Ordinance No. 8,365Published in the :,Ba.ytown Sun: ydudij- 4
Wednesday, August 19, 1998 and,
Thursday, August 20, 1998
ORDINANCE NQ. 8365
® AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER
94 "TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES," ARTICLE II "ADMINISTRATION," DIVISION 2
"ENFORCEMENT," SECTION 94 -61 "AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF TRAFFIC
PLANNER" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS;
PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That Chapter 94 "Traffic and Vehicles," Article II "Administration," Division 2
"Enforcement," Section 94 -61 "Authority and duties of traffic planner," of the Code of Ordinances,
City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby renamed and amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 94. TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES.
ARTICLE II. ADMINISTRATION
DIVISION 2. ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 94 -61. Authority and duties of traffic engineer.
It shall be the duty of the director of public works to serve as the city traffic engineer, and the
director is authorized to:
(1) conduct investigations based upon engineering traffic considerations in order to
recommend:
a. maximum prima facie speed limits;
b. installation, maintenance or removal of traffic control duties;
C. plans for street and public traffic area traffic flow; and
d. remedial measures to prevent traffic accidents;
(2) make temporary or experimental traffic regulations for emergencies, special conditions
or investigations, with the approval of the city manager, to remain effective not to
exceed 90 days;
(3) install, maintain or remove traffic control devices and otherwise implement traffic plans
pursuant to ordinances;
(4) cooperate with other city officials in the improvement of traffic conditions and traffic
safety; and
(5) carry out any additional duties imposed by ordinance.
0 Section 2: 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ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such
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® inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances regulating
and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
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Section 3: If any provision, section, exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or the 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 4: This ordinance shall take effect from and after ten 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
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.
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. R. ALL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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dCKACIO RAMIREZ, Sk.yity Attorney
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PETE C. ALFARO, Mayor