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Home My WebLink AboutPO 6379: AMENDING CHAPTER 106 - TRAFFIC ARTICLE III MEMORANDUM CITY OF PORT ARTHUR PUBLIC WORKS - ENGINEERING DIVISION TO: John A. Comeaux, P.E., Interim City Manager FROM: Leslie E. McMahen, P.E., Interim City Engineer' i DATE: April 10, 2014 RE: Proposed Ordinance No. 6379 RECOMMENDATION I recommend that the City Council approve Proposed Ordinance No. 6379 amending the speed limit on Highway 82 from a point south of the Martin Luther King Bridge southward to the Texas /Louisiana state line. BACKGROUND Cheniere LNG requested that the Texas Department of Transportation investigate the possibility of lowering the existing speed limit on Highway 82 due to the condition of the roadway and the number of traffic accidents that have increased as a result of Cheniere's activities. The traffic study performed by TxDOT showed that current speeds and the allowance for reducing speed limits based on roadway conditions and other relevant factors made it prudent to reduce the speed limit to 55 miles per hour. TxDOT has furnished us with a Speed Zone Strip Map summarizing their study. BUDGET /FISCAL EFFECT None SUMMARY I recommend that the City Council approve Proposed Ordinance No. 6379. P.O. No. 6379 LEM 4/10/14 Page 1 of 3 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 106 — TRAFFIC, ARTICLE III — SPECIFIC STREET REGULATIONS, DIVISION 4 — SPEED, SECTION 106 -143 — SPEED ON STATE AND FEDERAL HIGHWAYS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, TO ESTABLISH THE MAXIMUM PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT FOR STATE HIGHWAY 82 FROM A POINT SOUTH OF THE MARTIN LUTHER KING BRIDGE SOUTHWARD TO THE TEXAS/LOUISIANA STATE LINE; AUTHORIZING THE POSTING OF PROPER SIGNS; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRESCRIBING A PENALTY OF NOT LESS ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) NOR MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) FOR EACH VIOLATION THEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation has made it known to the City of Port Arthur, Texas, that it desires to alter the prima facie speed limit on State Highway 82 from a point south of the Martin Luther King Bridge southward to the Texas /Louisiana state line; and, WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 545.356 of the Texas Transportation Code, the City Council of the City of Port Arthur may alter the maximum prima facie speed limits with respect to highways or portion thereof with the corporate limits of the City of Port Arthur based upon engineering and traffic studies and requested public hearings; and, WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation has provided the City of Port Arthur a speed zone map with a survey date of February 24, 2014, copy attached as Exhibit "A ", justifying the alteration of the maximum prima facie speed limit to 55 miles per hour; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS: Section 1. That Chapter 106 — Traffic, Article III — Specific Street Regulations, Division 4 — Speed, Section 106 -143 — Speed on State and Federal Highways, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Port Arthur, is hereby amended by establishing the following maximum prima facie speed limit: State Highway 82 from a point south of the Martin Luther King Bridge southward to the Texas /Louisiana state line to 55 miles per hour. P.O. No. 6379 LEM 4/10/14 Page 2of3 Section 2. That necessary signs for posting the speed limit will be furnished, installed, and maintained by the direction of the Texas Department of Transportation engineer in charge of the project. Section 3. That it shall be unlawful for a driver of a vehicle to disobey the instructions of a sign placed in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance, unless at the time otherwise directed by a police officer. Section 4. That all ordinance or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed; provided however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance. Section 5. That if any provisions, section, exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or set of circumstances, shall for any reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to other persons or set of circumstances and to this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 6. That any person who shall violated any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than One and No /100 Dollar ($1.00) nor more than Five Hundred and No /100 Dollars ($500.00). Section 7. That this ordinance shall take effect from and after ten (10) days from its passage by the City Council. The City Secretary is hereby directed to give notice hereof by causing the caption of this ordinance to be published in the official newspaper of the City of Port Arthur at least twice within ten (10) days after passage of this ordinance. Section 8. That the