HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 86-68 ORDINANCE NO.
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26,
SECTION 2 6-2 3 AND 2 6-2 4 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO
ESTABLISH MAXIMUMS AND MINIMUMS IN CERTAIN
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 26-23 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Beaumont be, and the same is hereby amended to
establish maximums and minimums in zones 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 Maximum
Street Limits of Travel Speed
Gladys a) From the west right-of-way East 35
line of I H-10 to a point &
50' east of the centerline West
of Central Drive.
b) From a point 155' west of East 35
the centerline of Howell &
to a point 65' west of the West
centerline of Stacewood Drive.
c) From a point 65 ' west of East 40
the centerline of Stacewood &
Drive to a point 320' east West
of the centerline of Major
Drive.
Section 2 .
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
of this ordinance, or the application of same to a 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herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only .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.
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PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the
sue; day of r 1986.
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