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Ordinance No. 11,598ORDINANCE NO. 11,598 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 VIII "DESIGNATION — STOP AND YIELD INTERSECTIONS" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, TO AUTHORIZE THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) STOP SIGN ON SAN JACINTO BOULEVARD AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH LONE STAR BOULEVARD AND ONE (1) STOP SIGN ON LONE STAR BOULEVARD AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH SAN JACINTO BOULEVARD; 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. *********************************************** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** 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 VIII "Designation — Stop and Yield Intersections" of the Code of Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to authorize the installation of one (1) stop sign on San Jacinto Boulevard at its intersection with Lone Star Boulevard and one (1) stop sign on Lone Star Boulevard at its intersection with San Jacinto Boulevard. Section 2: The Director of Public Works is authorized and directed to cause placement of the proper signs to be posted at the above- referenced locations. 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 Section 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed; provided however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other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 rnisclenleanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine ol'not less than ONE AND NO/100 DOLL,AR ($I-00) nor more than TWO HLJNDI'UI"D AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($200.00). Section 7: '"I'his ordinance shall take effect from and of ten (10) clays 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 offiaytown at least txvice within ten (10) days after passage ofthis ordinance. I INTItODUCED, READ and PASS[ID ley the affirmative vote cap the (Ity ("',ouncil of the City of Baylown this the 10"' (lay of'Marcia, 2011. N 11 H E 117, , N H. )CONCAM.0S, layor S' I UAIWJM 'ICIA BRYKI't City (Jerk APPROVED AS TO F0100: 461 CIO RA� C�' I ACIO RAMIRt.Z, SR., it ttorney �Xobsry I \IegaI\Kw'en\FiIcS\Cky I Wlarch I O\i\tiioi,i(ICli9,12A(iciStopSigii,,,,d�)c