ORD 1987-21 -Bicycles, Regulating Use of , Bike Lane, Bike Routes 09-08-1987ORDINANCE NO. 87 -21
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS,
AMENDING CHAPTER 12, MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, BY ADOPTING A NEW
SECTION 12 -23. BICYCLES; REGULATING USE OF BICYCLES; ESTABLISHING
BIKE LANES, ESTABLISHING BIKE ROUTES; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF $1 -200
FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND
EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
Section 1: Chapter 12, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Huntsville, Texas, is hereby amended by the adoption of a
new Section 12 -23 that shall read as follows:
Sec. 12 -23. Bicycles
(a) Bicycle lane. A portion of a roadway or a shoulder that has
been designated by the City for use by bicyclists. It is
distinguished from the portion of the roadway for motor
vehicle traffic by a paint stripe, a curb or other device.
Bicycle route. A system of roads, streets, paths or ways
designated by the City and identified by appropriate markers
as being open to bicycle travel, regardless of whether such
facilities are designated for the exclusive use of bicycles
or are to be shared with other transportation modes.
(b) Bicycle lanes - use.
(1) A person commits an offense if he operates any vehicle
other than a bicycle along or within a bicycle lane except in
an emergency when disabled, or when necessary to make a
permissible turn, enter or leave a parking space, or pick up
or discharge passengers or goods.
(2) A person commits an offense if he operates a bicycle
outside a bike lane on a roadway containing a designated bike
lane except in an emergency, at intersections, or where
necessary to make a permissible turn, leave or cross the
roadway, or to maintain the safe operation of the bike.
Section 2: The following described streets are designated as bike routes:
Street Name Limits
Avenue J 20th Street to Sam Houston Avenue
Lake Road All
Section 3: Article VIII. Schedules of Designated Streets and Zones referred
to in this Chapter is hereby amended by the addition of Schedules XIV.
Bike Lanes, and XV. Bike Routes, and said schedules shall be revised to
reflect the streets designated by this Ordinance.
Section 4: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to cause the
posting of proper signs along the above described streets.
Section 5: It shall be unlawful for a driver of a vehicle or operator of a
bicycle to disobey the instructions of the signs placed in accordance
with the provisions of this Ordinance, unless at the time otherwise
directed by a police officer.
Section 6: Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provisions 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 Dollars ($200.00) 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 7: 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 8: 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 9: The City Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this
Ordinance to be published at least twice within ten days of final
passage. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days after the date
of final passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this
day of
APP ED TO RM:
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S o t Bounds, City Attorney
THE CITY
By
Jane
1987.
HUNTSVILLE
onday, Mayor