Ordinance No. 7,600ORDINANCE N0. 7600 j9 60111 -6
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS DURING CONSTRUCTION ON A
PORTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 146 WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF
THE CITY OF BAYTOWN; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES;
CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM PENALTY
OF TWO HUNDRED AND NO 1100 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 rehabilitate bridges and approaches along
a portion of State Highway 146; 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:
Along State Highway 146 from the south right -of -way line of Interstate 10 to a
point 0.156 miles south; 30 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are hereby repealed; provided however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such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 ($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).
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• 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. 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 11th day of January, 1996.
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
NACIO RAMIREZ, SA,,Yity Attorney
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PETE C. ALFAR , Mayor