HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2026-5055_Truck route amendment - West M St.ORDINANCE NO. 2026-5055
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 70 "TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES" OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES TO ADD WEST "M" STREET FROM SOUTH 16th STREET WEST TO
TERMINUS OF WEST "M" STREET ADJACENT TO RAIL LINE CORRIDOR, AN
APROXIMATE DISTANCE OF 640 FEET, AS AN AUTHORIZED TRUCK ROUTE; AND
TO UTILIZE NAME "SPENCER HIGHWAY" IN PLACE OF NAME "WEST MAIN
STREET" FOR PORTION OF EXISTING TRUCK ROUTE BETWEEN UNDERWOOD
ROAD AND WEST CORPORATE LIMITS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN
MEETINGS LAW; 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 FIVE 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: That Chapter 70, "Traffic and Vehicles," Article VI "Truck Routes and Gross
Weight Limits," Division 2. "Truck Routes", Section 70-231 "Designations", of the La Porte,
Texas, Code of Ordinances is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
"Sec. 70-231 - Designation.
For the purposes of this division, those streets and thoroughfares within the corporate limits of
the city which are enumerated as follows are hereby designated as truck routes:
Route
Extent
State Highway 225
(including frontage
roads)
Entire extent within corporate limits
New State Highway 146 Entire extent within corporate limits
(including frontage
roads)
Barbours Cut Boulevard
New State Highway 146 east to corporate limits
16th Street
Barbours Cut Boulevard south to West Fairmont Parkway
West Fairmont Parkway
New State Highway 146 to west corporate limits
West Main Street
New State Highway 146 to 16th Street
Spencer Highway
Underwood Road to west corporate limits
Underwood Road
Entire extent within corporate limits
1`Powell Road (S. 16th
Street)
West Fairmont Parkway south to 1700 block of Powell Road
Export Drive
From South 16th Street to State Highway 146
South 16th Street
From south of Export Drive to Wharton Weems Blvd. and McCabe
Road connecting with State Highway 146
North Broadway
From north of Barbours Cut Blvd. to North "L" Street
North "L" Street
From west of North Broadway to North 6th Street
North "J" Street
From North 6th Street to west connecting with State Highway 146
"M" Street
From South 16th Street to State Highway 146
1West "M" Street
From South 16th Street west to terminus of West "M" Street adjacent
to rail line corridor, for an approximate distance of 640 feet.
North 8th Street
Barbours Cut Boulevard to a point 300 feet north of the north right-of-
way line of Barbours Cut Boulevard
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 FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00).
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
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Rick Hel o , Mayor
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 the D.0' day of u0.��S� , 2026.
CITY OF LA PORT
By:
ATTEST:
oodward, City Secr::-/� i
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, APPROVED AS TO FORM: 1%��"Oti
Clark Askins, City Attorney