OR 2010-1252 Amending Chapter 8 - Traffic RegulationsTHE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2010-1252
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AMENDING
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 8, TRAFFIC REGULATIONS,
BY ADDING SECTION 8 -2 -13, PROVIDING THE CITY MANAGER OR
DESIGNEE AUTHORIZATION TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE PUBLIC
STREETS, ALLEYS AND /OR RIGHTS- OF-WAY FOR THE PURPOSE
OF CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR; PROVIDING FOR THE
INSTALLATION OF APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC
CONTROL DEVICES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, construction, utility work and /or damage, storm related wind or flood damage
and other similar situations can create a safety issue on the public streets and alleys which may have
been physically modified or impacted by the same; and
WHEREAS, in the interest of safety, the City desires to provide the City Manager or
designee with authorization to temporarily close public streets, rights -of -way and /or alleys that are
being repaired and /or are under construction; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that amending Chapter 8, Traffic
Regulations, by adding Section 8 -2 -13 providing the City Manager or designee authorization to
temporarily close public streets, rights -of -ways and /or alleys as provided herein is in the interest of
health, safety and welfare of persons traveling on such streets, rights -of -way and /or alleyways
within the City.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas be, and the
same is, hereby amended by amending Chapter 8, by adding Section 8 -2 -13, which shall read as
follows:
"Chapter 8
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Sec. 8 -2 -13. Authority to temporarily close streets.
In the event of construction on any street or highway, rights -of -way and /or
alley, the City Manager or designee is authorized to temporarily close a portion of
such street or highway, rights -of -way and /or alley in order to preserve and protect
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the public safety. Upon the temporary closing of a portion of any street or
high��ay, rights of - %%ay and %or alley. temporary official traffic control devices,
which comply �v ith the Teas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, shall
be erected in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily
observant person prior to any enforcement action against an alleged violator.
Except in cases of an emergency, adequate notification to the public shall be
provided prior to the portion closing of any street or highway, rights - - way
ands or allev."
SECTION 2. If any section, article paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this
ordinance, or application thereto any persons or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional by
a Cou12 of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of this ordinance: and the City Council hereby declares it "ould have passed such remaining
portions of this Ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 3. That all provisions of the Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas, in
conflict with the provisions of tills ordinance be, and the same are hereby amended, repealed, and all
other provisions of the Ordinances of the City not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance
shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall become effective from and after its date of passage
in accordance with law.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY E CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COPPELI., "I E \AS THISZ'I of 2010.
(./APPRQ)IT - D:
BOB NIAHALIK, MAYOR PRO TEM
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