HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances (O-88-678E)-04/12/1988
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ORDINANCE NO. 0-88-678E
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10 OF THE COLLEYVILLE CODE BY ADDING
THERETO A SECTION 9 PROHIBITING CERTAIN VEHICLES UPON THE STREETS
WITHIN THE CITY OTHER THAN HIGHWAY 26; PROVIDING A PENALTY;
AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the streets within the City other than Highway 26 are not
constructed to bear large or overweight loads, and
WHEREAS, the operation of large or overweight loads on said streets damages
and destroys the street, and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to protect the existing streets of the
City and prevent damage thereto, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists requiring passage of this Ordinance as an
emergency measure, and
WHEREAS, certain road widths and road conditions are not safe for overweight
and oversized commercial vehicular traffic,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS,
Sec. 1: THAT Chapter 10 of the Colleyville Code be amended by adding thereto
a Section 9 providing as follows:
"Section 9: Prohibited Vehicles:
1) For that portion of John McCain Road west of Westcoat Drive
between the first and second bridge culvert crossings west
of Westcoat Drive the following vehicles are prohibited:
a) Any vehicle with a total width, excluding mirrors, in
excess of 82" measured at the widest cross section, or
b) Any vehicle with an axle weight in excess of 15,000 pounds.
Notwithstanding, that these regulations shall not prohibit
vehicles operated by Federal, State, or local governments
from that restricted portion of John McCain Road as provided
for herein.
2) For the bridge on Glade Road between State Highway 26 and
Village Park Drive the following vehicles are prohibited:
a) Any vehicle with a gross weight in excess of 10 tons (20,000
pounds).
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II. LaVada Johnson
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Ross T. Foster
City Attorney
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Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provlslons
of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not to exceed Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Each and every day such violation
continues shall constitute a separate offense and shall be
punishable as such.
The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause
publication of the descriptive caption and penalty clause hereof
as an alternative method of publication provided by law.
The City Council hereby declares that an emergency exists requiring
the passage of thi s Ordi nance as an emergency measure to become
effective immediately. Said emergency exists in that public
property, to wit: John McCain Road and Gl ade Road, is currently
being damaged and destroyed as the result of the operation of
numerous 1 a rge or overs i zed trucks upon sa i d road. Furthermore,
the operation of said large and oversized trucks creates an
unwarranted hazard to vehicular and pedestrian traffic safety
for the narrow and restri cted road conditi ons currently exi sti ng
on the affected porti on of John McCa inRoad and Gl ade Road. The
passage of the Ordinance is necessary to preserve and protect
public property.
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Buck Hubbard
Mayor