ORD 1994-04 - Stop Intersections (Various) 01-18-1994ORDINANCE NO. 94 -04
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 12,
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, OF ITS CODE OF
ORDINANCES BY PROVIDING STOP SIGNS ON AVENUE
O AT 22ND STREET (4 -WAY), EASTHAM AT NORMAL
PARK (4 -WAY), EASTHAM AT ELMWOOD (4 -WAY), 18TH
STREET AT AVENUE Q (4 -WAY), AND 23RD STREET AT
AVENUE P (3 -WAY); PROVIDING A PENALTY OF UP TO
$200 A DAY FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS; MAKING
OTHER RELATED FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS
RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS,
THAT:
Section 1: The following described intersections are designated as stop intersections:
Intersection At Designated
Avenue 0 22nd Street 4 -Way Stop
Eastham Normal Park 4 -Way Stop
Eastham Elmwood 4 -Way Stop
18th Street Avenue Q 4 -Way Stop
23rd Street Avenue P 3 -Way Stop
Section 2:
Schedule VIII, Stop Intersections, of Chapter 12, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, of
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Texas, shall be revised to reflect
the amendments made by this ordinance.
Section 3: The City Manager is authorized and directed to cause the posting of proper signs
at the above described intersection.
Section 4: It shall be unlawful for driver of a vehicle to disobey the instruction of the signs
placed in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance unless at the time
otherwise directed by a Police Officer.
Section 5: Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this ordinance or
failing to comply with any requirement of the ordinance will be guilty of a
misdemeanor and subject to a fine of up to two hundred ($200.00) dollars upon
conviction. Each day during or upon which said person shall violate or continue
violation of any provision of this ordinance or non - compliance with any
requirement of this ordinance shall constitute a distinct and separate offense. The
violation of any provision of the ordinance or the failure to comply with any
requirement of this ordinance shall each constitute a distinct and separate offense.
Section 6:
Section 7:
Section 8:
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is
for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional, such portion shall be deemed a
separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect any
of the remaining provisions of this ordinance.
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only
to the extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be
cumulative of other ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter
covered by this ordinance.
This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days after its passage by the City Council.
The City Secretary shall publish the caption of this ordinance in the official City
newspaper at least twice within ten (10) days of its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 18TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1994.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE
W. H. Hodges, Mayor
ATTEST:
Danna Welter, City Secretary
APPR N ED AS O FORM:
Scott Bo ds, City Attorney