(a) 
Prima Facie Limits.
Where no special hazard exists that requires lower speed for compliance with this section, the speed of any vehicle not in excess of the limits specified in this subsection or established as hereinafter authorized shall be lawful, but any speed in excess of the limits specified in this subsection or established as hereinafter authorized shall be prima facie evidence that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful.
(1) 
U.S. Highway 62.
The speed zones established by this section shall include all of U. S. Highway 62 within the city limits:
(A) 
Beginning at the existing south city limits, the speed limit shall be 55 miles per hour which speed zone shall extend north to a point 628 feet north of centerline of F.M. 403, at which point the speed limit shall be 50 mph which limit shall extend north to a point 206 feet south of the centerline of Buckley Street, at which point the speed limit shall be 35 mph which zone shall extend north to a point 1,943 feet north of the intersection of U.S. 380 East and Hwy 62, at which point the speed limit shall be 40 mph which zone shall extend north to a point 3,363 feet north of the intersection of U.S. Highway 62 and U.S. Highway 380 East, at which point the speed shall be 50 mph which zone shall extend north to a point to 5,518 feet north of the intersection of U.S. Highway 380 East, at which point the speed limit shall be 60 mph which zone shall extend to the north city limits.
(B) 
Beginning at the south city limit, a point 0.011 mile northerly from the point of intersection with the center line of FM 403, the maximum legal speed for traffic bound northeasterly, only, shall be 50 mph for a distance of 1.088 miles to a point; thence 40 mph for a distance of 0.200 mile to the point of intersection with the center line of Reppto Street; thence 30 mph for a distance of 0.503 mile to the point of intersection with the center line of Tahoka Road; thence 35 mph for a distance of 0.252 mile to the point of intersection with the center line of Ripley Street extending easterly; thence 40 mph for a distance of 0.511 mile to the point of intersection with the center line of Legion Avenue; thence 50 mph for a distance of 0.200 mile to a point; thence 60 mph for a distance of 0.368 mile to a point 0.568 mile northerly from the point of intersection with the center line of Legion Avenue, a point 0.200 mile south of the north city limit.
(2) 
Service Roads, U.S. 62.
The speed zones established by this section shall include all of those portions of service roads paralleling U.S. 62 within the corporate limits of the City of Brownfield, Texas; the maximum legal speed shall be as follows:
(A) 
Beginning at the north end of the two-way service road, paralleling the east side of U.S. 62 in the north part of Brownfield, this point being 0.249 mile north of the point of intersection with the center line of Legion Avenue, the maximum legal speed for both southbound traffic and northbound traffic shall be 35 mph for a distance of 0.249 mile to the south end of the service road, the point of intersection with the center line of Legion Avenue.
(B) 
Beginning at the northeast end of the two-way service road paralleling the southeast side of U.S. 62 in the south part of Brownfield, the point of intersection with the center line of 2nd Street, the maximum legal speed for both traffic bound northeasterly and traffic bound southwesterly shall be 40 mph for a distance 0.500 mile to a point; thence 35 mph for a distance of 0.400 mils to a point; thence 30 mph for a distance of 0.299 mile to the south city limit, a point 0.028 mile northeasterly from the point of intersection with the center line of FM 403.
(C) 
Beginning at the north end of the two-way service road paralleling the northwest side of U.S. 62 in the south part of Brownfield, that point of intersection with the center line of 2nd Street, the maximum legal speed for traffic bound southwesterly shall be 35 mph for a distance of 0.650 mile to the point of intersection with the center line of Webb Street; thence 45 mph for a distance of 0.597 mile to the south city limit, a point 0.009 mile southwesterly from the point of intersection with the center line of S.H. 137 extending northerly.
