City of Gonzales, TX ARTICLE 12.500 SPEED REGULATION

§ 12.501 Application of State Speed Laws.

The state traffic laws regulating the speed of vehicles shall be applicable upon all streets within this city except where the city manager or his assigns, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, determines that other speed limits shall be applicable on specified streets or in certain areas, in which event it shall be unlawful for any person to drive at a speed in excess of any speed so determined when signs are in place giving notice thereof.

(1995 Code of Ordinances, Title VII, Chapter 71, Section 71.15)

§ 12.502 Authority of City Council to Regulate Speed Limit.

(a) Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, the city council may decrease maximum speed limits at intersections and outside urban districts and may increase limits within urban districts.

(b) Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, the city council shall determine the maximum speed limits on arterial streets.

(c) Speed limits established pursuant to this article shall be applicable at all or such times as shall be indicated by official traffic control devices.

(1995 Code of Ordinances, Title VII, Chapter 71, Section 71.16)

§ 12.503 Specific Speed Limits.

(a) Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of the Texas Transportation Code, section 545.356, the following prima facie limits hereafter indicated for vehicles are hereby determined and declared to be reasonable and safe, and such speed limits here hereby fixed at the rate of speed indicated for vehicles traveling upon the named streets and highways, or parts thereof, described as follows:

(1) On U.S. Highway 183 south from a point at the south city limits to a point 3,876 feet north, a distance of approximately 0.734 mile, 45 miles per hour;

(2) School zone on U.S. 183 (Water Street) from a point 2,573 feet south of its intersection with U.S. 90A to a point 4,261 feet south, a distance of approximately 0.320 of a mile, 35 miles per hour when so signed.

(3) On S.H. 97 (St. Lawrence Street) from a point at its intersection with U.S. 183 (St. Joseph Street) to a point 6,678 feet east, a distance of approximately 1.265 miles, 30 miles per hour;

(4) On S.H. 97 (St. Lawrence Street) from a point at the east city limit to a point 4,895 feet west, a distance of approximately 0.927 of a mile, 45 miles per hour;

(5) School zone on S.H. 97 (St. Lawrence Street) from a point 1,634 feet east of its intersection with U.S. 183 (St. Joseph Street) to a point 2,748 feet east, a distance of approximately 0.211 of a mile, 20 miles per hour when so signed;

(6) School zone on S.H. 97 (St. Lawrence Street) from a point 4,382 feet east of its intersection with U.S. 183 (St. Joseph Street) to a point 5,786 feet east, a distance of approximately 0.266 of a mile, 20 miles per hour when so signed;

(7) On U.S. 183 (St. Joseph Street) from a point at the north city limit to a point 998 feet south, a distance of approximately 0.189 of a mile, 55 miles per hour;

(8) On U.S. 183 (St. Joseph Street) from a point 998 feet south of the north city limit to a point 1,056 feet south, a distance of approximately 0.200 of a mile, 45 miles per hour;

(9) On U.S. 183 (St. Joseph Street), from a point 2,054 feet south of the north city limit to a point 2,967 feet south, a distance of approximately 0.562 of a mile, 35 miles per hour;

(10) On U.S. 183 (St. Joseph Street) from a point 5,021 feet south of the north city limit to a point 4,820 feet south, a distance of approximately 0.913 of a mile, 30 miles per hour;

(11) On U.S. 183 (St. Joseph Street) from a point 9,841 feet south of the north city limit to a point 1,588 feet south, a distance of approximately 0.295 of a mile, 35 miles per hour;

(12) School zone on U.S. 183 (St. Joseph Street) from a point 5,602 feet south of the north city limit to a point 688 feet south, a distance of approximately 0.130 of a mile, 20 miles per hour when so signed;

(13) On U.S. Highway No. 90A (Sarah DeWitt Street) from a point at the west city limit to a point 137 feet east, a distance of approximately .026 of a mile, 50 miles per hour;

(14) On U.S. Highway No. 90A (Sarah DeWitt Street) from a point 137 feet east of the west city limit to a point 1,468 feet east, a distance of approximately 0.278 of a mile, 45 miles per hour;

(15) On U.S. Highway 90A (Sarah DeWitt Street) from a point 1,605 feet east of the west city limit to a point 2,064 feet south, a distance of approximately 0.391 of a mile, 35 miles per hour;

