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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9, SECTION 9.503, CODE
OF ORDINANCES (1995 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS
DESIGNATING A PORTION OF FERN SPRINGS DRIVE AS A
SCHOOL SPEED ZONE AND A PORTION OF VIA SONOMA TRAIL
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 Fern Springs Drive from Via Sonoma Trail to Lake
Forest Drive on the 13th day of July 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 a 20 miles per hour school speed zone
should be established on Fern Springs Drive from Via Sonoma Trail
to Lake Forest Drive, between the hours 7:30 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. and
between the hours of 2:30 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. on school days only;
and
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WHEREAS, an engineering and traffic investigation was
conducted on Via Sonoma Trail from a point 200' north of Gattis
School Road to a point 1730' north of Gattis School Road on the
13th day of July 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 a 20 miles per hour school speed zone
should be established on Via Sonoma Trail from a point 200' north
of Gattis School Road to a point 1730' north of Gattis School Road,
between the hours 7:30 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. and between the hours of
2:30 p.m. and 4:15 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 (10) designating a portion of Fern Springs Drive from
Via Sonoma Trail to Lake Forest Drive, and a portion of Via Sonoma
Trail from a point 200' north of Gattis School Road to a point
1730' north of Gattis School Road, as school zones from 7:30 a.m.
to 8:15 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. controlled by signs
erected giving notice thereof, which shall read as follows:
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(10) 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 7:30 a.m. and 8:15
a.m.; and between the hours of 2:30 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. on school days only, upon those
streets or portions of streets as follows:
ON FROM TO
Fern Springs Drive Via Sonoma Trail Lake Forest Drive
Via Sonoma Trail a point 200' north a point 1730' north
of Gattis School Road of Gattis School Road
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, and
the Act.
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READ and APPROVED on first reading this the _All_eilday of
, 2001.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the _
day of
ATTEST:
LAND, City Secretary
, 2001.
ROB 'T A. STLUKA, , Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
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DATE: August 6, 2001
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting — August 9, 2001
ITEM: *12.D.2. Consider an ordinance designating a portion of Fern Springs Drive
as a school speed zone and a portion of Via Sonoma Trail as a
school speed zone. (Second Reading) The first reading of the
ordinance was approved on July 26, 2001.
Resource: Jim Nuse, Public Works Director
Tom Word, Traffic Engineer
History: New schools are currently being constructed East and West of Via Sonoma
Trail. Prior to their opening a school speed zone will need to be implemented.
Funding:
Cost: $70
Source of funds: Operating Budget
Outside Resources: N/A
Impact/Benefit: Improved safety for buses and other traffic entering and exiting the school
grounds.
Public Comment: N/A
Sponsor: N/A