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ORDINANCE NO 7J
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (198.6), AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING
SUBSECTION SUBSECTIONS (f) 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 NAMING 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 m Subsection (f) of Section 22-86 of the Code of the
City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, is hereby amended by adding the following locations.
Maximum
Street Block Extent Speed
McKinley Avenue 2100-2200 250' north of NW 22"a Street to 102' south 20
of NW 22"a Street
North Riverside Drive 1400-1700 100' north of Primrose Avenue to 30' south 20
of Aster Avenue
SECTION 2
The listing of school zones contained in Subsection (f) of Section 22-86 of the Code of the
City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, is hereby amended by deleting the following location.
Maximum
Street Block Extent Speed
Cleburne Road 3100 block Frazier Avenue to Townsend Drive 20
SECTION 3
That Subsection (g) of Section 22-86 of Article III of Chapter 22 of the Code of the City
of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, and the same is hereby amended as indicated.
DELETIONS
STREETS
Street Block Numbers Extent Maximum
Speed
Ederville Road 6700-6950 Handley Drive to Mims Street
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Ederville Road 7000-8500 Mims Street to Meadowbrook Drive 35
Handley Dnve 1500-2300 Works Street to Jewell Avenue 30
West Cleburne Road 7900-9000 150' south of Columbus Trial to City 45
Limit
South Hulen Street 6100-6225 Granbury Road to 110' north of Whitman 35
Avenue
South Hulen Street 6225-7800 110' north of Whitman Avenue to 40
Columbus Trail
South Hulen Street 8500-8600 8400 West Cleburne Road to 8700 West 45
Cleburne Road
ADDITIONS
STREETS
Street Block Numbers Extent Maximum
Speed
Ederville Road 6700-8350 Handley Dnve to Eastchase Parkway 40
Ederville Road 8400-8500 Eastchase Parkway to Meadowbrook 35
Dnve
Handley Dnve 1400-1600 Ederville Road to Brentwood Stair Road 40
Handley Dnve 1700-2400 Brentwood Stair Road to Jewell Avenue 30
Basswood Blvd. 3200-3600 IH 35 North Service Road to Riverside 40
Dnve
Heritage Trace 1900-3400 Harmon Road to Old Denton Road 45
Parkway
West Cleburne Road 7900-8400 150' south of Columbus Trail to South 45
Hulen Street
West Cleburne Road 8700-9000 South Hulen Street to City Limit 45
South Hulen Street 6100-6700 Granbury Road to Altamesa Boulevard - 35
South Hulen Street 6800-8600 Altamesa Boulevard to 8700 West 40
Cleburne Road
SECTION 4
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 m 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 Code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, and
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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 m court or not, under such chapter and/or other ordinances same shall not be affected by
this ordinance but maybe 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
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 m the official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, as authorized
by Section 52.013, Texas Local Government Code.
SECTION 8
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 9
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption and publication as required by law
LEGALITY
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EXHIBIT 1
SPEED LIMIT CHANGES SUMMARY
The following speed limits will remain the same but the boundary has increased based on traffic engineering studies:
STREET BLOCK # EXTENT SPEED
Ederville Road 6700 - 8350 Handley Drive to Eastchase Parkway 40
Ederville Road 8400 - 8500 Eastchase Parkway to Meadowbrook Drive 35
Handley Drive 1400 - 1600 Ederville Road To Brentwood Stair Road 40
Handley Drive 1700 - 2400 Brentwood Stair Road to Jewell Avenue 30
The following speed limits are for school zones and are based on traffic engineering studies:
STREET BLOCK # EXTENT SPEED
McKinley Avenue 2100 - 2200 250' north of NW 22nd Street. to 102' south of
NW 22nd Street. 20
North Riverside Drive 1400 - 1700 100' north of Primrose Avenue to 30' south of
Aster Avenue 20
The following speed limits are new additions due to development and are based on traffic engineering studies:
STREET BLOCK # EXTENT SPEED
Basswood Boulevard 3200 - 3600 IH 35 North Service Road to Riverside Drive 40
Heritage Trace Parkway 1900 - 3400 Harmon Road to Old Denton Road 45
West Cleburne Road 7900 - 8400 150' south of Columbus Trail to South Hulen
Street 45
West Cleburne Road 8700 - 9000 South Hulen to city limit 45
South Hulen Street 6100 - 6700 Cranbury Road to Altamesa Boulevard 35
Altamesa Boulevard to 8700 Block of West
South_Hulen Street 6800 - 8600 Cleburne Road 40
Speetl Limit Changes Summary July 2007
City of Fort Worth, Texas
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
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SUBJECT AMENDMENT TO SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve certain amendments to the City's Speed Zone
Ordinance, Chapter 22 of the City Code, by adopting the attached ordinance..
DISCUSSION
The Transportation and Public Works Department requests amendments to the Speed Zone Ordinance
These amendments are the result of new developments, school zones, and speed surveys conducted
in traffic engineering studies by the City (Exhibit 1 -Speed Limit Changes Summary)
The attached proposed ordinance incorporates all the above and amends the City Speed Zone
Ordinance, Chapter 22 of the City Code, by making certain additions and deletions recommended by
the Department of Transportation and Public Works.
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Finance Director certifies that this action will have no material effect on City funds
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
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