G-02-08-22-12A1 - 8/22/2002ORDINANCE NO. e -
AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9, SECTION 9.503, CODE
OF ORDINANCES (1995 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS
DESIGNATING A PORTION OF GULF WAY DRIVE AS A SCHOOL
SPEED ZONE; 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 Gulf Way Drive from Settlement Drive to 1,275 feet
East of Sandy Brook Drive on the 22nd day of July 2002; and
WHEREAS, a copy of said engineering and traffic study is
attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes; and
WHEREAS, the results of said engineering and traffic
investigation indicate that a 20 miles per hour school speed zone
should be established on Gulf Way Drive from Settlement Drive to
1,275 feet East of Sandy Brook Drive, between the hours of 7:00
a.m. and 8:45 a.m. and between the hours of 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
on school days only; 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 9.503, of the Code of Ordinances (1995
Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended by adding a
new section (12) which shall read as follows:
(12) When a sign is posted with the hours of operation, giving notice thereof, the maximum
speed limit shall be twenty (20) miles per hour between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:45
a.m. and between the hours of 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on school days only, upon those
streets or portions of streets as follows:
ON FROM TO
Gulf Way Drive
Settlement Drive 1,275 feet East of Sandy
Brook Drive
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conflict herewith are expressly repealed.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,
2.
considered and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open
Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
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READ and APPROVED on first reading this the V day of
1,L9u,zit
, 2002.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
cal -day of k , 2002.
A TEST:
MAXWELL, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
CHRISTINE R. MARTINEZ, City Secre
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20 MPH Schoo
DATE: August 16, 2002
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting — August 22, 2002
ITEM: 12.A.1. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 9, Section 9.503, Code of
Ordinances (1995 Edition) by designating a portion of Gulf Way
Drive as a school speed zone. (Second Reading)
Resource: Jim Nuse, Chief of Operations/Asst. City Manager
Tom Word, Director of Transportation Services
History: Union Hill Elementary School and the newly located Hopewell Middle School
will be opening on Gulf Way Drive for the school year 2002. School zones
will need to be implemented and in place prior to their opening day.
Funding:
Cost: $400 approximately
Source of funds: Operating Signs and Markers
Outside Resources: N/A
Impact:/Benefit: The addition of a school speed zone will promote a safer environment for
school traffic entering and exiting the school campus.
Public Comment: N/A
Sponsor: N/A