City Secretary shall sign the Certification of Ordinance attached as Exhibit "B ", and return it to the Texas Department of Transportation along with a copy of this ordinance. Section 9. That a copy of the caption of this ordinance be spread upon the Minutes of the City Council. READ, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED, this the day of , 2014 AD, at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, Texas by the following vote: AYES: P.O. No. 6379 LEM 4/10/14 Page 3 of 3 Mayor: Councilmembers: NOES: Mayor ATTEST: City Secretary APPROVED AS To?) FORM: / City Attorney / APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION: John A. Comeaux, P.E., Interim City Manager EXHIBIT "K i F o, wo, (3'79 MAP OF 2367 -01 lit DEVELOPMENT RES. SIGHT DISTANCE I I BALL BANK or ADVISORY SPEED CURVES OVER 2° o 1 ' GRADES OVER 3% 1 SURFACE WIDTH AND TYPE m 24' WIDII R.O.W. AND RDBD. WIDTH w ACCIDENTS 02/01/2013-01/31/2014 N I ZONE LENGTHS MILE 1 ZONE SPEEDS MPH 45 MPH am► /•• TOWARD PORT ARTHUR NI M o o so c 3 , 62 F 129 C.L. BEARINGS we 51 TOWARD 65 B 127 LA. STATE L I \E 36" ZONE SPEEDS MPH 45 MPH cam► 99 ZONE LENGTHS MILE ••• LI ACCIDENTS 02/01/2013- 01 /31/2014 li R.O.W. AND RDBD WIDTH SURFACE WIDTH AND TYPE GRADES OVER 3% NONE ) CURVES OVER 2° 1 BALL BANK or ADVISORY SPEED NONE RES. SIGHT DISTANCE NONE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE * DATE DIST: BEAUMONT COUNTY: JEFFERSON / c.M.o. * DATE REPLACES I HIGHWAY: SH 82 CITY: PORT ARTHUR ORDINANCE *87 -02 DATE 01 -13 -1987 SECTI SPEED CHECKS: 02/24/2014 - 02/25/2014 �i REPLACES C.M.O. *106708 DATE 01 -25 -1996 ONE DATE OF SURVEY: TRIAL RUNS: ' / / SCALE: 1 = 800' CANCELLED BY * DATE LEGEND XX 85 PERCENTILE SPEED II FATAL ACCIDENT XX TOP SPEED MEASURED Q PERSONAL INJURY ACCIDENT XXX NUMBER OF CARS CHECKED 0 PROPERTY DAMAGE ACCIDENT A INDICATES SECTION ZONED TRIAL RUNS (AS NEEDED) BY COMMISSION MINUTE SH 82 2367- 01.DGN 1 2367 -01 PAVEMENT 0 0 0 M N C t0 0 p 0 60 73 130 WB 60 68 —� 130 EB z N d ~ J 0 d O 36" P 24" WIDE PAVEMEN f WATERWAY Lack of striped, improved sho LIMITS OF ZONE ON BEGIN MP END MP LENGTH M. P. H. C. S. J. 3.49 11.343 7.853 55 MPH 2367 -01 S F EI. L MAP DRAWN - TOTAL 7.853 Ex H1B UT "A" \ Po. No. ( 79 . I Lack of striped, improved shoulder(constrict lateral movement). A I A 1 1 24' WIDE PAVEMENT 1 , r 4 0006.475 o ° 04 0 w �1 rn rnrn M 0 6 N L(i Sri ' ern 0 2 o0 0 0 o o ° o o o ° 1 63 I 70 , — 132 i WB 63 ' 70 I 133 EB v k V 36"P 18"P 36" P 1 i I 1 I ' ulder(constrict lateral movement). 0 ZO\- 0 3/04/201 4 - Pe Be • 2367 -01 UNDEVELOPED 0008.475 4 nm ' � n co °g 4 M � 0 0 — o 64 79 WB 127 a I 66 780 — 132 EB f 36" P 36" P 36" P 24' WIDE PAVEMENT Lack of striped, improved shoulder(constrict lateral movement). � X H I T "A' \ Po, P'►o, (379 Lack of striped, improved shoulder(constrict lateral movement). 24' WIDE PAVEMENT 7.853 Mi. 55 MPH 0 0 p CO W n 0 ro) N) > cd co ai 0 } 0 O 0 0 0 62 ® O WR 61 70 -� 128 EB 36" P 36" P 55 MPH 7.853 Mi. 1 2367 -01 UNDEVELOPED 0010.475 O N 0) 6 rn rn O O O O O O O 63 73 129 WR 63 75 —> 126 EB P 36" P , 36" P 1 1 24' WIDE PAVEMENT Lack of striped, improved shoulder(constrict lateral movement). il • 1 — _ X H I 151 I /\ \ 1 1 i I' Lack of striped, improved shoulder(constrict lateral movement). il ■ ' 24' WIDE PAVEMENT i fi f t W z 11 0012.469 �/1 M/` �!� 00 ;, 4 N M H to CID p OD Cr' 6 O O d _O M ~ O d O $ In O 3 O O 3 3 3 3 3 55 1 N [ 71 E' 127 I 1 WB 1 1 I ) 1 1 1 1 55 w z 71 128 EB k'I co 1 N in O P N ' 3 A a _ x 36" P 24" P 36" P 1- WALTER UMPHREY STATE PARK i I mi. rl t1 �� y 1 I I 1 1 1 t 1 1 WATERWAY 1 i 1 1 i _1 i rn 0 • • 4 10 I " i Exhibit `B" P.O. No. 6379 City of Port Arthur, Texas Certification of Ordinance I, Sherri Bellard, the duly appointed City Secretary of the City of Port Arthur, Texas, do hereby certify and attest that as part of my duties, I do supervise and act as the lawful custodian of the records of the City of Port Arthur; that the attached document is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 106 — TRAFFIC, ARTICLE III — SPECIFIC STREET REGULATIONS, DIVISION 4 — SPEED, SECTION 106 -143 — SPEED ON STATE AND FEDERAL HIGHWAYS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, TO ESTABLISH THE MAXIMUM PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT FOR STATE HIGHWAY 82 FROM A POINT SOUTH OF THE MARTIN LUTHER KING BRIDGE SOUTHWARD TO THE TEXAS /LOUISIANA STATE LINE; AUTHORIZING THE POSTING OF PROPER SIGNS; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRESCRIBING A PENALTY OF NOT LESS ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) NOR MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) FOR EACH VIOLATION THEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. Adopted by the City Council at its Regular Meeting on April 15, 2014. WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR ON THE DAY OF APRIL, 2014. Sherri Bellard, City Secretary Seal