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AN ORDINANCE A _"ENDING CHAPTER 26, ".MOTOR VEHICLES
AND TRAFFIC," OF THE CODE OF Tt1E' CITY OF FORT WORTH
(1964), AS A.�.ENDED, BY A.,ENDING SUBSECTION (f) OF
SECTION 26-63 OF ARTICLE III THEREOF BY CHANGING
CERTAIN SCHOOL ZONES; BY A�JENDING SUBSECTION (g) OF
SECTION 26-63 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 1'.CTOR VEHICLES ANJ TRAFFIC;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION IN PAMPHLET FOR!.:-
DIRECTING PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION AND PENALTY
CLAUSE; DIRECTING THE EN GROSS 14ENT AND ENROLLMENT OF
THE CAPTION AND PENALTY CLAUSE AND THE :E'ILING OF
TIIIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A PLNAL CLAUSE; AND NA..ING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Suosection (f) of Section 26-63 of Article III of
Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1964) , as
amended, be, and the same is hereby amended as indicated:
DELETION:
"SCHOOL ZONES:
Maximum:
Spee_i
Street Block Numbers yxtcnt ( PIl)
Forest Avenue 2900-3000 265 feet south of 20"
Craig Street to
CIO feet north of
Routt Street
ADDITTON (Each listing to be included alphabetically according;
to the letter underlined) :
"SCHOOL, ZONES:
Sandy Lane 2700-2750 South property line 20"
of 2708 Sandy Lane
to Beckwood Drive
SECTION 2.
That Subsection (L;) of Section 26-63 of Article ITI of
Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of b'ort ,forth (1964) , as
amended, be, and the same is hereby amended as indicated:
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"FREEWAYS:
Maximum
Speed
Street Block I,Iumbers Fxtent (MPH)
East Freeway 100-200 Westbound: 40
Mein Street to
Commerce Street
East Freeway 200- 600 Westbound: 30
Commerce Street
to North-South
Freeway (I-35W)
East Freeway 100- 400 Eastbound: 40
Main Street to
Jones Street
East Freeway 400- 600 Eastbound: 30"
Jones Street., to
,orth-South
Freeway (I-35W)
DELETION:
"FRONTAGE ROADS:
Maxi�,,urfi
Speed
Street Block 'I u:iibers Extent (MPH)
Airport Freeway 2600-4700 North Sylvania Avenue 30
(S.H. 121) to Oakview Street
North Frontage Roaa
Airport Freeway 2600-4900 north Sylvania Avenue 30
(S.H. 121) to Wheeler Street
South Frontage_ Road
"Jim Wright" 2100-4600 Decatur Avenue to 40
Loop 820 Freeway Azle Avenue
Northwest (I-820) (F"vi-1220)
North Frontage Road
Loop 820 Freeway 2100-4600 Decatur Avenue to 40
Northwest (I-820) Azle Avenue
South Frontage Road (FM-1220)
Poly Freeway 2700-4200 Mitchell Boulevard 30
(J.S. 287) G,'ilbarger Street
North Frontage Road
Poly Freeway 4200-5200 Wi,_Larger Street to 35
(J.S. 287) East Loop 820, South
North Frontage Road
Poly Freeway 4200-5200 Miller Avenue to 35
(J.S. 287) Carey Street
South Frontage Road
Poly Freeway 2700-4100 Mitchell Boulevard 30
W.S. 287) to Wilbarger Street
South Frontage Road
South Freeway 'i100-10800 East Rosedale `street 30
(I-35W) to Garden Acres Drive
Frontage Roads
Southwest Loop 820 100-4400 South Freeway (1-35W) 30
(1-820) to South Hulen Street
Frontage Roads
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West Freeway 5200-5500 Marrick Street to 30"
North Frontage Road Faron Street
"STREETS:
Altamesa Boulevard 3500-5000 McCart Avenue to 35
Trail Lake Drive
Anglin Drive 7500-8300 Lon Stevenson Road 35
to Enon Road
Bailey Avenue 100 700 White Settlement 30
Road to West Seventh
Street
East Belknap Street 1300-2300 North Nichols Street 40
to the east end of the
