Ordinance No. 11,989ORDINANCE NO. 11,989
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, ESTABLISHING MAXIMUM PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS FOR
MOTOR VEHICLES IN DESIGNATED SCHOOL ZONES AND PROVIDING
FOR HOURS OF ENFORCEMENT ON SCHOOL DAYS OR WHEN
CHILDREN ARE PRESENT; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE
PLACEMENT OF SIGNS BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS;
REPEALING ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; CONTAINING
A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF TWO
HUNDRED AND NO/ 100 DOLLARS ($200.00); AND PROVIDING FOR THE
PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 545.356 of the Texas Transportation Code, authorizing
alteration of 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
investigations and requested public hearings; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That a special hazard exists to traffic safety in the vicinity of elementary
schools, junior high schools, senior high schools, and other student attended facilities within the
corporate limits of the City of Baytown on days when schools are in session and at times when
students and other traffic approach from and depart from the vicinity of such schools and
facilities and the City Council hereby makes such findings and determines and declares that the
maximum prima facie speed limits to be reasonable, prudent and lawful is either 20, 30 or 35
miles per hour at the time and places designated in Exhibits "A" through "I" attached hereto and
incorporated herein for all purposes.
Section 2: The Director of Public Works is authorized and directed to place the
appropriate signs at the locations described in Exhibits "A" through "I."
Section 3: 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ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of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 4: 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 5: 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 vot of the City Council of the
City of Baytown, this the 26`h day of July, 2012.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Mayor
THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPEED ZONES BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF 7:15 A.M. AND 8:15 A.M. AND BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF 2:30 P.M. AND 3:30 P.M. SHALL BE 20 MILES
PER HOUR UPON THE FOLLOWING STREET LOCATIONS:
STREET
LIMITS
SCHOOL
YMCA Drive
Between 300 feet west of North Main Street
Alamo*
and the end of YMCA Drive.
South Pruett Street
Between 75 feet south of West Republic Street
Carver
and 75 feet north of Dailey Street.
Clayton Drive
Between 120 feet north of Ivie Lee Street and
Bowie
120 feet south of James Bowie Drive.
North Pruett Street
Between West Lobit Avenue and Green Street.
Lamar
North Jones Street
Between West Adoue Street and Forrest
Lamar
Avenue.
Virginia Street
Between 50 feet west of Georgia street and
San Jacinto
New Jersey Street.
Georgia Street
Between 150 feet south of West Main Street
San Jacinto
and 50 feet south of Kentucky Street.
Kentucky Street
Between 150 feet east of Louisiana Street and
San Jacinto
Carolina Street.
East James Street
Between North 6`h Street and 50 feet west of
Ashbel Smith
North 4`h Street.
Seabird Street
Between 50 feet west of Garth Road and 200
Victoria Walker
feet west of the school's exit driveway.
* The speed restrictions for Alamo Elementary School on YMCA Drive incorporate the Stuart
Career Center during the same time periods.
EXHIBIT A
THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPEED ZONES BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF 7:45 A.M. AND 8:45 A.M. AND BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF 3:00 P.M. AND 4:00 P.M. SHALL BE 20 MILES
PER HOUR UPON THE FOLLOWING STREET LOCATIONS:
STREET LIMITS SCHOOL
Barkuloo Road Between 650 feet south of the school's south Crockett
entrance driveway and 650 feet north of the
school's north entrance driveway.
Tri -City Beach Road Between 300 feet south of the school's south DeZavala
driveway and 550 feet north of the school's
north driveway.
Massey Tompkins Road Between 300 feet east of the east driveway of Stephen F. Austin
Fire Station 3 and 350 feet west of Raccoon
Drive.
Raccoon Drive Between its intersection with Massey Stephen F. Austin
Tompkins Road and 350 feet north of such
intersection.
EXHIBIT B
THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SPEED ZONES BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF 8:15 A.M. AND 9:15 A.M. AND BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF 3:30 P.M. AND 4:30 P.M. SHALL BE 20 MILES
PER HOUR UPON THE FOLLOWING STREETS:
STREET LIMITS SCHOOL
Bayway Drive Between 150 feet north of the school's entrance Baytown
driveway and Honeysuckle Drive.
Elvinta Street Between Center Street and Cedar Bayou Road. Cedar Bayou
Kilgore Road Between Cedar Bayou Road and 250 feet south Cedar Bayou
of Cedar Bayou Road.
West Elvinta Street Between Elvinta Street and 100 feet north of Cedar Bayou
Cedar Bayou Road.
Cedar Bayou Road Between 50 feet west of West Elvinta Road and Cedar Bayou
250 feet east of the school's bus entrance.
EXHIBIT C
THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SPEED ZONES BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF 8:15 A.M. AND 9:00 A.M. AND BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF 3:45 P.M. AND 4:30 P.M. SHALL BE 30 MILES
PER HOUR UPON THE FOLLOWING STREET:
STREET LIMITS SCHOOL
Archer Road Between 200 feet east of the school's east Gentry
entrance driveway and 200 feet west of the
school's west entrance driveway.
EXHIBIT D
THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SPEED ZONES BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF 8:15 A.M. AND 9:15 A.M. AND BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF 3:30 P.M. AND 4:30 P.M. SHALL BE 30 MILES
PER HOUR UPON THE FOLLOWING STREETS:
STREET LIMITS SCHOOL
Business Highway 146 Between 275 feet south of the school's faculty Horace Mann
entrance and 100 feet south of East Gulf
Street.
South Alexander Drive Between Business Highway 146 and 200 feet Horace Mann
north of Briarwood Street.
EXHIBIT E
THE HIGH SCHOOL SPEED ZONES BETWEEN THE HOURS OF
7:20 A.M. AND 8:20 A.M. AND BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 2:00
P.M. AND 3:00 P.M. SHALL BE 30 MILES PER HOUR UPON THE
FOLLOWING STREET:
STREET LIMITS SCHOOL
Decker Drive Between 100 feet west of Garth Road and 250 Hyland Center
feet west of the school's exit driveway.
EXHIBIT F
THE HIGH SCHOOL SPEED ZONES BETWEEN THE HOURS
OF 6 :45 A.M. AND 7:45 A.M. AND BETWEEN THE HOURS
OF 2:00 P.M. AND 3:00 P.M. SHALL BE 30 MILES PER HOUR
UPON THE FOLLOWING STREETS:
STREET LIMITS SCHOOL
Market Street Between 100 feet east of Stadium Street and 50 Lee
feet west of the Goose Creek bridge.
Baker Road Between the school's east driveway entrance Sterling
and the school's west driveway entrance.
EXHIBIT G
THE HIGH SCHOOL SPEED ZONES WHEN CHILDREN ARE
PRESENT SHALL BE 20 MILES PER HOUR UPON THE
FOLLOWING STREETS:
STREET LIMITS SCHOOL
Stadium Street Between 250 feet north of the REL Fieldhouse Lee
and 50 feet north of Gentry Drive
Carnegie Street Between 50 feet north of Gentry Drive and 300 Lee
feet south of Market Street.
EXHIBIT H
THE HIGH SCHOOL SPEED ZONES BETWEEN THE HOURS
OF 6:45 A.M. AND 7:45 A.M. AND BETWEEN THE HOURS
OF 2:00 P.M. AND 3:00 P.M. SHALL BE 20 MILES PER HOUR
UPON THE FOLLOWING STREET:
STREET LIMITS SCHOOL
Craig Street Between 150 feet west of North Main Street Sterling
and the school's driveway from Craig Street.
EXHIBIT I