red Bud Lane. (Second Reading)
Meeting Date: October 11, 2012
Department: Transportation
Staff Person making presentation: Gary Hudder
Transportation Director
Item Summary:
In an effort to continue providing high value to our transportation infrastructure, this ordinance will raise the posted
legal speed limit on Forest Creek Drive by five miles-per-hour to 35 miles-per-hour between the Rusk Road
intersection and the Red Bud Lane intersection. At the request of several citizens, the Transportation Department
conducted a new speed study. This speed study, conducted July 25, 2012, determined 35 miles-per-hour to be the
best approximation of the 85th-percentile speed.
Cost: None—speed limit adoption only
Date of Public Hearing(if required): Not required
Recommended Action: Approval