AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE BASTROP CITY CODE CHAPTER 10, TRAFFIC CONTROL,
ARTICLE 10.400, ET SEQ. RELATED TO THE LOCATION OF STOP SIGNS WITHIN
THE CITY; REPEALING CONFLICTING PROVISONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City has determined that the intersections
noted herein are hazardous and that traffic at these intersections
should be controlled by stop signs in order to protect public health,
safety, and welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BASTROP, TEXAS:
PART 1: That “Schedule III: Stop Signs” in Section
10.404, Chapter 10 of the Bastrop City Code, which schedule is kept
on file in the office of the City Secretary, shall be, and is hereby
amended to add the following intersections to be controlled by stop
signs as set forth in Exhibit “A,” attached hereto, and
which is incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full.
PART 2: This amendment
to “Schedule III: Stop Signs,” referenced in Section 10.404
of Chapter 10 of the Bastrop City Code, supercedes any contrary provisions
previously adopted by the Council. Any provisions of “Schedule
III: Stop Signs” that are not amended hereby shall remain in
full force and effect. This Ordinance does not rescind the authority
for or effectiveness of any existing one-way stops currently located
within the City that have been previously approved by the City Council.
PART 3: Copies of
the amended “Schedule III: Stop Signs” shall be kept on
file in the office of the City Secretary.
PART 4: If any provision
of this ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstance
shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other
provisions, or application thereof, of this ordinance which can be
given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to
this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be
severable.
PART 5: This Ordinance
shall take effect upon passage and approval, in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas.
READ and ACKNOWLEDGED on
First Reading on the 27th day of January 2004.
READ and ADOPTED
on Second Reading on the 10th day of February 2004.
APPROVED:
Tom Scott, Mayor
ATTEST:
Teresa Valdez, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Jo-Christy Brown
Brown & Carls, LLP,
City Attorney
EXHIBIT
“A”
Section 10.404 “Schedule III: Stop Signs” in Chapter 10
of the Bastrop City Code is amended to add the following intersections
to be controlled by stop signs as follows:
(1) Home Depot
Way and Highway 304;
(2) Home Depot Way and Hunters Crossing Blvd.;
(3) Hunters Crossing Blvd. and Highway 71;
(4) Hunters Crossing Blvd (north bound traffic) and Home Depot Way;
(5) Hunters Crossing Blvd (south bound traffic) and Home Depot Way;
(6) Hunters Crossing Blvd. and Hunters Point Drive;
(7) Hunters Point Drive (east bound traffic) and Hunter Crossing Blvd.;
(8) Hunters Point Drive (west bound traffic) and Hunters Crossing
Blvd.;
(9) Peccary Pass and Pheasant Trail;
(10) Peccary Pass and Hunters Point Drive.
