Ordinance No. 11,161ORDINANCE NO. 11,161
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AMENDING
CHAPTER 94 "TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES," ARTICLE II
"ADMINISTRATION." DIVISION 2 "ENFORCEMENT," SECTION 94 -61
"AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF TRAFFIC ENGINEER" OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS. TO CLARIFY THE
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WITH
REGARD TO TRAFFIC OPERATIONS: PROVIDING A REPEALING
CLAUSE, CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE: AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.
TEXAS:
Section 1: That Chapter 94 "Traffic and Vehicles." Article 11 "Administration," Division
2 "Enforcement," Section 94 -61 "Authority and duties of traffic engineer" of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 94. TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
ARTICLE II. ADMINISTRATION
DIVISION 2. ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 94 -61. Authority and duties of director of public works.
It shall be the duty of the director of public works to:
(1) Conduct or cause to be conducted investigations based upon engineering traffic
considerations in order to recommend:
a. Maximum prima facie speed limits;
b. Installation, maintenance or removal of traffic control duties;
c. Plans for street and public traffic area traffic flow: and
d. Remedial measures to prevent traffic accidents;
(2) Make temporary or experimental traffic regulations for emergencies, special
conditions or investigations. with the approval of the city manager, to remain
effective not to exceed 90 days;
(3) Install. maintain or remove traffic control devices and otherwise implement traffic
plans pursuant to ordinances:
(4) Cooperate with other city officials in the improvement of traffic conditions and
traffic safety: and
(5) Carry out any additional duties imposed by ordinance.
Section 2: 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ordinance are hereby repealed; provided.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 3: If any provision, section. exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or the 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 4: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by
the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED, by the affirmative vo of the City Council of the
. City 'of,Baytown this the I P day of August. 2009.
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LETICIA GAIUA. frKerjm City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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