HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 82-74 ORDINANCE NO.
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER
23 OF THE CODE OR ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF' BEAUMONT BY ADDING SUBSECTION
23-8(f) ; AMENDING SECTION 23-9;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR REPEAL; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1 .
THAT Chapter 23 of the Code of Ordinances be and the same is
hereby amended by adding to Section 23-8 of said Chapter
subsection "(f)" to read as follows :
23-8(f) Minor Residential Streets. A "minor residential
street" is a short street on which local
residential traffic travels from abutting
dwelling units to other streets within the
street network. Minor residential streets are
either cul-de-sac streets servicing less than
fifteen (15) subdivided lots or one-way loop
streets with no on-street parking that service
less than twenty ( 20) subdivided lots. Minor
residential streets shall be constructed in new
subdivisions by the developers of said new
subdivisions. The right-of-way required for
minor residential streets shall be forty ( 40)
feet in width. Pavement width shall be twenty
( 20) feet from face to face of curb. The City
will pay the increase in cost when a larger
storm sewer pipe than adequate for a particular
subdivision is required by the City. Increase
in cost for a larger pipe will be calculated by
determining the increase in pipe cost and
multiplying by two (2) . Roll-type curbs are
allowed.
Section 2.
THAT Chapter 23 of the Code of Ordinances be and the same
is hereby amended by changing Section 23-9 of said Chapter to read
as follows :
Sec. 23-9. Conformance to plan and standards in
construction of streets. All streets
within the city and those within the
extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city
shall be constructed or reconstructed
in accordance with the official street
and highway plan of the city, the official
street construction standards of the city,
and the official street construction
specifications of the city.
Section 3.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance, or the application of same to a
particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any reason
be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall in no way affect the
remaining portions of this ordinance, and to such end the various
portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
Section 4 .
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
Section 5 .
Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance
shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in Section 1-8 of
the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this
the c�aek day of 19 J� .
Mayor -
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