OR 89-458 Rolling Hills Road AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 89458
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AMENDING THE GENERAL
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS ARTICLE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
COPPELL BY AMENDING SECTION 8-5-3 TO PROVIDE THAT ROLLING HILLS ROAD
FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH ROCKY BRANCH LANE AND MEADOW CREEK ROAD
TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH BETHEL SCHOOL ROAD SHALL BE A ONE-WAY STREET
GOING NORTH BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 5:00 P.M. AND 11:00 P.M. FROM DECEMBER
1, 1989, THROUGH DECEMBER 27, 1989; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON
TO OPERATE A VEHICLE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ON SAID PUBLIC ROADWAY
DURING SAID PERIOD OF TIME AND ON SAID DATES; PROVIDING THAT THE CITY
TRAFFIC ENGINEER SHALL PLACE AND MAINTAIN SIGNS GIVING NOTICE THEREON
OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, WHICH SIGNS SHALL INDICATE THE DIRECTION
OF LAWFUL TRAFFIC MOVEMENT; AUTHORIZING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO
MAKE SUCH SIGNAGE CHANGES AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE CONTROL OF
TRAFFIC WITHIN THIS AREA DURING THE PERIOD SUCH STREET IS DECORATED IN
CELEBRATION OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF
THIS ORDINANCE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00)
FOR EACH OFFENSE AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinaces of the City of Coppe]l is hereby amended
by amending Section 8-5-3 to read as follows:
"Section 8-5-3 ONE-WAY STREETS
Ao The following public streets within the corporate limits of
the City are hereby designated to permit traffic to flow in
one direction only and in the direction so indicated on the
dates and during the times so indicated, and it shall be
unlawful for any person to operate a vehicle in the opposite
direction of such ]awful traffic movement, except in
compliance with the direction of a police officer or traffic
control officer on the following streets:
1. ROLLING HILLS ROAD - From its intersection with
Rocky Branch Lane and Meadow Creek Road to its
intersection with Bethel School Road shall be a one-way
street going north between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and
11:00 p.m. from December 1, 1989, through December
27, 1989, and it shall be unlawful for any person to
operate a vehicle in a southerly direction on said public
roadway during said period of time and on such dates.
The purpose of this one-way street regulation is to
eliminate traffic congestion in an area where residences
erect elaborate holiday decorations. The Police
Department shall have authority to make such signage
changes in connection with these regulations as are
necessary to provide safe movement of traffic within
the area.
B. SIGNS - The Traffic Engineer in conjunction with the City
Police Department shall place and maintain signs giving notice
thereon of the provisions of the preceding section, which
signs shall indicate the direction of lawful movement."
SECTION 2. REPEALING CLAUSE
All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, inconsistent or in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
If any article, paragraph or subdivision, clause or provision of this ordinance
shah be adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity
of this ordinance as a whole or any part or provision thereof, other than the part so
decided to be invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. PENALTY CLAUSE
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a
penalty of fine not to exceed the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each
offense, and each and every day such offense is continued shall constitute a new and
separate offense.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after the publication of
its caption, as the law in such cases provides.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, on the 14th
day of November , 1989.
APPROVED:
Mark Wolfe, Mayor
ATTEST:
Dorothy Timmons, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
CO89-1107