Ordinance No. 1,9506390
ORDINANCE NO.1950
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OFBAYTOWN,
TEXAS,DESIGNATING NORTH MAIN STREET AT JAMES AVENUE AS
A THROUGH INTERSECTION;DIRECTING THE CHIEF OF POLICE
ANDTHE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND TRAFFIC TO REMOVE
SIGNS DESIGNATING MANDATORY TURNING;AMENDING CHAPTER
18,"MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC",BY THE AMENDMENT OF
SECTION 18-122.2,DESIGNATION OF NO PARKING ZONES,BY
THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUB-SECTION (n);PROVIDING A
PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF,AND PROVIDING FOR
THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1:That the City Council of the City of Baytown,
Texas,does hereby determine that all lanes of traffic on
North Main Street at James Avenue shall be for through
traffic.
Section 2:The Chief of Police andthe Director of
Planning and Traffic are hereby authorized and directed to
remove signs requiring mandatory left turn movements.
Section 3:That the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Baytown,Texas,is hereby amended by the amendment of Chapter
18,"Motor Vehicles and Traffic",Section 18-122.2,Designation
ofNo Parking Zones,by the addition of a new sub-section
(n),which shall read as follows:
(n)
North Main Street,the west side,from the intersection
of North Main Street and James Avenue to a point 125
feet south of said intersection.
Parking of vehicles within sucharea is hereby prohibited at
all times.
Section 4:TheChief of Police and the Director of
Planning and Traffic are authorized and directed to cause
the proper signs to be posted as designated above.
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Section 5:It shall be unlawful for a driver of a
vehicle to disobey the instruction of said signs placed in
accordance with the provisions of this ordinance,unless at
the time otherwise directed by a police officer.
Section 6:Any person violating the provisions of this
ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than Two
Hundred ($200.00)Dollars,and each violation shall constitute
a separate offense.
Section 7: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are hereby repealed;provided,however,that such repeal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 theextent 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 8:Savings Clause:If any provision,section,
exception,subsection,paragraph,sentence,clause or phrase
of this ordinance or the application of same toany person
or set of circumstances,shall for any reason beheld unconsti
tutional,void or invalid,such invalidity shall not affect
the validity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance
of their application to other persons or sets of circumstances
and to this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared
tobe severable.
Section 9:Effective Date:This ordinance shall take
effect from and after ten (10)days after its passage by the
City Council.The City Clerk is hereby directed to give
notice hereof by causing the caption of this ordinance tobe
published in the official newspaper of the City of Baytown
at least twice within ten (10)days after its passage.
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INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
the City Council of the City of Baytown on this12th day of
February,1976.
TOM GENTRY,Mayor V
ATTEST:
EILEEN P.HALL,City Clerk
APPROVED:
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