Ordinance No. 12,900ORDINANCE NO. 12,900
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 70 "PARKS AND RECREATION,"
SECTION 70 -17 "FISHING" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, TO PROHIBIT FISHING FROM CERTAIN DOCKS, PIERS, RAMPS,
AND BOAT LAUNCH AT BAYLAND ISLAND, BAYLAND PARK, AND
ROSELAND PARK; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF FIVE
HUNDRED AND NO /100 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 70 "Parks and Recreation," Section 70 -17 "Fishing" of the
Code of Ordinances, Baytown, Texas is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 70. PARKS AND RECREATION
Sec. 70 -17. Fishing.
It shall be unlawful for any person to fish:
(1) in any natural area or freshwater ponds within the Baytown Nature Center,
(2) from the shoreline of the marina basin at Bayland Island, including the fuel docks,
as shown in Exhibit "A,"
(3) from any dock, pier, ramp or boat launch at Bayland Park that is associated with
the boat ramp, and
(4) from any dock, pier, ramp or boat launch at Roseland Park that is associated with
the boat ramp.
Section 2: The Director of Parks and Recreation is hereby authorized and directed to
place appropriate signage at Bayland Island and Bayland Park to provide notice of the
prohibition established in Section 1.
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ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of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: 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.
Section 6: 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 affirmative vote of the City Council of the
City of Baytown, this the 91h day of July, 2015. AA
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TERRY SAIN, r iding Officer
ATTEST:
LETICIA BRYSCH Ci lerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: .F'
ACIO RAMIREZ, SR., ' y Attorney
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