HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1325 - ORD Relating to Street Design & Traffic Control, Providing Installation & Maintenance
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ORDINANCE NUMBER 1325
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO STREET DESIGN AND TRAFFIC CONTROL; PROVIDING
FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN STREET AMENITIES AND
TRAFFIC DIVERSION DEVICES; AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS; AND CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS
RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of West University Place,
Texas desires to establish standard provisions for the design and
installation of traffic diversion devices at those locations where the
overall level of traffic safety would be improved by such facilities,
and the City Council also desires to provide for certain street
amenities as authorized by state law;
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY
PLACE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the Code of Ordinances, City of West University
Place, Texas, is hereby amended by adding two new sections, to be
numbered 13-106 and 19-91, which said sections read as follows:
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Sec. 13-106. Traffic Diversion Devices
(a) The traffic control officer, with the approval of the City
Council, may place and maintain traffic diversion devices at those
locations where, in the judgment of the officer, the overall level
of traffic safety would be improved by such devices. Such devices
may be designed to require that traffic make a certain designated
turn or that through traffic not be a 11 owed upon or over certa i n
streets, and they may be designed in such a way that they apply to
pedestrians and vehicles or only to certain classes of traffic
such as motor vehicles.
(b) Traffic diversion devices may include curbs, lane indica-
tions, signs, railings and:other such facilities,. EJtber the
traffic control officer or the City Council may seek public
comment on a proposed installation of traffic diversion devices,
if such comment would be helpful to the matter under consideration.
(c) The City Manager may direct that other departments of the
City assist the traffic control officer in connection with the
consideration, installation or maintenance of traffic diversion
devices.
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(d) Traffic diversion devices may be installed in coordination
with public conveniences and amenities as authorized by Chapter 19
of this Code. Neither the installation and maintenance of traffic
diversion devices nor the installation of public conveniences and
street amenities shall ever be construed to work an abandonment or
relinquishment of any street or public place.
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Sec. 19-91. Street Amenities.
The public conveniences and amenities authorized by
Subdivisions (1) and (5) of Section 2 of art. 1085c TEX. REV.
CIV. STAT. ANN. may be established and maintained with City
funds, materials, equipment and personnel, if approved by the City
Council. The City Manager is designated to make the findings
required by Section 3 of said statute.
Section 2. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
Section 3. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph,
section or other part of this ordinance or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance, shall ever be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder
of this ordinance and the application of such word, phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph, section or other part of this ordinance to any
other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Section 4. The City Council officially finds, determines and
declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and
subject of each meeting at which this ordinance was discussed,
considered or acted upon was given in the manner required by the Open
Meetings Law, TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. art. 6252-17, as amended,
and that each such meeting has been open to the public as required by
law at all times during such discussion, consideration and action. The
City Council ratifies, approves and confirms such notices and the
contents and posting thereof.
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Section 5. This ordinance becomes effective immediately upon
adoption and signature.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING this ??nd day of
August ,1988.
Councilmembers Voting Aye: Mayor Parks, Councilmembers Bryan, Bell
Britton, Schwartzel
Councilmembers Voting No: None
Councilmembers Absent: None
Ordinance Number 1325
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PASSED AND APPROVED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING this 12th day of
September , 1988.
Councilmembers Voting Aye: Mayor Parks, Councilmembers Bryan, Bell,
Britton, Schwartzel
Councilmembers Voting No: None
Councilmembers Absent: None
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Audrey Nichols
City Secretary
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Signed:
Michael L. Parks, Mayor
Approved as to Form:
James L. Dougherty, Jr.
City Attorney
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