Ordinance No. 10,932ORDINANCE NO. 10,932
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 LIMITS FOR (I)
STATE HIGHWAY 146 FROM THE CHAMBERS/HARRIS COUNTY
BOUNDARY LINE TO THE NORTHERN INTERCHANGE OF BUSINESS
146, (II) STATE HIGHWAY 146 FROM THE NORTHERN INTERCHANGE
OF BUSINESS 146 TO THE SOUTHERN LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN, (III) THE FRONTAGE ROAD OF STATE HIGHWAY 146 FROM
1753 FEET NORTH OF BUSINESS 146 TO BUSINESS 146, (IV) THE
FRONTAGE ROAD OF STATE HIGHWAY 146 FROM BUSINESS 146 TO U-
TURN OF RAILROAD, (V) THE FRONTAGE ROAD OF STATE HIGHWAY
146 FROM U-TURN OF RAILROAD TO INTERSECTION OF LYNCHBURG
ROAD, AND (VI) THE FRONTAGE ROAD OF STATE HIGHWAY 146
FROM 808 FEET NORTH OF W. MAIN STREET TO THE SOUTHERN
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/100 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 (i) State Highway 146 from the
Chambers/Harris County boundary line to the northern interchange of Business 146, (ii) State
Highway 146 from the northern interchange of Business 146 to the southern limits of the City of
Baytown, (iii) the frontage road of State Highway 146 from 1753 feet north of business 146 to
Business 146, (iv) the frontage road of State Highway 146 from Business 146 to U-turn of
railroad, (v) the frontage road of State Highway 146 from U-turn of railroad to intersection of
Lynchburg Road, and (vi) the frontage road of State Highway 146 from 808 feet north of W.
Main Street to the southern 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 following maximum prima facie speed limits:
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.
Section5: 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/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^f the City Council of the
City of Baytown this the 24th day of July, 2008.
ATTEST:
STEPHENH. DONCARLOS, Mayor
vfjWUJk /fry KAYTHIE DARNELL, City Crerk t^f fk \ ■. ';
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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