bridge over the West
Fork of the Trinity
River
East Belknap Street 2300-3700 The east end of 30
the bridge over the
West Fork of the
Trinity River to
North Beach Street
Bellaire Drive South 3800-4400 Bellaire Drive West 30
to South Hulen Street
East Berry Street 100- 900 West Berry Street 30
to 400 feet east of
Evans Avenue
West Berry Street 100-2000 East Berry Street 30
to Townsend Drive
Blue D'ound Road 4100-4700 Terminal Road to 50
400 feet north of
Irving Street
Blue Mound Road 4700-5300 400 feet North of 55
Irving Street to
Fort Worth Denver
Railroad Tracks
Bomber Road All Shore View Drive 30
to the northern
end of Bomber Road
Calmont Avenue 5700-7100 4orne Street to 30
Alta Mere Drive
Carswell Access Road 6000-6200 Gillharn Road to 30
West fork of Trinity
River
Cherry Lane 2600-3300 West Freeway to 30
U.S. Highway 80
Colonial Parkway 2100-2300 South University 30
Drive to Country
Club Circle
Decatur Avenue 2300-3950 Northeast 23rd 30
Street to Terminal
Road
Everman Parkway 100-1400 South hreeway 35
(I-35W)
to Oak Grove Road
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Everman Parkway 1500-2300 Oak Grove Road 30
to Race Street
West Felix Street 100- 500 Railroad overpass 35
to Hemphill Street
West Felix Street )Go 300 feet east of 30
Hemphill to Hemphill
Street
East First Street 4100-4600 Beach Street to 35
TQndol Mill Road and
Oakland. Boulevard
Folwell Boulevard 5100-5600 Tappan Boulevard 30
to Southeast
Loop 8?0
Forest Park Boulevard 600-3200 West Freeway to 30
Benbvook Drive
Granbury Road 3300-4350 Benbrook Boulevard A
to Clay Avenue
Granbury Road 4400 Clay Avenue to 30
Trail Lake Drive
Granbury Road 4600.6800 Trail lake Drive to 40
City Limit
Handley Drive 1900-3100 Yolanda Drive to 30
East Lancaster Avenue
East Hattie Street )a00- 500 Calhoun Street to 20
Arizona Avenue on
overpass
South Hulen Street 2400-6000 QNSC Vickery 40
Boulevard to Cranbury
Road
South Hulen Street 6100-6700 Granbury Road to 35
Altamesa Boulevard
Isbell Road 100-1000 White Settlement Road 30
to Ohio Garden Road
jacksboro Highway 1100-7400 South end of bridge 40
over lake Worth to 55
500 feet east of
Surt'61.de Drive to 550
jacksboro Highway 7500-7600 500 feet east of 55
Surfside Drive to
550 feet West of
SurVside Drive
Jacksbaro Highway 7'700-1000 550 feet west of 70 (Day)
Surf'side Drive to 65 (Night)
Scotland Avenue
McCart Avenue 2400-4500 Forest Park 30
Boulevard to
210 feet south of
Gambrell Street
McCart Avenue 4500-6700 210 feet south of 35
Gambrell Street
to Madrid Drive
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Meadowbrook Drive 2600-6500 South Beach Street 30
to Handley Drive
Meadowbrook Drive 6600-7900 Handley Drive to 40
Cooks Lane
filler Avenue 1000-1200 Oakland Boulevard, 30
South, to East
Rosedale Street
Miller Avenue 1300-5400 Fast Rosedale Street 40
to Mansfield Highway
Montgomery Street 1200-1800 West Lancaster Avenue 30
to 90 feet north of
Lafayette Avenue
Montgomery Street 1800-2600 90 feet north of 40
Lafayette Avenue
to Calmont Avenue
Oak Hill Road 1400-2200 Brentwood Stair Road 30
to Meadowbrook Drive
Oakland Boulevard 100-2600 Fast First Street 30
to East Lanca.ster
Avenue
Oakland Boulevard, 300- 900 Fast [,anca.ster 30
South Avenue to Miller
Avenue
South Pipeline Road 10800-114000 State Highway 183 30
to State Highway 360
R-i.dgmar Boulevard 1000-2600 Northbound: West 30
r'reeway to the end
of Ridgmar Boulevard
Roaring Springs 2200 Southbound: 300 feet 30
Road 4orth of Boyers
