Ordinance No. 8,364Published in the Baytown Sun: 980813 -6
Wednesday, August 19, 1998 and,
Ahursday, August 20, 1998 ORDINANCE NO. 8364
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING THE INTERSECTION OF WEST PEARCE AND SOUTH
WHITING AS A STOP INTERSECTION; AUTHORIZING THE POSTING OF PROPER SIGNS;
REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRESCRIBING
A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF TWO HUNDRED AND NO/] 00 DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH
VIOLATION THEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE
THEREOF.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 544
of the Texas Transportation Code, does hereby authorize the placement of stop signs on West Pearce Avenue at South
Whiting Street, controlling eastbound and westbound West Pearce Avenue.
Section 2: The Director of Public Works is authorized and directed to place stop signs at the above - described
location.
Section 3: It shall be unlawful for a driver of a vehicle to disobey the instructions of a sign placed in
accordance with the provisions of this ordinance, unless at the time otherwise directed by a police officer.
Section 4: 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repealed; provided however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects this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 5: 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 6: 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).
Section 7: 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.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of Baytown this the
13th day of August, 1998.
W& C',
PETE C. ALFAR , Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN-P. HALL' City Clerk
APPROVED P S TO FORM:
dC1201"AMIREZ, SR., ity ttorney
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