HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 19828-08-2011 ORDINANCE NO. 19828-08-2011
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22, "MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC",
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH BY AMENDING ARTICLE III,
SECTION 22-86, ENTITLED "SPEEDING", SUBSECTIONS (f) AND (g) BY
CHANGING THE LOCATIONS, EXTENT AND/OR SPEED LIMITS OF CERTAIN
SPEED ZONES; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE
OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENAL CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION AND NAMING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth's Transportation and Public Works Department routinely
reviews the speed limits in the City Code in order to make corrections, additions or amendments, where
appropriate; and
WHEREAS, the requested new speed limits or adjustments result from development, school zones
for new schools, text corrections and limits/block range corrections; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has requested certain speed zone
changes due to the results of completed speed surveys (engineering and traffic investigations); and
WHEREAS, the Uniform Act Regulating Traffic and state law delegate to the City, the authority,
within certain limitations, to alter maximum speed requirements and prima facie speed limits with respect to
any street or highway within the City's jurisdiction, including those highways which are a part of the state
highway system; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Transportation Code Section 545.355 specifies the procedures for a
municipality to set speed zones and to post speed limits; and
WHEREAS, Texas Transportation Code Section 541.302(13) authorizes a municipality to designate
school crossing zones as reduced speed zones to facilitate safe crossing of streets by children going to or
leaving a public or private elementary or secondary school during applicable time periods; and
WHEREAS, the recommendations in the ordinance are based on completed speed surveys
(engineering and traffic investigations) performed by either City staff or TxDOT showing that any prima
facie speed limit set by statute is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist
at any intersection or other place or on any part of the roadway system under TxDOT's jurisdiction, taking
into consideration the width and condition of the pavement and other circumstances on that portion of
roadway, as well as the usual traffic on it, in accordance with the Texas Transportation Code; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth must adopt the TxDOT speed limits for enforcement purposes;
and
WHEREAS, the attached Ordinance incorporates the above recommendations and amends the
Speed Zone Tables of Chapter 22, "Motor Vehicles and Traffic", Article III, Section 22-86, "Speeding", of,
of the City Code, by making certain additions and deletions recommended by TxDOT or the Transportation
and Public Works Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS,AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
The listing of school zones contained in Chapter 22, Article III. Section 22-86, Subsection (f), of the
Code of the City of Fort Worth(1986), as amended, is hereby amended by deletin the following locations:
SCHOOL ZONE—DELETIONS
Maximum
Speed
Street Block Extent (MPH)
Roosevelt Avenue 2500-27 185 feet north of Azle Avenue to
00 20
north property line of 2701 Roosevelt Avenue
Sandshell Boulevard 1 87 feet northeast of Corrine Drive to
7 00-7200 20
203 feet northeast of Crofton Dave
103 feet east of James Avenue to
Seminary Drive 1500 20
97 feet west of 6th Street
Seminary Drive 2700-2900 Merida Avenue to Cockrell Avenue 20
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SECTION 2.
