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ORDINANCE NO.
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26 ,
SECTION 26-24 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO ESTABLISH SCHOOL
SPEED ZONES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING A
PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1 .
That Chapter 26, Section 26-24 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Beaumont be, and the same is hereby amended to change
the time for certain speed zones on certain streets as follows:
Section 26-24 : Decreased in school zones.
It is hereby determined upon the basis of an
engineering and traffic investigation, that
the speed permitted by state law upon those
streets, or portions of streets described in
the schedule below is greater than is
reasonable or safe under the conditions found
to exist upon such streets and it is hereby
declared that the prima facie speed limit upon
those streets or portions thereof described in
the schedule below shall be decreased as
therein stated and the limits so declared
shall be effective at the times specified
therein when signs are erected giving notice
thereof.
SCHEDULE A
In accordance with this section, and when
signs are erected giving notice thereof, the
prima facie speed limit shall be twenty ( 20)
miles per hour in the following zones between
the hours of 7 : 15 a.m. and 8 : 15 a.m. and 2 :45
p.m. and 3 : 30 p.m. , Monday through Friday on
school days.
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Direction
Street of Travel Description
Gladys E & W From a point 370 feet east of the
centerline of Belvedere to a point
360 feet west of the centerline of
Belvedere.
SCHEDULE B
In accordance with this section, and when
signs are erected giving notice thereof, the
prima facie speed limit shall be twenty ( 20)
miles per hour in the following zones between
the hours of 7 :45 a.m. and 8 :45 a.m. and 3 :15
p.m. and 4 :00 p.m. , Monday through Friday on
school days:
Direction
Street of Travel Description
Ewing E & W From a point 40 feet north of the
centerline of McFaddin to a point 40
feet south of the centerline of
North.
Harrison E & W From a point 30 feet west of the
centerline of Longfellow to a point
60 feet west of the centerline of
19th.
McFaddin E & W From a point 120 feet east of the
centerline of Ewing to a point 100
feet west of the centerline of
Oakland.
North E & W From a point 130 feet west of the
centerline of Center to a point 220
feet west of the centerline of
Oakland.
Oakland N & S From a point 40 feet north of the
centerline of McFaddin to a point 40
feet south of the centerline of
North.
Section 2 .
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
of this ordinance, or the application of same to a particular set of
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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
day of -01i 1985.
Mayor -
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