Ordinance No. 15,388 ORDINANCE NO. 15,388
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, CHANGING, CONFIRMING, AND CORRECTING THE SPELLING
AND IDENTIFYING NAME FOR ROADWAYS KNOWN AS BARKULOO
ROAD, STIMSON STREET, DAYTON STREET, M. L. WISMER DRIVE,
EDGEWOOD DRIVE, WEST COMMERCE STREET, AND YMCA DRIVE TO
FORMALLY ESTABLISH SAID NAMES AS THE OFFICIAL ROADWAY
NAMES; PROVIDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION BY THE DIRECTOR;
PROVIDING FOR SAVE AND EXCEPTION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT,
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF THIS
ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the State of Texas delegated exclusive control over roadways in a
municipality to its governing body; and
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown, Texas ("the City") and Harris County, Texas, staff
identified the following roadways with varying names or spellings of names for Barkuloo Road,
Stimson Street, Dayton Street, M. L. Wismer Drive, Edgewood Drive, West Commerce Street,
and YMCA Drive ("Roadways"), within maps, deeds, plats, street signs and emergency response
systems; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to change, confirm, and correct the names and spellings of
the Roadways and formally establish Barkuloo Road, Stimson Street, Dayton Street, M. L.
Wismer Drive, Edgewood Drive, West Commerce Street, and YMCA as the correct names and
spellings; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, received information on the
change, confirmation, and correction of the Roadways at a public meeting, with the required
notice and found it in the best interest for the general welfare and safety of the City to establish
those names as the official name and spelling for each roadway; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown does hereby adopt as a part
of this ordinance the findings of fact as set out in the preamble to this ordinance and finds that
the conclusions reached therein are true, correct and accurate and are incorporated into this
ordinance by reference.
Section 2: That the city roadway known and spelled as "Barkuloo Road," also known
and spelled as "Barkaloo Road," between Crosby Cedar Bayou Road fork and Massey Tompkins
Road, is hereby confirmed, corrected, and changed to Barkuloo Road.
Section 3: That the city roadway known and spelled as "Stimson Street," also known
and spelled as "Stimpson Street," between South Pruett Street and Main Street, is hereby
confirmed, corrected, and changed to Stimson Street.
Section 4: That the city roadway known and spelled as "Dayton Street," also known
and spelled as "Webster Goose Creek," between Harbor Street and Pine Street, is hereby
confirmed, corrected, and changed to Dayton Street.
Section 5: That the city roadway known and spelled as "M. L. Wismer Drive," and
also known and spelled as "S. Main Extension," between South Alexander Drive and Highway
99, is hereby confirmed, corrected, and changed to M. L. Wismer Drive.
Section 6: That the city roadway known and spelled as "West Commerce Street," and
also known and spelled as "North Commerce Street" between Marian Street and North
Commerce Street, is hereby confirmed, corrected, and changed to West Commerce Street.
Section 7: That the city roadway known and spelled as "Edgewood Drive," and also
known and spelled as "Meyer Street," and also known and spelled as "North Edgewood Street,"
"Edgewood Street," and "Edgewood Lane" from East Texas Avenue until the road dead ends, is
hereby confirmed, corrected, and changed to Edgewood Drive.
Section 8: That the city roadway known and spelled as "YMCA Drive," and also
known and spelled as "Wye Drive," from North Main Street until the road dead ends, is hereby
confirmed, corrected, and changed to YMCA Drive.
Section 9: That the Director of Planning and Community Development or his
designee is hereby authorized and directed to take those steps necessary to implement the name
changes, confirmations, and corrections, and they are further directed to provide a copy of this
ordinance to the following departments and other affected entities:
(a) Department of Finance.
(b) Baytown Fire Department.
(c) Department of Planning and Community Development,
(d) Police Department.
(e) Department of Public Works.
(f) Department of Utilities.
(g) Contiguous municipalities, if any property abutting the street is within the
contiguous municipality.
(h) Harris County and Chambers Counties, as applicable.
(i) TXU Electric Company or CenterPoint Electric Company, or its successor.
0) TXU Gas Company or CenterPoint Gas, or its successor.
(k) Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, or its successor
(1) U.S. Postal Service.
(m) Water service providers.
Section 10: Conflicts. That this ordinance shall control over all subdivision plats,
street signs, maps, deeds, or any government record that conflicts with names of the roadways
adopted within this ordinance.
Section 11: Save and Exception. That any roadway name in an ordinance with a
roadway name confirmed, changed, or corrected by this ordinance is hereby amended and, said
name, is replaced with the name provided for in this ordinance; and the remaining ordinance
shall remain in full force and effect, save and except as amended by this ordinance.
Section 12: Repeal. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances, if any, in conflict with
this ordinance shall be and are hereby expressly repealed and replaced to the extent of such
conflict only.
Section 13: Severability. That in the event any clause, phrase, provision, sentence or
part of this ordinance or the application of the same to any person or circumstance shall for any
reason be adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall
not affect, impair, or invalidate this ordinance as a whole or any part or provision hereof other
than the part declared to be invalid or unconstitutional; and the City Council of the City of
Baytown, Texas, declares that it would have passed each and every part of the same
notwithstanding the omission of any such part thus declared to be invalid or unconstitutional, or
whether there be one or more parts.
Section 14: That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage and shall be published in accordance with state law and Section 29, Article II of the
Charter of the City of Baytown, Texas.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the
City of Baytown this the 91h day of March, 2023.
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