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Consider adopting Ordinance No. 3358 amending the City of Farmers Branch Code of Ordinances, Chapter 82, Traffic and Vehicles, Article II, Division 7, Section 82-122, amending school zone locations; and take appropriate action.
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BACKGROUND:
As a result of citizen input, City staff performed an audit of two school zones locations. One location is on Webb Chapel from the northern city limits to a point two hundred fifty feet south of Pebble Beach. This school zone services the McLaughlin Elementary School located at the northwest corner of Webb Chapel Road and Fyke Road.
The second location is along Josey Lane between Meadow Green Drive and Charcoal Lane. Public Works and Parks Departments are in the process of realigning the sidewalks along Golfing Green Drive and Rawhide Drive at Josey Lane. These improvements will assist pedestrians in crossing Josey Lane by directing them to street intersections rather than crossing at mid block where no pedestrian crossing exist.
DISCUSSION:
City Administration and the Police Department, after assessment of these two school zones, find it in the public's interest and safety to amend the school zones at those two locations mentioned above.
The Webb Chapel school zone southern limit is recommended to move to a point three hundred seventy-five feet north of Pebble Beach. There is no pedestrian crosswalk at Pebble Beach and no pedestrians have been observed crossing at this location during school zone hours.
The Josey Lane school zone northern limit is recommended to move to a point from Charcoal Lane to three hundred twenty feet north of Golfing Green. In addition to this change, a rapid flash pedestrian crossing signal will be installed at Rawhide Drive and Josey Lane.
Staff also contacted Johnny Hibbs with the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District and the district has no objections to the new limits.
This item is consistent with the City's Guiding Principle of providing safet...
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