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AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING BOGART STREET AS A ONE-WAY STREET FROM !
HIGHWAY 26 TO PLEASANT RUN ROAD FOR SPECIFIC HOURS , ESTABLISHING!
A 20 MILES PER HOUR SPEED ZONE FOR SPECIFIC HOURS ON SCHOOL DAYS I
ON BOGART STREET AND PLEASANT RUN ROAD, PROVIDING A PENALTY AND !
6 !I AUTHOR I ZING PUBL leA T ION. (Emergency Ordinance)
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ORDINANCE NO.
0-83-470
WHEREAS, the City has conducted a traffic study on Bogart Street
and Pleasant Run Road; and,
WHEREAS, the Council is of the opinion that there currently
exists a traffic hazard on Bogart Street, which presents
a danger to school children; and,
WHEREAS,
the Council is of the opinion that making Bogart one-
way, allowing people to travel only westerly from
Highway 26 to Pleasant Run Road will substantially re-
duce said hazard; and,
the establishment of a 20 miles per hour speed zone from
7 : 30 a. m. to 4: 0 0 p. m. 0 n PIe a san t Ru n Ro a d and Bog art
from its intersection with Church Street to its
intersection Shelton will also substantially reduce said
traffic hazard; and,
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the Council is of the opinion that in order to protect
the life, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City
of Colleyville and the public in general, immediate
adoption of the subject measures is necessary; NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS: I
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Sec. 1. THAT motor vehicles are hereby prohibited from travellin~
east or in a easterly direction on Bogart Street from .
its intersection with State Highway 26 to its intersec-
tion with Pleasant Run Road between the hours of 7:30
a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The chief
of police shall post Bogart Street as a one-way street
in accordance with this ordinance.
Sec. 2.
That the maximum prima facia reasonable and prudent
speed limit on Bogart Street and Pleasant Run Road
between its intersection with Church Street and Shelton
be and is hereby established to be 20 miles per hour
between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on school
days.
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Ordinance 0-83-470
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The passage of this ordinance as an emergency measure is
necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of
the citizens of the City of Colleyville and the public
in general and the Council hereby declares this
ordinance to be an emergency ordinance, to be effective
from the date of its first passage.
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Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon final conviction thereof fined in
an amoun t not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
Each and every day such violation continues shall con-
stitute a separate offense and is punishable as such.
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Sec. 5. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to
cause publication of the descriptive caption and penalty
clause of this ordinance as an alternative method of
publication provided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
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PAS~~ND ADOPTED on first reading this
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CITY OF
COLLEYVILLE
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Buck Hubbard, ayor
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City Secretary
Approved as to form and legality:
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Ross T. Foster
Ci ty Attorney
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