Ordinance No. 849ORDINANCE NO. 849
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, TO BE KNOWN AS THE "TRAFFIC CODE OF THE CITY
OF BAYTOWN"; REGULATING TRAFFIC ON THE PUBLIC STREETS OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN; WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED; AUTHORITY OF POLICE; DRIVING REGULA-
TIONS- SPEED; DRIVING REGULATIONS -RULES OF THE ROAD; TURNING AND STARTING
AND SIGNALS ON STOPPING AND TURNING; ACCIDENTS, RECKLESS DRIVING, START-
ING PARKED VEHICLES; TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS; PEDESTRIANS' RIGHTS
AND DUTIES; PARKING REGULATIONS; SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED; MISCELLANEOUS
DRIVING RULES; REPEALING ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; CONTAINING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF TWO HUNDRED ($200.00)
DOLLARS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF."
BEING ORDINANCE NO. 752, PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
ON THE 26TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1965, BY AMENDING ARTICLE III - DRIVING REGULA-
TIONS - SPEED, SECTION 22, 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 Article III - Driving Regulations - Speed, Section 22, shall
be amended to read as follows, to -wit:
"Section 22: Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation
heretofore made, as authorized by the provisions of Section 8 of Article 827x,
Vernon's Texas Penal Code, the maximum speed limits for all motor vehicles (except
emergency vehicles) shall be 30 miles per hour except as follows:
(a) 35 Miles Per Hour Speed Zones
1. West Texas Avenue: From Goose Creek Stream to Airhart Drive.
2. Highway No. 146: From Holiday Inn to Davis Road.
3. Park Street: From Bayway Drive to Airhart Drive.
4. Lee Drive: From Gentry Street to West Main Street.
5. Missouri Street: From Spur 201 to New Jersey Street.
6. Decker Drive: From Garth Road to Airhart Drive.
(b) 40 Miles Per Hour Speed Zones
1. South Alexander Drive: From the intersection of South Main Street to
the intersection of Highway No. 146.
2. West Main Street: From Spur 201 to Carolina Street.
3. Market Street: From 300 feet West of Traffic Circle to three - tenths
(3 /10ths) of a mile from the intersection of West Main Street with
the exception of Robert E. Lee School Zone during posted hours.
4. Airhart Drive: From Park Street to Lynchburg Road.
5. East James Street: From Bayou Drive - West to 10th Street.
6. Park Street: From Garth Road - West to intersection of Decker Drive.
7. Hij±way No.146: From Davis Road to Cedar Bayou Road.
8. Bayway Drive: From Baytown Elementary School to Crow Road.
9. Bayway Drive: From Schreck Street to Decker Drive.
10. Massey Tompkins Road: From North Main to McKinney.
11. Bob Smith Road: From North Main to McKinney.
12. Garth Road: From Scenic Drive to North City limits (Baker Road).
13. Cedar Bayou Road: from North Main Street to Highway No. 146.
14. Cedar Bayou - Crosby Road: From Highway No. 146 to North City limits.
15. Garth Road: From the South right -of -way line of Park Street to the
East property line of Decker Drive.
(c) 45 Miles Per Hour Speed Zones
1. Decker Drive: From Airhart Drive to three - tenths (3 /10ths) of a mile
East of San Jacinto Street.
2. Baker Road: From St. James House to Garth Road.
3. North Main Street: From Bob Smith Road to North City limits.
(d) 50 Miles Per Hour Speed Zones
1. Highway No. 146: From Cedar Bayou Road to North City limits (Cedar
Bayou Bridge).
2. Highway No. 146: From Alexander Drive to beginning of traffic
exchange at Lee Drive.
3. Highway No. 146: From traffic exchange at Lee Drive to City limits.
4. Tri -City Beach Road: From Normandy House Apartments to City limits.
5. Loop 201: From West Main Street to Highway No. 146.
(e) 55 Miles Per Hour Speed Zones
1. Decker Drive: From three - tenths (3 /10ths) of a mile East of San
Jacinto Street to City limits.
A twenty (20) miles per hour speed limit is established on all streets
adjacent to public schools unless otherwise designated.
Section 2: That all the terms and provisions of said Ordinance No. 752, passed
by the City Council of the City of Baytown on the 26th day of August, 1965, are
hereby continued in full force and effect and any person violating any of the terms
of the ordinance shall be subject to the penalties provided therein.
Section 3: 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 thereof.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by a majority of the City Council of the City of
Baytown, on this the 12th day of January, 1967.
Seaborn Cravey, Mayg�e
ATTEST:
Edna Oliver, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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George Chandler, City Attorney