ORD 1983-01 - No Right on RedORDINANCE NO. 83 -1
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE,
TEXAS, DESIGNATING 17TH STREET AT SAM HOUSTON AVENUE AS A NO
RIGHT TURN ON RED INTERESECTION; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF UP TO
$200 A DAY FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS; AND MAKING OTHER FINDINGS
AND PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS,
that:
Section 1: 17th Street, east and west bound, is hereby designated as a
No Right Turn on Red Intersection, at its intersection with Sam Houston
Avenue.
Section 2: Schedule XI, Restrictive Turn Movements, of Chapter 12, Code
of Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Texas is hereby amended to
reflect that 17th Street at Sam Houston Avenue is a No Right Turn on Red
Intersection.
Section 3: The City Manager is authorized and directed to cause the
posting of proper signs on 17th Street at Sam Houston Avenue.
Section 4: A person commits an offense if he, as driver of a vehicle,
makes a right turn from 17th Street onto Sam Houston Avenue while facing
a steady red signal. It shall be unlawful for a 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 this
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 this 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provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however,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 from and after ten (10)
days from its passage by the City Council. The City Clerk is hereby
directed to give notice hereof by causing the caption of this Ordinance
to be published in the official City newspaper at least twice within ten
(10) days after the passage of this Ordinance.
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY FIRST READING THIS Y DAY OF • 1983.
PASSED SECOND READING THIS DAY OF
APPROVED THIS DAY OF
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Scott Bounds, City Attorney
THE CTY OF HUNTSVILLE
, 1983.
, 1983.