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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 Section 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed; provided however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other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. �. e. 446= PETE C. ALFARO, Mayor ATTEST: G W. tMITH, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: 9 L z e2 Z'z � C �-- � NAC10 RAMIREZ, S4., >tV Attorney 0 F:UcancncWy Documents\ Council101 -02\ February\ DesignateStopSign @WcstExitOfBridgeviewApts.doc