Ordinance No. 1,632ORDINANCE NO.1632
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE INSTALLATION OF TRAFFICCONTROL SIGNALS ON
DECKER DRIVE (SPUR 330)AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF AIRHART DRIVE,
GARTH ROAD,AND LOOP 201 IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,HARRIS COUNTY,
TEXAS,AND PROVIDING FOR THEEFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS,Article 6701d,Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes,provides that local
authorities in their respective jurisdiction may place and maintain any traffic
control device upon any highway under their jurisdiction as they may deem ne
cessary,taking into consideration the usual traffic flow of the streets or
*m highways within their jurisdiction.Said governing body may determine that
various local traffic control devices are necessary,and shall direct said appropriate
devices be erected,by the passage of an ordinance,which shall be effective
when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected at such intersection
or otherplace or part of the street or highway;and
WHEREAS,Article 6701d,V.T.C.S.,further provides that no local authority
shall erect or maintain any stop sign or yield sign or traffic-control device
at any location so as to require the traffic on any State highway,including
Farm-to-Market or Ranch-to-Market roads,to stop or yield before entering or
crossing any intersecting highway unless such signs or devices are erected and
maintained by virtue of an agreement entered into between such local authority
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and the State Highway Department under the provisions of Senate Bill No.415,
Acts of the 46th Legislature,Regular Session;NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OFTHE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1:That on the basis of an engineering and traffic study heretofore
made as authorized by the provisions of Article 6701d,Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes,
traffic control signals exhibiting green,red,and yellow lights or colored lighted
arrows,successively one at a time or in combination,are authorized to be placed
on Decker Drive (Spur 330)at the following intersections:
1.Airhart Drive
2.Garth Road
3.Loop 201
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Section 2:That thesaid traffic control signals shall be placed pursuant to
an agreement with the Texas Highway Department.
Section 3:This Ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage by
the City Council of the City of Baytown,Texas.
INTRODUCED,READ AND PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of
the City of Baytown this25th day of July,1974.
TOM GENTRY,Mayor
ATTEST:
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EDNA-OLIVER,City Clerk
APPROVED:
NEEL RICHARDSON,City Attorney
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