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Ordinance No. 6,757Published In: THE BAYTOWN SUN Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1993 930909 -4 Thursday, Sept. 16, 1993 ORDINANCE NO. 6757 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, • TEXAS, ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS DURING CONSTRUCTION ON LOOP 201 WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF TWO HUNDRED AND N01100 DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH VIOLATION THEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. WHEREAS, the Texas Department of transportation has made it known to the City of Baytown that operations will begin in the near future to convert Loop 201 to a freeway facility; and WHEREAS, in the interest of safety, it is desirable to maintain a construction speed zone during the construction period; NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS: Section 1: That a construction speed zone be established along the named highways or parts thereof described as follows: The southern part of Loop 201 from BE 146 to Spur 330, 35 mph, when so signed. Section 2: That necessary signs for posting the speed zones will be furnished, installed, and maintained by the direction of the Texas Department of Transportation engineer in charge of the project. Section 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed; provided however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other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 provisions, 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. 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 less than One and No /100 Dollar ($1.00) nor more than Two Hundred and No /100 Dollars 930909 -4a • ($200.00) except minors who have passed their 14th birthday but have not reached their 17th birthday shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Hundred and No /100 Dollars ($100.00). 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 passage of this ordinance. Section 7: This ordinance shall be in effect only during the period of construction, and completion of this project shall automatically cancel the speed zones. INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of Baytown, this the 9th day of September, 1993. PETE C. ALFARO, Mayor T ATTEST: AX E LEEK P. , C ty tlerk ACIO RAMIREZ, S . City Attorney tef�l /cauocll9- 9- 93caaMtsP�a2t11 r1 �J