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ORDINANCE NO. & 9-T5
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS; ESTABLISHING
PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS UPON CERTAIN
STREETS, HIGHWAYS OR PORTIONS OF STREETS
AND HIGHWAYS WHEN SIGNS ARE ERECTED GIVING
NOTICE THEREOF; BY ADDING A SECTION TO
CHAPTER 37 TO BE NUMBERED SECTION 37-58.3
REGULATING THE SPEED OF VEHICLES IN THE AREA
OF BUSINESS ROUTE U. S. 90 BETWEEN NORTH'
STREET AND INTERSTATE 10 AND INCLUDING THE
SURFACE ROADS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA, AND
DESCRIBED ON THE SPEED ZONE MAPS ADOPTED BY
REFERENCE HEREIN AND MADE A PART OF THIS
ORDINANCE FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES;
PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS:
1.
That the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas, is
hereby amended by adding a section to be numbered Section
37-58.3, which said section reads -as follows:
Sec. 37-58.3.
Same—Changed in Certain Zones.
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
Speed Zone Maps incorporated herein by
reference and made a part of this ordinance
for all intents and purposes, a copy of
which is of public record in the City Clerk's
Office of The City of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Texas, 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
below in the incorporated Speed Zone Mapsshall
be as -therein stated, when signs are erected
giving notice -thereof.
S C H E D U L E
In accordance with this section, and when signs
are erected giving notice thereof, the prima
facie speed limit, shall be as set forth in the
incorporated maps, made part of this ordinance,
and indicated by colored lines on said maps,
and at all times, upon those streets or portions
thereof specified herein:.
(a) Map No. 68T-1
Zone Color Red
In an area bounded by North Street on
the South, West Frontage Road of U.S.
Highway 90 Business on the West, the
main traveled lanes of Interstate
Highway 10 on the North, and Pine Street.
on the East:
Zone Color Green
SPEED IN MILES PER HOUR
Minimum Speed
In Miles Per Hour
2.
Maximum Speed
In Miles Per Hour
40 mph
35 mph
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.
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
wise affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, and to
such end the various portions and provisions of this ordinance
are declared to be severable.
4.
That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
PASSED by the City Council this/6 day of September,
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