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ORDINANCE NO. 84-2562
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING THE 'T'IMES THAT VEHIt:[7LAR TRAFFIC MAY NOT
MAKE A RIGHT T[J1~N (~ RID AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT ALL FOUR
APPRC~CHES AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF WEST EI~,V.'ENZ'H STREET AND QUINCY
STREET; AND THE INTERSECTION OF WEST TWENTIEIT-I STREI;'I' AND. YONKERS
5TREE~T IN THE CITY OF PIAINVIEW, TEXAS; AND 'PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY
AND ~?ASSIl~3G OIL P.N EMERGENCY.
~i1HF~F~S, ithe intersections of west Eleventh street and Quincy street,
and west '.I~aentieth street and Yonkers street are adjacent to public
schools, <~.nd any right turns on red would be hazardous to school
children at these intersections; and
WHERE',AS, 'the City of Plainview, Texas has determined that it would be in
the bust interest of the public that right .turns on red not be allowed
on school days during the times of 7:30 A.M, to E3:30 A.M.; and 3:30 to
4:30 P.M, at these. intersections; and
NtJW, 'THEREFORE, F3E I'.P ORDAINF~ by the Mayor and City Council of the City
of Plainview, Texas.
SECTION 1.: The interrsections of West Eleventh Sixeet and Quincy Street
and .West ~aenteth Street and Yonkers Street, shall be and is hereby
declared unlawful for any vehicular traffic or any automobile,
motorcycle, motor scooter and/or any type of motor vehicle which is
self-pro~~elled to make a right turn on red during the hours specified
and posts~l. .These hours being 7:30 a.M. to 8:30 A.M.; and 3:30 P.M. to
4:30',P.M. on school days only.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or part of any ordinance of the City of
Plairivieva, Texas in conflict herewith is hereby .amended to conform with
the provisions. hereof.
SECTION 3: Any pexs~on who should violate or fail to comply with any of
the said provisior~s of this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a
m_isd~meanor, and Upon conviction shall be punished by a fine in the
sum of not less tYian $1.00 and no more than $200.00.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 14th day of August, 1984.
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E.V. RID~LEHUBER, Mayor
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WALZ`ER S~. DODSON, City Clerk