O69-04KENNEDALE ORDINANCE NO.,69-4
SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS
ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE 'PROVISIONS OF `
SECTION 167 AND 169' OF ARTICLE XIX, 'R.C.S. 670'ld,
UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS, UPON
THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION
UPON CERTAIN STREETS' AND HIGHWAYS, OR PARTS THEREOF
WITHIN THE' CORPORATE LIMITS OF 'TtIE CITY OF 1ENNEDt1I,>} ,
AS SET OUT IN THE ORDINANCE: AND PROVIDING A PENALTY
OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200.00 FOR VIOLATION:OF THIS
ORDINANCE..
WHEREAS, Section 167 and 169 of Article XIX, R.C.S. 6701d,
Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways, 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 there-
in 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, with'the City taking into considera-
tion the width and condition of the pavement and other circumstances
on such portion of said street or'highway, as well as the usual traffic
thereon, said govern 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 are erected at such intersection or other place or part of the
street or highway, now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Councilf the City of
Kennadaie , Texas:
Section 1. Upon the basis of an engineering'and traffic investigation
heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of Section 167`and 169
of- Article XIX, R.C.S. 6701d, Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways,
the following prima facie speed limits hereafter indicated for vehicles
are hereby detetm ined and declared to be reasonable and safe; and such-
speed limits are hereby fixed at the rate of speed indicated for vehicles
.,''traveling upon the named streets and highways, or parts thereof, described
as follows:
- 2-
Control 172-01 & 02
U. S. Highway 287•
(a) From Station 548i18 (Northwest City Limits of Kennedale 'being also
the Southeast City Limits of Forest Hill) southeasterly 1.451 miles,
to Station 6251(00 at 45 miles per hour.
(b) From Station 6251)0 (1.451 miles.southeast of'Northwest City Limits
of Kennedale) southeasterly 0.493 mile to Station:651/00 at 35. miles
per hour.
(1) From Station 625100.southeasterly 0.189 mile to Station
.635/00,at 30 miles per hour when no signed for School
Crossing, 35 miles per hour all other times.
(c) From Station..651f00 (1.944 miles southeast. of Northwest•City Limits.
of Kennedale) southeasterly 0.549 mile•to Station 680P00 at 50 miles
per hour,
(d) From Station 6801(00 southeasterly 0.476 mile to Station 704448
(Southeast City Limits of Kennedale) at 60 miles per hour.
Section 2. Any person violating any.of the provisions of this ordinance
shall''bedeemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined. inany sum not more • than two hundred ($200) dollars.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS oZ 6 DAY OF
ATTEST:
City/ /ecretary
APPROVED
196
COMPLETE SPEED ZONE MAP
INDICATED IN ORDINANCE # 69-4
IS LOCATED IN THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE
(THIS MAP IS TOO LARGE TO FILM)