HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 19530-01-2011ORDINANCE NO. 19530-01-2011
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (1986), AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING
SUBSECTIONS (fl AND (g) OF SECTION 22-86 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
SEVERABITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENAL CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
The listing of school zones contained in Subsection (f) of Section 22-86 of Article III of Chapter 22 of
the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, is hereby amended by deleting the following
locations:
SCHOOL ZONE -DELETIONS
Street
Block
Extent
Maximum
Speed
(MPH)
West Freeway
North Frontage 4400-4500 Ashland Avenue to Hulen Street 25
Road
West Freeway
South Frontage 4400-4500 Ashland Avenue to Hulen Street 25
Road
SECTION 2.
The listing of school zones contained in Subsection (f) of Section 22-86 of Article III of Chapter 22 of
the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, is hereby amended by adding the following
locations:
SCHOOL ZONE ADDI TIONS
Street
Block
Extent
Maximum
Speed
(MPH)
Alta Vista Road 12100-12200 320 feet north of Funnel Street to 25
300 feet south of Funnel Street
Aster Ridge Drive 10200 Crawford Farms Drive to 20
130 feet north of Paintbrush Drive
Street
Block
Extent
Maximum
Speed
(MPH)
Crawford Farms
gg00-10000 265 feet east of Aster Ridge Drive to
20
Drive 250 feet west of Aster Rid a Drive
Dirks Road
6500 250 feet east of Benbrook Lake Drive/Lakeside
25
Drive to Lakeside Drive
Hulen Street 2800-3200 160 feet south of West Freeway east bound 20
service road to 65 feet north of Geddes Avenue
South Hulen Street 6200-6300 Whitman Avenue to 25
350 feet south of Wri le Wa
Lackland Road 3100-3200 300 feet north of Garland Avenue to 20
300 feet south of Garland Avenue
Lakeside Drive 7000 360 feet northwest of Benbrook lake Drive/ Dirks 25
Road to Dirks Road
West Freeway (I-30)
North Frontage 4400-4500 Ashland Avenue to Hulen Street 25
Road Control
Section: 1068-01
West Freeway (I-30)
South Frontage 4500-4400 Hulen Street to Ashland Avenue 25
Road Control
Section: 1068-01
STREET -ADDITIONS
Street
Maximum
Speed
MPH
Block
Extent
W J Boaz Road 4500-6300 Old Decatur Road to Boat Club Road 40
Lone Star Boulevard 5000-5200 Great Southwest Parkway to 40
125 feet south of Northeast Parkwa
Great Southwest 1700-2300 Lone Star Boulevard to 40
Parkwa 125 feet west of Mark IV Parkwa
Tehama Ridge gg00-9500 North Tarrant Parkway to 40
Parkwa Herita a Trace Parkwa
Tehama Ridge g600-10000 Heritage Trace Parkway to 30
Parkwa 225 feet north of Carlotta Drive
SECTION 3.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code of
the City of Fort Worth (1986), 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 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 22 or the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), 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 to such accrued violations, and all pending
litigation, both civil or 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 decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
voidness, ineffectiveness or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs or 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.
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed to publish the caption and
penalty clause of this ordinance for two (2) days in the official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth,
as authorized by Section 52.013, Texas Local Government Code.
SECTION 7.
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).
SECTION 8.
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption and publication as required by law.
A ORM AND LEGALITY:
Assi t ity Attorney
Adopted:
Effective:
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 22 or the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), 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 to such accrued violations, and all pending
litigation, both civil or 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 decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
voidness, ineffectiveness or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs or 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.
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed to publish the caption and
penalty clause of this ordinance for two (2) days in the official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth,
as authorized by Section 52.013, Texas Local Government Code.
SECTION 7.
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).
SECTION 8.
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption and publication as required by law.
A P A FORM AND LEGALITY:
Asses a ity Attorney
Adopted: January 25, 2011
Effective: ~ .a.~-v.~.a~ o~ , ~.0 l
City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 1125!2011 -Ordinance Na,?9530-01-2011
DATE: Tuesday, January 25, 2011
LOG NAME: 2020SPEEDZONE5
REFERENCE NO.: G-17189
SUBJECT:
Adopt an Ordinance Amending the Speed Zone Tables in Chapter 22, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Article
III, Section 22-86, Speeding, Subsections (f) and (g), of the City Code (COUNCIL DISTRICTS 2, 3, 6 and
7)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance amending the Speed Zone Tables
in Chapter 22, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Article III, Section 22-86, Speeding, Subsections (f) and (g), of
the City Code.
DISCUSSION:
The Transportation and Public Works Department routinely reviews the speed limits in the City Code in
order to make corrections, additions or amendments, where appropriate.
The requested new speed limits or adjustments result from development, school zones for new schools,
text corrections and limits/block range corrections. In addition, there are speed zone changes requested
by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) due to the results of completed speed surveys
(engineering and traffic investigations). The City of Fort Worth must adopt the TxDOT speed limits for
enforcement purposes.
As part of the community outreach, a communications plan was implemented. This plan informed
neighborhood residents, council aides, and other drivers of the impending speed limit changes and
included:
. Notification to council district aides about the changes,
. E-mail notification to all registered neighborhood associations,
. Nixel posting that was distributed to subscribers,
. Web posting of all changes on the city's Website, and
. Information with speed limit changes list to Police Department Captains and Neighborhood Patrol
Officers so they can disseminate the information at neighborhood and community meetings.
The Texas Transportation Code specifies the procedures for establishing speed zones and posted speed
limits and authorizes municipalities to designate school crossing zones. The recommendations in the
attached ordinance are based upon completed speed surveys (engineering and traffic investigations)
performed by either City staff or TxDOT in accordance with the Transportation Code.
The attached proposed ordinance incorporates the above and amends the Speed Zone Tables of Section
22-86, Speeding, of Chapter 22, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, of the City Code, by making certain additions
and deletions recommended by the Transportation and Public Works Department.
Logname: 2020SPEEDZONES Page 1 of 2
FISCAL INFORMATION /CERTIFICATION:
The Financial Management Services Director certifies that this action will have no material effect on City
funds.
FUND CENTERS:
TO Fund/Account/Centers
CERTIFICATIONS:
Submitted for City Manager's Office b~
Originating Department Head:
Additional Information Contact:
FROM Fund/Account/Centers
Fernando Costa (6122)
William Verkest (7801)
Randy Burkett (8774)
Logname: 2020SPEEDZONES
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