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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 RM 1431;
5 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 RM 1431
15 from IH 35, west to the City limits, on the 6th day of June, 2013, and
16 WHEREAS, a copy of said engineering and traffic study is attached hereto and
17 incorporated herein for all purposes as Exhibit "A", and
18 WHEREAS, the results of said engineering and traffic investigation indicate that
19 the speed limit on RM 1431 from IH 35, west to the City limits, should be 60 miles per
20 hour, Now Therefore
21 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
22 TEXAS:
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25 That Chapter 42, Section 42-127(10), of the Code of Ordinances (2010 Edition),
26 City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended by adding the following:
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1 (10) The maximum prima facie speed limit shall be 60 miles per hour along the following streets:
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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7 expressly repealed.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 16.6 day of
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18 READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the day of
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26 ATTEST:
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29 SARA L. WHITE, City Clerk
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ALAN MCGRAW, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
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PURPOSE. PASIOft PROSPERITY
City of Round Rock
Agenda Item Summary
Agenda Number: F.2
Title: Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 42, Section 42-127, Code of
Ordinances (2010 Edition) by establishing a 60 -mph speed zone on a
portion of RM 1431 from IH -35, west to the City limits. (Second Reading)
Type: Ordinance
Governing Body: City Council
Agenda Date: 10/24/2013
Dept Director: Gary Hudder, Transportation Director
Cost: $0.00
Indexes:
Attachments: Ordinance, RM 1431 Field Data
Text of Legislative File 13-797
Item Summary:
This speed zone is being ammended from a 65 -mph zone to a 60 -mph zone. While this
zone is within the City of Round Rock corporate limits, two other sections of this 65 -mph
highway are also being reduced to 60 -mph by the Texas Department of Transportation
through their Commission Minute Order process at this time. The data supporting this new
speed zone is attached, this data was provided by the TxDOT Austin District staff. The end
result of these newly reduced speed zones will create a consistant posted speed on RM
1431 from IH -35 to the Cedar Park corporate limits and beyond.
Staff recommends approval on second reading.
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