Ordinance No. 9,322Published in the Baytown
Sun on February 20 and
ORDINANCE NO. 9322 February 21, 2002
• AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 94 "TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES," ARTICLE IV
"SPECIFIC STREET REGULATIONS," SCHEDULE VIII "DESIGNATION —
STOP AND YIELD INTERSECTIONS," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES,
CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, BY DESIGNATING THE WESTBOUND EXIT
OF THE BRIDGEVIEW APARTMENT COMPLEX 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 1100
DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH VIOLATION THEREOF; AND PROVIDING
FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, based upon a traffic engineering studies and design report by Kimley -Horn and
Associates, Inc., the Growth Management and Development Advisory Commission at its January 16,
2002, meeting approved recommending to City Council the modification of the intersection of
Missouri Street near Wyoming Street; NOW THEREFORE
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
a stop sign at the westbound exit of the Bridgeview Apartment complex, heading in a westerly
direction on Missouri Street.
Section 2: The Director of Public Works is authorized and directed to place a stop sign 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ordinance are hereby repealed; provided however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such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 th.is ordinance are declared to be severable.
• Section 6: Any person who shall violate anyprovision 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 14`h day of February, 2002.
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PETE C. ALFARO, Mayor
ATTEST:
G W. tMITH, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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NAC10 RAMIREZ, S4., >tV Attorney
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