G-02-09-26-10C1 - 9/26/2002ORDINANCE NO. 6-
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 THE SH -45
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 the SH -45 Frontage Road from Station No. 40644+22.88
to Donnell Drive on the 22nd day of July, 2002, and
WHEREAS, a copy of said engineering and traffic study is
attached hereto and incorporated herein, and
WHEREAS, the results of said engineering and traffic
investigation indicate that the speed limit on the SH -45 Frontage
Road from Station No. 40644+22.88 to Donnell Drive should be 55
miles per hour, Now Therefore
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND
ROCK, TEXAS:
I.
That Chapter 9, Section 9.502(9), of the Code of Ordinances
(1995 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
SH -Frontage Road Station No. 40644+22.88 Donnell Drive
II.
That Chapter 9, Section 9.502 (7) , of the Code of Ordinances
(1995 Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended by
deleting the following:
(7) The maximum prima facie speed limit shall be fifty-five (55) miles per hour along the
following streets:
ON
Louis Henna Boulevard
east and westbound
FROM
IH 35 East
Frontage Road
TO
a point 1610' east of
Doublee Creek Drive
III.
That Chapter 9, Section 9.502(9), of the Code of Ordinances
(1995 Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended by
deleting the following:
2.
(9)
The maximum prima facie speed limit shall be fifty-five (55) miles per hour along the
following streets:
ON
Louis Henna Boulevard
north and southbound
Louis Henna Boulevard
north and southbound
FROM
200' east of Greenlawn
Boulevard
City Limits (east of
Meister Lane)
IV.
TO
City Limits (west of
Meister Lane)
City Limits (at MKT
Railroad right of way)
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
)11QhfinblA-) , 2002.
first reading this
the 1d, day of
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
al day of , 2002.
3.
E MAXWELL, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
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DATE: September 20, 2002
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting — September 26, 2002
ITEM: *10.C.1. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 9, Section 9.502, Round
Rock Code of Ordinances (1995 Edition) establishing a 55 -mph
speed zone on a portion of the SH 45 frontage road. (Second
Reading)
Resource: Jim Nuse, Chief of Operations/Assistant City Manager
Tom Word, Director of Transportation Services
History: The Texas Department of Transportation conducted speed studies on SH 45/Louis
Henna Boulevard during June of 2002. Based on the information gathered,
TxDOT recommended the establishment of 45 -mph speed limits to 1,272.88 feet
East of CR 170. The City has conducted a traffic engineering study on the
remainder of Louis Henna Boulevard to the East and has identified that the
existing 55 -mph speed limit is still appropriate. We are recommending approval
of this ordinance to eliminate overlapping limits of the speed zone created by the
construction of SH 45. Staff recommends approval.
Funding:
Cost: $140
Source of funds: Operating Signs and Markers
Outside Resources: Texas Department of Transportation
Impact:/Benefit: Establishment of a 55 -mph speed limit will promote a safer environment
for traffic entering SH 45 (Louis Henna Boulevard) from side streets.
Public Comment: N/A
Sponsor: N/A