OR 2022-1570 Temp Speed LimitTM 127862
CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-1570
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AMENDING THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 8 ‘TRAFFIC
REGULATIONS’ ARTICLE 8-1 ‘SPEED OF VEHICLES’, SECTION 8-1-5
‘RESERVED’ BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 8-1-5 ‘TEMPORARY SPEED
ZONE IN CONSTRUCTION OR WORK ZONES’ TO ADD THE
TEMPORARY MAXIMUM SPEED DURING CONSTRUCTION;
PROVIDING FOR NOTIFICATION OF THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT BY
THE INSTALLATION OF SIGNS AND MARKERS TO REGULATE
VEHICULAR SPEED ON THE DESIGNATED STREET; PROVIDING FOR
A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING
FOR REPEALING, SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF.
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas desires to establish the
reduced maximum speed limit for construction and work zones on public streets within the
City; and
WHEREAS, Section 545.356 of the Texas Transportation Code provides that
whenever the governing body shall provide the basis of an engineering and traffic
investigation that any prima facie speed therein set forth is greater or less than is reasonable
or prudent under the conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place or upon any
part of a street or highway within the City of Coppell; and
WHEREAS, the City engineers shall conduct an appropriate state standards to
determine that the portion of any public street requires a reduction in speed during the
reconstruction project pursuant to Title 43, Section 25.22 of the Texas Administrative Code;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council has investigated and determined that it is necessary
for the protection and safety of the citizens of the City of Coppell to authorize a temporary,
reasonable and prudent speed while construction is on-going on any public street.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COPPELL CITY
COUNCIL:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 8 “Traffic Regulations”, Article 8-1 “Speed of Vehicles”,
Section 8-1-5 ‘Reserved” is hereby amended by adding a new Section 8-1-5 “Temporary Speed
Zone in Construction or Work Zones” to read as follows:
TM 127862
“CHAPTER 8 - TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
ARTICLE 8-1 - SPEED OF VEHICLES
Sec. 8-1-1. – Maximum speed limits . . . .
. . . . .
Sec. 8-1-5. - Temporary Speed Zone in Construction or Work Zones
a. That the City Engineer is authorized to establish a temporary maximum speed on any
street, roadway or highway within the corporate limits which is under construction or
is an active work zone in accordance with the Texas Transportation Code and Texas
Administrative Code.
b. A person commits an offense if he drives or operates a motor vehicle upon any street,
roadway or highway in violation of a posted temporary speed restriction, and any
speed in excess of the limited established pursuant to this section and shall be prima
facie evidence that the speed is not reasonable nor prudent under the conditions
existing.
c. The City Engineer is hereby authorized to erect the appropriate signage and/or
barrier(s) in accordance with the Texas Administrative Code and the Texas Uniform
Manual of Traffic Control Device in accordance with this section.
d. The City Engineer shall submit to the office of the City Secretary those streets,
roadway and highway that have been designated with temporary maximum speed
zones under this section; and, a certified copy of each designation shall be accepted as
prima facie evidence of compliance with this section concerning designation of
temporary speed restriction.”
SECTION 2. That all provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas,
in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, amended, and all other
provisions not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. That should any word, phrase, paragraph, section or phrase of this ordinance
or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid,
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 unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, and shall not affect the
validity of the Code of Ordinances as a whole.
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MEMORANDUM
To: Ashley Owens
From: Michael Garza, P.E., Assistant Director of Public Works - Engineering
Date: February 25, 2022
Reference: Temporary speed limit on S. Belt Line
Per Ordinance 2022-1570 “Temporary Speed Zone in Construction or Work Zones”, this memo is
to notify the City Secretary that the Public Works department will be temporarily reducing the
speed limit on S. Belt Line in its entirety beginning from its intersection with IH 635 and ending
with its intersection of Southwestern Blvd. to 35 mph. This decision was based on engineering
judgment related to safety in a construction work zone. Appropriate regulatory signage will be
posted and enforced.