ORD 1998-10 - Speed Limit On F.M. 980 05-26-1998ORDINANCE NO. 98-10
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 12, MOTOR
VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, OF ITS CODE OF ORDINANCES
BY PROVIDING SPEED LIMIT OF 50 AND 60 MPH ON
PARTS OF F.M. 980; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF UP TO
$500 A DAY FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS; MAKING OTHER
RELATED FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED
THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION
AND EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS The City Council of the City of Huntsville, Texas, desires to alter the prima facie
speed limit on F.M. 980 based on an engineering and traffic investigation according
to the Texas Transportation Code section 545.356;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, that:
Section 1: The following described areas are designated as Speed Limit Zones:
Street Area Speed
FM 980 For traffic moving in an easterly direction 50 MPH
for the first 0.200 mi. from FM 247
FM980 For traffic moving in an easterly direction 60 MPH
from 0.200 mi. from FM 247 for the next
0.933 mi. to the Huntsville west city limits
FM 980 For traffic moving in a westerly direction 60 MPH
for the first 0.933 mi. from the Huntsville
west city limits
FM 980 For traffic moving in a westerly direction 50 MPH
from 0.933 mi. from the Huntsville west
city limits for the next 0.200 mi. to FM247
Section 2: Schedule V, Speed Limit Zones, of Chapter 12, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Texas, shall be revised to reflect the
amendments made by this ordinance.
Section 3: The City Manager is authorized and directed to cause the posting of proper signs at
the above described intersection.
Section 4: It shall be unlawful for driver of a vehicle to disobey the instruction of the signs
placed in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance unless at the time
otherwise directed by a Police Officer.
Section 5: Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this ordinance or failing
to comply with any requirement of the ordinance will be guilty of a misdemeanor and
subject to a fine of up to five hundred ($500.00) dollars upon conviction. The
violation of any provision of the ordinance or the failure to comply with any
requirement of this ordinance shall each constitute a distinct and separate offense.
Section 6: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for
any reason held invalid or unconstitutional, such portion shall be deemed a separate,
distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect any of the
remaining provisions of this ordinance.
Section 7: All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to
the extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be
cumulative of other ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter covered
by this ordinance.
Section 8: This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days after its passage by the City Council.
The City Secretary shall publish the caption of this ordinance in the official City
newspaper at least twice within ten (10) days of its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 26TH DAY OF MAY, 1998.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE
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illiam B. Green, Mayor
ATTEST:
Danna Welter, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Sco Bo ds, City Attorney