O-2014-1168 - 3/13/20141 ORDINANCE NO. 0-2014-1168
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 CHISHOLM TRAIL
5 ROAD; 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 a portion
15 of Chisholm Trail Road from FM 3406 to Sam Bass Road, north and southbound,
16 beginning at Chisholm Parkway, on the 17th day of December, 2013, 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 Chisholm Trail Road from 100 LF north of Industrial Boulevard to
21 Sam Bass Road, should be 35 miles per hour, and the speed limit on Chisholm Trail
22 Road from FM 3406 to 100 LF north of Industrial Boulevard should be 45 miles per
23 hour, Now Therefore
24 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
25 TEXAS:
0112.1404;00292768
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3 That Chapter 42, Section 42-127(5), of the Code of Ordinances (2010 Edition),
4 City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended by adding the following:
5 (5) The maximum prima facie speed limit shall be 35 miles per hour along the following streets:
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From
To
Ordinance
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Chisholm Trail Road
100 LF north of
Industrial Boulevard
Sam Bass Road
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11 That Chapter 42, Section 42-127(7), of the Code of Ordinances (2010 Edition),
12 City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended by adding the following:
13 (7) The maximum prima facie speed limit shall be 45 miles per hour along the following streets:
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On
From
To
Ordinance
Number
Chisholm Trail Road
FM 3406
100 LF north of Industrial
Boulevard
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17 A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in conflict herewith are
18 expressly repealed.
19 B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance shall not
20 invalidate other sections or provisions thereof.
21 C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date,
22 hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this Ordinance was adopted was posted
23 and that such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all times during
24 which this Ordinance and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and
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1 formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas
2 Government Code, as amended.
3 READ and APPROVED on first reading this the 2.4- day of
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5 READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the le day of
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ATTEST:
SARA L. WHITE, City Clerk
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ALAN MCGRAW, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
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