OR 2002- 996 Amending speed limit for South Belt Line Road, Coppell Road, Denton Tap Road and Sandy LakAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2002-996
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AMENDING
SECTION 8-1-3 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING THE
MAXIMUM PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT FOR SOUTH BELT LINE
ROAD, COPPELL ROAD, DENTON TAP ROAD, AND SANDY LAKE
ROAD IN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF COPPELL; AND TO
ESTABLISH THE MAXIMUM PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT FOR
PARKWAY BOULEVARD IN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
COPPELL; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinance of the City of Coppell, Texas be, and the same is
hereby amended by amending Chapter 8, Article 8-1, Section 8-1-3, in part, by amending the maximum
prima facie speed limit for South Belt Line Road, Coppell Road, Denton Tap Road and Sandy Lake
Road, and by adding the following designated speed limit for Parkway Boulevard, to read as follows:
"Sec. 8-1-3.
STREET
Speed on Specific Streets
PORTION OF STREET
SPEED
MILES PER HOUR
South Belt Line Road
From East Belt Line Road/
Southwestern Boulevard south
to South City Limits
(south right-of-way of I.H. 635)
45
Coppell Road 35
Coppell Road
Coppell Road
From its point of intersection with
S.H. 121 east and south to its point of
intersection with Sandy Lake Road
From its point of intersection with
Sandy Lake Road south to its point
of intersection with Bethel Road
From its point of intersection with
Bethel Road south to its point of
intersection with Southwestern Blvd.
30
30
Denton Tap Road
Denton Tap Road
From North City Limits south
to the North Side of S.H. 121
From North Side of S.H. 121
south to its point of intersection
with East Belt Line Road/
Southwestern Blvd.
45
40
Parkway Boulevard
Parkway Boulevard
From its point of intersection with
Coppell Road east to its point of
intersection with Denton Tap Road
From its point of intersection with
Denton Tap Road east to its point of
intersection with MacArthur Blvd.
35
30
Sandy Lake Road
Sandy Lake Road
Sandy Lake Road
From its point of intersection
with S.H. 121 east to its point of
intersection with State Road
From its point of intersection
with State Road east to its point of
intersection with Denton Tap Road
From its point of intersection with
Denton Tap Road east to its point
of intersection with MacArthur Blvd.
40
35
40
Sandy Lake Road From its point of intersection 3 5
with MacArthur Blvd. east to
East City Limits
SECTION 2. That the traffic engineer is authorized and directed to erect signs necessary to
give notice of the speed limit adopted herein.
SECTION 3. 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, repealed, and all other
provisions not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. 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.
SECTION 5. An offense committed before the effective date of this ordinance is governed by
prior law and the provisions of the Code of Ordinances, as amended, in effect when the offense was
committed and the former law is continued in effect for this purpose.
SECTION 6. That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions or terms of
this ordinance or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the City of Coppell, Texas, shall be subject to a fine not to
exceed the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense, and each and every day such
violation is continued shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 7. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and
the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases provide; however the speed limit
established herein shall not take effect until the appropriate signage giving notice of such speed limit
has been erected.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the 28th day of
May,2002.
CANDY SHEEHAN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
LIBBY BALL, CITY SECRETARY
FORM:
ROBERT E. HAGER, CITY ATTORNEY
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