(D) 
Beginning at the south city limit, a point 0.009 mile southwesterly from the point of intersection with the center line of S.H. 137 extending northerly, this point being on the two-way service road paralleling the northwest side of U.S. 62 in the south part of Brownfield, the maximum legal speed for traffic bound northwesterly shall be 40 mph for a distance of 0.597 mile to the point of intersection with the center line of Webb Street; thence 35 mph for a distance of 0.650 mile to the point of intersection with the center line of 2nd Street.
(3) 
U.S. Highway 385.
Speed zones established by this section shall include all of U.S. 385 within the corporate limits of Brownfield, Texas; the maximum legal speed shall be as follows:
(A) 
Beginning at a point 0.200 mile south of the north city limit, the point of intersection with the center line of Flint Street, the maximum legal speed for traffic bound southeasterly, only, shall be 55 mph for a distance of 0.251 mile to the point of intersection with the center line of Austin Street; thence 45 mph for a distance of 0.325 mile to the point of intersection with the center line of U.S. 62, Lubbock Road.
(B) 
Beginning at the point of intersection with the center line of U.S. 62, Lubbock Road, the maximum legal speed for traffic bound northwesterly only, shall be 45 mph for a distance of 0.307 mile to the point of intersection with the center line of Austin Street; thence 55 mph for a distance of 0.251 mile to a point 0.200 mile south of the north city limit, the point of intersection with the center line of Flint Street.
(4) 
State Highway 137.
Speed zones established by this section shall include all of S.H. 137 (via both 14th Street and Lamesa Road), within the corporate limits of Brownfield, Texas; the maximum legal speed shall be as follows:
(A) 
Beginning at the north city limit, the point of intersection with the center line of Powell Street, the maximum legal speed for southbound traffic, only, shall be 40 mph for a distance of 0.339 mile to a point 0.200 mile south of the point of intersection with the center line of U.S. 380, Main Street; thence 55 mph for a distance of 0.596 mile to a point 0.062 mile north of the point of intersection with the center line of a county road extending to the west; thence 50 mph for a distance of 0.200 mile to the point of intersection with the center line of Stockton Street; thence 45 mph for a distance of 0.239 mile to the south city limit, a point 0.012 mile north of the point of intersection with the center line of U.S. 62, Seagraves Road.
(B) 
Beginning at the south city limit, a point 0.012 mile north of the point of intersection with the center line of U.S. 62, Seagraves Road, the maximum legal speed for northbound traffic only shall be 45 mph for a distance of 0.239 mile to the point of intersection with the center line of Stockton Street; thence 50 mph for a distance of 0.200 mile to a point 0.062 mile north of the point of intersection with the center line of a county road extending to the west; thence 55 mph for a distance of 0.596 mile to a point 0.200 mile south of the point of intersection with the center line of U.S. 380, Main Street; thence 40 mph for a distance of 0.339 mile to the point of intersection with the center line of Powell Street; thence 50 mph for a distance of 0.200 mile to a point; thence 60 mph for a distance of 0.382 mile to the north city limit, the point of intersection with the center line of a paved county road extending to the east.
(C) 
Beginning at another point of U.S. 62, Seagraves Road, this point being 0.223 mile northeasterly from the intersection with 14th Street and being point of intersection with the center line of Lamesa Road, the maximum legal speed for both southbound traffic and northbound traffic shall be 40 mph for a distance of 0.154 mile to the south city limit.
(5) 
Farm/Market Road 2066.
The speed zones established by this section shall include all of FM 2066 within the corporate limits of Brownfield, Texas; the maximum legal speed shall be as follows:
(A) 
Beginning at the north city limit, a point 0.198 miles north of the point of intersection with the center line of a paved city street extending to the west, the maximum legal speed for southbound traffic, only, shall be 50 mph for a distance of 0.300 mile to a point; thence 40 mph for a distance of 0.266 mile to the point of intersection with the center line of the west lanes of U.S. 62.
(B) 
Beginning at the point of intersection with the center line of west lanes of U.S. 62 the maximum legal speed for northbound traffic only, shall be 40 mph for a distance of 0.266 mile to a point 0.102 mile south of the point of intersection with the center line of a paved city street extending to the west; thence 45 mph for a distance of 0.300 mile to the north city limit a point 0.198 mile north of the center line of the paved city street extending to the west.