Avenue to Beyers
Avenue
Samuels Avenue 400- 700 East Peach Street 30
to 230 feet north of
Cold Springs Road
Samuels Avenue 700-;300 230 feet north of 35
Cold Springs Road to
Northeast 23rd Street,
?Nest Seventh Street 1600-3000 Perin Street to 35
University Drive
Silver Creek Road All Watercress Drive 30
to Heron Drive
Slade Boulevard 3400 Southbound: U.S. 30
Highway 80 to
Bendal_e Road
Southwest Boulevard 3800-4800 Traffic Circle 35
(U.S. Highway 377)
to 450 feet south of
Culver Avenue
State Highway 360 3600-3800 300 feet north of 55
Dock Island Railroad
to west fork of the
Trinity River
Sycamore School Road 100-1900 South Freeway 35
(I-35W)
to Crowley Road
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Sycamore School Road 2000-2500 Westbound: 30
Crowley Road to
railroad tracks
North Sylvania Avenue 100-2000 East First Street 30
to Watauga Road
Ten Mile Bridge Road 6000-6300 Boat Club Road to 30
Bowman Roberts Road
Terminal Road 1200-2300 Blue Mound Road 30
to Deen Road
Westridge Avenue 3200-5200 Camp Bowie 30
Boulevard to West
Vickery Boulevard
Woodwa,y Drive 5200-6300 Southwest Loop X320 30
(I-820) to
Altamesa Boulevard
Yucca Avenue 1800-3800 Oakhurst Scenic 30"
Drive to North
Beach Street
ADDITION: (Each listing to be included alphabetically according
to the letter under_ined) :
"FREEWAYS:
Minimum Maximum
Speed Speed
Street Block Numbers Extent ('Vlpij) G?_'Q
East Freeway (I-30) 100- 200 Westbound: 40
Main Street to
Commerce Street
East Freeway (I-30) 200- 600 Westbound: 30
Commerce Street
to North-South
Nreeway (I-35W)
East Freeway (I-30) 100- 400 Eastbound: 40
Main Street to
Jones Street
East Freeway (I-30) 400- 600 Eastbound: 30
Jones Street to
North-South
Freeway (I-35W)
East Freeway (.'1-30) 700-1700 north-South Freeway 45
(Turnpike) (I-35W) to Riverside
Drive
East Freeway (I-30) 1800-9500 Riverside Drive to 55
(Turnpike) City Limit (Sycamore
Creek)
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ADDITION (Each listing to be included alphabetically according
to letter. underlined) :
"FRONTAGE ROADS:
Maximum
Speed
Street Block cumbers Extent
Airport Freeway 2600-4700 North Sylvania 40
TS.H. 121) Avenue to Oakview
,,forth Frontage Road Street
Airport Freeway 2600-4900 North Sylvania 110
TS.H. 121 ) Avenue to Wheeler
South Frontage Road Street
"Jim Wright" 2100-4600 Old Decatur Road to 40
Loop 820 Freeway Azle Avenue
Northwest (1-820) (FM-1220)
Frontage Roads
Poly Freeway 300-5200 South Riverside 35
(U.S. 28'T) Drive to East
Frontage Roads Loop 820, South
South Freeway 100-13400 East Vickery 40
TI-35W) Boulevard to
Frontage Roads City Limits
Southwest Loop 820 100-4400 South Freeway 40
(I-820) (I-35W)
Frontage Roads to South Hulen Street
West Freeway 5200-5500 Aerrick Street to 30
North Frontage Road Farm Street
West Freeway 6200-6750 Taxco Road to 30"
North Frontage Road Green Oaks Road
"STREETS:
Maximum
Speed
Street Block Numbers Extent (&:PH)
A_ltamesa Boulevard 3500-5000 McCart Avenue to 40
Trail Lake Drive
Anglin Drive 7500-8300 Lon Stevenson Road 40
to Enon Road
Bailey Avenue 100- 700 White Settlement 35
Road to West Seventh
Street
Beach Street 2200-2400 Carter Avenue to 30
Frontage Roads East Lancaster Avenue
East Belknap Street 400-2500 Jones Street to North 40
Sylvania Avenue
East Belknap Street 2600-3700 North Sylvania Avenue 35
to North Beach Street
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Bellaire Drive South 3E300-4400 Bellaire Drive 35
