Ordinance No. 15,892 ORDINANCE NO. 15,892
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, CHAPTER 74,
"PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS," ARTICLE II "ITINERANT MERCHANTS AND
OPEN AIR VENDORS," DIVISION 1 "GENERALLY," SECTION 74-28,
"EXEMPTIONS FROM ARTICLE" TO ADD SUBSECTION(4),EXEMPTING SALES
MADE AT AN OFFICIAL,CITY-SPONSORED EVENT; PROVIDING A REPEALING
CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM
PENALTY OF FIVE HUNDRED AND NO100 DOLLARS ($500.00); AND
PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1: That Chapter 74,"Peddlers and Solicitors,"Article II "Itinerant Merchants and Open
Air Vendors," Division 1 "Generally," Section 74-28, "Exemptions from article," of the Code of
Ordinances, Baytown,Texas, is hereby amended to add subsection(4)as follows:
CHAPTER 74. PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
ARTICLE II. ITINERANT MERCHANTS AND OPEN AIR VENDORS
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
Sec. 74-28. Exemptions from article.
(4) Sales made by a registered participant in an official,city-sponsored event.
Section 2: If any provision, section, exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or set of circumstances shall for any reason
be held unconstitutional, void, or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining
provisions of this ordinance or their application to other persons or sets of circumstances; and to this end,
all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 3: Any person who fails to comply with any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and,upon conviction,shall be punished by a fine not exceeding FIVE HUNDRED AND
NO 100 DOLLARS ($500.00). Each act of violation and each day upon which any such violation shall
occur shall constitute a separate offense. In addition to the penalty prescribed above, the city may pursue
other remedies such as abatement of nuisances,injunctive relief,administrative adjudication and revocation
of licenses or permits.
Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect from and after ten (10)days from its passage by the
City Council. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice hereof by causing the caption of this
ordinance to be published in the official newspaper of the City of Baytown at least twice within ten (10)
days after passage of this ordinance.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmat' e vote of the City Council of the City of
Baytown this the 121h day of September, 2024.
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BRANDON CAPETILLO, Mayor
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