HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2021-08 - Speed ZonesORDINANCE NO. 2O2 I - O$
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 10.12.090 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES ENTITLED "CITY STREETS"
REGARDING THE RATE OF SPEED ON SOUTHEAST INNER LOOP
AND ROCKRIDE LANE IN THE CITY LIMITS; PROVIDING FOR A
PENALTY AND PROSECUTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 10.12.010
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES; REPEALING CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS; INCLUDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Georgetown previously adopted
Ordinance No. 2007-01, establishing a 55 Mile Per Hour speed zone on Georgetown
Inner Loop Southeast (eastbound and westbound) from SH 29 East to Business 35/Austin
Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the areas of Georgetown served by Southeast Inner Loop (formerly
"Georgetown Inner Loop Southeast") and Rockride Lane have experienced significant
growth since the adoption of Ordinance No. 2007-01, and traffic volumes along the two
roadways have increased accordingly; and
WHEREAS, Georgetown Independent School District opened Mitchell Elementary
in 2008 and Wagner Middle School in 2017, both of which are located at the intersection
of Southeast Inner Loop and Rockride Lane; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Georgetown finds it in the best interest
of the community to periodically review and update speed zones within the city; and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown Public Works Department has reviewed the
speed zones on Southeast Inner Loop and on Rockride Lane and recommends adjusting
the maximum speed allowed on each within the city limits.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The meeting at which this ordinance was approved was in all things
conducted in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code,
Chapter 551.
SECTION 2. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are
hereby found and declared to be true and correct and are incorporated by reference herein
and expressly made a part hereof, as if copied verbatim.
Ordinance No. 102 1 —0Pagel of 3
Description: SE Inner Loop and Rockride Speed Zones
Date Approved: 00"004 & on
SECTION 3. Section 10.12.090.13.6 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Georgetown, Texas, establishing 20 mile per hour zones in the city limits, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
6. School Speed Zone. Rockride Lane: From Southeast Inner Loop to a point
1,500 feet south of the centerline of Southeast Inner Loop, a prima facie
maximum speed limit of 20 miles per hour during the hours of 7:15 a.m. until
9:00 a.m., and 2:45 p.m. until 4:15 p.m., when school is in session.
SECTION 4. Section 10.12.090.D.4 is hereby added to the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Georgetown, Texas, to read as follows:
4. Rockride Lane (northbound and southbound): From Southeast Inner Loop to
Sam Houston Avenue, a prima facie maximum speed limit of 35 miles per
hour.
SECTION 5. Section 10.12.090.E.9 is hereby added to the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Georgetown, Texas, to read as follows:
5. Southeast Inner Loop (northbound and southbound): From a point 0.25 mile
north of Rockride Lane to a point 0.25 mile south of Rockride Lane a prima
facie maximum speed limit of 40 miles per hour.
SECTION 6. Section 10.12.090.17.2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Georgetown, Texas is hereby amended to read as follows:
6. Southeast Inner Loop (northbound and southbound): From State Highway 29
East / East University Avenue to a point 0.25 mile north of Rockride Lane;
and from a point 0.25 mile south of Rockride Lane to Business 35 / Austin
Avenue a prima facie maximum speed limit of 45 miles per hour.
SECTION 7. Section 10.12.090.I.2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Georgetown, Texas, establishing a 55 mile per hour speed zone on Georgetown Inner
Loop Southeast, is hereby removed.
SECTION 8. The driving or operating of any motor vehicle on or along any portion of
Southeast Inner Loop or Rockride Lane at a rate of speed that is greater than the
maximum rate of speed for said portion of Southeast Inner Loop or Rockride Lane, as
fixed by this ordinance, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, which is named "The Offense
of Speeding" and that the said offense is punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred
dollars ($200.00). The use of the word "Speeding" shall be sufficient to designate the said
offense, and in prosecutions under this ordinance for the offense of Speeding, the
complaint shall be sufficient if it alleges that the defendant committed the offense of
"Speeding".
Ordinance No. Z021— O% Page 2 of 3
Description: SE Inner Loop and Rockride Speed Zones
Date Approved: 116 &7_1
SECTION 9. If any section or any portion of any section of this ordinance, or application
thereof to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and that each section and
each portion thereof not decreed to be invalid shall remain valid and enforceable, and to
this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be severable.
SECTION 10. All ordinances and parts of ordinances that are in conflict with this
ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other ordinances of the City not in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 11. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign this ordinance and the City
Secretary to attest. This ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect
ten (10) days after publication in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the
City of Georgetown.
PASSED AND APPROVED on First Reading on the 1?�day of , 2021.
PASSED AND APPROVED on Second Reading on the20"-day of , 2021.
ATTEST:
THE CIT DY GEORGETOWN
11 By:
Robyn Densmore, City Secretary oshu lroeder, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
kye Masn, City Attorney
Ordinance No. Zoy —0% Page 3 of 3
Description: SE Inner Loop and Rockride Speed Zones
Date Approved: 1 Z407—1