O499WHEREAS, 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 in order to protect school
children lower speed limits are advisable during designated times within areas
designated as school zones within the City; 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
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The prima facie maximum reasonable and prudent speed on the following
portions of streets or highways in the City of Kennedale during the times listed below
shall be the speed in miles per hour (mph) designated in this section, provided that an
appropriate sign giving notice of such school speed zone is erected.
1. Kennedale Parkway (Business 287) from Crestview Drive to Cloverlane Drive (30
MPH WHEN FLASHING from 7:30 am to 8:30 am and 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm).
2. Cloverlane Drive from Kennedale Parkway to Crestview Drive (20 mph from 7:30
am to 4:00 pm)
3. Crestview Drive from Cloverlane Drive to a point 200 feet north of Kennedale
Parkway (20 mph from 7:30 am to 8:30 am and 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm)
4. Mistletoe Drive from Timberline Drive to Arthur Drive (20 mph from 7:30 am to
8:30 am and 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm)
5. Arthur Drive from a point 100 feet east of the James A. Arthur Intermediate
School east school property line to a point 100 feet west of the James A. Arthur
Intermediate School west property line (20 mph from 7:30 am to 8:30 am and
3:00 pm to 3:45 pm)
6. Corry A. Edwards Drive from Rolanda Street to a point 100 feet east of Bowman
Springs Road (20 mph WHEN FLASHING from 7:00 am to 9:00 am and 2:00 pm
to 4:30 pm)
7. Bowman Springs Road from a point 200 feet east of the Fellowship Academy
School east property line to a point 200 feet west of the Fellowship Academy
School west property line (30 mph from 7:45 am to 8:45 am and 2:15 pm to 3:45
pm)
SECTION 2.
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.
SECTION 3.
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.
SECTION 4.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
SECTION 8.
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 OF MAR H, 2 1 .
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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Amethyst Cir o, City Secretary
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Wayne K. Olson, City Attorney