Ordinance No. 12,788ORDINANCE NO. 12,788
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, ESTABLISHING MAXIMUM PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS FOR
MOTOR VEHICLES IN DESIGNATED SCHOOL ZONES AND PROVIDING
FOR HOURS OF ENFORCEMENT ON SCHOOL DAYS OR WHEN
CHILDREN ARE PRESENT; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE
PLACEMENT OF SIGNS BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS;
REPEALING ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; CONTAINING
A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF TWO
HUNDRED AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($200.00); AND PROVIDING FOR THE
PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 545.356 of the Texas Transportation Code, authorizing
alteration of maximum prima facie speed limits with respect to highways or portions thereof
within the corporate limits of the City of Baytown based upon engineering and traffic
investigations and requested public hearings; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That a special hazard exists to traffic safety in the vicinity of elementary
schools, junior high schools, senior high schools, and other student attended facilities within the
corporate limits of the City of Baytown on days when schools are in session and at times when
students and other traffic approach from and depart from the vicinity of such schools and
facilities and the City Council hereby makes such findings and determines and declares that the
maximum prima facie speed limits to be reasonable, prudent and lawful are as follows at the
time and place herein described:
THE SCHOOL SPEED
ZONE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7:30 A.M. AND 8:30 A.M. AND
BETWEEN THE
HOURS •
FOLLOWING UPON THE •
Street
Limits School
Extending from 220 feet north of the
northernmost point of the north circle
driveway of Baytown Christian Academy at
N. Main
its intersection with N. Main Street to 320 feet
Baytown Christian
south of the southernmost point of south
Academy School
circle driveway of Baytown Christian
Academy at its intersection with N. Main
Street, for a total distance of 900 feet.
Section 2: The Director of Public Works is authorized and directed to place the
appropriate signs at the locations described in Exhibit "A," which is attached hereto and
incorporated herein for all intents and purposes.
Section 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this
ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of
such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other
ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 4: If any provision, section, exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or the 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 5: 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�v� vote of the City Council of the
City of Baytown, this the 121h day of February, 2015. x
ATT ST:
LETICIA BRYSCH, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ACIO RAMIREZ, SR., City orney
ST)EPHFsNJVDONCARLOS, Mayor
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