HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances (O-88-678)-05/16/1988
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ORDINANCE NO. 0-88-678
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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.
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 desi res to protect the exi sti ng streets of the
City and prevent damage thereto, 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 i
for herein. !
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2) For the bridge on Glade Road between State Highway 26 and I
Village Park Drive the following vehicles are prohibited: i
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a) Any vehicle with a gross weight in excess of 10 tons (20,000 II,.
pounds) . .
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Ordinance 0-88-678
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Sec. 2. 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.
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Sec. 3. 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.
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AND IT SO ORDERED.
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The 1st Reading and Public Hearing being conducted on April 18, 1988.
The 2nd Reading and Public Hearing being conducted on May?, 1988.
The 3rd Reading and Public Hearing being conducted on May 16, 1988.
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CITY OF COLLEYVILLE
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Buck Hubbard
Mayor
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Ross T. Foster
City Attorney