to South Hulen Street
East Berry Street 100-900 South Main Street 30
to 400 feet east of
Evans Avenue
West Berry Street 100-2000 South Main Street 30
to Townsend Drive
Blue Mound Road 4100-4700 Terminal Road to 50
400 feet north of
"Meacham Boulevard
Blue Mound Road 4700-5300 400 feet North of 55
Meacham Boulevard
to Fort Worth and Denver
Railroad Tracks
Bomber Road All Shore View Drive to 35
the northern end of
Bomber Road
California Parkway 700-1600 Edgecliff Road to 40
North and South James Avenue
(Southwest Loop 820
Frontage Roads)
Calmont Avenue 5700-7100 Horne :=street to Alta 35
Mere Drive
Carswell Access 6000-6200 Gillham Road to West 40
Road Fork of the Trinity
River
Cherry Lane 2600-3300 West Freeway (1-30) 40
to U.S. Highway 80
Colonial Parkway 2100-2300 South University 35
Drive to Country
Club Circle
Decatur Avenue 2300-3950 Northeast 23rd Street 35
to Terminal Road
Everman Parkway 100-2300 South Freeway 40
(1-357,'d)
to Race Street
(Everman)
West Felix Street 100- 500 Railroad overoass to 40
Hemphill Street
East First Street 4100-4600 Beach Street to 40
Randal Mill Road and
Oakland Boulevard
F_olwell Boulevard 5100-5600 Tappan Boulevard to 35
Southeast Loop 820
Forest Park Boulevard 600-2400 West Freeway (I-30) 40
to Park Hill Drive
Forest Park Boulevard 2500-3200 Park Hill Drive to 35
Benbrook Drive
Galvez Avenue 3200-4000 Riverside Drive to 35
beach Street
Cranbury Road 3300-4400 Benbrook Boulevard 115
to Trail Lake Drive
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Granbury Road 4600-7400 Trail Lake Drive 45
to City Limits
Handley Drive 1550-3100 Works Street to 35
East Lancastcr
Avenue
South Hulcri Street 22I00-6700 West Vickery 40
Boulevard to
Altafflesa Boulevard
Isbell Road 100-1000 White Settlement 35
Road to Ohio Garden
Road
Jacksboro Highway 7100-7400 South end of bridge 40
over Lake Worth to
500 feet east of
Surfside Drive
Jackstoro Highway 7500-12300 500 feet cast of 55
Surf'side Drive
to Scotland
Avenue (City Limit)
McCart Avenue 2400-6200 Forest Park Boulevard 35
to 200 feet South of
Westcrcek Drive
McCart Avenue 6200-7100 200 feet south of 40
Westcreek Drive
to City Limits
Meadowbrook Drive 2600-7900 South beach Street 40
to Cooks Lane
Miller Avenue 1000-5400 Texas and Pacific 40
Railroad Tracks
to Mansfield Highway
Montgomery Street 1200-2)600 West Lancaster Avenue 40
to Calmont Avenue
Oak Hill Road 1400-2200 Brentwood Stair Road 35
to Meadowbrook Drive
Oakland Boulevard 100-2600 K'ast First Street to 35
East Lancaster, Avenue
Oakland Boulevard, 300- 900 Last Lancaster Avenue 40
;youth
to Texas and Pacific
Railroad Tracks
South Pipeline Rd. 10800-12200 State highway 183 35
to State Highway 157
South 157
Pipeline Ed. 123oo-j4000 State Hi�hway 40
to State Highway 360
Eidgmar Boulevard 1000-26o0 West Freeway to the 35
end of Bldg-nar Boulevard
Roaring Springs Road 22DO Southbound: 300 feet 35
north of Byers Avenue
to Byers Avenue
Samuels Avenue 400- 700 East Peach Street 35
to 230 feet north
of Cold Springs Road
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Samuels Avenue 700-2300 230 feet north of 40
Cold Springs Road
to Northeast 23rd
Street
West Seventh Street L600-3000 Penn Street to 40
University Drive
Silver Creek Road. All Watercress Drive to 35
Heron Drive
Slade Boulevard 3400-3800 TJ.S. Highway 80 to 40
Chapin Road
Southwest Boulevard 3800-480o Traffic Circle 40
(U.S. Highway 377)
to 450 feet south of
Culver Avenue
Stadium Drive 2500-3000 Park Rill Drive to 40
