HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2016-3638 Ordinance Changing the Portion of South 1st Street Between West Fairmont and West H StreetORDINANCE NO. 2016-3638
AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE PORTION OF SOUTH 1sT STREET BETWEEN
WEST FAIRMONT PKWY AND WEST H STREET, FROM A TWO-WAY NORTH AND
SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC CORRIDOR TO A ONE-WAY TRAFFIC CORRIDOR FOR
NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC ONLY; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING AN OPEN MEETINGS
CLAUSE; 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 FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION
HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS:
Section 1: South 1' Street, from West Fairmont Pkwy to West H Street, is hereby changed from a
two-way north and southbound traffic corridor to a one-way traffic corridor for northbound traffic
only, as indicated on the map attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated by reference herein
for all purposes.
Section 2. Any person, as defined in Section 1.07 (27), Texas Penal Code, who shall violate any
provision of the 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 3. Each and every provision, paragraph, sentence and clause of this Ordinance has been
separately considered and passed by the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, and each said
provision would have been separately passed without any other provision, and if any provision hereof
shall be ineffective, invalid or unconstitutional, for any cause, it shall not impair or affect the
remaining portion, or any part thereof, but the valid portion shall be in force just as if it had been
passed alone.
Section 4 All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent
of such conflict only.
Section 5. 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 is 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 Chapter 551, Tx. Gov't 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 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 of the City of La Porte at least once within ten (10) days
after the passage of this ordinance.
PASSED AND APPROVED this th��ay of , 2016.
CITY OF LA LORTE, TEXAS
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Patrice Fogarty, C' Secret
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Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney
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-6 Direction of travel
This figure shows three locations of ONE WAY signs.
Black inverted "Ts" denote signs. A legend shows an asterisk indicating optional use and a
black arrow indicating the direction of travel in the lanes.
The first illustration shows an intersection of a vertical two-lane roadway with a horizontal
two-lane roadway. Black arrows on the vertical roadway indicate that the direction of travel
is one lane in each direction, and a solid double yellow line is shown separating the opposing
direction lanes, except through the intersection. On the horizontal roadway, black arrows
indicate that the direction of travel for both lanes is east to west. A broken white line
separates the two westbound lanes, except through the intersection. On the vertical roadway,
to the right of the northbound lane in advance of the intersection, two ONE WAY signs are
shown mounted back-to-back. One is shown pointing west (to the left) and facing south, and
the other is shown pointing west (to the right) and facing north. to the right of the northbound
lane in advance of the intersection, a ONE WAY sign pointing west (to the right) is shown
facing south. To the left of the southbound lane in advance of the intersection, a ONE WAY
sign marked with an asterisk is shown pointing west (to the left) and facing north. To the
right of the northbound lane on the north side of the intersection, a ONE WAY sign marked
with an asterisk is shown pointing west (to the left). To the left of the southbound lane on the
north side of the intersection, two ONE WAY signs are shown mounted back-to-back. One
is shown pointing west (to the left) and facing south, and the other is shown pointing west (to
the left) and facing north.
The second illustration shows a T-shaped intersection of a vertical two-lane roadway with a
horizontal two-lane roadway. Black arrows on the vertical roadway indicate that the
direction of travel is one lane in each direction, and a solid double yellow line is shown
separating the opposing direction lanes, except through the intersection. Black arrows on the
horizontal roadway indicate that the direction of travel is one way east to west. A broken
white line separates the two lanes of the horizontal roadway. To the right of the northbound
travel lane in advance of the intersection with the horizontal roadway, a ONE WAY sign is
shown pointing west (to the left) and facing south. On the far side of the intersection directly
opposite the vertical roadway, another ONE WAY sign pointing west (to the left) and facing
south is shown to the north side of the horizontal roadway.
The third illustration shows an intersection of a segment of a vertical two-lane roadway with
a horizontal two-lane roadway. Black arrows on the horizontal roadway indicate that the
direction of travel is one lane in each direction, and a solid double yellow line is shown
separating the opposing direction lanes, except through the intersection. Black arrows on the
vertical roadway indicate that the direction of travel for both lanes is south to north in
advance of the intersection, and that on the far side of the intersection, the direction of travel
is one lane in each direction. In advance of the intersection, a solid white line is shown
separating the two northbound lanes, and in the left lane, the pavement is shown marked
with a vertical white arrow curving up and to the left over the word "ONLY" in white,
followed by another closer to the intersection. At the bottom of the illustration to both the
left and right of the vertical roadway, a sign assembly is shown. It is shown as a Two -Way
Traffic symbol sign above a horizontal orange plaque with the word "AHEAD" in black and
is facing south. To the left of the roadway opposite the first turn arrow on the pavement, a
square white sign with a black border and legend is shown with the words "LEFT LANE
MUST TURN LEFT." To the right of the right northbound lane in advance of the
intersection, a four -piece sign assembly is shown. It is shown composed of two ONE WAY
signs mounted back-to-back, one pointing north (to the left) and facing west and the other
pointing north (to the right) and facing east. Mounted perpendicular and to the south side of
these two signs is a vertical rectangular white sign with the words "END ONE WAY" facing
south. On the north side of this sign assembly is mounted a Do Not enter sign facing north.
This same sign assembly is shown to the left of the left northbound land in advance of the
intersection