City of San Antonio - File #: 20-1977

• File #: 20-1977
• Type: City Code Amendments
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 3/19/2020
• Posting Language: Ordinance amending Chapter 19 of the City Code of San Antonio, Texas to update the Traffic Control Schedules of Devices to add 82 locations citywide where new installations of traffic control devices have occurred and remove 20 locations citywide where devices have been altered or removed. [Roderick Sanchez, Assistant City Manager; Razi Hosseini, Director, Public Works]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/19/2020	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Public Works


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Razi Hosseini, P.E., R.P.L.S


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide


SUBJECT:

Traffic Code Update: Revisions to Chapter 19 of the City Code


SUMMARY:

An ordinance amending Chapter 19 of the City Code of San Antonio, Texas to update the Traffic Control Schedules of Devices to add 82 locations citywide where new installations of traffic control devices have occurred and remove 20 locations citywide where devices have been altered or removed.


BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

This ordinance will update various Traffic Control Schedules of Devices established in Chapter 19, Section 68(b) of the City Code of Ordinances. In order to have effective enforcement, all traffic control devices need to be present on these schedules. Types of traffic control devices include, but are not limited to, stop signs, traffic signals, parking restrictions and speed limit designations. Approval of this ordinance will enable consistent enforcement of on-street traffic regulations and is a continuation of City Council policy to maintain efficient and safe traffic flow. These schedules are updated to reflect new traffic control device installations and/or removal of such devices at specified locations. The last update to the Traffic Control Schedules of Devices was enacted on April 11, 2019.


ISSUE:

This ordinance amends Chapter 19 of the City Code of San Antonio, Texas to update the Traffic Control Schedules of Devices to add 82 locations citywide where new installations of traffic control devices have occurred and remove 20 locations citywide where devices have been altered or removed.

Traffic Control Schedules of Devices
Approval of this ordinance amending Section 19-68(b) will enable consistent enforcement of on-street traffic regulations and is a continuation of City Council policy to maintain efficient and safe traffic flow. These schedules are updated to reflect new traffic control device installations and/or removal of such de...