G-03-06-12-9C3 - 6/12/2003ORDINANCE NO. 4- C3 QCO'% rC
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9, SECTION 9.502, CODE
OF ORDINANCES (1995 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS
CHANGING THE SPEED ZONE ON A PORTION OF A.W. GRIMES
BOULEVARD; 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.W. Grimes Boulevard from Gattis School Road to Louis
Henna Boulevard on the 13th day of February 2003, 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.W. Grimes
Boulevard from Gattis School Road to Louis Henna Boulevard should
be 45 miles per hour, Now Therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND
ROCK, TEXAS:
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I.
That Chapter 9, Section 9.502(8), of the Code of Ordinances
(1995 Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended by
adding the following:
(7) The maximum prima facie speed limit shall be forty-five (45) miles per hour along the
following streets:
ON
A.W. Grimes
north and southbound
FROM TO
Gattis School Road Louis Henna Boulevard
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conflict herewith are expressly repealed.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 thea day of
Pratt- , 2003.
READ, APPROVED
aday of
and
ADOPTED on second reading this the
, 2003.
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DATE: June 6, 2003
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting — June 12, 2003
ITEM: *9.C.3. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 9, Section 9.502 of the
Round Rock Code of Ordinances (1995 Edition) establishing a 45 -
mph speed zone on a portion of A.W. Grimes Boulevard. (Second
Reading)
Resource: Tom Word, Chief of Public Works Operations
Bili Stablein, Transportation Engineering Assoc.
History: A speed study was conducted on A.W. Grimes Boulevard in February 2003. Based
on the information gathered, the recommendation is to establish a 45 -mph speed
limit from Gattis School Road to Louis Henna Boulevard.
Funding:
Cost: $70
Source of funds:
Operating Signs and Markers
Outside Resources: N/A
Impact/Benefit: Establishment of a 45 -mph speed limit will promote a safer environment for
traffic using A.W. Grimes Boulevard.
Public Comment: N/A
Sponsor: N/A