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ORDINANCE NO O 3
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26, "T~OTOR
VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC," OF THE CODE OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH (1964), AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING
SUBSECTION (f) OF SECTION 26-63 OF ARTICLE III
THEREOF BY CHANGING CERTAIN SCHOOL ZONES, BY
AMENDING SUBSECTION (g) OF SECTION 26-F3 OF
ARTICLE III THEREOF BY CHANGING LOCATION,
EXTENT AND/OR SPEED LIMITS OF CERTAIN SPEED
ZONES, PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
CUMULATIVE OF ALL PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCES AND
OF SUCH CODE AFFECTING MOTOR VEHICLES AND
TRAFFIC, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING
A SEVERABII,ITY CLAUSE, AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION
IN PAl`~iPHLET FORM, DIRECTING PUBLICATION OF THE
CAPTION AND PENALTY CLAUSE, DIRECTING THE
ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT OF THE CAPTION AND
PENALTY CLAUSE AND THE FILING OF THIS
ORDINANCE, PROVIDING A PENAL CLAUSE, AND
NAMING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SECTION 1
That Subsection (f) of Section 26-63 of Article III of Chapter 26 of
the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1864), as amended, be, and the same is
hereby amended as indicated
DELETIONS
"SCHOOL ZONES
T~aximum
Speed
Street Block Numbers Extent (MPH)
Shelton Street 5700-6100 ~0 Feet East of Weiler 20
Boulevard to Oak Hill
Road
ADDITIONS
"SCHOOL ZONES
Maximum
Speed
Street Block I`umbers Extent (MPH)
Azle Avenue 2900-3100 Southeast property line 20
2812 Azle Avenue to
northwest property line
at 3109 Azle Avenue
SECTION 2
That Subsection (g) of Section 26-63 of Article III of Chapter 26 of
the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1g6~+), as amended, be, and the same is
hereby amended as indicated
DELETIONS
"STREETS
Street
Azle Avenue
Block Numbers
2100-3600
Maximum
Speed
Extent. (MPH)
200 Feet East at Rosen 30
Avenue to Northwest 25th
Street
ADDITIONS
"STREETS
Maximum
Speed
Street Block Numbers Extent (MPH)
Azle Avenue 2000-3600 50 Feet West of Roose- 30
velt Avenue to Northwest
25th Street
South Handley Drive 1000-1050 East Lancaster Avenue 35
to East Rosedale (SH303)
SECTION 3
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordi-
nances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1864), as amended,
affecting motor vehicles and traffic, except where the provisions of this
ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and
such Code, in which event such conflicting provisions of such ordinances
and such Code are hereby repealed
SECTION 4
That all rights or remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are
expressly saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of Chapter
26 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1864) , as amended, and of any
other ordinance affecting motor vehicles and traffic which have accrued at
the time of the effective date of this ordinance, and, as t.o such accrued
violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether
pending in court or not, under such chapter and/or other ordinances, same
shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final
disposition by the courts
SECTION 5
That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council
that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this
ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or
section of this ordinance shall be declared void, ineffective or
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or final decree of a court of
competent. jurisdiction, such voidness, ineffectiveness or unconstitu-
tionality shall not, affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sen-
tences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would
have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation herein of
any such void, ineffective or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section
SECTION 6
That the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby authorized
to publish Phis ordinance in pamphlet form for general distribution among
the public, and Phis ordinance as so published shall be admissible in
evidence in all courts without further proof Phan the production of said
pamphlet, as provided in Section 3, Chapter XXVI of the Charter of the City
of Fort Worth
SECTION 7
That the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed
to publish the caption and penalty clause of Phis ordinance for five (5)
days in the official newspaper of the City of Forf Worth, as authorized by
Article 1176b-1, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas
SECTION 8
That the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed
to engross and enroll Phis ordinance by copying the caption and penalty
clause of same in the minutes of the City Council of Fort Worth and by
filing the ordinance in the ordinance records of said City
SECTION g
That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be
deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day or portion thereof during
which any violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance is
committed, continued or permitted, and each violation shall be punishable
by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200 00)
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SECTION 10
That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
the date of its passage and publication as required by law, and it is so
ordained
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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Arthur Pet sen, City Attorney
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i~LE SANTERRE
'HERCHERT HICKS
BAILIFF HC
SMITH
JONES
~ROSEC~TING
J~ayor and ~oun~~l ~ona,mun~.~at~,o~.
).KATE REFERENCE
NUMBER SUBJECT PAGE
NEEL Amendment t0 Speed Zone Ordinance
1/29/80 **TE-300 l~f 1
TORNEY
The attached proposed ordinance amends the City of Fort Wort h speed zone
ordinance by making certain additions and deletions recommended by the Transpor-
tation Department These amendments are n ecessary in order to include changes in
the speed limits for which a need has occurred since the last ordinance was
passed
Recommendation
It is recommended that the proposed ordinance be adopted
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Attachment
SUBMITTED FOR THE
CITY MANAGER'S ~
DISPOSITION Y COUNCIL:
PROCESSED BY
OFFICE BY
APPROVED
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DEPARTMENT HEAD: Gary L Santerre ~ & R!~ O3 8
v CITY SECRETARY
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ~ ~
CONTACT Jack Daniels ext 80.50 DATE yy/~ ~