ORD 1986-15a' a"Wilux
ORDINANCE 0 85-15
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 0 96-15
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM RATE
OF SPEED FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OF TWENTY (20) MILES
PER HOUR WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE OF SCHOOLS
LOCATED WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN;
PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING OF SCHOOL ZONE AND
SPEED LIMIT SIGNS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE AND A
SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED EACH
DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOATION OCCURS OR
CONTINUES; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas (the "Town")
is empowered under articles 1011 and 1015 of the Texas Revised Civil Statutes
Annotated (Vernon), as amended, to do all acts and make all regulations which may
be necessary or expedient for the promotion of the public health; and
WHEREAS, the Town under article 1016 of said State statutes is given
control and power over the streets and roads of the Town including the power to
regulate said streets and roads; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council is authorized under sections 26 and 27 of
article 6701d of said State statutes to adopt local traffic regulations with respect to
streets and roads under its jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council is authorized under section 169 of article 6701d
of said State statutes to alter the prima facie speed limits within the corporate
limits of the Town; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council desires to establish regulations governing the
maximum speed of vehicles as they travel through school areas within the corporate
limits of the Town; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council hereby finds that the establishment of a
reasonable and safe prima taxie maximum speed in and around school locations is in
the best interest of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Town.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS:
Section 1. That all of the above premises are found to be true and correct
and are incorporated into the body of this ordinance as if copied in their entirety.
Section 2. That it is determined and declared that a reasonable and safe
prima facie maximum speed in and around schools located within the Town is as
follows:
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A. The maximum speed at
around Lakeview Elementary School '
control and be in force from the
block of Village Trail Road.
which a motor vehicle shall travel in and
Ls twenty (20) miles per hour, said speed to
0 block to the 200
B. The maximum speed at which motor vehicles shall travel in and
around the Selwyn School is twenty (20) miles per hour, said speed to control and be
in force from the 200 block to the 300 block Of
Trophy Club Drive.
For purposes of this ordinance, the term "motor vehicle" shall mean every
vehicle which is self-propelled.
Section 3. That school zone and speed limit signs in conformity with the
manual and specifications for uniform traffic control devices as adopted by the
State Highway Commission shall be and hereby are directed to be erected at the
appropriate locations as determined by the Town Marshal.
Section 4. That the Town Marshal or such representative as he may appoint
is hereby authorized and directed to cause school zone and speed limit signs to be
posted and maintained throughout the Town.
Section 5. That if any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word of
this ordinance, or application hereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid
by any Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions of the ordinance; and the Town Council hereby declares it
would have passed such remaining portions of the ordinance despite such invalidity,
which remaining sections and parts shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 6. That it shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of
this ordinance, and any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a
fine in an amount not to exceed the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) and a
separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a
violation occurs or continues.
Section 7. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the Town
are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace and general
welfare of the inhabitants of the Town creates an emergency for the immediate
preservation of the public welfare which requires that the provisions of this
ordinance shall take effect upon the posting of the signs directed by Sections 3 and 4
above, and publication of this ordinance as provided by law, and it is accordingly so
ordained.
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PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club,
Texas
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APPROVED AS T FORM:
Town 4ttorney, own of Trophy Club,
Texas
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