HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 19-037ORDINANCE NO. 19-037
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20,
ARTICLE 20.03, SECTION 20.03.003 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS BY CHANGING
AND AMENDING SPEED LIMITS AND SPEED ZONE
BOUNDARIES TO THE SCHEDULE FOR EASTEX
FREEWAY (U.S. 69, 96, 287) WEST FRONTAGE ROAD
AND EASTEX FREEWAY (U.S. 69, 96, 287) EAST
FRONTAGE ROAD; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
That Chapter 20, Article 20.03, Section 20.03.003 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Beaumont, be and the same is hereby amended by changing and adding speed limits
and speed zone boundaries to the Schedule. Eastex Freeway (U.S. 69, 96, 287) West
Frontage Road and Eastex Freeway (U.S. 69, 96, 287) East Frontage Road to read as
follows:
Direction
Speed In Miles
Street
Limits of Zone
of
Per Hour
Travel
Max. Min.
Eastex
(a) From the Hardin County line to the
South
55
Freeway
north bank of the L.N.V.A.' Canal.
(U.S. 69,
(b) From the south bank of the, L.N.V.A.
South
45
96,287)
Canal to a point 215 feet north of
west
the centerline of Blackmon Lane.
frontage
road
(c) From a point 215 feet north of the
South
35
centerline of Blackmon Lane to a
point 750 feet south of the
centerline of Kenwood Drive.
Street
Limits of Zone
Direction
Speed In Miles
of
Per Hour
Travel
Max. Min.
Eastex
(a) From a point 150 feet west of the
North
45
Freeway
centerline of Eleventh Street to a
(U.S. 69,
point 235 feet south of the centerline
96,287)
of Delaware.
east
(b) From a point 235 feet south of the
North
35
frontage
centerline of Delaware to the
road
centerline of Blackmon Lane (dead
end.)
North
45
(c) From a point 100 feet north of the
centerline of Delaware to the south
bank of the LAMA. Canal.
North
55
(d) From the north bank of the LAMA.
Canal to the Hardin County line.
Section 2.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause of 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That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent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 1.01.009 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont,
Texas.
The meeting at which this ordinance was approved was in all things conducted in
strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter
551.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 18th day of
June, 2019.
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