ST9904-AG 991214.~~~~_~-, AGENDA ~UEST FORM
CITY COUNCIL MEETING: December 14, 1999 ITEM # 8/C
ITEM CAPTION:
Consider approval of an ordinance mending Section 8-1-3 of the Code of Ordinances establishing 55 miles
per hour as the maximm prima facie speed limit on S.H. 121 By-pass, within the corporate limits of the city
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SUBMITTED BY : Kenneth M. Griffin,P. E. OAd~ '~t~01
TITLE: Public Works
STAFF COMMENTS:
The Engineering Department received a let~ (attached) from the Texas Department of Transportation
dated October 27, 1999. Based on speed studies performed by TxDOT, the state is recommending a speed
limit of 55 mph along the S.H. 121 By-Pass in the City of Coppell (see exhibit). The letter indicates that a
signed City ordinance establishing this speed limit is needed prior to installation of speed limit signs.
Staff recommends approval of this ordinance and will be available for questions at the meeting.
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Agenda Request Form - Revi,,,,~l 2/99 Document Name: #9912144
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 99901
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 8,
ARTICLE 8-1, SECTION 8-1-3 TO ESTABLISH THE MAXIMUM PRIMA
FACIE SPEED LIMIT FOR STATE HIGHWAY 121 BY-PASS IN THE
CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF COPPELL; PROVIDING A REPEALING
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS 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 to add the following
designated speed limit for State Highway 121 By-Pass, to read as follows:
"Sec. 8-1-3. Speed on Specific Streets
STREET PORTION OF STREET SPEED MILES PER HOUR
State Highway 121 State Highway 121 By-Pass
By-Pass within the City limits ......................................................55"
SECTION 2. That the Director of Traffic Control shall cause to be erected appropriate
signage giving notice of the speed limit established 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in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and all other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.
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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 unconstimtionai, 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.
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DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the 14th day
of December, 1999.
ATTEST:
LI BY B ,~CRETARY
~~R~T E.~:ATTORNEy
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,w~ PROPOSED SPEED LIMIT CHANGE
~v E SH 121-BYPASS
N.T.S
CITY LIMIT
55 mph }
55 mph
Dallas County
255 Parkway Blvd
Coppell, TX 75019
Phone: (972)304-3679
Fax: (972)304-3570
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
FAX CO VER SHEET
To: Bob Hager From: Kent Collins
Fax: Date: 11/22/99
Phone: Pages: ~ (including cover sheet)
Re: Ord. for speed limit on S.H. 121 By-Pass CC:
[] Urgent []For Review [] Please Comment XPlease Reply [] As Requested
.Comments:
Attached is informaUon we have received to prepare an agenda item posting speed limit
signs on S.H. t2t By-pass at 55 mph. You prepared an ordinance similar to this for the
September t4, t999 council agenda. Please prepare an ordinance for the December t4,
t 999 council meeting.
If you have any questions please contact me at 972/304-70t9.
Thanks
YOU DO NOT RECEIVE ALL OF THE PAGES, PLEASE CALL (972) 304-3679
Engineering- Excellence By Design
NICHOLS, JACKSON, DILLARD, HAGER & SMITH, L.L.P.
ROBERT L, DILLARD III Attorneys &Counselors at Law ........ : ....~mn
ROBERT E. HAGER ] 800 Lincoln Plaza JOHN F. ROEHM III
PETER G. SMITH JASON C. MARSHALL
DAVID M. BERMAN 500 North Akard J. DAVID DODD III
Dallas, Texas 75201 _---'- . ......... -::------~
(214) 965 -9900
Fax (214) 965-0010 ROBERT L DILLARD, JR.
E-mail NJDHS @ NJDHS .corn H. LOUIS NICHOLS
LAWRENCE W. JACKSON
OF COUNSEL
November 23, 1999
Mr. Kent Collins
Graduate Engineer
City of Coppell
P.O. Box 478
255 Parkway Boulevard
Coppell, Texas 75019
RE: Ordinance establishing Speed Limit on S.H. 121 By-Pass
Dear Kent:
Pursurant to your request via fax, please find enclosed herewith an original and
three copies of the above referenced ordinance.
If you should have any questions or need additional information, please feel free
to contact me. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
NICHOLS, JACKSON, DILLARD,
HAGER & SMITH, L.L.P.
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