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SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS
ESTABLISHSD FOR VEHIC LES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
ARTICLE 6701D, VERNON'S TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES, UPON
THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION
UPON CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, OR PARTS THEREOF,
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
AS SET OUT IN THTS ORDI�tANCE; AND PROVTDING A PENALTY
OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200,00 FOR THE VIOLATION OF
THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, Article 6701D, Vernon' s Texas Civil Statutes,
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 reasonabie or safe under the conditions found to exist at
any intersection or other place or upon any part of a street or
highway within 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 thereon by the passa�e of
an ordinance, which shall be effective when appropriate signs
givin� notice thereof are erected at such intersection or other
place or part of the street or hi�hway, now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS:
Section 1. Upon the basis of an en�ineering and traffic
investigation heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of
Article 6701D, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, the fallowing 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
travel3n.� upon the named streets and highways, or parts thereof,
described as follows :
(a) Along FM 2351 from F'M 518 to a point 2g0 feet east
of Woodlawn, a distance of approximately 0.240
mile, 40 miles per hour;
(b) �1ong FM 2351 from a point 290 Feet east of
Woodlawn to west city limit at Sunset Street, a
distance of approximately 0.540 mile, 50 miles
per hour;
tc ) Along Ffi�I 2351 from a point 26� feet east of Garden
Drive to a point 185 feet west of Stadium Road,
a distance of approximately 0.200 mi1e, a school
speed zone, 30 miles per hour when so signed.
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 Two
Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
PASSED AND APPROVED on first readin� this 2nd day of
,lanuary , 1g68.
PAaSED AND APPROVED on second reading this 8th day of
January , 1968.
PASSED AND APPROVED on final reading this 22nd day of
January , 196�.
AT : APPROVED:
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SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE
AN ORDSNANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS
ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
ARTICLE 6701D, VERNON'S TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES, UPON
THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION
UPON CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, OR PARTS THEREOF,
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; AND FROVIDING A PENALTY
OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200.00 FOR THE VIOLATION OF
THIS ORDINANCE; AND DEC LARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, Article 6701D, Vernon' s Texas Civil Statutes,
provides that whenever the governing body of' '�he City shall
determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation
tha� 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 within the City, taking into consideration the �,vidth 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 thereon 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 CI'I'Y OF
FRTENDSWOOD, TEXAS:
Section l. Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic
investigation heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of
Article o701D, Vernon' s Texas Civil Statutes, the following prima
facie speed limits hereafter indicated for vehicles are hereby
de�ermined and declared to be reasonable and safe; and such speed
limits are hereby fixed at the rate of speed indicated for vehicles
�raveling upon the named streets and highways, or parts thereof,
described as follows :
(a ) A1ong FM 2351. f'rom FM 518 to a point 2g0 feet east
of Woodlawn, a distance of approximately 0. 200
mile, �0 miles per hour;
(b) Along �t 2351 from a point 290 feet east of
Woodlawn to west city limit at Sunset Street, a
distance oi approximately 0.540 mile, 50 miles
per hour;
(c ) Along �i 2351 from a point 26� feet �ast of Garden
Drive to a point 185 feet west of Stadium Road,
a distance of approximately 0. 200 mi1e, a school
speed zone, 30 miles per hour when so signed.
Section 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of
�his ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not more than Two
Hundred Dollars ($200. 00) .
Section 3, An emergency is hereby declared to exist
���,�t�;ua, �� this ordinance be enacted on first reading as an emergency
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