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ORDINANCE NO I~~U
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22 "MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC," OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (1986), AS AMENDED BY
AMENDING SUBSECTION (e) OF SECTION 22-86 OF ARTICLE III THEREOF BY
CHANGING LOCATION, EXTENT AND/OR SPEED LIMITS OF CERTAIN SPEED
ZONES, BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (f) OF SECTION 22-86 OF ARTICLE III
THEREOF BY CHANGING CERTAIN SCHOOL ZONES,BY AMENDING SUBSECTION
(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 SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE, AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION IN PAMPHLET FORM, DIRECTING THE
ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT OF THE CAPTION AND PENALTY CLAUSE
AND THE FILING OF THIS ORDINANCE, 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
That Subsection (e) of Section 22-86 of Article III of Chapter 22 of the Code of the
City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, be, and the same is hereby amended as indicated
ADDITIONS
"PARKS
NONE
SECTION 2
That Subsection (f) 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
"SCHOOL ZONES
DELETIONS
NONE
ADDITIONS
"SCHOOL ZONES
Street Block
Numbers
Belden Avenue 4200-4250
Canton Drive 2000-2100
Extent
Inverness Avenue to South Drive
Yosemite Drive to Shelton Street
Maximum
Speed
20
20
Cove Meadow Lane 8500 Garden Springs Drive to 635' south of 20
Garden Springs Drive
Garden Springs Drive 3600-3700 West Property Line of 3628 Garden Springs 20
Drive to Cove Meadow Lane
Shelton Street 6000 West Property Llne of 6009 Shelton Street to 20
Canton Drive
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
"FREEWAYS
Street Block Maximum
Numbers Extent Speed
South Freeway 100-200 East Vickery Boulevard to East Broadway 30
1-35W Avenue
South Freeway 600-5600 200 feet north of east Hattie Street to 50
I-35W Southeast Loop 820 (I-820)
North Freeway 650-3200 1000 feet north of Pharr Street to Papurt 50
I-35W Street
ADDITIONS
"FREEWAYS
Street Block Extent Maximum
Numbers Speed
South Freeway 100-200 East Vickery Boulevard to East Broadway 45
I-35W Avenue
South Freeway 600-5600 200 feet north of east Hattie Street to 55
I-35W Southeast Loop 820 (I-820)
North Freeway 650-3200 1000 feet north of Pharr Street to Papurt 55
I-35W Street
DELETIONS
"FRONTAGE ROADS
NONE
ADDITIONS
"FRONTAGE ROADS
NONE
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DELETIONS
"STREETS
NONE
ADDITIONS
"STREETS
Street
Dottie Lynn Parkway
Dottie Lynn Parkway
Hawkwood Trail
Block Extent
Numbers
2100-2500 Meadowbrook Drive to Arlington City Limit
2900-3200 Arlington City Limit to East Lancaster Avenue
7500-7900 Sycamore School Road to Coldstream Drive
SECTION 4
Maximum
Speed
45
45
30
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 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 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 of the Code of the City of Fort
Worth (1986), as amended, 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 other ordinances same shall 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
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SECTION 7
That the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby authorized to publish this
ordinance in pamphlet 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 3, Chapter XXVI of the Charter of
the City of Fort Worth
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 five (5) days in the official newspaper of
the City of Fort Worth, as authorized by Article 1176b-1, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas
SECTION 9
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 clause 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 10
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 11
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
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Coy~cmunication
DATE REFERENCE LOG NAME PAGE
NUMBER **G10608
04/05/94 20SPEED 1 of 1
SUBJECT AMENDMENT TO SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that 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 attached proposed ordinance amends the City of Fort Worth speed zone ordinance (Chapter
22, City Code) by making certain additions and deletions -recommended by the Department of
Transportation and Public Works 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
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Attachment
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Office by: (to)
Mike Groomer 6140
Originating Department head: AFPROVE~
CITY COUNCIL
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4!DR 5 1994
Contact:
Mike Groomer 6140 ~~
Citq Soct.tary of iAe
City of Fart Worth, 7exaa
Adopted Ordman~e Nd. ! f
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