O-77-309 - 8/15/1977ORDINANCE NO. 309
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE FIXING THE SPEED LIMIT OF MOTOR VEHICLES IN
SCHOOL ZONES ON CERTAIN STREETS IN THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK FOR CERTAIN
HOURS OF THE DAY AND CERTAIN DAYS OF THE WEEK; ESTABLISHING A SCHOOL
SPEED ZONE ON THE STREETS IN THE VICINITY OF XENIA VOIGT SCHOOL,
DEEP WOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CLAUDE BERKMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ROUND
ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL; DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ERECT SIGNS REFLECTING THE SPEED LIMITS ALONG SUCH
REGULATED ROUTES; PRESCRIBING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF;
DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO PUBLISH THE ORDINANCE BY CAPTION
IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK; DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY; PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECT OF THIS ORDINANCE UPON OTHER
ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS:
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Round Rock has determined that it
would be to the best interests of the citizens of the City of Round Rock,
Texas, and the children attending the public schools, and for their safety
that speed zones surrounding the public schools be created, and such facts
create a need for the establishment of speed zones on streets near and
bordering such schools;
IT IS THEREFORE ORDAINED AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to drive a
motor vehicle at a greater speed than twenty (20) miles per hour, during the
hours between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., during the hours between 11:00 a.m.
and 12:30 p.m., and during the hours between 2:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. of any
day of the week from Monday through Friday, both days inclusive, on the
following designated streets:
On Cushing Street, from its intersection with Logan Street to its inter-
section with Gattis School Road; on St. William Avenue, from its intersection
with Lime Rock Drive to the existing Texas Power and Light easement; and also
on Deep Wood Drive, from its intersection with Lime Rock Drive to its inter-
section with Lake Creek Drive.
Section 2. It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to drive a motor
vehicle at a greater speed than twenty (20) miles per hour, during the hours
between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., during the hours between 11:00 a.m. and
12:30 p.m., and during the hours between 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on any day
of the week from Monday through Friday, both days inclusive, on the following
designated street:
On Anderson Street, from its intersection with Mays Street (Business
U.S. 81), to its intersection with N. Lee Street.
Section 3. It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to drive a motor
vehicle at a greater speed than twenty (20) miles per hour during the hours
between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. and during the hours between 3:00 p.m. and
4:00 p.m. of any day of the week from Monday through Friday, both days
inclusive, on the following designated street:
On Lake Creek Drive from its intersection with R. M. Highway 620 to its
intersection with Glenda Drive.
Section 4. It is the intent of this ordinance to establish a speed zone
on the above designated streets in the vicinity of Xenia Voigt School, Deep Wood
Elementary School, Claude Berkman Elementary School, Round Rock Middle School,
and Round Rock High School.
Section 5. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in
any sum not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
Section 6. The City Manager of the City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby
directed to erect signs along such streets reflecting the speed limit along
the same in conformity with the laws of the State of Texas, and of the ordinances
of the City of Round Rock.
Section 7. This ordinance relates to and affects the life, property, and
the public peace of the citizens of the City of Round Rock, Texas, and therefore
constitutes an emergency. The emergency evolves from the fact that two (2)
regular meetings of the Council will not be held prior to the opening of the
Round Rock Public Schools on September 6, 1977, and the passage of this
ordinance is crucial to the safety of the children attending the public schools
and therefore constitutes an emergency, and the necessity for the reading of
the ordinance at two (2) regular meetings of the City Council is hereby waived.
The City Secretary is hereby directed to publish this ordinance by caption in
two (2) successive issues of the official paper of the City of Round Rock, Texas,
and this ordinance shall take effect upon the day of the second publication.
Section 8. All ordinances, and parts thereof in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
READ, PASSED, AND ADOPTED this day of August, 1977.
ATTEST:
42ZLJJOS! E LAND, Citetary
"AY LITTON, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas