HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 94-63 ORDINANCE NO.
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER
26, SECTION 26-24 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO ESTABLISH
MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM SPEEDS 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 26-24 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Beaumont be, and the same is hereby, amended to change the speed limit of the
listed street as follows:
Section 26-24: Speed Limits Decreased In School Zone.
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 following schedule 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 following 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 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday on school days.
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SCHEDULE A
SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIAM
Direction of
Street Travel Description
Avenue A N & S From a point 175 feet north of the centerline of
Virginia to a point 150 feet north of the centerline of
Woodrow.
Avenue E N & S From a point 70 feet north of the centerline of Milam
to a point 45 feet south of the centerline of Gilbert.
Avenue F N & S From a point 40 feet north of the centerline of Gilbert
to a point 40 feet north of the centerline of Franklin.
Berkshire N & S From the centerline of North Caldwood to a point 65
feet north of the centerline of Stratton.
Blanchette E & W From a point 35 feet west of the centerline of 7th to
a point 50 feet west of the centerline of Skipwith.
Brooklyn N & S From a point 40 feet south of the centerline of Cuniff
to a point 20 feet south of the centerline of Jackson.
Buford E & W From a point 30 feet east of the centerline of Levy to
a point 95 feet east of the centerline of Greer.
North Caldwood E & W From a point 300 feet east of the centerline of East
Caldwood to the centerline of Berkshire.
Carlisle N & S From a point 55 feet south of the centerline of
Concord to a point 40 feet north of the centerline of
French Road.
Chaison N & S From a point 90 feet north of the centerline of
Woodrow to a point 40 feet north of the centerline of
Virginia.
North Circuit E & W From the centerline of Peyton to a point 300 feet east
of the centerline of Belvedere.
College E & W From a point 395 feet east of the centerline of
Avenue F to a point 295 feet west of the centerline of
Avenue F.
Concord E & W From a point 100 feet east of the centerline of
Pinkston to a point 250 feet east of the centerline of
Carlisle.
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Direction of
Street Travel Description
Corley E & W From a point 225 feet west of the centerline of Eighth
Street to a point 400 feet east of the centerline of
Eighth Street.
Cuniff N & S From a point 40 feet west of the centerline of
Brooklyn to a point 130 feet east of the centerline of
Irving.
Delaware E & W From a point 30 feet east of the centerline of
Briarcliff to a point 165 feet east of the centerline of
West Lucas.
Elinor E & W From a point 55 feet east of the centerline of Ethel to
the centerline of Iola.
Fannett (SH124) N & S From a point 650 feet west of the centerline of
Westmoreland to a point 250 feet east of the
centerline of Fifth Street.
Fatima E & W From a point 330 feet south of the centerline of
Elmira to the centerline of Sarah.
Florida E & W From a point 65 feet west of the centerline of
Kenneth to a point 375 feet east of the centerline of
Highland Avenue.
Forsythe E & W From a point 115 feet east of the centerline of
Jefferson to a point 170 feet west of the centerline of
Archie.
Franklin E & W From a point 100 feet west of the centerline of
Avenue E to a point 100 feet east of the centerline of
Avenue G.
Gilbert E & W From a point 35 feet east of the centerline of Avenue
F to a point 50 feet west of the centerline of Avenue
E.
Griffing E & W From the centerline of Old Voth Road to a point
1005 feet west of the centerline of Old Voth Road.
Highland N & S From a point 100 feet south of the centerline of
Nolan to 50 feet south of the centerline of Clark
Street.
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Direction of
Street Travel Description
Highland N & S From a point 375 feet north of the centerline of
Florida to a point 375 feet south of the centerline of
Florida.
Homer N & S From a point 40 feet north of the centerline of House
Road to the Beaumont Independent School District
boundary of Homer Street School.
Howell N & S From a point 50 feet north of the centerline of Derby
to a point 40 feet north of the centerline of Glascow.
Iola N & S From a point 40 feet south of the centerline of Elinor
to a point 50 feet south of the centerline of Waverly.
Irving N & S From a point 30 feet south of the centerline of
Shamrock to a point 50 feet north of the centerline of
Schwarner.
Jackson E & W From a point 45 feet west of the centerline of
Brooklyn to the centerline of Irving.
S. Kenneth N & S From a point 35 feet south of the centerline of Florida
to a point 50 feet north of the centerline of Winfree.
Lavaca E & W From a point 50 feet west of the centerline of Sullivan
to a point 50 feet west of the centerline of Lakner.
Lela E & W From a point 25 feet west of the centerline of Usan to
a point 20 feet east of the centerline of Garden.
Lucas E & W From a point 420 feet east of the centerline of
Windsor to a point 170 feet west of the centerline of
Pennock.
Lyle E & W From a point 35 feet east of the centerline of Victoria
to a point 40 feet east of the centerline of Avenue A.
Magnolia N & S From a point 400 feet south of the centerline of
Trinidad to a point 400 feet north of the centerline of
Trinidad.