West Berry Street
Sycamore School Road 100-2500 South Freeway 40
(I-35W) to AT&SF
Hallroad 'Tracks
(City Limits)
North Sylvania Avenue 100-2000 East First Street to 35
Watauga Road
Ten Mile Bridge Road 6000-6300 150 feet east of east 30
property line of 6003
Ten Mile Bridge Road
to Boat Club Road
Terminal Road 1200-2300 Blue Mound Road 35
to Deen Road
Weiler Boulevard 2300-2800 Meadowbrook Drive to 30
East, Lancaster Avenue
Westridge Avenue 3200-5200 Camp Bowle Boulevard 35
to West Vickery
Boulevard
Woodway Drive 5400-7000 Trail Lake Drive to 35
West Cleburne Road
Yucca Avenue 1800-3000 Oakhurst Scenic Drive 35"
to North Beach Street
3 E'C T T ON 3.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions
of ordinances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1964),
as amended, affecting :,,otor 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.
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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 ol` Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of port Worth
(1964) , as amended, and of any other ordinance affecting, riotor
vehicles and traffic which have accrued at the time of the
effective date of this ordinance; arid, as to such accrued
violations and all pending litigation, both civil. and crirA nal,
whether pending in court or, not, under such chapter and/or,
other ordinances, sar,!e 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 unconstitutionality shall not
affect any of the -remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, para-
graphs 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 `:orth is
hereby authorized to publish this ordinance in penphlet form
for general distribution among the public, and this ordinance
as so published shall be admissible in evidence in all courts
without further proof than the production of said pamphlet ,
as provided in Section ;, 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
this ordinance for five (5) days in the of 'ieial newspaper of
the City of Fort Worth, as authorized by Article ll'(6b-1,
Revised Civil Statutes of Texas.
SEC"_`ION 8.
That the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is
hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying
the caption and penalty cause 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 9.
That any person violating; any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a ii7isdemeanor, and each
such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for
each day or portion thereof durin;;; which any violation of any
of the provisions of this ordinance is co .,;r _tted, continued.
or permitted, and each violation shall be punishable by a
fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) .
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 FOR,, AND LEGALITY:
z„
S. C. Johndroe, Jr. , City Attorney
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UNE0 City of Fort Worth, Texas
6MUrF Mayor and Council Communication
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2/14/77 TE-145 Amendment to Speed Zone Ordinance I of 1
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The attached proposed ordinance amends the City of Fort Worth Speed Zone
Ordinance by making certain additions and deletions recommended by the
Traffic Engineering Department. These amendments are necessary 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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