A person commits an offense if he operates a vehicle on any
street within the city at a speed greater than thirty (30) miles per
hour or on any public alley at a speed greater than fifteen (15) miles
per hour, except as hereinafter provided in this chapter. Any speed
in excess of thirty (30) miles per hour on a public street or fifteen
(15) miles per hour in a public alley, unless otherwise provided by
this chapter, shall be prima facie evidence that the speed is not
reasonable or prudent and is unlawful.
(1996 Code, sec. 10.701)
A person commits an offense if he operates or drives a vehicle
on the following designated streets at a speed greater than the speed
designated by this section for such street or portion of such street,
and any speed in excess of the limit provided in this section shall
be deemed prima facie evidence that the speed is not reasonable or
prudent and is unlawful:
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Street Name
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Extent
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Speed
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(1)
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Bear Creek Road
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Beginning at intersection with I-35, west to the midpoint of
the intersection with S. Uhl Road.
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45 mph
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(2)
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Bear Creek Road
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From midpoint of the intersection with S. Uhl Road, west to
the midpoint of the intersection with Westmoreland Road (except special
speed zone).
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35 mph
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(3)
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Bear Creek Road
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Beginning at the midpoint of the intersection with Westmoreland
Road, west to the west city limits.
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45 mph
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(4)
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South Hampton
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All portions of the city limits subject to the limits of the
safety zone provided below.
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35 mph
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(5)
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Westmoreland Road
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All portions within the city limits
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45 mph
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(6)
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Uhl Road
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All portions within the city limits
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35 mph
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(7)
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Heritage Boulevard
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All portions within the city limits
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20 mph
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(8)
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Ovilla Road (FM 664)
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Beginning at the east boundary line at S. Uhl Road, west to
the west boundary line at S. Hampton Road
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50 mph
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(1996 Code, sec. 10.702; Ordinance 808-05 adopted 11/21/05)
(a) Bear Creek Road.
(1) A school zone is hereby established on Bear Creek Road from a point
500 feet west of Heritage Boulevard, east to a point 786 feet east
of Heritage Boulevard.
(2) A speed limit of twenty (20) mph shall be in effect in such school
zone Monday through Friday every week of the school semesters of the
school districts serving the city, when specially marked signs are
flashing yellow lights. The school zone shall be marked by means of
special signs stating “SCHOOL - 20 MPH WHEN FLASHING.”
The chief of police is hereby authorized to coordinate the time of
activation of such signs with the appropriate school authorities.
(3) The placement of a traffic-control device by the city shall be prima
facie evidence that the device is installed and maintained pursuant
to the authority granted herein, in accordance with state law, in
proper position and in full force and effect.
(b) FM 664 (Ovilla Road).
(1) A school zone is hereby established on FM 664 (Ovilla Road) from
a point beginning at milepost 11.676 marking the western boundary
of the school zone to milepost 11.546 marking the eastern boundary
of the school zone being a total of 686.4 feet.
(2) A speed limit of thirty-five (35) mph shall be in effect in said
school zone Monday through Friday every week of the school semester
of the school district serving the city, when specially marked signs
are flashing yellow lights. The school zone shall be marked by means
of special signs stating “SCHOOL - 35 MPH WHEN FLASHING.”
The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to coordinate the time of
activation of such signs with the appropriate school authorities.
(3) The school zone shall be in effect from 7:10 a.m. until 8:10 a.m.
and from 2:40 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday every week of
the school semester.
(4) The placement of a traffic-control device by the city or TXDOT shall
be prima facie evidence that the device is installed and maintained
pursuant to the authority granted herein, in accordance with state
law, in proper position and in full force and effect.
(c) Majestic Meadows Drive.
(1) A school zone is hereby established on Majestic Meadows Drive from
a point 100 feet north of West Bear Creek Road, north to a point 200
feet north of Wynnewood Drive.
(2) A speed limit of twenty (20) mph shall be in effect in said school
zone Monday through Friday every week of the school semester of the
school district serving the city, when specially marked signs are
flashing yellow lights. The school zone shall be marked by means of
special signs stating “SCHOOL - 20 MPH WHEN FLASHING.”