The listing of school zones contained in Subsection(0 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 ad din the followin g locations:
SCHOOL ZONE ADDITIONS
Maximum
Street Block Extent Speed
(MPH)
Alta Vista Road 12800-12 250 feet north of Champions View Parkway to
900 25
250 feet south of Champions View Parkway
Basswood Boulevard 4800-4900 Indiana Avenue to 200 feet east of Teal Drive 25
Craig Street 6300-6500 Malcolm Street to 375 feet east of Forest Avenue 20
Diamondback Lane 400 Rancho Canyon Way to
420 feet south of Rancho Canyon Y on Wa 20
Evening 125 feet north of Goldstone Lane to
ven ng View Drive 10200-14400 20
810 feet south of Tierra Vista Way
Forest Avenue 2800-3100 2 8 0 feet north of Craig Street to 20
275 feet south of Church Street
Harriet Creek Drive 1844-190 0 50 feet west of Cowboy Trail to 238 feet southwest 20
of Elementary Drive (Private Street)
Cattlebaron Drive/Haslet-Roanoke Road to
Haslet-Roanoke Road 13 700 225 feet south of Cattlebaron Drive/Haslet- 20
Roanoke Road
Haynie Street 2900-3100 Craig Street to 220 feet southwest of Church Street 20
Cattlebaron Drive/Haslet-Roanoke Road to
High Mesa Road 13 700 300 feet north of Cattlebaron Drive/Haslet- 20
Roanoke Road
John T. White Road 7200-74 260 feet east of Sandy Lane to
00 25
450 feet east of Williams Road
Marine Creek Parkway 900 245 feet south of Northwest College Drive to
Y -574 0 25
300 feet south of Goodland Terrace
Mesa Crest Drive 1200-130 Prairie Breeze Drive to
0 20
275 feet east of Mesa Crossing Drive
Prairie Breeze Drive 11540 Mesa Crest Drive to
60 feet north of Crest Meadow Drive 20
Rancho Canyon Way 404 500 220 feet west of Cabo Street to
Y Y - 210 feet west of Diamondback Lane 20
Roosevelt Avenue 2500-2700 185 feet north of Azle Avenue to
north property line of 2707 Roosevelt Avenue 20
Sandshell Boulevard 7140-7400 87 feet northeast of Corrine Drive to
110 feet north of Clay Mountain Trail 20
Sandy Lane 1000-1140 John T. White Road to
y
125 feet s 2 0
south of Alverstone Drive
West Sei-ninary Dn��e
1300-1600 75 feet west of 5th Avenue to
70 feet east
of' Avenue � 2��
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SCHOOL ZONE ADDITIONS(continued)
Maximum
Speed
Street Block Extent (MPH)
Serrano Ridge Road 14300 Rancho Canyon Way to Copper Ridge Road 20
6th Avenue 4200-4400 275 feet north of West Seminary Drive to 20
115 feet north of West Gambrell Street
Westpoint Boulevard 10200-10300 460 feet west of Blue Haze Drive to 25
415 feet east of Blue Haze Drive
Wishbone Lane 400 Artisan Drive to Serrano Ranch Road 20
SECTION 3.
That Chapter 22, Article III. Section 22-86, Subsection (g), of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), as
amended, and the same is hereby amended as indicated:
FREEWAY—DELETIONS
Maximum
Speed
Street Block Extent (MPH)
North-South Freeway 100-2100 East Belknap Street to East Vickery Boulevard 60
(I-35W)
South Freeway(I-35W) 100-8700 East Vickery Boulevard to Everman Parkway 60
Spur 280
Control Section: 0172-06 400-700 Jones Street to Elm Street 40
Spur 280 800-1300 Elm Street to North-South Freeway(I-35W) 45
Control Section: 0172-06
FREEWAY—ADDITIONS
Maximum
Speed
Street Block Extent (MPH)
North-South Freeway 100-600 East Belknap Street to Spur 280 60
(I-35W)
North-South Freeway 700-2100 Spur 280 to East Vickery Boulevard 60
(I-35W) (BU-287P)
South Freeway(I-35W) 100-1000 East Vickery Boulevard to East Rosedale Street 60
(BU-287P)
South Freeway(I-35W) 1 100-8700 East Rosedale Street to Everman Parkway 60
Spur 280 (BU-287P)
Control Section: 0172-06 400-700 Jones Street to Elm Street 40
Spur 280 (BU-287P)' 800-1300 Elm Street to North-South Freeway (I-35W) 45
Control Section: 017..-06
STREET—DELETIONS
Maximum
Street Block Extent Speed(MPH)
Blue Mound Road 600 feet north of Intermodal Parkway at the
(FM-156) 14000-14900 Tarrant/Denton County Line to 6,056 feet north of 60
Control Section: 0718-02 the Tarrant/Denton County Line
Blue Mound Road
(FM-156) 15900-16100 South Right of Way of Texan Drive to 1,125 feet 55
Control Section: 0718-02 north of SH 114
Blue Mound Road
(FM-156) 16200-16500 1,125 feet north of SH 114 to 4,150 feet north to 60
Control Section: 0718-02 Fort Worth City Limits/Denton County Line
Commerce Street
(BU-287P) 100-1700 East Weatherford Street to 30
Control Section: 0014-01 East Lancaster Avenue
Houston Street (BU-287P) 100-1600 West Weatherford Street to
Control Section: 0014-01 West Lancaster Avenue 30
