O378 (TABLED)ORDINANCE N0.378
AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS
ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PRO IONS OF THE
TRANSPORTATION CODE, CHAPTER 45, T 545.356, UPON
THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEE G T FIC INVESTIGATION
UPON CERTAIN STREETS AY ARTS THEREOF,
WITHIN THE CO I ITS T OF KENNEDALE,
KENNEDALE, TE SAS SETS Ili HE ORDINANCE; AND
PROVIDING A PENA T ~iPINE NOT TO EXCEED $500.00 FOR
VIOLATION OF TH~ ANCE.
WHEREAS, the Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 545 Paragraph 545.356, 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, with the City taking into consideration 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 governing body may determine and declare a reasonable and safe prima
facie speed limit thereat or hereon 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 Council of the
City of Kennedale, Kennedale, Texas:
Section 1. Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation heretofore made as
authorized by the provisions of the Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 545, Paragraph 545.356,
the following prima facie speed limits hereafter indicated for vehicles are hereby determined 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:
Control-Section: 0172-0 l
Highway: BU 287P
City: Kennedale
Control Section: 0172-O1
• MP 10.080 south 0.381 miles to MP 10.461, zoned at 45 MPH
Control Section: 0172-02
• MP 10.461 south 2.915 miles to MP 13.376, zoned at 45 MPH
Control Section: 0172-02
County: Tarrant
• School Zone: MP 11.541 south 0.184 miles to MP 11.725, zoned at " 30 MPH when
flashing", "45 MPH all other times".
Section 2. 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 any sum not more than five-hundred
($500.00) dollars.
This ordinance modifies previous ordinances pertaining to the above referenced highway.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS llt~ DAY OF OCTOBER 2007,
APPROVED:
Mayor, Bryan Lankhorst
ATTEST:
Kathy Turner, City Secretary