Ordinance No. 1,475ORDINANCE NO.1475
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS,PROVIDING
FOR THE REMOVAL OF STOPSIGNS AT CERTAIN INTERSECTIONS AND THE POSTING OF
STOP SIGNS AT CERTAIN INTERSECTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
CHAPTER 18,"MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC",SECTION 18-70,THROUGH STREETS;
REPEALING ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH;CONTAINING ASAVINGS CLAUSE;
PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF TWO HUNDRED ($200.00)DOLLARS FOR EACH
VIOLATION;AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1:Pursuant to the provisions of Section 18-70 of the Code of
Ordinances,the following described intersections are declared to be stop in
tersections:
North Whiting Street at its intersection with West Defee Avenue
North Whiting Street at its intersection with WestSterling Avenue
North Commerce Street at its intersection withWest Sterling Avenue
North First Street atits intersection with East Defee Avenue
North Second Street at its intersection withEast Sterling Avenue
North Third Street at its intersection withEast Sterling Avenue
North Fourth Street at its intersection withEast SterlingAvenue
North Fourth Street at its intersection with East Defee Avenue
North Fifth Street at its intersection with East SterlingAvenue
North Fifth Street at its intersection with East Defee Avenue
North Sixth Street at its intersection with East SterlingAvenue
North Seventh Street at its intersection with East Defee Avenue
North Seventh Street at its intersection withEast Sterling Avenue
Lafayette Drive at its intersection with East Defee Avenue
Highway Boulevard at its intersection with East Defee Avenue
Section 2:The Chief of Police is authorized and directed to cause the
proper signs to be posted at the above described locations.
Section 3:Pursuant to the provisions of Section 18-70 of the Code of
Ordinances,the followingdescribed intersections will no longer bestop in
tersections:
East Defee Avenue at its intersection with North Seventh Street
East Defee Avenue at its intersection with North Fourth Street
East Defee Avenue at its intersection with North First Street
West Defee Avenue at its intersection with Felton Street
West Sterling Avenue at its intersection with Felton Street
Section 4:The Chief of Police is authorized and directed to cause the
removal of stop signs at the intersections listed in Section 3 above.
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 cumulativeof other ordinances
regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 6:Savings Clause:If any provision,section,exception,
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 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 7:Penalty Clause:Any person who shall violate any provision
of this ordinance shall be deemed guiltyof a misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be punished by a fineof not less than Ten ($10.00)Dollars,nor more
than Two Hundred ($200.00)Dollars.Each day of the continuance of such vi
olation shall be considered a separate offense and each and every day shall
constitute a separate violation.
Section 8:Effective Date:This ordinance shall take effect from
and after ten (10)days from its passage by the City Council.TheCityClerk
is hereby directed to givenotice 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 days after the passage of this ordinance.
INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council
of the City of Baytown,Texas,this27th day of September ,1973.
TOM GENTRY,Mayor
ATTEST:
EDNA OLIVER,City Clerk
APPROVED:
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