G-01-09-13-14F3 - 9/13/2001ORDINANCE NO. 6- 0) - 0943- P7 F3
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9, SECTION 9.502, CODE
OF ORDINANCES (1995 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS
ESTABLISHING A SPEED ZONE ON HESTERS CROSSING FROM
THE IH -35 SOUTHBOUND FRONTAGE ROAD TO COUNTY ROAD
172; 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 Hesters Crossing from the IH 35 Southbound Frontage
Road to County Road 172 on the 3rd day of May, 2001, 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 the speed limit on Hesters Crossing
from the IH -35 Southbound Frontage Road to 200' west of Kouri
Avenue should be 35 miles per hour, and the speed limit on Hesters
Crossing from 200' west of Kouri Avenue to County Road 172 should
be 45 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(5), of the Code of Ordinances
(1995 Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas, (The maximum prima facie
speed limit shall be thirty-five (35) miles per hour along the
following streets:) is hereby amended by adding the following:
ON FROM TO
Hesters Crossing the IH -35 Southbound a point 200' west
(east and westbound) Frontage Road Kouri Avenue
II.
That Chapter 9, Section 9.502(7), of the Code of Ordinances
(1995 Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas, (The maximum prima facie
speed limit shall be forty-five (45) miles per hour along the
following streets:) is hereby amended as follows:
ON FROM TO
Hesters Crossing County Road 172 a point 200' west
(east and westbound) Kouri Avenue
III.
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conflict herewith are expressly repealed.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.
2.
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 Oi 3 day of
, 2001.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
13 day of , 2001.
AT ST:
JO ii NE LAND, City Secretary
3.
ROB 'T A. STLUKA, JR., Nayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
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DATE: September 7, 2001
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting — September 13, 2001
ITEM: * 14.F.3. Consider an ordinance establishing a speed zone on Hester's
Crossing from the IH -35 Southbound Frontage Road to CR 172.
(Second Reading) This ordinance will establish a 35 -MPH speed zone
from the IH -35 southbound frontage road to 200 feet west of Kouri
Avenue and a 45 -MPH speed zone from 200 feet west of Kouri Avenue
to County Road 172. The first reading of the ordinance was approved
on August 23, 2001.
Resource: Jim Nuse, Public Works Director
Tom Word, Traffic Engineer
History: This is a new road with no existing speed zone ordinance in place. Staff conducted a
speed study and determined that the speed zone on the attached map would be
appropriate.
Funding:
Cost: $70
Source of Funds: Operating Budget
Outside Resources: N/A
Impact/Benefit: Increased safety for vehicular traffic on Hesters Crossing Boulevard.
Public Comment: N/A
Sponsor: N/A