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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
Major Drive a) From the centerline of Tram North 55
( FM 364) Road to a point 160 feet north &
( Study: 6/10/82) of the centerline of Dishma n South
Road.
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Direction Speed In
of Miles
Street Limits of Zones Travel Per Hour
b) From a point 160 feet north North 45
of the centerline of Dishman &
Road to a point 200 feet South
north of the centerline of
Manion Drive.
c) From a point 200 feet north North 35
of the centerline of Manion &
Drive to a point 265 feet South
north of the centerline of
brighton Street.
d) From a point 265 feet north North 45
of the centerline of &
Brighton Street to a point South
300 feet south of the center-
line of Washington Blvd.
e) From a point 300 feet south North 55
of the centerline of &
Washington Blvd. to a point South
538 feet north of the center-
line of IH-10 west entrance
and exit ramps.
f) From a point 538 feet north North 45
of the centerline of IH-10 &
west entrance and exit ramps South
to the centerline of S.H .
124 ( Fannett Road) .
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.
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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
day of S.; i4.�.c.c.�c 1984.
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