HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 2025-01-1720 Ordinance Altering the Prima Facie Speed Limits for Hwy 5CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS
RESOLUTION NO. 2C z 5 -0 I 17 ZC
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS APPROVING AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS
ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TRANSPORTATION
CODE, SECTION 545.356 UPON STATE HIGHWAY 5 OR PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN
THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ANNA, WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Anna, Texas ("the City") is a home -rule municipality in Collin
County, Texas; and,
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation recently conducted an engineering
and traffic investigation on State Highway 5 in the City of Anna, Texas, and;
WHEREAS, the findings of the engineering and traffic investigation demonstrate that
altering the prima facie speed limits for State Highway 5 is safe and reasonable, and;
WHEREAS, Section 545.356 of the Texas Transportation Code, provides that whenever
the governing body of a municipality shall determine upon the basis of an engineering
and traffic investigation that any prima facie speed therein set forth is greater or less than
is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place
or upon any part of a street or highway within the municipality, taking into consideration
the width and condition of the pavement and other circumstances on such portion of said
street or highway, as well as the usual traffic thereon, said governing body may determine
and declare a reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit thereat or thereon by the
passage of an ordinance, which shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice
thereof are erected at such intersection or other place or part of the street or highway,
and;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANNA, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. Recitals Incorporated
The recitals above are incorporated herein as if set forth in full for all purposes.
Section 2. Authorization of Speed Zones.
The City Council of the City of Anna, Texas, authorizes the Mayor to cause to be erected
appropriate signs indicating such speed zones.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Anna, Texas on thist-Ohday
of January 2025. ATTEST:
City
Secretary, Carrie Land APPROVED:
Mayor,
Pete Cain
Exhibit A
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CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 1130. -- - oz ; t
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE
SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
TRANSPORTATION CODE, SECTION 545.356 UPON STATE HIGHWAY 5 OR
PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ANNA,
TEXAS, AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY;
PROVIDING FOR SAVINGS, SEVERABILITY, AND REPEALING CLAUSES;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION
OF THE CAPTION THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City of Anna, Texas ("the City") is a home -rule municipality in Collin
County, Texas; and,
WHEREAS, Section 545.356 of the Texas Transportation Code, provides that whenever
the governing body of a municipality shall determine upon the basis of an engineering
and traffic investigation that any prima facie speed therein set forth is greater or less
than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist at any intersection or
other place or upon any part of a street or highway within the municipality, taking into
consideration the width and condition of the pavement and other circumstances on such
portion of said street or highway, as well as the usual traffic thereon, said governing
body may determine and declare a reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit thereat
or thereon by the passage of an ordinance, which shall be effective when appropriate
signs giving notice thereof are erected at such intersection or other place or part of the
street or highway; and,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANNA, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. Recitals Incorporated.
The above -referenced recitals are incorporated herein as if set forth in full for all
purposes.
Section 2. Engineering And Traffic Investigation.
Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation heretofore made as
authorized by the provisions of Texas Transportation Code, Section 545.356, the
following prima facie speed limits hereafter indicated for vehicles on the attached
EXHIBIT "A" (speed zone map) and listed below:
A maximum speed limit of 50 miles per hour is hereby determined and declared
to be reasonable and safe; and such speed limit is hereby fixed at the rate of
speed indicated for vehicles traveling upon the named streets and highways, or
parts thereof, described as follows: the segment(s) of SH 5 within the City of
Anna's corporate limits extending from Hackberry Drive to Rosamond Parkway.
A maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour is hereby determined and declared
to be reasonable and safe; and such speed limit is hereby fixed at the rate of
speed indicated for vehicles traveling upon the named streets and highways, or
parts thereof, described as follows: the segment(s) of SH 5 within the City of
Anna's corporate limits extending from Rosamond Parkway to County Road
1106.
Section 3. Authorization
The Mayor of the City of Anna, Texas is hereby authorized to cause to be erected
appropriate signs indicating such speed zones.
Section 4. Penalty.
Any violation of any of the terms of this ordinance, whether denominated in this
ordinance as unlawful or not, shall be deemed a misdemeanor. Any person convicted
of any such violation shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $200 for each incidence
of violation. Each violation is considered a separate offense and will be punished
separately.
Section 5. Savings, Severability and Repealing Clauses.
All ordinances of the City in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are repealed to
the extent of that conflict. If any provision of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional, the remainder of such ordinance shall continue in full force and effect
the same as if such invalid or unconstitutional provision had never been a part thereof.
The City declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section,
subsection, clause, or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, and phrases be declared unconstitutional ort
invalid.
Section 6. Publication of the Caption Hereof and Effective Date.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effective from and after its passage and upon
the posting and/or publication, if required by law, of its caption and the City Secretary is
hereby directed to implement such posting and/or publication.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Anna, Texas on this ILI
day of 0,jX, , 2025.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
City Secretary, Ca rie L nd (* f --Mayo , Pete Cain
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