HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 3382 ORDINANCE NO. �.,
AN ORDINANCE DEFINING AND ESTABLISHING SCHOOL
ZONES; SETTING A MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT OF TWENTY
MILES PER HOUR IN SCHOOL ZONES; PROVIDING FOR
EFFECTIVE HOURS OF SUCH SPEED LIMIT; PROVIDING
A PENALTY CLAUSE; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULA-
TIVE OF ALL OTHER ORDINANCES GOVERNING MOTOR
VEHICULAR TRAFFIC; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, engineering and traffic investigations and studies have
been made, and the City Council of the City of Fort Worth has determined,
upon the basis of such engineering and traffic investigations and studies,
that the speed limit in the City of Fort Worth is greater than is reasonable
or safe under the conditions existing on highways, alleys and streets within
Fifteen Hundred (1500') Feet of schools in the City of Fort Worth; NOW,
THEREFORE.-
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That the area within the city limits of the City of Fort Worth which
are within a distance of fifteen hundred (1500') feet from any school, public
or private, be hereby designated as school zone.
SECTION 2.
No person shall drive or operate a motor vehicle upon any public
street, alley or highway within any school zone within the corporate limits
of the City of Fort Worth at a greater rate of speed than twenty miles an
hour.
SECTION 3.
The foregoing section shall be applicable and in effect between the
hours of 8:00 o'clock A.M. and 4:00 o'clock P.M. on all days and in all school
zones when school is officially in session but shall be of no force or effect
at any other time.
SECTION 4.
The Traffic Engineer of the City of Fart Worth is hereby directed to
erect signs in all school zones to warn the operators of motor vehicles within
such school zones of the speed limits in force therein.
SECTION 5•
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance
or any rule or regulation made by the City Traffic Engineer pursuant thereto
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
not to exceed Two Hundred ($200.00) DOLLARS.
SECTION 6.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all other ordinances concerning
highway traffic in the City of Fort Worth except in those instances where
such ordinances are in conflict herewith, in which instances, the terms of
this ordinance shall prevail.
SECTION 7.
Should any section, article, provision or part of this ordinance be
declared to be unconstitutional and void by a court of competent jurisdiction,
such decision shall in no way affect the validity of any of the remaining
parts of this ordinance unless the part held unconstitutional or void is
inseparable from and indispensable to the operation of the remaining parts.
The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed those parts of this
ordinance which are valid and omitted any parts which may be unconstitutional
if it had known that such parts were unconstitutional at the time of the pass-
age of this ordinance.
SECTION 8.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from
and after the date of its passage and publication as provided by law.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Ass stant City Attorney