G-99-08-26-9B3 - 8/26/1999ORDINANCE NO. -qO8- - 983
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9, SECTION 9.503, CODE
OF ORDINANCES (1995 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS
DESIGNATING A PORTION OF SAM BASS ROAD 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 Sam Bass Road from 700' west of Creek Bend Boulevard
to 700' east of Creek Bend Boulevard on the 30th day of July 1999;
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 Sam Bass Road from 700' west of Creek Bend
Boulevard to 700' east of Creek Bend Boulevard, between the hours
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7:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. and between the hours of 2:30 p.m. and 4:00
p.m. on school days only; Now Therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND
ROCK, TEXAS:
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That Chapter 9, Section 9.503, of the Code of Ordinances (1995
Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended by creating
subparagraph (8), designating a portion of Sam Bass Road from 700'
west of Creek Bend Boulevard to 700' east of Creek Bend Boulevard,
as a school zone from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to
4:00 p.m. controlled by signs erected giving notice thereof, which
shall read as follows:
(8) 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 9:00
a.m.; and between the hours of 2:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on school days only, upon those
streets or portions of streets as follows:
ON FROM TO
Sam Bass Road A point 700' west of A point 700' east of
Creek Bend Boulevard Creek Bend Boulevard
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conflict herewith are expressly repealed.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.
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 1° — day of
, 1999.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
OP -day of
ATTEST:
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, 1999.
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DEVELOPMENT
RES SIGHT DISTANCE
BALL BANK or ADVISORY SPEED
SUR WIDTH AND TYPE
R.O.W. AND RDBD WIDTH
ACCIDENTS
ZONE LENGTHS MILE
ZONE SPEEDS MPH
TOWARD
COUNTY ROAD 175
CENTERUNE
BEARINGS
TOWARD
CHISHOLM TRAIL
ZONE SPEEDS MPH
ZONE LENGTHS MILES
ACCIDENTS
R.O.W. AND RDBD WIDTH
SUR WIDTH AND TYPE
BALL BANK or ADVISORY SPEED
RES SIGHT DISTANCE
DEVELOPMENT
CITY OF ROUND ROCK COUNTY: WILLIAMSON
ORDINANCE NO.:
DATE:
STREET: SAM BASS ROAD
REPLACES:
DATE:
REPLACED BY:
DATE:
DATE OF SURVEY: 07/30/99 SCALE: 1" = 300'
cumuli) BY:
DATE:
LIMITS OF ZONE
SECTION ONE LENGTH .265 MILES
SECTION TWO
LENGTH
MILE
BEGINS
.133 MI. WEST
BEGINS
OF CREEK BEND BLVD
ENDS
.133 MI. EAST
ENDS
OF CREEK BEND BLVD
7:30
35 MPH
p
35 MPH
.133 MILES
40' - 0" R.O.W.
21' ASPHALT
RESIDE
42
62
125
85 PERCENTILE SPEED
TOP SPEED MEASURED
NUMBER OF CARS CHECKED
• FATAL ACCIDENT
PERSONAL INJURY ACCIDENT
0 PROPERTY DAMAGE ACCIDENT
SPEE
RESIDENTIAL
UNDEVELOPED
* SCHOOL ZONE
20 MPH
AM — 9:00 AM and 2:30 PM — 4:00 PM
35 MPH ALL OTHER TIMES
.265 MILES
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.133 MILES
60' — 0" R.O.W.
29' ASPHALT
:D ZONE
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35 MPH
35 MPH
I certify that the recommended speed zones on this document
result from an engineering and traffic investigation conducted
under my supervision in accordance with TRC § 545.356.
Date:
City Traffic Engineer
DATE: August 18, 1999
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting — August 26, 1999
ITEM: 9.B.3. Consider an ordinance establishing a 20 -mph school speed zone on
Sam Bass Road from 700 feet west of Creek Bend Boulevard to 700
feet east of Creek Bend Boulevard based upon the findings of a
Traffic and Engineering Study. (Second Reading) The first reading of
the ordinance was approved on August 12, 1999. Staff Resource
Person: Jim Nuse, Public Works Director.