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ORDINANCE NO. 7 1�z4
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26 ,
SECTION 26-23 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF BEAUMO NT 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
Eleventh Street d) From a point 485 feet south North 40
of the centerline of College &
Street (U.S. 90) to a point South
150 feet south of the
centerline of Edmonds.
Direction Speed In
of Miles
Street Limits of Zones Travel Per Hour
e) From a point 150 feet south North 35
of the centerline of Edmonds &
to the centerline of Fannett South
Road.
Dowlen Road a) From a point 150 feet west North 40
of the centerline of East-ex &
West Frontage Road to a South
point 2, 090 feet west of the
centerline of Crow Road.
b) From a point 2 ,090 feet west North 45
of the centerline of Crow &
Road to a point 560 feet South
north of the centerline of
Gladys.
c) From a point 560 feet north North 35
of the centerline of Gladys &
to a point 150 feet north of South
the centerline os College.
Sarah Street a) From the centerline of East 35
Fannett Road to a point 200 &
feet west of the centerline West
of Fatima.
Section 2.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance, or the application of same to a parti-
cular 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 .
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Section 4.
That any person who violates any provision of this
ordinance shall, upon conv.`�.ction, be punished as provided 3.n
Section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont
this the 1y41 day of 1984.
Mayor
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