The chief of police is hereby authorized to coordinate the time of
activation of such signs with the appropriate school authorities.
(3) The placement of a traffic-control device by the city or TXDOT shall
be prima facie evidence that the device is installed and maintained
pursuant to the authority granted herein, in accordance with state
law, in proper position and in full force and effect.
(d) Wynnewood Drive.
(1) A school zone is hereby established on Wynnewood Drive from a point
200 feet west of Majestic Meadows Drive, east to a point 1085 feet
east of Majestic Meadows Drive.
(2) A speed limit of twenty (20) mph shall be in effect in said school
zone Monday through Friday every week of the school semester of the
school district serving the city, when specially marked signs are
flashing yellow lights. The school zone shall be marked by means of
special signs stating “SCHOOL - 20 MPH WHEN FLASHING.”
The chief of police is hereby authorized to coordinate the time of
activation of such signs with the appropriate school authorities.
(e) South Westmoreland Road.
(1) A school zone is hereby established on South Westmoreland Road from
a point 200 feet north of Wynnewood Drive north to a point 200 feet
south of Wynnewood Drive.
(2) A speed limit of thirty (30) mph shall be in effect in said school
zone Monday through Friday every week of the school semester of the
school district serving the city, when specially marked signs are
flashing yellow lights. The school zone shall be marked by means of
special signs stating “SCHOOL - 30 MPH WHEN FLASHING.”
The chief of police is hereby authorized to coordinate the time of
activation of such signs with the appropriate school authorities.
(3) The placement of a traffic-control device by the city or TXDOT shall
be prima facie evidence that the device is installed and maintained
pursuant to the authority granted herein, in accordance with state
law, in proper position and in full force and effect.
(1996 Code, sec. 10.703; Ordinance 724-01 adopted 12/17/01; Ordinance O-02-10, sec. 2, adopted 2/15/10)
Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation heretofore
made as authorized by the provisions of section 169(b) of article
6701d, Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes, the following prima facie
speed limits hereafter indicated for vehicles are hereby determined
and declared to be reasonable and safe; and such speed limits are
hereby fixed at the rate of speed indicated for vehicles traveling
upon the named streets and highways, or parts thereof, described as
follows:
(1) No motor vehicle shall be operated along and upon F.M. Highway No.
664 within the corporate limits of the city in excess of the speeds
set forth in the following limits: beginning at said point (Station
576+10) being the west city limits thence continuing along F.M. 664
in an easterly direction for a distance of 1.129 miles, approximately,
said point (Station 635+71) being the east city limits, a maximum
speed of 50 miles per hour.
(2) That from and after the date of the passage of this speed zone section,
no motor vehicle shall be operated along and upon Interstate Highway
No. 35 Southbound (west) Frontage Road within the corporate limits
of the city in excess of speeds now set forth in the following limits:
(A) Beginning at said point (north of Bear Creek Road at the City of
DeSoto/City of Glenn Heights city limits line), approximately 0.50
miles south of Parkerville Road, continuing along the southbound (west)
IH-35 Frontage Road south until approximately 0.10 miles south of
Bear Creek Road, or a total distance of approximately 0.60 miles,
a maximum speed of 45 miles per hour.
(B) Beginning at said point, approximately 0.10 miles south of Bear Creek
Road, continuing along the southbound (west) IH-35 Frontage Road south
until the Dallas County/Ellis County Line, or a total distance of
approximately 0.80 miles, a maximum speed of 50 miles per hour.
(3) No motor vehicle shall be operated along and upon Ovilla Road, Highway
FM 664, within the corporate limits of the city in excess of the speeds
now set forth in the following limits: beginning at the east boundary
line at S. Uhl Road, west to the west boundary line at S. Hampton
Road, 55 mph.
(1996 Code, sec. 10.704; Ordinance O-03-12 adopted 1/17/12)
The chief of police or his duly authorized representative is
hereby directed to erect appropriate signs giving notice to motorists
that the aforesaid streets have been zoned by the city for the aforesaid
maximum lawful prima facie speed limit as provided above, said signs
to be posted at each end of the aforesaid speed zones so as to be
visible to motorists entering such speed zones from either direction.
(1996 Code, sec. 10.705)