HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 69-17ORDINANCE NO.62
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS; ESTABLISHING
PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS UPON CERTAIN
STREETS, HIGHWAYS OR PORTIONS OF STREETS OR
HIGHWAYS WHEN SIGNS ARE ERECTED GIVING NOTICE
THEREOF; BY AMENDING SECTION 37-58.3 REG-
ULATING THE SPEED OF VEHICLES IN THE AREA OF
THE FRONTAGE ROADS OF U. S. HIGHWAY 69, AND
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10, AND THE ROADWAYS IN
THE AREA OF THE INTERSECTION OF U. S. HIGH-
WAY 693 96 AND 287 AND INTERSTATE HIGHWAY
10, AND DESCRIBED ON THE SPEED ZONE MAPS
ADOPTED BY REFERENCE HEREIN AND MADE A PART
OF THIS ORDINANCE FOR ALL INTENTS-AN_PUR-
POSES; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS:
1.
That section 37-58.3 of the Code of Ordinances of
Beaumont, Texas, is hereby amended to read as'follows:
Sec. 37-58.3.
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
streets or portions thereof described in the
Speed Zone Maps incorporated herein by ref-
erence and made a part of this ordinance for
all intents and purposes, a copy of which is
of public record in.the City Clerk's Office
of The City of Beaumont, Jefferson County,
Texas, 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 des-
cribed below in the incorporated Speed Zone
Maps 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 the
incorporated maps, made part of this ordinance,
and indicated by colored lines on said maps,
and at all times, upon those streets or portions
thereof specified herein:
(a) Map No. 68T-1 (Date of Survey, December
19, 1967)
In an area bounded by North Street on
the South, West Frontage Road of U. S.
Highway 90 Business on the West, the
main traveled lanes of Interstate
Highway 10 on the North, and Pine Street
on the East:
SPEED IN MILES PER HOUR
Minimum Speed Maximum Speed
In Miles Per Hour In Miles Per Hour
Zone Color Red 40 mph
Zone Color Green 35 mph
(b) Map No. 68T-101 (Date of Survey, July
26, 1968)
The paved roadways in the area of the
intersection of U. S. Highways 69, 96
and 287, and Interstate Highway 10:
SPEED IN MILES PER HOUR
The Frontage Roads along portions of
Interstate Highway 10 from the east city
limit line to the west city limit line:
SPEED IN MILES PER HOUR
Minimum Speed
In Miles Per Hour
Zone Color Yellow
Zone Color Green
Zone Color Red
..Maximum Speed
In Miles Per Hour
45 mph
40 mph
35 mph
Minimum Speed Maximum Speed
In Miles Per Hour In Miles Per Hour
Zone
Color
Orange
55 mph
Zone.
Color
Yellow
45 mph
Zone
Color
Gray
30 mph
Zone
Color
Red
35 mph
Zone
Color
Blue
45 mph
(c) Map
No. 68T-102 (Date of Survey, June
11, 1968)
The Frontage Roads along portions of
Interstate Highway 10 from the east city
limit line to the west city limit line:
SPEED IN MILES PER HOUR
Minimum Speed
In Miles Per Hour
Zone Color Yellow
Zone Color Green
Zone Color Red
..Maximum Speed
In Miles Per Hour
45 mph
40 mph
35 mph
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(d) Map No. 68T-103 (Date of Survey,
rvey, July
29,
The Frontage Roads along U. S. Highway
69, also known as East -Tex Freeway:
Zone Color Yellow
Zone Color Green
Minimum Speed
In Miles Per Hour
2.
Maximum Speed
In Miles Per Hour
45 mph
40 mph
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 Aday of March,
1969.
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