HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 84-29 ORDINANCE NO.
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26,
SECTION 26-23 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO ESTABLISH MAXIMUM
SPEED LIMITS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING A
PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1 .
That Chapter 26 , Section 26-23 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Beaumont be, and the same is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section 26-23: Maximums and minimums established in certain zones.
Schedule of streets. It is hereby determined
upon the basis of an engineering and traffic
investigation that the speed permitted by
state law upon the streets or portions thereof
described in the schedule below is greater in
some cases and less in some cases than is
reasonable or safe under the conditions found
to exist upon such streets or portions
thereof , and it is hereby declared that the
prima facie speed limit upon those streets or
portions thereof described in the schedule
below shall be as therein stated, when signs
are erected giving notice thereof.
SCHEDULE
In accordance with this section, and when
signs are erected giving notice thereof, the
prima facie speed limit shall be as set forth
in this schedule, at all times, upon those
streets or portions thereof specified herein:
Direction Speed In
of Miles
Street Limits of Zones _Travel Per Hour
State Highway a) From the centerline of U.S . East 45
105 ( Study: 69 to a point 148 feet west &
9/19/83) of the centerline of East West
Major Drive.
Direction Speed In
Street of Miles
Limits of Zones Travel Per Hour
b) From a point 148 feet west East 50
of the centerline of East &
Major Drive to a point 292 West
feet west of the centerline
Of FM 364 (Major Drive) .
C) From a point 292 feet west East 55
of the centerline of FM 364 &
(Major Drive) to the west West
city limits.
Section 2.
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 not 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 3.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
Section 4.
That 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
I�W day of 19 .
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