Ordinance No. 10,080Published in the Baytown Sun on
Tuesday, June 14, 2005 and
ORDINANCE NO. 10,080 Thursday, June 16, 2005
® 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 V "DESIGNATION -- SPEED LIMIT ZONES" OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, TO ESTABLISH THE MAXIMUM
PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIM1T FOR THE FRONTAGE ROADS ALONG
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NO. 10 WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE
CITY OF BAYTOWN; 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, the Texas Department of Transportation has made it known to the City of Baytown
that it desires to alter the prima facie speed limits for the frontage roads along Interstate Highway No. 10
within the corporate limits of the City of Baytown; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 545.356 of the Texas Transportation Code, the City Council of
the City of Baytown may alter the maximum prima facie speed limits with respect to highways or
portions thereof within the corporate limits of the City of Baytown based upon engineering and traffic
studies and requested public hearings; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That Chapter 94 "Traffic and Vehicles," Article IV "Specific Street Regulations,"
Section 94 -121 "Schedules enumerated," Schedule V "Designation -- Speed Limit Zones" of the Code of
Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended by establishing the maximum prima facie speed
limit of 50 miles per hour for the frontage roads along Interstate Highway No. 10, being more particularly
described as follows:
(1) Along IH 10 frontage roads from 2112 feet east of Spur 330 to 3834 feet east of
Spur 330, a distance of approximately 0.326 miles, the speed limit shall be 50
mph.
(2) Along IH 10 frontage roads from 790 feet west of the centerline of Thompson
Road to 591 feet east of the centerline of Thompson Road, a distance of
approximately 0.262 miles, the speed limit shall be 50 mph.
(3) Along IH 10 frontage roads from 2323 feet west of the centerline of John Martin
Road to 950 feet east of the centerline of Garth Road, a distance of
approximately 1.450 miles, the speed limit shall be 50 mph.
(4) Along IH 10 frontage roads from 2112 feet east of the centerline of Garth Road
to 3168 feet east of the centerline of Garth Road, a distance of approximately
0.200 miles, the speed limit shall be 50 mph.
(5) Along IH -10 frontage roads from 4277 feet east of the centerline of Garth Road
• to 4646 feet east of the centerline of Garth Road, a distance of approximately
0.070 miles, the speed limit shall be 50 mph.
(6) Along 1 -10 frontage roads from 3168 feet east of the centerline of McGee Gully
to 3802 feet east of the centerline of McGee Gully, a distance of approximately
0. 120 miles, the speed limit shall be 50 mph.
Section 2: That necessary signs for posting the speed zones will be furnished, installed and
maintained by the direction of the Texas Department of Transportation engineer in charge of the project.
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/l00
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 9h day of June, 2005.
CALVIN MUNDINGER, Mayo
ATTEST:
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G,4,RNVW. sivirm, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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