(6) 
U.S. Highway 380.
The speed zones established by this section shall include all of U.S. 384 (via Main Street and Tahoka Road) within the corporate limits of Brownfield, Texas; the maximum legal speed shall be as follows:
(A) 
Beginning at the point of intersection with the west city limit, a point 0.076 mile west of the point of intersection with the center line of S.H. 137 (14th Street) extending to the south, the maximum legal speed for both eastbound traffic and westbound traffic shall be 40 mph for a distance of 0.380 mile to the point of intersection with the center line of 10th Street; thence 30 mph for a distance of 0.649 mile to the point of intersection with the center line of U.S. 62 (1st Street).
(B) 
Beginning at another point of intersection with the center line of U.S. 62 (Lubbock Road), the maximum legal speed for both eastbound traffic and westbound traffic shall be 35 mph for a distance of 0.575 mile to the point of intersection with the center line of Avenue D extending to the north; thence 55 mph for a distance of 0.437 mile to the point of intersection with the center line of Cedar Street extending to the south; thence 50 mph for a distance of 0.250 mile to a point thence 60 mph for a distance of 0.489 mile to the point of intersection with the east city limit.
(7) 
U.S. Highway 380.
The speed zones established by this subsection shall include all of that portion of U.S. 380, Tahoka Road, within the corporate limits of the city; the maximum legal speed shall be as follows: Beginning at the west city limits, a point 0.075 miles west of the intersection with S.H. 137, the maximum legal speed for both eastbound and westbound traffic shall be 40 mph for a distance of 0.239 miles to the point of intersection with the centerline of 12th Street; thence 35 mph for a distance of 0.213 miles to the point of intersection with 9th Street extending northerly; thence 30 mph for a distance of 0.577 miles to the point of intersection with U.S. 62-380. Beginning at the point of intersection with U.S. 62-385, the maximum legal speed for both eastbound and westbound traffic shall be 35 mph for a distance of 0.734 miles to the point of intersection with Fir Street extending to the south; thence 40 mph for a distance of 0.279 miles to the point of intersection with Cedar Street extending to the south; thence 50 mph for a distance of 0.250 miles; thence 55 mph for a distance of 0.488 miles to the point of intersection with the east city limits.
(b) 
Penalty.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall upon conviction thereof be fined in accordance with the general penalty provision as set forth in Section 1.109 of this code.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 20, Article VI, Section 20-152; Ordinance 1994 adopted 7/23/09; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Except for making deliveries to a business, residence or school situated thereon or for going to or from the place where such vehicles are kept or stationed by the owners thereof, all trucks with a capacity of more than ten thousand (10,000) pounds are prohibited from and shall not use the following described streets or portions of streets.
Street
Extent
Cedar Street
From Tahoka Road to Webb Street
South D Street
From Tahoka Road to Old Lamesa Road
South B Street
From Tahoka Road to Old Lamesa Road
North Ballard Street
From Tahoka Road to Bynum Street
(b) 
Unloaded trucks going to, during and returning from driver's testing at the department of public safety shall be exempt from restrictions on North Ballard Street.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 20, Article VI, Section 20-157)
(a) 
The following are established as 20 mile per hour school zones within the city:
(1) 
(Reserved)
(2) 
On Cactus Street beginning 58 feet east of intersection of Cactus and Cub Streets and extending west on Cactus Street to the west edge of the intersection of Cactus and Ballard Streets during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(3) 
On Shinnery Street beginning at the west edge of the intersection of Ballard and Shinnery Streets and extending east on Shinnery Street to the city limits during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(4) 
On Ballard Street beginning 153 feet north of the north edge of the intersection of Ballard and Shinnery Streets and extending south on Ballard Street to a line 38 feet north of the north edge of the intersection of South Lane and Ballard Streets during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(5) 
(Reserved)
(6) 
(Reserved)
(7) 
(Reserved)
(8) 
On US Highway 380 beginning 221 feet west of the west edge of the southern intersection of US Highway 380 and North Ballard Street and extending east on US Highway 380 to a line 224 feet east of the east edge of the northern intersection of US Highway 380 and North D Street during the hours in which the school zone lights have been activated in accordance with the policies of the Brownfield Independent School District.