Magnolia N & S From a point 80 feet north of the centerline of
Delaware to a point 50 feet south of the centerline of
Prince.
Martin E & W From a point 65 feet east of the centerline of Pine to
a point 50 feet west of the centerline of Taliaferro.
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Direction of
Street Travel Description
Milam E & W From a point 65 feet east of the centerline of Avenue
E to a point 40 feet east of the centerline of Avenue
F.
Orange N & S From a point 250 feet south of the centerline of
Emma to a point 180 feet north of the centerline of
Bolivar.
Peyton N & S From a point 150 feet south of the centerline of Sallie
to the centerline of North Circuit.
Pine N & S From a point 75 feet north of the centerline of
Jeanette to a point 30 feet south of the centerline of
Hill.
Pope E & W From a point 105 feet west of the centerline of Quinn
to a point 30 feet east of the centerline of Renaud.
Regina E & W From a point 275 feet east of the centerline of Howell
to a point 650 feet west of the centerline of Howell.
St. Helena N & S From a point 250 feet south of the centerline of Pope
to a point 250 feet from the centerline of Pope.
Sarah E & W From the centerline of Fatima to a point 250 feet west
of the centerline of Winston.
Sarah E & W From a point 250 feet east of the centerline of Usan
to a point 250 feet west of the centerline of Goliad.
South 4th N & S From a point 100 feet north of the centerline of
Southerland to a point 90 feet south of the centerline
of Glenwood.
Victoria N & S From a point 35 feet south of the centerline of Lyle to
a point 220 feet north of the centerline of Bolivar.
West Virginia E & W From a point 40 feet west of the centerline of Chaison
to a point 60 feet east of the centerline of Avenue A.
Old Voth N & S From a point 150 feet north of the centerline of
Lawrence Drive to the centerline of Griffing Road.
Warren N & S From a point 145 feet north of the centerline of
Bender to the centerline of Sarah.
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Direction of
Street Travel Description
Washington E & W From a point 350 feet west of the centerline of 6th
Street to a point 330 feet west of the centerline of 8th
Street.
Waverly E & W From a point 250 feet west of the centerline of Iola to
a point 630 feet east of the centerline of Ethel.
White Oak N & S From a point 40 feet east of the centerline of
Lawrence to the Beaumont Independent School
District property line of Homer Street School.
Woodrow E & W From a point 50 feet west of the centerline of Chaison
to a point 50 feet east of the centerline of Avenue A.
Woodrow E & W From a point 250 feet west of the centerline of
Highland to a point 30 feet west of the centerline of
Maddox.
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 7:15 a.m.
and 8:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday on school days:
SCHEDULE B
SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMITS
Direction of
Street Travel Description
Avenue A N & S From a point 40 feet north of the centerline of
Blanchette to a point 130 feet north of the centerline
of Craig.
Arthur E & W From a point 65 feet west of the centerline of
Overbrook to a point 50 feet west of the centerline of
Cleveland.
Austin N & S From a point 170 feet west of the centerline of
Driskell to a point 30 feet west of the centerline of
Eastex West Service Road.
Blanchette E & W From a point 45 feet west of the centerline of Avenue
A to a point 45 feet east of the centerline of Avenue
B.
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Direction of
Street Travel Description
Cleveland E & W From a point 30 feet south of the centerline of Ives to
a point 50 feet north of the centerline of Toledo.
Dowlen N & W From a point 165 feet north of the centerline of
Gladys to a point 300 feet south of the centerline of
Westgate.
Drennan E & W From a point 80 feet east of the centerline of Major
Dr. to the centerline of Trojan.
Eldridge N & S From a point 45 feet south of the centerline of
McLean to a point 70 feet north of the centerline of
Coburn.
Gladys E & W From the centerline of Dowlen to a point 120 feet
east of the centerline of Norwood.
Jaguar N & S From the centerline of South to the centerline of
Smart.
Major N & S From a point 210 feet south of the centerline of
Allison to a point 100 feet north of the centerline of
Morgan.
McLean E & W From the centerline of Trojan to a point 35 feet east
of the centerline of Eldridge.
Royal E & W From a point 60 feet west of the centerline of Avenue
B to a point 40 feet west of the centerline of Avenue
A.
South E & W From a point 250 feet west of the centerline of Oxford
to a point 300 feet east of the centerline of Jaguar.
Taft E & W From a point 50 feet west of the centerline of
Cleveland to a point 155 feet east of the centerline of
West Lynwood.
Trojan N & S From the centerline of McLean to the centerline of
Drennan.
Usan N & S From the centerline of West Virginia to a point 50
feet north of the centerline of Lela.
West Virginia E & W From a point 180 feet west of the centerline of Goliad
to a point 50 feet west of the centerline of Usan.
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Section 2.
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 not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance,
and to such end the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are delcared 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 violated 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 %2—'14 day
of , 1994.
- Mayor -
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