Ordinance No. 13,306ORDINANCE NO. 13,306
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.
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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 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
BEFORE AND AFTER
SPEED ZONE OF-'-)O MPH COlMiMENCING THIRT)"
THE START OF EACH SCHOOL DA)'AND
(,30) MINUTES
THIRT)" MINUTES
BEFORE ANDAFTER
THE END OF EACH SCHOOL
LOCATIONS
Street
Limits
School
South Pruett
Between 75 feet south of West Republic
George Washing Carver
Street
Street and 75 feet north of Dailey Street.
Elementary School
Between 120 feet north of Ivie Lee Street and
James Bowie Elementary
Clayton Drive
120 feet south of James Bowie Drive.
School
North Pruett
Between West Lobit Avenue and Green
Mirabeau B. Lamar
Street
Street.
Elementary School
North Jones
Between West Adoue Street and Forrest
Mirabeau B. Lamar
Street
Avenue.
Elementary School
Between 50 feet west of Georgia street and
San Jacinto Elementary
Virginia Street
New Jersey Street.
School
THE SCHOOL SPEED ZONE OF 20 MPH COMMENCING
THIRTY(30) MINUTES
BEFORE AND AFTER THE START OF EACH SCHOOL DAY
AND THIRTY MINUTES
BEFORE AND AFTER THE END OF EACH SCHOOL DAY
AT THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS
Street Limits
School
Between 150 feet south of West Main Street
San Jacinto Elementary
Georgia Street
and 50 feet south of Kentucky Street.
School
Between 150 feet east of Louisiana Street and
San Jacinto Elementary
Kentucky Street
Carolina Street.
School
Between 650 feet south of the school's south
David Crockett Elementary
Barkuloo Road
entrance driveway and 650 feet north of the
School
school's north entrance driveway.
Between 300 feet south of the school's south
Lorenzo DeZavala
Tri-City Beach
driveway and 550 feet north of the school's
Elementary School
Road
north driveway.
Between 300 feet east of the east driveway of
Stephen F. Austin
Massey
Fire Station 3 and 350 feet west of Raccoon
Elementary School
Tompkins Road
Drive.
Between its intersection with Massey
Stephen F. Austin
Raccoon Drive
Tompkins Road and 350 feet north of such
Elementary School
intersection.
Cedar Bluff Drive
Extending from its intersection with SH 146
Dr. Johnny T. Clark, Jr.,
to its intersection with Cedar Landing Drive.
Elementary School
Between 30 feet west of Garth Road and 822
Victoria Walker
Seabird Street
feet west of Garth Road, for a total distance of
Elementary School
792 feet.
Extending from 822 feet south west of Garth
Seabird Street
Road to 1,475 feet south west of Garth Road,
Dr. Antonio Banuelos
for a total distance of 653 feet.
Elementary School
Extending from 276 feet north of Connor
Eastpoint
Drive on East Point Boulevard to 300 feet
Dr. Antonio Banuelos
Boulevard
north of Sheila Drive on Eastpoint Boulevard,
Elementary School
for a total distance of 276 feet.
Robin Road
Between Lazy Lane and the Harris County
William B. Travis
Flood Control Ditch.
Elementary School
East James
Between N. 6`h Street and 50 feet west of N.
Ashbel Smith Elementary
4th Street.
School
THE SCHOOL SPEED ZONE OF 30 MPH COMMENCING THIRTY (30) MINUTES
BEFOREAND AFTER THE START OF EACH SCHOOL DAY AND THIRTY MINUTES
BEFORE AND AFTER THE END OF EACH SCHOOL DAY AT THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS
Street Limits School
Extending from 700 feet north of the
intersection of North Main Street at Archer
N. Main
Road to 2,000 feet north of the intersection of
Alamo Elementary School
North Main Street at Archer Road, for a total
distance of 1,300 feet.
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.
Street Limits School
Extending from 400 feet north of the
intersection of SH 146 at Devinwood Drive to Dr. Johnny T. Clark, Jr.,
SH 146 400 feet south of the intersection of SH 146 at Elementary School
Devinwood Drive, for a total distance of 800
feet.
as further depicted in Exhibit "A," which is attached hereto and incorporated herein for all
intents and purposes.
Section 2: The Director of Public Works is authorized and directed as follows:
(a) to place the appropriate signs for the elementary schools referenced in Section 1
hereof at the locations described hereinabove or
(b) to the extent funds are available, to place and install appropriate signs with
flashing lights or beacons for the elementary schools referenced in Section 1
hereof, which lights or beacons shall flash to designate when the reduced speeds
in the school zones are in effect.
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
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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. /
fNTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vot of the City Council of the
City of Baytown, this the 22nd day of September, 2016.
STEYfIEN H. DONCARLOS, Mayor
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ACIO RAMIREZ, SR., t Attorney
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