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ORDINANCE NO. 2864
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT OF
45 MILES PER HOUR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES ON A PORTION OF
DECKER DRIVE BETWEEN ROLLINGBROOK DRIVE AND GARTH ROAD;
PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF TWO HUNDRED AND N01100
($200.00) DOLLARS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION
AND EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN:
Section l: That the prima facie maximum speed limit
with respect to Decker Drive, between Rollingbrook Drive and
Garth Road, is altered to 45 miles per hour; and City Council
hereby determines and declares this prima facie speed limit
to be reasonable and prudent.
Section 2: The Director of Planning and Traffic is
hereby authorized and directed to cause the proper signs to
be posted at the above described location.
Section 3: It shall be unlawful for a driver of a
vehicle to disobey the instructions of the signs placed in
accordance with the provisions of this ordinance, unless at
the time otherwise directed by a police officer.
Section 4: Any person violating the provisions of this
ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than Two
Hundred and No /100 ($200.00) Dollars, and each violation
shall constitute a separate offense.
Section 5: 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 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.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
the City Council of the City of Baytown on this 27th day
of March , 1980.
ATTEST:
EILE,EN P. HALL, City Clerk
SCOTT BOUNDS, City Attorney
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