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ORDINANCE NO.
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 37 SECTION
37-.58.2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF BEAUMONT,
TEXAS; ESTABLISHING PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS UPON
CERTAIN STREETS OR PORTIONS OF STREETS WHEN SIGNS
ARE ERECTED GIVING NOTICE THEREOF; BY ADDING
PORTIONS OF FLORIDA, WEST FLORIDA, LAUREL, AND
HIGHLAND AVENUES, PINE, 23RD, EAST LUCAS, WEST
LUCAS, COLLEGE, AND MAGNOLIA STREETS, AND WASHINGTON
BLVD.; TO THE "SCHEDULE" OF. SPEED LIMIT REGULATIONS
OF SECTION 37-58.2; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
BE IT ORDAINED'BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS-;,-
1.
EXAS:
1.
That section 37-:58.2 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont;
Texas, is hereby amended to read as. follows:
Sec. 37-.58.2. Same --Changed in certain zones.
It is hereby determined upon the basis of an engineering
and traffic investigation that the speed permitted by
state law upon the street or portion thereof described
in the schedule below is greater in some cases and less
in some cases than -is reasonable or safe under the con-.
di.tions found to exist upon such street or portion
thereof, and it is hereby declared that the prima facie
speed limit upon that street or portion thereof described
in the schedule below shall be as therein stated, when
signs are erected giving notice thereof.
S C H E D U L E
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 that street or portion thereof--' specified
herein:
Direction Maximum
Street Limits of Zones of Travel In Miles Per Hour
Washington Blvd. (a) From the west right-of-way East
line of Spur'380 (Pt. Arthur $ 35
Rd.) to the west right -.of -way West
line of 11th St.
(b) From the west right -'of -way
line of 11th St. to a point East
fifty feet (501) west of the & .35
relocated Hillebrandt Bayou West
Bridge.
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Direction Maximum Speed
Street Limits of Zones of Travel In Miles Per Hour
Tram Road (a) From the west right -'of -way
line of Old Voth Road to East
50' west of the west right- $ 40
of -way line of FM 364 West
Extension.
(b) From a point 50' west of the East
west right-of-way line of & 50
FM 364 Extension to the West
west City Limits.
Broussard Road (a) From the northerly right East
of -.way line of Tram'Road & 40
to the west City Limits. West
Dowlen Road (a) From the north right-of-way
line of Calder Avenue to a North
point 1001 north of the north & 35
right-of-way line of Gladys South
Avenue.
(b) From a point 100' north of the
north right-of-way line of North
Gladys Avenue to a point 200' & 45
south of the center line of South
Cole Road.
(c) From a point 200' south of
the center line of Cole Road North
to the south right-of-way $ 35
line of State -Highway 105 South
(Sour Lake Road) .
Calder Avenue (a) From the west right-of-way East
line of Main Street to the & 30
west right -of --way line of West .
18th Street.
(b) From the west right-of-way
line of 18th Street to a East
point 150' west of the center & 35
line of the Caldwood Cut-off West
Ditch Bridge.
(c) From a point 150' west of the
center line of the Caldwood East
Cut -.off Ditch Bridge to a & 40
point 400' west of the center West
line of FM 364 (Major Drive).
(d) From a point 400' west of the East
center line of FM 364 (Major & 50
Drive) to the west City -:.::West
Limits line.
Old Voth Road (a) From the north right-of-way North
line of Voth Cut-off Road & 45
to the north right-of-way South
line of the R.F.D. Road.
Bigner Road (a) From the north right-of-way North
Direction
Maximum Speed
Street
Limits of Zones of Travel
In Miles Per Hour
(b)
From the west right-of-way
line of Howell Street to
East
a point 1100! west of the
&
35
center line of Dowlen
West
Road.
(c)
From a point 1100' west
of the center line of
East
Dowlen Road to the east
&
45
right.. -.o£ -way line of
West
FM 364 (Major Drive).
Pine Street
(a)
From Main St. to Long St.
North
&
30
South
(b)
From the north right-of-way
North
line of Interstate Highway 10
&
35
to the center line of
South
Coleman St-..-.
(c)
From the center line of
North
Coleman St. to the Neches
&
40
River (City Limits).
South
23rd Street
(a)
"From the.-horth line of the
North
Southern Pacific Railroad
$
30
yard south of Broadmore St.
South
to Hyde Park Row.
East Lucas
(a)
From Pine St. to a point
East
150' west of the center line
&
40
of'Magnolia Ave.
West
(b)
From a point 150' west of
East
the center line of Magnolia
$
35
Ave. to Eastex Freeway.
West
West Lucas
(a)
From Eastex Freeway to
North
Calder Ave.
&
35
South
College Street
(a)
From Main St. to the center
East
line of 4th St.
&
30
West
(b)
From the center line of 4th
East
St. to the center line of
F
35
Interstate Highway 10
West
bridge.
Laurel Avenue
(a)
From a point 100' west of the
west right -.of -way line of
East
Willow to the East Frontage
&
35
Road of Interstate Highway
West
10.
(b)
From the West Frontage -Road
East
of Interstate Highway 10 to
&
30
Wren Way.
West
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Direction Maximum Speed
Street Limits of Zones of Travel In Miles Per Hour
Magnolia (a) From Laurel Ave. to North
Calder Ave. $ 30
South
(b) From Calder Ave. to E. Lucas North
& 35
South
Florida Avenue (a) From the west right-of-way East
line of Spur 380 (Pt. Arthur $ 35
Rd.) to Highland Ave. West
West Florida Avenue (a) From Highland Ave. to a East
point'100' west of Ave. A $ 35
(West Pt. Arthur Rd.) West
(6) From a point 100' west of East
Ave. A (West Pt. Arthur Rd.) & 35
to Cardinal Drive - West West
(U. S. Rwys. 69, 96 & 287)
2.
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.
3.
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 in no wise affect the remaining portions'of
this ordinance, and to such end the various portions and provisions
of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
4.
That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
PASSED by the City Council this day of March, 1969.
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Mayor
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