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AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING ONE-WAY TRAFFIC ON CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE ACCESS ROADS PARALLEL TO INTERSTATE 35; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND, ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE I Whereas, there are access roads parallel to Interstate 35 on the east and west sides of said Interstate Highway beginning at Loop 82 and running in a generally southerly direction along the west side of Interstate 35 to the Redwood Road, and running in a generally south-north direction along the east side of said Interstate 35 from the Redwood Road to Loop 82, both access roads at the present time having two-way traffic; and, Whereas, said access roads are not of sufficient width to accom- modate two-way traffic and to permit the parking of vehicles on one side thereof; and, Whereas, said access roads, used as a two-way traffic artery, create a hazardous and dangerous condition to the extent that human life is endangered by this continued two-way traffic use; and, Whereas, the safety and best interests of the public can best be served by causing all traffic on said access roads to proceed in the same direction, either north-bound or south-bound, and that parking thereon be prohibited to one side only. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS: SECTION 1. The access road running from north to south parallel to Interstate 35 on the west side of said highway is hereby declared to be a one-way street between Loop 82 and the Redwood Road. I SECTION 2. The access road running from south to north parallel to Interstate 35 on the east side of said highway is hereby declared to be a one-way street between the Redwood Road and Loop 82. SECTION 3. All vehicular traffic on said access roads shall pro- ceed from north to south or south to north, as the case may be, and it shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to drive or operate a motor vehicle on said access roads in any direction other than that prescribed in this ordinance and in accordance with the directional signs placed thereon. SECTION 4. Any person violating any provlslon of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined in any amount not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). SECTION 5. If any word, phrase, section, clause, sentence, paragraph, or any other portion of this ordinance shall be judicially determined to be unconstitutional or ineffective, such judicial deter- mination shall not affect any other portion hereof. SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its publication in a newspaper published within the City of San Marcos, or upon the 4th day of October 1965, which ever shall occur last. I PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of September, 1965. {~~~ ~~~-~//... Ellis Serur, Nayor ATTEST: ~