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ORDINANCE NO. 2020 -22 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN <br />MARCOS, TEXAS REDUCING THE SPEED LIMIT FROM 30 MILES PER <br />HOUR TO 25 MILES PER HOUR ALONG THE 500 BLOCK OF HARVEY <br />STREET BETWEEN NORTH STREET AND BLANCO STREET; <br />AUTHORIZING THE INSTALLATION OF SIGNS AND TRAFFIC <br />CONTROL DEVICES REFLECTING THE NEW SPEED LIMIT; <br />DIRECTING THAT THE TRAFFIC REGISTER MAINTAINED UNDER <br />SECTION 82.067 OF THE SAN MARCOS CITY CODE BE AMENDED TO <br />REFLECT THE NEW SPEED LIMIT; AND INCLUDING PROCEDURAL <br />PROVISIONS. <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, <br />TEXAS: <br />SECTION 1. Pursuant to Chapter 82 of the San Marcos City Code, and on the basis of <br />finding that a decreased speed limit is reasonable and prudent, the speed limit along the 500 block <br />of Harvey Street between North Street and Blanco Street is hereby decreased from 30 miles per <br />hour to 25 miles per hour. <br />SECTION 2. The City's traffic engineer is authorized to install such signs and traffic <br />control devices as he deems appropriate to reflect the new speed limit. <br />SECTION 3. The traffic engineer is directed to amend the traffic register maintained <br />under section 82.067 of the San Marcos City Code to reflect the new speed limit. <br />SECTION 4. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, or paragraph of this ordinance is held <br />to be unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this <br />ordinance will continue in force if they can be given effect without the invalid portion. <br />SECTION 5. All ordinances and resolutions or parts of ordinances or resolutions in <br />conflict with this ordinance are repealed. <br />SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be effective upon its adoption on second reading. <br />PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading April 21, 2020. <br />PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on second reading May 5, 2020. <br />,r <br />e Hughson <br />Mayor <br />