HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-1416 - Ordinance - 03/24/1983ORDINANCE NO. 1416
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER lO, SECTIO': ~ AF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, RELATING TO TRAFFIC CONTROL qCVICES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THAT:
SUB-SECTION G OF CHAPTER 10, SECTION 2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION SHALL BE A!IENDED TO READ AS FOLLOUS:
G. Bikeways and Bike Prohibitions
The City hereby designates certain city streets as bikeways and other streets
where bicycle travel is to be prohibited. The designated bikeways and
bicycle proMbitions for the City of College Station shall be controlled by
appropriate signing from the manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
These are described in Traffic Control Device Inventory-Schedule VI on file
in the office of the City Secretary. This schedule is hereby adopted and
incorporated in this Code as if set out at length herein. The schedule
may be amended from time to time by ordinance of the City Council. A current
schedule shall be maintained by the City Secretary at all times.
II.
CHAPTER 10, SECTION 2 OF THE CDDE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF COLLEGE STATION SHALL
INCLUDE A NEW SUB-SECTION I TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
I. Duty to Obey Instructions of Traffic Control Devices
The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official traffic
control device applicable thereto, placed in accordance with the provisions
of this section, unless otherwise directed by a traffic or police officer,
subject to the exceptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency
vehicle. No provision of this section for which official traffic control
devices are required shall be enforced against an alleged violation, if at
the time and place of the alleged violation, an official device is not in
proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily
observant person.
III.
Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance
be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any purpose, the remainder of this
ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
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IV.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the
extent of the conflict only.
And, it is ordained that this ordinance shall become effective from and after its
passage in accordance with the city charter of the City of College Station.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 24th DAY OF March
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AT'rEST:
-Dian don~/City Secretary