(9) 
On US Highway 62/82 beginning 313 feet south of the south edge of the intersection of US Highway 62/82 and Ripley Street and extending north to the north edge of the intersection of US Highway 62/82 and Story Street during the hours in which the school zone lights have been activated in accordance with the policies of the Brownfield Independent School District.
(10) 
On East Reppto Street, beginning 485 feet east of the east edge of the intersection of Cub Drive and East Reppto Street and extending to a line 180 feet west of the west edge of the intersection of East Reppto and Elm Streets during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(11) 
On Cub Drive, beginning at the south edge of the intersection of Cub Drive and Reppto Street and extending to the north edge of the intersection of Cub Drive and Hester Street during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(12) 
On Elm Street, beginning at the south edge of the intersection of Elm and Reppto Streets and extending north to the north edge of the intersection of Elm and Hester Streets during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(13) 
On East Lons Street, beginning at a line 180 feet of the west edge of the intersection of East Lons and Elm Streets and extending to the west edge of the intersection of East Lons and Elm Streets during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(14) 
On East Lons Street, beginning at a line 200 feet east of the east edge of the intersection of East Lons and Cub Drive and extending to the west edge of the intersection of East Lons Street and Cub Drive during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(15) 
On East Hester Street, beginning 175 feet west of the west edge of the intersection of East Hester and Elm Streets and extending on Hester Street to a line 210 feet east of the east edge of the intersection of East Hester Street and Cub Drive during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(16) 
On "D" Street beginning at a point 300 feet south of the south edge of the intersection of "D" Street and Grace Street and extending to a point on the north edge of the intersection of "D" Street and Cactus Lane from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(17) 
On Cub Drive beginning at a point 320 feet south of the south edge of the intersection of Cub Drive and Grace Street and extending to a point on the north edge of the intersection of Cub Drive and Shinnery Lane from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(18) 
On Grace Street beginning at a point 58 feet west of the west edge of the intersection of Cedar Street and Grace Street and extending to a point 58 feet west of the west edge of the intersection of "D" Street and Grace Street from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(19) 
On Stewart Street beginning at a point 58 feet west of the west edge of the intersection of Cedar Street and Grace Street and extending to a point 58 feet west of the west edge of the intersection of "D" Street and Grace Street from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(b) 
Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in accordance with the general penalty provision found in section 1.109 of this code. Each instance in which a violation of this section occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance 1884 adopted 8/21/03; Ordinance 2113 adopted 9/10/20; Ordinance 2114 adopted 9/10/20; Ordinance 2115 adopted 9/10/20; Ordinance 2116 adopted 9/10/20; Ordinance 2133 adopted 9/8/2022; Ordinance 2153 adopted 10/3/2024)
(a) 
The maximum speed limit for all roads contained within city parks within the city shall be fifteen (15) miles per hour. The limit as established shall constitute prima facie evidence of the reasonable and prudent speed. Where no special circumstances exist that require a lower speed as defined in chapter 545, subchapter H of the Texas Transportation Code, the speed of any vehicle not in excess of the limits specified shall be lawful, but any speed in excess of the speeds specified shall be prima facie evidence that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful. The city manager is hereby authorized to place appropriate signage establishing the speed limits at the entrance of all park properties within the city.
(b) 
Penalty.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall upon conviction thereof be fined in accordance with the general penalty provision as set forth in section 1.109 of this code.
(Ordinance 1924 adopted 7/28/05)