Ordinance No. 143•
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AN ORDINANCE REGULATING: THE WEIGHT OF CO14MERCIAL MOTOR
VEHICLES, TRUCKS, TRACTORS, OR OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES
WITH A TRAILER, SEMI- TRAILER OR OTHER VEHICLE ATTACHED
THERETO, BEING OPERATED OVER, ON OR UPON CERTAIN STREETS
IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN; PROVIDING FOR ISSUANCE OF A
PERMIT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; CONTAINING A PENALTY
CLAUSE; REPEALING ORDINANCES INC@NSISTENT HEREWITH:
PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND SETTING FORTH
THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OCUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN:
Section 1: Statement of Intent and Purpose of Ordinance
It is the intent and purpose of the City Council of the City of Baytown
by the terms of this Ordinance to regulate the weight of commercial motor
vehicles, trucks, or other motor vehicles with trailers, semi - trailers, or other
vehicles attached thereto being operated over, on or upon certain streets in the
• City of Baytown as hereinafter set forth. Some of these streets are located in
the residential section of .the city and were constructed and have been maintained
primarily for light traffic such as the use of automobiles by persons residing
in thevicinity thereof. The remainder of the streets are located in the business
districts and the highly congested areas of the City of Baytown, where slow, heavy
commercial trucks constitute a hazard and detriment to traffic. The purpose of
this ordinance is to prevent the deterioration of residential streets by heavy
commercial vehicles and also to promote safe and orderly traffic conditions in
the highly congested areas of the City of Baytown.
Section 2: THAT it shall be unlawful for any commercial motor vehicle, truck,
tractor or other motor vehicle with a trailer, semi - trailer or other vehicle
attached thereto, to be operated over, on, or upon any street or streets, or alley
or alleys within the corporate :city limits of the City. of Baytown when the weight
thereof, together with the load thereon, exceeds 9000 pounds except the hereinafter
specifically designed streets, to-wit:
Northwest Market Street Road from the City Limits near
Wooster to its intersection with Wisconsin Street;
Wisconsin Street from end - to-end;
The part of Market Street Road that is between Wisconsin
Street and West Main;
West 14ain from end - to-end;
South Main from end - to-end;
North Main from end -to -end;
All of Highway One Hundred Forth Six (146) within the
City Limits;
Airhart Drive from end - to-end;
That part of Decker Drive between the city limits and
Airhart Drive;
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provided, however, that the heretofore described vehicles may use the other streets
® within the City of Baytown in order to fulfull local commercial obligations as
permission to do so is granted by the Director of Public Works. If any applicant
for an exception is dissatisfied with the decision of the Director of Public Works,
then such applicant may appeal to the City Council, and the City Council may
reverse or approve the decision of the Director of Public Works.
Section 3: Exceptions. The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to
buses operated by the Goose Creek lmdependent School District or by any person, firm
or corporation having a franchise from the City to engage in the business of public
transportation.
Section 4: Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions
of Section 2 hereof shall upon conviction be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
0 fined not exceeding Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars.
Section 5: Repealing Clause. 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 6: Severability Clause. uhf any provision, exception, section, 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 pro-
• visions of this ordinance or their application to other persons or sets of circum-
stances and tb this end, all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 7: Effective date: 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 prior to the effective
date hereof.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
City Council of the City of Baytown on this the 7th day of May, A. D., 1952.
ATTEST:
Edna Oliver, City Clerk
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Ward, Mayor