Ordinance No. 4,326Published in: THE BAYTOWN SUN 51126 -3
Wednesday, December 4, 1985
Friday, December 6, 1985
ORDINANCE N0. 4326
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6, "AUTO WRECKERS," OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN BY
REQUIRING STORAGE FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OR THE
AREA BOUNDED BY THE RIVER AND BAYS ON THE WEST AND
SOUTH AND CEDAR BAYOU AND HIGHWAY 146 ON THE WEST AND
INTERSTATE 10 ON THE NORTH OR IMMEDIATELY CONTIGUOUS
THERETO; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO VIOLATE THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS CHAPTER; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING
A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR
THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That Subsection (B)(6) of Section 6 -12, "Application for auto
wrecker permit," of Chapter 6, "Auto Wreckers," of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
(B)(6) Proof that the applicant has a storage facility within the
corporate limits of the City of Baytown or within the area bounded by
the San Jacinto River and bays on the west, the bays on the south,
Cedar Bayou Stream and State Highway 146 on the east, and Interstate
Highway 10 on the north, or property immediately contiguous to the
said Highway 146 or Interstate 10, which is suitable for the protection
of stored vehicles and fenced as required by city ordinance;
Section 2: That Subsection (d) of Section 6 -17, "Suspension of auto wrecker
permit," is hereby amended to read as follows:
(d) Removal of a vehicle regulated by this chapter to an unapproved
storage location or outside the corporate limits of the City of Baytown
or within the area bounded by the San Jacinto River and bays on the
west, the bays on the south, Cedar Bayou Stream and State Highway
146 on the east, and Interstate Highway 10 on the north, or property
immediately contiguous to the said Highway 146 or Interstate 10,
except upon the informed request of the owner of such vehicle or the
direction of the police officer in charge of the towing scene.
Section 3: 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of this ordinance are hereby repealed, provided however, that such repeal shall be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 4: 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.
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Section 5: Any person who shall violate any provision of this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine
of not more than Two Hundred and No /100 ($200.00) Dollars.
Section 6: 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.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City
Council of the City of Baytown, this the 26th day of November, 1985.
METT O. HUTTO, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
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