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ORDINANCE NO. 87-2717
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 84-2563, PROVIDING
FOR THE HOURS OF MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS ON PORTIONS OF
STREETS DESIGNATED AS SCHOOL ZONES FOR THE OPERATION
OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON ANY STREET WITHIN THE DESIGNATED
SCHOOL ZONE.
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 84-2564 of the City of Plainview,
Texas designates portions of certain streets located within the
City limits of the City of Plainview, Texas as school zones, and
provides maximum limits of speed for operation of any type of
motor vehicle within said school zone; and
WHEREAS, after a thorough evaluation of the school zones 'in
the City of Plainview, Texas, it has been determined that the
hours of operation for some school zones needs to be changed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the
City of Plainview, Texas,
Ordinance No. 84-2564 of the City of Plainview, Texas shall be,
and the same is hereby amended as follows, to wit:
Section 1: The portion or portions of the streets of the City of
Plainview, Texas, hereinafter described and designated are hereby
declared to be school zones.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any automobile,
motorcycle, motorscooter or any type motor vehicle which is
self-propelled at a speed greater than twenty (20) miles per hour
between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.; 11:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m.; 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday of each week on the following portions of the
following streets;
On West Alpine Drive between West Crestway Street and the
intersection of West Alpine Drive and Columbia Street by Hillcrest
School.
On 18th Street between Independence Street and Joliet Street;
Lakeside School
On Independence Street between 18th Street and 20th Street;
Lakeside School
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On Joliet Street between 18th Street and 20th Street;
School
Lakeside
On Canyon Street between 5th Street and 10th Street;
School
College Hill
On 20th Street
Edgemere School
between Yonkers
Street and
Amarillo Street;
On Yonkers Street between 19th Street and 24th Street;
School
Edgemere
On 16th Street between Quincy Street and Smythe Street; High
School
On 12th Street between Fresno Street and Independence Street;
Houston School
On Galveston Street between West llth Street and West 13th Street;
Houston School
On Houston Street between West llth Street and West 13th Street;
Houston School.
Section 2: Provided further, it shall be unlawful for any person
to operate any automobile, motorcycle, motorscooter, or any type
motor vehicle which is self propelled at a speed greater than (20)
miles per hour between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.; 3:30
p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of each week on the following portions of the following
streets;
On llth Street between Oakland Street and Raliegh Street;
(Highland)
On 10th Street between Portland Street and Quincy Street;
(Highland)
On Portland Street between 10th Street and llth Street;
(Highland)
On 32nd Street between Joliet Street and Lexington
(Thunderbird)
Street;
On Lexington Street between 31st Street and 32nd Street;
(Thunderbird)
On Joliet Street from 24th Street to 26th Street; (Coronado)
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On Ash Street between 9th Street and 10th Street; (Ash)
On 9th Street between Ash Street and Beach Street; (Ash)
On 20th Street between Utica Street and Yonkers Street;
(Estacado)
On Ennis Street beginning 150 feet North of the North right-of-way
line of Itasca Street to 150 feet South of the South right-of-way
line of Itasca Street; (College Hill School)
The necessity to change the time providing for the hours of
maximum speed limit for the operation of motor vehicles was
brought about by the fact that some schools do not have children
leaving the school grounds during the 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
time period.
Section 3: It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any
automobile, motorcycle, motor scooter, or any type of motor
vehicle which is self-propelled at a speed greater than 25 miles
per hour when the school zone traffic signal control light is
flashing on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays of
each week on the following portions of the following streets:
Section 4: On U.S. Highway 70 (also known as 5th Street)
beginning at the West curbline of the intersection of U.S. Highway
70 and Canyon Street, West a distance of 188' and beginning at the
East curbline of the intersection of U.S. Highway 70 and Canyon
Street, East, a distance of 155', College Hill School;
Section 5: On South Broadway Street beginning at the North
curbline of the intersection of South Broadway and West Crestway
Street, North a distance of 192 feet, and beginning at the South
curbline of this intersection of South Broadway Street and West
Crestway Street, South, a distance of 114 feet; Hillcrest School
Section 6: Ail ordinance or part of any ordinance of the City of
Plainview, Texas, in conflict herewith is hereby amended to
conform with the provisions hereof.
Section 7: Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with
any of the provisions of this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine in
a sum of not less than $1.00 and no more than $200.00.
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PASSED ON FIRST reading this the
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 22nd
ATTEST:
~h~L-~WEN, City Secretary
8th day of Septembe~ 1987.
day of September, 1987.
E.V. RIDLEHUBER, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Director of Municipal Safety & Environment
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
D-AVID~ACKBURN, Assistant City Attorney
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