Ordinance No. 218� 7
ORDINANCE NO. 218
AN ORDINANCE MAKING IT UNLAY4FUL FOR TRUCKS, • MOTOR VEHICLES,
TRAILERS, AND ALL OTHER FORMS OF VEHICLES USED IN CARRYING
GASOLINE, BUTANE, PROPANE, METHANE, OCTANE, PENTANE, OR ANY
OTHER KIND OF LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM OR NATURAL GAS PRODUCTS,
TO TRAVEL ON ANY STREET OR ALLEY IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN EXCEPT
ON DESIGNATED STREETS; MAKING CERTAIN PARKING UNLAWFUL; PRO- .
VIDING FOR NOTICE TO THE POLICE DEPART ERNT IN CASE OF-BREAK-
DOWN; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF TWO HUNDRED ($200)
DOLT& RS; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A _REPEALING.
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE
THEREOF.
YfflEREAS, many tragedies have occurred in and on congested public streets and
highways within the corporate limits of the cities within the State of Texas, by
reason of trucks, trailers, and various kinds of motor vehicles, carrying gasoline,
butane, propane, methane, octane, pentane, and other kinds of liquified petroleum
or natural gas products colliding with some other vehicle or object; and
WHEREAS, it is common knowledge that such petroleum and liquified gas products
are highly inflammable, combustible, explosive, easily ignited, and extremely
dangerous to property, and to the citizens of Baytown, and the public generally,
such described motor vehicles carrying liquified petroleum products should be
restricted from certain streets and highways;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN:
SECTION 1: THAT it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
drive or cause to be drive, or operate or maintain, any motor vehicle, motor truck,
trailer, or any other vehicle having thereon, or attached thereto, a tank or tanks
or other receptacle used for the carrying of gasoline, butane, propane, methane,
® octane, pentane, or any other kind of liquified petroleum or natural gas products,
over any street or streets, alley or alleys within the corporate limits of the
City of Baytown, except the hereinafter specifically designated streets, to writ:
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 Main from end -to -end; South
Main from its intersection with Texas Avenue to its intersection
with South Alexander Drive; North Main from end -to -end; all of
Highway One Hundred Forty -Six (116) within the City limits;
Airhart Drive from end -to -end; and that part of Decker-Drive
between the City limits and Airhart Drive;
provided, however, that the heretofore described vehicles may use the other streets
within the City of Baytown in order to service filling stations and similar customers,
IS provided that said vehicles shall never be left unattended and that such use shall
be limited to the shortest distances possible.
SECTION 2: THAT it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
park or cause to be parked on any street or alley within the corporate limits of
the City of Baytown any motor vehicle, motor truck, trailer, or other vehicle
having thereon, er attached thereto, a tank or tanks or other receptacle used for
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carrying of gasoline, butane, propane,
methane,
octane,
pentane,
or any other kind
of liquified petroleum or natural gas
products,
whether
loaded,
partially loaded,
or empty of such liquified petroleum products; provided, however, that such vehicles
may park long enough to service filling stations and similar customers, but no
Aiiclesshall ever be parked within the City of Baytown unattended; and provided
further, that reasonable delays caused by bona fide mechanical difficulties are
excepted from the provisions of this ordinance conditioned upon the driver of such
vehicle notifying the Police Department immediately of any such break - downs.
SECTION 3: Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-
viction shall be fined in any sum not to exceed two hundred ($200) Dollars. Each
day's violation shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 4: Savings Clause. In the event of any section, subsection, sentence,
clause or prhase of this ordinance shall be declared or adjudged invalid or uncon-
stitutional, such adjudication shall in no means affect any other section, subsection,
sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance, but all the rest thereof shall be in
full force and effect just as though the section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a
part thereof.
SECTION 5: Repealing Clause. All ordinances or parts of ordinances incon-
sistent or in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall be and the same
• are hereby repealed.
SECTION 6. 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 within ten (10) days
after the passage of this ordinance.
INTRODUCED., READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
City Council of the City of Baytown on this 11th day of February, 1954*
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R. H. Pruett, Mayor
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