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ORDINANCE NO. 95-1466-F
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE 2, SECTION 25-23 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; FOR THE PURPOSE OF
DESIGNATING MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS UPON STREETS WITHIN THE CITY OF
LA PORTE; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON
CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED
DOLLARS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH
THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS, Article 6701d, Vernon's Texas civil Statutes,
provides that whenever the governing body of the City of La Porte
shall determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic
investigation that any prima facia speed therein set forth is
greater or less than is reasonable or prudent under conditions
found to exist at any intersection or other place or upon any part
of a street or highway within the City of La Porte, taking into
consideration, but not limited to, the width and condition of the
pavement and other circumstances on such po~tion of said street or
highway, as well as the usual traffic thereon, said governing body
may determine and declare a reasonable and prudent prima facie
speed limit thereat or thereon by the passage of an ordinance,
which shall be effective when appropriate signage giving notice
thereof is erected at such intersection or other place or part of
the street or highway; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte has directed
that an Engineering and Traffic Investigation take place for the
purpose of ascertaining reasonable and prudent prima facie speed
limits upon West Main Street within the City of La Porte; and
WHEREAS, the results of said Eng~neering and Traffic
Investigation have become known unto the City Council of the city
of La Porte; and
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ORDINANCE NO. 95-1466-F
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte finds that
it is consistent in promoting the health, safety, and welfare of
the citizens of the City of La Porte to designate and alter
heretofore established maximum speed limits upon West Main Street
in the City of La Porte based upon the results of said engineering
and traffic investigation;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LA PORTE:
section 1.
Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic
investigation heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of
Article 6701d, Vernon's Texas civil statutes, the Code of
Ordinances, City of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, Chapter 25
"Traffic", Article 2, section 25-23, is hereby amended by repealing
subparagraphs (g) (2), (g) (4), (h) (2), (i) (3), and (j) (2), and
replacing said subparagraphs with the following new subparagraphs
(g) (4) and (i) (3) to read as follows, to-wit:
"section 25-23
(g) (4)
Along West Main Street, from state
Highway 146 to a point 1,900 feet
west of South 16th Street;
(i) (3)
Along West Main Street, from a point
1,900 feet west of South 16th Street
to the western corporate limits;"
section 2. The city Council officially finds, determines,
recites, and declares that a sufficient written notice of the
date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the city Council
was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of
the city for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as
required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government
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Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as
required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the
subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally
acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and
confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof.
section 3. If any section, sentence, .phrase, or clause, or
any part of any section, sentence, phrase, or clause, of this
ordinance shall, for any reason, be held invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, and it
is hereby declared to be the intention of this ordinance, and it
is hereby declared to be the intention of this City Council to
have passed each section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part
thereof, irrespective of the fact that any other section,
sentence, phrase or clause, or part thereof, may be declared
invalid.
Section 4. Any person, as defined in Section 1.07(28), Texas
Penal Code, who shall violate any provision of this ordinance,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall
be punished by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
section 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict only.
section 6. This ordinance shall be effective fourteen (14)
days after its passage and approval. The City Secretary shall
give notice of the passage of this ordinance by causing the
caption hereof to be published in the official newspaper in the
City of La Porte at least twice within ten (10) days after the
passage of this ordinance.
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ORDINANCE NO. 95-1466-F
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PASSED AND APPROVED, this 13th day of February, 1995.
CITY OF LA PORTE
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be deemed guilty of a Misdemeanor and.
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