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ORDINANCE NO. V - 11 ) - ) -020 -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9, SECTION 9.503, CODE
OF ORDINANCES (1995 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS,
DESIGNATING A PORTION OF PLANTATION 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 Plantation Drive from Creek Bend Boulevard to FM 3406
on the llth day of November, 2001; and
WHEREAS, a copy of said engineering and traffic study is
attached hereto as Exhibit "A" 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 Plantation Drive from Creek Bend Boulevard
to FM 3406, between the hours 7:15 a.m and 8:15 a.m. and between
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the hours of 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on school days only; Now
Therefore
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 creating
subparagraph (11) designating a portion of Plantation Drive from
Creek Bend Boulevard to FM 3406, as a school zone from 7:15 a.m. to
8:15 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. controlled by signs
erected giving notice thereof, which shall read as follows:
(11) 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 7:15 a.m. and 8:15
a.m.; and between the hours of 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on school days only, upon those
streets or portions of streets as follows:
ON FROM TO
Plantation Drive
Creek Bend Boulevard FM 3406
H.
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conflict herewith are expressly repealed.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.
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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, and
the Act.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the 0-11
day of
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READ, APPROVED and
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ADOPTED on second reading this the _
2001.
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DATE: December 14, 2001
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting — December 20, 2001
ITEM: *9.B.1. Consider an ordinance designating a portion of Plantation Drive as a
school speed zone. (Second Reading) The school zone is from Creek
Bend Boulevard to FM 3406.
Resource: Jim Nuse, Public Works Director
Tom Word, Chief Traffic Engineer
History: This location is used to drop-off and pick-up children from Old Town
Elementary.
Funding:
Cost: $140
Source of funds: Operating Budget
Outside Resources: N/A
Impact/Benefit: Increased safety for pedestrians on Plantation Drive.
Public Comment: Public comment was taken at August 9th Council Meeting.
Sponsor: N/A