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WHEREAS, the City of Kennedale, Texas is a home rule city acting under its
charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas
Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 545.356 of the Texas Transportation Code, the
City of Kennedale, Texas has the authority to establish prima facie maximum
reasonable and prudent speeds within its corporate boundaries for vehicles on streets
and highways; and
WHEREAS, the city council has determined that on two -lane, undivided streets
within the City a prima facie speed limit of more than 25 miles per hour is unreasonable
except on the streets specified herein; and
WHEREAS, the prima facie maximum reasonable speed limits adopted herein
are based upon the results of an engineering and traffic investigation which took into
consideration the width and condition of the pavement as well as any special hazards
that exist and the usual traffic on the streets and highways designated below.
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The prima facie maximum reasonable and prudent speed on the streets or
highways in the City of Kennedale shall be the speed in miles per hour (mph)
designated in this section, provided that an appropriate sign giving notice of such speed
zone is erected. The prima facie speed for all streets in the City that are not listed
below shall be 25 mph.
Street
Speed Limit
Tower Drive
30
Wildcat Way
30
Pennsylvania Avenue
30
Corry A. Edwards Drive
30
Gilman Road
30
Broadway Street
30
Averett Road
30
New Hope Road from Kennedale Parkway
30
to Pine Meadow Drive
Sublett Road from Little School Road to
30
Kennedale Parkway
New Hope Road from Pine Meadow Drive
35
to Hudson Village Creek
Bowman Springs Road
35
Dick Price Road
35
Mansfield Cardinal Road
35
Hudson Village Creek Road
35
Little School Road
35
Eden Road
35
Swiney -Hiett Road
35
Sublett Road from Little School Road
35
to east City Limits
Kennedale Parkway from Corry A. Edwards
40
Drive to south City Limits
Kennedale Parkway from IH -20 service
road to
45
Corry A. Edwards Drive
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The Director of Public Works is hereby directed to ensure that appropriate signs
are erected and maintained giving notice of the speed limits adopted in this ordinance.
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This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the City of
Kennedale, Texas, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict
with the provisions of such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such
ordinances are hereby repealed. This ordinance shall not alter the speed limits during
designated hours in previously approved school zones within the City.
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It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been
enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such
unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 5.
Any person, firm or corporation, who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or
refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be fined not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense.
Each day that violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 6.
All rights and remedies of the City of Kennedale are expressly saved as to any
and all violations of the provisions of the Kennedale City Code or any other ordinances
affecting speed limits 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 and
criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be
affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts.
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The City Secretary of the City of Kennedale is hereby directed to publish in the
official newspaper of the City of Kennedale, the caption, Section 1, penalty clause,
publication clause and effective date clause of this as provided by Section 3.10 of the
Charter of the City of Kennedale.
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This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
publication as required by law, and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 8 DAY OF MARCH, 2012.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Wayne K. Olson, City Attorney
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