15-D-35 - Weight Limit Schwab RoadORDINANCE NO. 15 -D -35
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS, BE AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION 86 -54, VEHICULAR WEIGHT
LIMITS ON ROADWAYS MAINTAINED BY THE CITY OF SCHERTZ; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, it has been established that a section of Schwab Road needs to be covered under
Section 86 -54 Vehicular Weight Limit of the City Code of Ordinance.
WHEREAS, it is recommended to add a 500 foot section of Schwab Road to the City Code of
Ordinances under Section 86 -54 Vehicular Weight Limit, protecting the intersection from
vehicles that cannot maneuver safely through the intersection of Schwab Road and Farm to
Market Road 482 and ensuring the safety of commuters and other travelers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS:
Section 1. Section 86 -54 of the Code of Ordinances, Vehicular Weight Limits on
Roadways Maintained by the City of Schertz, Texas shall be amended to add the following:
Street Extent Weight Limit
Schwab Road from the intersection of FM 482, 15,000 pounds
Approximately 500 feet toward IH 35
Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true,
and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Ordinance for all purposes and are adopted as a
part of the judgment and findings of the Council.
Section 3. All ordinances and codes, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or
inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance authorized herein are hereby repealed to the
extent of such conflict, and the provisions of this Ordinance shall be and remain controlling as to
the matters resolved herein.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance and the application
of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City
hereby declares that this Ordinance would have been enacted without such invalid provision.
Section 6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which
this Ordinance is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Ordinance, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, as amended, Texas Government Code.
Section 7. This Ordinance shall be effective upon the date of final adoption hereof
and any publication requited by law.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, THAT
THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED and APPROVED on first reading, this 27th day of
October, 2015.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED on second reading this 10th day of November, 2015.
Mayor Pro -Tem, Jim Fowler
ATTEST:
�"- rty Secretary, Brenda Dennis
(CITY SEAL)