Main Street (BU-287P) 1700-1800 East Lancaster Street to West Vickery Boulevard 35
South Main Street 100-1000 West Vickery Boulevard to West Rosedale Street 35
(BU-287P)
East Rosedale Street 100-1600 South Main Street to South Riverside Drive 40
(BU-287P)
Terminal Road 100-1200 North Main to Blue Mound Road 45
STREET—ADDITIONS
Maximum
Street Block Extent Speed(MPH)
Blue Mound Road
(FM-156) 8000-10300 975 feet northwest of Bailey Boswell Road to 55
Control Section: 0718-02 50 feet north of East Bonds Ranch Road
Blue Mound Road 600 feet north of Intermodal Parkway at the
(FM-156) 14000-14900 Tarrant/Denton County Line to 6,056 feet north of 60
the Tarrant/Denton County Line
Blue Mound Road 15900-16100 South Right of Way of Texan Drive to 1,125 feet
(FM-156) north of SH 114 55
Blue Mound Road 16200-16500 1,125 feet north of SH 114 to 4,150 feet north to
(FM-156) Fort Worth City Limits/Denton County Line 60
Commerce Street
(BU-287P) 100-400 East Weatherford Street to East Fourth Street 30
Control Section: 0014-01
Commerce Street 500-1700 East Fourth Street to East Lancaster Avenue 30
East Fourth Street
�BU_���P� 200-400 Commerce Street to Spur 280 30
East Fifth Street (BU-287P) 100-400 Main Street to Spur 280 30
STREET—ADDITIONS(continued)
Maximum
Speed
Street Block Extent (MPH)
West Fifth Street
100 Houston Street to Main Street 30
(BU-287P)
Houston Street(BU-287P) West Weatherford Street to
Control Section: 0014-01 1��'��� West Fifth Street 30
Houston Street 600-1600 West Fifth Street to West Lancaster Avenue 30
Main Street 1700-1800 East Lancaster Avenue to West Vickery Boulevard 35
South Main Street 100-1000 West Vickery Boulevard to West Rosedale Street 35
Keller-Haslet Road 3000-3400 old Denton Road to Alta Vista Road 40
Old Denton Road 12600-1 800 feet north of Sawtimber Trail to
3400 40
Keller Haslet Road 1 Westport Parkway
Park Vista Boulevard 13000-13600 Feller Haslet Road to Alliance Gateway Freeway 40
Quail Valley Drive 8500-8700 North Tarrant Parkway to Ridge Lake Drive 35
North Riverside Drive 11600-12 Timberland Boulevard to
500 40
800 feet north of Sawtimber Trail
East Rosedale Street 100-600 South Main Street to South Freeway(I-35W) 40
East Rosedale Street
700-1600 South Freeway(I-35W) to South Riverside Drive 40
(BU-287P)
Terminal Road (FM-156)
Control Section: 0718-02 100-1200 North Main Street to Blue Mound Road 45
Westport Parkway 2500-2900 North Freeway(I-35W) to old Denton Road 40
SECTION 4.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the City of Fort Worth
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 5.
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 City Code 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 ether ordinances same shalt not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted
until final disposition by the courts.
SECTION 6.
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 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.
That 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 of the Texas Local Government Code.
SECTION 9.
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption and publication as required by law.
71tD A tTO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Assi ant City Attorney
Adopted: 08/09/2011
Effective:
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DATE: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 REFERENCE NO.: **G-17342
LOG NAME: 20SPEEDZONE6
SUBJECT:
Adopt Ordinance Amending the Speed Zone Tables in Chapter 22 of the City Code, Motor Vehicles and
Traffic(COUNCIL DISTRICTS 2, 4, 5, 61 7, 8 and 9)
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 111, 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 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;
• City News E-Mail Blast to Subscribers and Neighborhood Organizations;
• Social Media Posting with link to speed limits;
• News Release (Media Relations Office);
• 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 TxDOT or the Transportation and Public Works Department.
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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 FROM Fund/Account/Centers
CERTIFICATIONS:
Submitted for City Manager's Office b� Fernando Costa (6122)
Originating Department Head: Douglas Wiersig (7801)
Additional Information Contact: Randy Burkett (8774)
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