86-05 O - Speed Zone Ordinance on FM 1193 y
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SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE
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AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS
ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 169(b) OF ARTICLE 6701 d, VERNON'S TEXAS
CIVTI. STATUTES, UPON F.M. HIGHWAY NO.
1193 OR PARTS THEREOF, WITH-IN THE IN-
CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PROSPER
AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING A
PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200.00 FOR THE
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS. Section 169(b) of Article 6701 d, Vernon's Texas Civil
Statutes, provides that whenever the governing body of the City shall determine
upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that any prima facie
speed therein set forth is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the
conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place or upon any part of
a street or highway within the City, taking into cuns.idcration the width and con-
dition of the pavement and other circumstances on such portion of said street or
highway, as well as the usual traffic thereon, said governing body may determine
and declare a reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit thereat or thereon by
the passage of an ordinance, which shall be effective when appropriate signs
giving notice thereof arc erected at such intersection or other place or part of
the street or highway; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CT TV COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PROSPER , TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation hereto-
fore made as authorized by the provisions of Section 169(b) of Article 6701 (I,
Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, the following prima facie speed limits hereafter
Indicated for vehicles are hereby determined and declared to he reasonable and safe;
and such speed limits arc hereby fixed at the rare of speed indicated for vehicles
traveling upon the named streets and highways, or parts thereof, described as
follows:
A. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PROSPER , TEXAS:
1. That from and after the date of the
passage of this speed zone ordinance
no motor vehicle shall be operated
along and upon F•M• Highway No. 1193
within the corporate limits of the
City of Prosper
in excess of the speeds now set forth
in the following limits:
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(a) Beginning at said point (Station 0+00) being at the
intersection of Loop 439 (Business S.H. 289) thence
continuing along F.M. 1193 in a Westerly direction
for a distance of 0.700 MILE, approximately, said
point (Station 36+95) being at the intersection of
S.H. 289, a maximum speed of 35 MILES PER HOUR AND
* SCHOOL SPEED ZONE 20 MILES PER HOUR WHEN SO SIGNED:
F.M. 1193 EAST BOUND AND F.M. 1193 WEST BOUND
20 M.P.H. From Station 7+90 to Station 13+90 a distance of
600 feet
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SECTION 2.
The Mayor of Prosper ir: Hereby authorized
to cause to be erected, appropriate signs indicating such speed zone.
SECTION 3.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in
nny sum not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ( $200.00 ) .
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS I/ DAY Or A.D, , 19
Mayor
City of Prosper Texas
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ATTEST:
ity Secretary
City of Prosper Texas
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: APPROVED:
City Attorney City Manager .._._
City of Prosper Texas City of Prosper Texas
I, ce.Q City Secretary of the City of
Prosper , Texas, hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. - 3
adopted by the City Council of the City of Prosper
Texas, / i , A.D. , 19 U
To certify which, witness my hand and seal of office this / 7 day
of �c�c , A.D. , 19 160 .
i ty Secret -y
City of Prosper ,Texas