(16) On U.S. Highway No. 90A (Sarah DeWitt Street) from a point 3,670 feet east of the west city limit to a point 8,358 feet east, a distance of approximately 1.583 mile, 45 miles per hour;

(17) On U.S. Highway No. 90A (Sarah DeWitt Street) from a point 12,028 feet east of the west city limit to a point 7,050 feet east (at the east city limit), a distance of approximately 1.335 mile, 55 miles per hour;

(18) School zone on U.S. Highway No. 90A (Sarah DeWitt Street) from a point 50 feet west of its intersection with State Highway No. 97, to a point 1,663 feet west, a distance of approximately 0.315 of a mile, 30 miles per hour when so signed;

(19) On U.S. Highway No. 183 from a point 6,251 feet north of the intersection with U.S. Highway 90A, at the north city limit, to a point 4,250 feet south, a distance of approximately .805 of a mile, 55 miles per hour;

(20) On U.S. Highway No. 183 from a point 2,001 feet north of the intersection with U.S. Highway 90A to a point 6,257 feet south, a distance of approximately 1.185 of a mile, 45 miles per hour;

(21) On U.S. Highway No. 183 from a point 4,256 feet south of the intersection with U.S. Highway 90A to a point 6,125 feet south, a distance of approximately 1.160 of a mile, 50 miles per hour;

(22) On U.S. Highway No. 183 from a point 10,381 feet north of the intersection with U.S. Highway 90A to a point 7,831 feet south, at the south city limit, a distance of approximately 1.483 of a mile, 55 miles per hour;

(23) School Zone on U.S. Highway No. 183 from a point 2,538 feet south of the intersection of U.S. 90A, to a point 1,663 feet south, a distance of approximately .315 of a mile, 35 miles per hour when flashing;

(24) On U.S. Highway No. 90A (Sarah DeWitt Street) starting 1,563 feet west of the intersection of U.S. Highway 183 (Water Street), at the west city limits, to a point 137 feet east, a distance of 0.026 of a mile, 50 miles per hour;

(25) On U.S. Highway No. 90A (Sarah DeWitt Street) from a point 1,426 feet west of the intersection of U.S. Highway 183 (Water Street), to a point 1,468 feet east, a distance of 0.278 of a mile, 45 miles per hour;

(26) On U.S. Highway No. 90A (Sarah DeWitt Street) from a point 42 feet east of the intersection of U.S. Highway 183 (Water Street), to a point 2,070 feet east, a distance of 0.392 of a mile, 35 miles per hour;

(27) On U.S. Highway No. 90A (Sarah DeWitt Street) from a point 2,112 feet east of the intersection of U.S. Highway 183 (Water Street), to a point 2,500 feet east, a distance of 0.473 of a mile, 40 miles per hour;

(28) On U.S. Highway No. 90A (Sarah DeWitt Street) from a point 4,614 feet east of the intersection of U.S. Highway 183 (Water Street), to a point 5,856 feet east, a distance of 1.109 of a mile, 45 miles per hour;

(29) On U.S. Highway No. 90A (Sarah DeWitt Street) from a point 10,470 feet east of the intersection of U.S. Highway 183 (Water Street), to a point 7,049 feet east, to the east city limit, a distance of 1.335 of a mile, 55 miles per hour;

(30) School zone on U.S. Highway No. 90A (Sarah DeWitt Street) from a point 7,366 feet east of the intersection of U.S. Highway 183 (Water Street), to a point 1,663 feet east, a distance of 0.315 of a mile, 25 miles per hour when so signed and 45 miles per hour all other times;

(31) On Spur 131 at the intersection of U.S. Highway 90A, to a point 1668' North, to the intersection of S.H. 97, a distance of approximately 0.316 of a mile, 40 miles per hour;

(32) School zone on Business U.S. 183 (St. Joseph Street) from a point 1,706 feet North of its intersection with U.S. 183 (Water Street) to a point 611 feet north, a distance of approximately 0.116 of a mile, 20 miles per hour when signed;

(33) School zone on St. Paul Street 30 ft. south of the intersection of St. Michael Street and St. Paul Street and approximately 60 yards north of St. Matthew Street on St. Paul Street. The total distance of the school zone being approximately 615 ft. from one sign to the other sign on St. Paul Street.

(b) Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not more than two hundred ($200.00) dollars.

(Ordinance 2012-25 adopted 6/5/12; Ordinance 2016-3 adopted 3/8/16)