Ordinance No. 2,2637713
ORDINANCE NO. 2263
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, DESIGNATING CEDAR COVE CANAL AS A NO WAKE ZONE;
REPEALING ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING
FOR A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; CONTAINING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND
EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Baytown is hereby amended by the amendment of Chapter 17,
"Miscellaneous Provisions and Offenses," by the addition of
a new Section 17 -21.1, which shall read as follows:
Sec. 17 -21.1 Designation of no wake zones.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 17 -21 of the Code of
Ordinances, the following described body of water is hereby
declared to be a no wake zone:
(a) Cedar Cove Canal, being that body of water beginning
at the internal corner on the south property line of Cedar
Cove Subdivision, approximately 280 feet east of Roseland
Park Drive to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
THENCE, S 700 59' 52" E along the southern property line
of Cedar Cove a distance of 692.99 feet to a point;
THENCE, southwesterly along the west bank of Cedar Bayou
a distance of 58 feet more or less to a point for corner,
said point being in the southerly easement line of a 60 foot
canal (now called "Cedar Cove Canal ");
THENCE, N 700 59' 52" W a distance of 692.99 feet to a
point for corner in the easterly property line of Cedar Cove
Subdivision;
THENCE, N 190 00' 08" E a distance of 58 feet along said
property line to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
Section 2: That the Director of Planning and Traffic
is authorized and directed to cause the proper signs to be
posted as designated above.
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Section 3: Any person violating the provisions of this
ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than Two
Hundred ($200) Dollars, and each violation shall constitute
a separate offense.
Section 4: That a copy of these regulations and all
amendments thereto shall be summarily filed with the Texas
Parks & Wildlife Department.
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are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal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 cumulative of 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 the end all provisions of this ordinance
are declared to be severable.
Section 7: 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.
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INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
the City Council of the City of Baytown on this the 14th day
of July , 1977.
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TOM GENTRY, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
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NEEL RIC ARDSON, City Attorn y
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