OR 77 Establishes speed zones & school zones on certain streets AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 77
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
ESTABLISHING SPEED ZONES ON CERTAIN STREETS; ESTABLISHING
SCHOOL ZONES; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO OPERATE ANY
MOTOR OR OTHER VEHICLE ON SAID STREETS AT A GREATER SPEED
THAN THE SPEED DESIGNATED; REPEALING SPECIFICALLY SECTION 53a
OF ORDINANCE NO. 8; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH
THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE NOT TO EXCEED THE
SUM OF TWO HUNDRED ($200.00) DOLLARS FOR EACH OFFENSE AND DECLAR-
ING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That no person shall operate or drive
any motor or other vehicle on the following designated streets
at a greater speed than the speed designated for that street or
portion Of that street as set forth below in this section, and
any speed in excess of the limit set forth in this section shall
be prima facie evidence that such speed is neither reasonable
prudent and is unlawful:
STREET
Bethel School Rd.
Bethel School Rd.
Coppell Rd.
Esters Rd.
Cotton Rd.
County Line Rd.
Ruby Road
State Road
Thweatt Road
Oak Grove Lane
Belt Line Road
Sanders Loop
Denton Tap Road
Denton Tap Road
Hearty Road
Lodge Road
Moore Road
De Forest Road
Allen Road
Sandy Lake Road
Sandy Lake Road
Sandy Lake Rd.
Bethel School Road
Bethel School Road
PORTION OF STREET SPEED M.P.H.
From Coppell Rd. to
State Rd. 30
From State Rd. to West
City Limits 40
All 30
All 30
All 30
All 30
All 30
All 30
All 40
All 20
All 50
All 30
All except 800' each side
of the Cotton Belt Railroad
Track Intersection 50
800 feet on each side of
the Cotton Belt Railroad
track intersection 35
All 30
All 30
All 35
All 30
All 30
East of Allen Road 45
From Allen, Road ~est to
1500 feet east of De Forest
Road 35
From 1500 feet east of De
Forest Rd. to Coppell Rd. 45
From Coppell Road to Moore
Road 30
From east intersection of
Coppell Road and Bethel
School Road to west inter-
section of Coppell Road and
Bethel School Read
20
SECTION 2. SCHOOL ZONES
No person shall operate a motor or any other vehicle
in any school t~affic zone at a greater speed than twenty miles
per hour and any speed in excess of twenty miles per hour shall
be prima facie evidence that the speed is not reasonable or pru-
dent and it is unlRwful. The Director of Traffic Control shall
designate school traffic zones with appropriate street markings
and signs. The speed limit designated for school traffic zones
shall be effective only at such times as appropriate signs advis-
ing motorists to ~his effect are placed in conspicous places.
SECTION 3. REPEALING CALUSE:
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
or in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are here-
by repealed. Section 53a of Ordinance Number 8 is specifically
repealed.
However, the repeal of existing ordinances by this
ordinance shall non effect or prevent the prosecution or the
punish~nent of any person for any act done or comnitted prior
to the effective date of this ordinance in violation of any
ordinan=e hereby repealed; and prosecution for such offenses
may be instituted and causes presently pending proceeded with
in all respects as if such prior ordinance or ordinances had
not been repealed.
SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE:
If any article, paragraph or sub-division, clause,
phrase or provision of this Ordinance shall be adjudged in-
valid or held unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the
validity of this Ordinance as a whole or airy part or provision
thereof other than the part so decided to '~ invalid or uncon-
stitutional.
SECTION 5. PENALTY CLAUSE:
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not to exceed the
sum of two hundred ($200.00) dollars for each offense and each
and every day such offense is continued shall constitute a new
and separate offense.
SECTION 6. EMERGENCY CLAUSE:
The fact that the present City regulations are in-
adequate to properly protect the public health~ safety and
welfare~ creates an urgency and an emergency and requires that
this Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after
the publication of its caption as the law in such cases pro-
vides0
DULY PASSED by the
Coppell, Texas, this ~
City Council of the City of
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY SECTETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
~TY ATTORN~'