HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 7052 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26, "MOTOR VEHICLES
AND TRAFFIC, " OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTI3
(1964) , AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (f) OF
SECTION 26-63 OF ARTICLE III THEREOF BY CHANGING
SCHOOL ?ONE HOURS; PROVIDING 'THAT THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCES
AND OF SUCH CODE AFFECTING MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAF-
FIC; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVER-
ABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENAL CLAUSE; AND NAM-
ING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE I'T ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That the first paragraph of Subsection (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 to read as follows:
" (f) On that portion of those streets or high-
ways being designated below as a school zone, the
prima facie maximum reasonable and prudent speed in
miles per hour between 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. and
between 2:00 P.M. and 4:00 P.M. , Monday through Fri-
day, shall be such speed as indicated below, pro-
vided that an appropriate sign giving notice thereof
is erected. It shall be an affirmative defense to
a charge of exceeding said prima facie maximum speed,
established below, that the day in question was a
day when there were no classes in session at the
nearest school, as well as at any school within two
thousand (2,000) feet of the location of said al-
leged excessive speeding. "
SECTION 2.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions
of ordinances and of the Cade of the City of Fort Worth (1964) ,
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are hereby repealed.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 3.
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 (1964) , as amended, and of any other ordinance affect-
ing motor vehicles and traffic which have accrued at the time
of the effective date of this ordinance; and, as to such ac-
crued 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 4.
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,
paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same
would have been enacted by the City Council without the in-
corporation herein of any such void, ineffective or unconsti-
tutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 5.
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
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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 6.
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:
1000
S. G. JOHNDROE, JR. , City Attorney
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rmfimr Mayor and Council Communication
DATE REFERENCE T: Amendment to Ordinance Regard- PAGE
NUMBER ing School Zone Hours
WALLS 8/26/74 TE-83 I Of
Currently, the City Traffic Engineer installs and maintains "School Zones"
near or adjacent to many of the schools in the City. These school zones
restrict the legal vehicle speed limit on the streets to 20 miles per hour
during the hours from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., inclusively, during the
days of the week when school is in session. After investigating the
effectiveness of the school zones and the hours that schools will be in
session this next school year, a revised and more effective time restric-
tion period is recommended. If approved, the speed limits within a school
zone will be in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. , and from 2:00 p.m. to
Qh 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday when school is in session. It is believed
that deleting the hours of 9:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. (5 hours of the day)
will result in better adherence and observance of the reduced speeds within
V school zones during the shorter time period, thereby providing a safer
11 traffic condition during those hours when children are actually going to or
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coming from school. In addition, changes in school hours this next year
make the extension of the school zone period to 4:30 p.m. unnecessary.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council approve an amendment to the ordinance
designating school zones as being enforceable between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.
and between 2:00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. ,Monday through Friday during the school
year when appropriate signing is erected so designating.
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