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ORDINANCE 0 88--06
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 0 88-06
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB,
TEXAS PROVIDING FOR A TEMPORARY MAXIMUM RATE
OF SPEED OF TWENTY (20) MILES PER HOUR ALONG
TROPHY CLUB DRIVE FROM STATE HIGHWAY 114 TO
INDIAN CREEK DRIVE WITHIN THE CORPORATE
LIMITS OF THE TOWN; PROVIDING FOR THE
POSTING OF SPEED LIMIT SIGNS; DESIGNATING A
TEMPORARY STOP INTERSECTION ON EACH CORNER
OF TROPHY CLUB DRIVE AT ITS INTERSECTION
WITH INDIAN CREEK DRIVE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT
TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($500.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE AND A SEPARATE
OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED EACH DAY
DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS OR
CONTINUES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town Council is empowered under Section
51.012 of the Texas Local Government Code (Vernon), as amended,
and article 1015, Texas Revised Civil Statutes (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, V.A.T.C.S., 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
and 27 of the said article
regulations with respect to
jurisdiction; and
is authorized under sections 26
6701d to adopt local traffic
streets and roads under its
WHEREAS, the Town Council is authorized under section 91
of article 6701d to erect stop signs at specified entrances to
highways and streets under its jurisdiction and designate any
intersection as a stop intersection and erect appropriate signs
at one or more entrances to such intersections; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council is authorized under section
169(c) of the said article 6701d to alter the maximum prima
facie speed limit upon streets within the corporate limits of
the Town when a street is under repair, construction or
maintenance; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council desires to alter the maximum
prima facie speed limit upon the hereinafter designated street,
which street, or part thereof as designated herein, is under
repair, maintenance and construction; and
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WHEREAS, upon the basis of a traffic investigation taking
into consideration the health, safety and general welfare of
the citizens of the community, the number of children residing
in and throughout the Town, the type of development throughout
the Town, the width and condition of the pavement or other
surface of the streets and roads within the Town, the usual
traffic thereon, and other circumstances on such streets and
roads, the Town Council hereby finds and determines that the
maximum speed limit on the streets designated herein is one
which is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and
potential hazards, and that the placement of stop signs at the
locations designated herein is necessary for the promotion of
the health, safety and welfare of the citizen 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. Stop Signs.
A. That a temporary stop sign shall be erected on each
corner of Trophy Club Drive at its intersection with Indian
Creek Drive, and said intersection is hereby designated as a
stop intersection. Every driver of a vehicle and every
motorman of a street car approaching said stop intersection
shall stop before entering the crosswalk an the near side of
the intersection or, in the event there is no crosswalk, shall
stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the
point nearest the intersecting roadway where the drive has a
view of the approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway
before entering the intersection, except when directed to
proceed by a police officer or traffic control signal. The
said intersection shall be and remain a stop intersection until
such time as the street construction along that part of Trophy
Club Drive designated herein is completed and is again made a
four lane divided roadway, at which time this Ordinance shall
be deemed repealed.
B. That stop 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 by the Town Marshal, or his duly
authorized agent, in accordance with State law at the location
specified in Section 2 of this ordinance.
Section 3. Speed Limit.
A. That it is determined and declared that a
reasonable and safe prima facie maximum speed limit on Trophy
Club Drive, from its intersection with State Highway 114 to its
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intersection with Indian Creek Drive located within the
corporate limits of the Town, is twenty (20) males per hour.
This part of Trophy Club Drive shall be and remain subject to a
twenty (20) miles per hour speed limit until such time as the
street construction along the said part is completed and is
again made a four lane divided roadway, at which time this
Ordinance shall be deemed repealed.
B. That 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 or his duly authorized
representative.
Section a. 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 5. This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all
other ordinances of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas affecting
traffic control and shall not repeal any of the provisions of
said ordinances except in those instances where provisions of
those ordinances are in direct conflict with the provisions of
this Ordinance.
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 five hundred
dollars ($500.00) for each offense and a separate offense shall
be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation
occurs or continues.
Section 7. That this ordinance shall take effect from
and after its date of passage and publication as provided by
law and the posting of the signs as required by Sections 2.B.
and 3.B. of this Ordinance.
PASSED
Trophy Club,
1988.
AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of
Texas this the 8 day of February ,
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