The town council may alter the maximum speed limit on any street, or portion thereof, as established by this article within the town in accord with provisions of Article 6701d, Section 169, of Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes and based upon a traffic and engineering study. Whenever signs are posted giving notice of the maximum legal speed limit so established for a particular street or portion thereof, it shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate any vehicle at a rate of speed in excess of such limit.
(Ordinance adopting Code)
No person shall operate or drive any vehicle on any street within the town at a speed greater than thirty (30) miles per hour, or any alley within the town at a speed greater than ten (10) miles per hour, unless signs, which designate a different speed limit, are erected in accordance with this article. Speed limits on Hwy 380, Hwy 377, and FM 424 shall be set according to federal and state laws.
(Ordinance adopting Code)
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or drive any vehicle at a speed greater than the speed designated or posted, or to overtake or pass any other vehicle in any school zone as may be marked or designated by signs posted within the town whenever the school is in session.
(Ordinance adopting Code)
A person commits an offense if he operates or drives a motor vehicle on the following designated streets at a speed greater than the speed designated by this section for that street or portion of that street. Any speed in excess of the limit provided in this section shall be prima fade evidence that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and is unlawful.
Street
Portion of Street
Miles Per Hour
Naylor Road
All points within town
40
New Hope
All points within town
35
Moseley
All points within town
35
South Potter Shop
North of Tipps Road only
35
North Potter Shop
All points within town
35
Fishtrap
All points within town
35
Tipps
All points within town
35
US Highway 380
All points within town
60
Dr. Griffin
All points within town
35
Historic Lane
All points within town
25
Mill Creek Rd
All points within town
25
Keyes Ln
From Tipps Road to Mill Creek Rd
35
Keyes Ln
South of Mill Creek Rd
25
Oak Shores Dr (east and west)
All points within town
25
Oak Shores Ct
All points within town
25
Oak Shores Cir
All points within town
25
Oak point Dr
All points within town
25
Oak View Dr
All points within town
25
Oak View Ct
All points within town
25
Oak Hill Ct
All points within town
25
(Ordinance 2020-0921-01 adopted 9/21/20; Ordinance 2022-02 adopted 5/16/2022; Ordinance 2022-07 adopted 6/20/2022)
(a) 
Due to an imminent threat to public health and safety, the speed limits in construction areas on all street within the town are hereby reduced to twenty (20) miles per hour during periods of construction, except for state and U.S. highways, which shall be treated on a case-by-case basis. This speed limit reduction will be in effect during the times that official signs are posted giving notice of the reduced speed limit.
(b) 
The director of public works shall cause construction zone reduced speed limit signs and other reasonably necessary traffic-control devices to be erected at such locations and times necessary to protect those traveling and working in construction zones.
(c) 
Violators shall be cited and any fine assessed shall be subject to the doubling of minimum and maximum fines prescribed by the V.T.C.A. Transportation Code, § 542.404, when workers are present in such construction zones.
(d) 
The following construction zone speed limit is hereby established:
Highway and Location
Speed Limit
U.S. Highway 377 from north town limits to the intersection with U.S. Highway 380.
50 m.p.h.
U.S. Highway 380 from the west town limits to the east town limits specifically indicated as mile point 22.086 to mile point 24.365.
50 m.p.h.
(Ordinance 2021-0802-01 adopted 8/2/21; Ordinance 2021-1213-01 adopted 12/13/2021)