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ORDINANCE NO. 93-2966
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION
23-168 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES WITH REGARD TO THE MAXIMUM
RATE OF SPEED FOR VEHICLES TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON FIFTH STREET
(U.S. 70) TO CORRECT TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN ORDINANCE NO. 93-
2958; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY; CUMULATIVENESS CLAUSE; CONFLICTS
CLAUSE; SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview, upon the basis of
engineering and traffic investigation, finds it necessary to amend maximum speed
limits on Fifth Street (U. S. 70) for traffic traveling eastbound within the corporate
limits of the City of Plainview, Texas; and
WHEREA~, the City Council finds it in the best interest of the public safety
of the citizens of the City of Plainview to amend § 23-168 to reflect these changes;
and
NOW, THF~gFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Plainview, Texas that:
Section I
§ 23-168 be amended to read as follows:
5th Street
(U.S. 70, Olton Road)
Eastbound
From
From
From
From
From
From
From
From
west city limits to a point 0.328 mile west of U.S. 87 .......... 55
a point 0.328 mile west of U:S. 87 (distance of 0.200 mile) ..... 50
a point 0.128 mile west of U.S. 87 to Ennis St (0.620 mile) ..... 45
Ennis St. to Columbia St. (2.021 miles) ....................... 40
Columbia St. to Ash St. (0.293 mile) ....................... 30
Ash St. to Elm St. (0.285 mile) .............................. 35
Elm St. a distance of 0.534 mile ....................... ; ...... 45
a point 0.534 east of Elm to east city limits (0.115 mile) ........ 50
Section II
Any person who shall violate or fail to comply v
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
punished by a fine of not less than $1.00 and n
Section III
Provisions of this ordinance are cumulative and
or diminish the applicability or enforcement
~th the provision of this ordinance
upon conviction thereof, shall be
)t more than $200.00.
lothing herein shall prevent, alter,
of other ordinances restricting,
regulating or governing the subject matter herein.
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Section IV
All ordinances or portions of any ordinance of the City of Plainview, Texas in
conflict herewith, are hereby amended to conform with the provisions hereof.
Section VI
Should any section, subsection, or any portion hereof be deemed invalid for any
reason, such holding shall not render Or invalidate any 'other section, sub-section,
sentence, provision, clause, phrase, or word severable therefrom and the same shall
be deemed severable for this purpose.
Section VII
This ordinance shall be of full force and effect upon its passage and publication as
required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 10th day of August, 1993./~
E.V. Ridlehuber, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kamen McBeth, City Secretary
APpI~OVED AS T~ONTENT:
~to~0 ~ Public Safety
/
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wally Hatch, City Attorney
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