ORD 1994-23 - Stop Intersection ( Avenue M [FM 247] At 7th Street 08-09-1994)ORDINANCE NO. 94 -23
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 AT THE
INTERSECTION ON AVENUE M (FM 247) AT 7TH
STREET (4 -WAY), PROVIDING A PENALTY OF UP TO
$500 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:
Section 2:
Intersection
Avenue M
At Designated
7th Street 4 -Way Stop
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 five hundred ($500.00) dollars upon
conviction. 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:
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.
Section 7: 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ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only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.
Section 8: 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 9TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1994.
ATTEST:
Danna Welter, City Secretary
Scott Bounds, Ci
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE
H. Hodges, May