HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 11771ORDINANCE NO ~I
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 ARfiICLE 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
DELETIONS
"PARKS
NONE
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
DELETIONS
"SCHOOL ZONES
Street Block Extent Maximum Speed
Numbers
Sycamore School Road 200-300 Chantilly Lane to Rockdale Road 2Q
ADDITIONS
"SCHOOL ZONES
Street Block Extent Maximum
Numbers Speed
Craig Street 5800-6050 70 feet east of Canton Drive to 390 feet east 20
of Putnam Street
Putnam Street 2600-2800 South property line of 2708 to South property 20
line of 2833.
Park Vista Boulevard 7800-7900 470 feet south of Glen Canyon Road to 160 20
feet south of Redwood Trail
West Everman Parkway 1300-1400 240 feet west of Butterwick Street to 20
Whispering Cove Trail
West Everman Parkway 1600-1700 440 feet east of Willow Vale Drive to 80 feet 20
west of Willow Park Drive.
SECTION 3
That Subsection (g) of Section 22-86 of Article 111 of Chapter 22 of the Code of the City
of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, a nd the same is hereby amended as indicated
DELETIONS
"FREEWAYS
Street Block Maximum
Numbers Extent Speed
North Freeway 3200-8100 Papurt Drive to 3 5 miles north of Loop 820 55
I-35W
ADDITIONS
"FREEWAYS
Street Block Extent Maximum
Numbers Speed
North Freeway 3200-6500 Papurt Drive to Western Center Boulevard 55
I-35W
North Freeway 6600-15000 Western Center Boulevard to City Limits 65
I-35W
DELETIONS
"FRONTAGE ROADS
NONE
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ADDITIONS ~
"FRONTAGE ROADS
Street Block Extent Maximum
Numbers Speed
State Highway 370 2500-3600 North Freeway (135W) to 1 704 miles east of 55
North Freeway
State Highway 370 3700-4000 1 704 miles east of North Freeway to 2.082 55
miles east of North Freeway
State Highway 370 4100-5600 2.082 miles east of North Freeway to City 40
Limits.
DELETIONS
"STREETS.
Street Block Numbers Extent Maximum
Speed
Dirks Road 6400-6900 125 feet west of Bryant Irvin Road to Lakeside 45
Drive
Dutch Brand Road 7200-7800 Harris Parkway to Bryant Irvin Road 35
Heritage Parkway 13400-14900 Keller-Haslet Road to Eagle Parkway 45
Lakeside Drive 7000-7400 Dirks Road to City Limits 35
Lovell Avenue 3300-3800 Spring Street to Chambers Street 30
North Main Street 300 East Bluff Street to 875 feet north thereof 30
North Main Street 300 875 feet north of East Bluff Street to 1000 feet
north of East Bluff Street
Northbound. 35
Southbound. 30
North Main Street 300-1100 1000 feet north of East Bluff Street to 40
Eleventh Street
Precinct Line Road 100-3000 Randol Mill Road to Hurst City Limits 50
Trinity Boulevard 6800-10300 East Loop 820 North to 300 feet west of 40
Greenbelt Road
Weller Boulevard 2300-2800 Meadowbrook Drive to East Lancaster 30
Avenue
Westpoint Parkway 2200-2450 City limits to North Freeway (I-35W) 45
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ADDITIONS "
STREETS
Street Block Extent Maximum
Numbers Speed
Bowman-Roberts Road 6300-7300 Cromwell-Marine Creek Road to W J Boaz 35
Road
Dirks Road 6400-6900 125 feet west of Bryant Irvin Road to Lakeside 40
Drive
Dutch Branch Road 7200-7800 Harris Parkway to Bryant Irvin Road 35
Heritage Parkway 13400-14900 Westport Parkway to Eagle Parkway 45
Lakeside Drive 7000-7400 Dirks Road to City Limits 30
East Lancaster Avenue 6900-7300 Milam Street to 600 feet west of Boswell Drive 45
Lovell Avenue 3300-3800 Pulido Street to Chambers Street 30
North Main Street 300 Bluff Street to 275 feet north thereof 30
North Main Street 300-1100 275 feet north of Bluff Street to Eleventh 40
Street
Oakmont Boulevard 7500-8100 Bryant Irvin Road to Bellaire Drive South 40
Precinct Line Road 100-3000 Randol Mill Road to Hurst City Limits 40
Trinity Boulevard 6800-8800 East Loop 820 north to Precinct Line Road 40
Trinity Boulevard 8900-10300 Precinct Line Road to 300 feet west of 50
Greenbelt Road
Weiler Boulevard 2300-2800 Meadowbrook Drive to East Lancaster 30
Avenue
Westport Parkway 2200-2450 City Limits to North Freeway(I-35W) 45
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 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
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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 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)
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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
AttoyYiey
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and' Council Communication
DATE
12/20/94 REFERENCE NUMBER
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svBJECT 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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