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Ordinance No. 9,369Published in the Baytown Sun on July 3, 2002 and ORDINANCE NO. 9369 July 4, 2002 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 94 "TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES," ARTICLE IV "SPECIFIC STREET REGULATIONS," SECTION 94 -121 "SCHEDULES ENUMERATED," SCHEDULE IX "DESIGNATION — SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, BY AUTHORIZING THE INSTALLATION OF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROLLINGBROOK DRIVE AND EMMETT O. HUTTO BOULEVARD; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF TWO HUNDRED AND N01100 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 approved recommending to City Council the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Rollingbrook Drive and Emmett 0. Hutto Boulevard; 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, hereby amends Chapter 94 "Traffic and Vehicles," Article IV "Specific Street Regulations," Section 94 -121 "Schedules enumerated," Schedule IX "Designation — Signalized Intersections" of the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, by authorizing the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Rollingbrook Drive and Emmett 0. Hutto Boulevard. Section 2: The Director of Public Works is authorized and directed to oversee the installation of traffic control signals 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 Section 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed; provided however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other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. 0 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 27`h day of June, 2002. "/" — /�� C- PETE C. ALFARO, Mayor ATTEST: G Y SMITH, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: ACID RAMIREZ, 9L ,City Attorney F:Ueanenc\MyDocuments\ Council\ 01- 02\June\AmendChapter94To Instal[ Signal @RoIIingbrook &Hutto.doc 2