ORD 1982-35 - Truck RoutesORDINANCE NO. 82- 35
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, DESIGNATING
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 45, HWY 19 AND FM 2821 AS TRUCK ROUTES;
PROHIBITING DRIVING TRUCKS ON OTHER STREETS EXCEPT UNDER
CERTAIN CONDITIONS; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF UP TO $200 A DAY
FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS; AND MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS AND
FINDINGS RELATED THERETO.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS,
that:
Section 1: Schedule VII, Truck Routes, of Chapter 12 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Texas, is hereby amended to read:
Schedule VII
TRUCK ROUTES
Street Name
FM 2821
Hwy 19
I -45
Limits
All
Al 1
Al 1
Section 2: A person commits an offense if he drives a commercial motor
vehicle upon a public street not designated a truck route, unless such
vehicle was being driven to or from home or to fulfill a local
commercial obligation to a buyer or seller at a given destination,
evidenced by a bill of sale or invoice, and such public street was not a
substantial deviation from the shortest route between such home or
destination and the nearest designated truck route; or unless such
vehicle is a bus or light truck.
Section 3: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to cause
the posting of proper signs at the above described intersection.
Section 4: It shall be unlawful for a driver of a vehicle to disobey
the instruction of the signs placed in accordance with the provision 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 2nd day of November , 1982.
PASSED SECOND READING THIS day of , 1982.
APPROVED THIS 2nd day of November , 1982.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILL E
Ai iam . Nas ,, Mayor
ty Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Scott Bounds, City Attorney