ORD 819 10/23/2007 ORDINANCE 5 819
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SCHOOL ZONES AND SPEED
LIMITS: PROVIDING FOR HOURS OF DAY IN
WHICH LIMITS ARE ENFORCED; PRESCRIBING A
PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF OF A FINE OF NOT
LESS THAN $25.00 OR MORE THAN $200.00; REPEALING
ORDINANCES 427 AND 802PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND
REPEALING ANY PORTIONS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT.
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Cibolo, Texas desires to protect the
safety and welfare of its citizens; and
WHEREAS the City Council realizes that a control of speed limits around and
near the elementary/intermediate schools is necessary to protect the safety of school
children on their way to and from school.
NOW, THEREFORE: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CIBOLO, TEXAS:
I.
1. A School Zone is established at the intersection of Santa Clara Street and North
Main Street, extending from said intersection in a Northwest direction on Main
Street to the intersection of North Main Street and Buffalo Trail. The effective
hours of the School Zone are 7:00 A.M. until 9:00 A.M. and from 2:30 P.M. until
4:00 P.M. on school days only.
2. A School Zone is established at the intersection of Dietz Road and Borgfeld
Road extending from said intersection to a point 1360 feet in a Northwest
direction on Dietz Road and from said intersection to a point 960 feet in a
Northeast direction on Borgfeld Road. The effective hours of the School Zone are
7:00 A.M. until 9:00 A.M. and from 2:30 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. on school days only.
3. A School Zone is established at the intersection of Thistle Creek Drive and
Scotch Rose Lane extending from said intersection in a Southeast direction on
Thistle Creek Drive to the intersection of Thistle Creek Drive and Spice Oak
Lane. The effective hours of the School Zone are 7:00 A.M. until 9:00 A.M. and
from 2:30 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. on school days only.
4. A School Zone is established at the intersection of Thistle Creek Drive and Dietz
Road extending from said intersection in a Northwest direction on Dietz Road to
the intersection of Dietz Road and Parkfair Gate. The intersection of Dietz Road
and Deer Meadow Boulevard on Deer Meadow Boulevard to the intersection of
Deer Meadow Boulevard and Autumn Circle. The effective hours of the School
Zone are 7:00 A.M. until 9:00 A.M. and from 2:30 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. on school
days only.
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5. A School Zone is established on F.M. 1103 from MP 4.744 at the City limits of
Cibolo easterly to .MP 5.098 for an approximate distance of 0.354 miles, and as
further described by Exhibit A, which is incorporatedby reference as if fully
copied. The effective hours of the School Zone are 7:00 A.M. until 9:00 A.M. and
from 2:30 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. on school days only.
6. Except as otherwise posted, the established speed for school zones is a
maximum of 20 miles per hour (mph) which must be strictly observed.
7. Any violation of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, carry a fine of not less than
twenty five dollars ($25.00) or more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each
violation thereof.
This ordinance takes precedence over Ordinances 427 and 802 which are rescinded
upon passage hereof.
III.
This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the City of
Cibolo, Texas, except where the provisions of the Ordinances are in direct conflict
with the provisions of such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of
such ordinances are hereby repealed.
IV.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the:phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any
phrase,_ clause sentence, paragraph or section of thisordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases,
clauses,. sentences, paragraphs and section so this ordinance, since the same
would have been enacted by the City Council without incorporation in this ordinance
of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
IV.
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage, approval and
publication as provided by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS .23 DAY OF , 2007.
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