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Ord. 1202 01-24-05ORDINANCE NO. 1202 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING STOP SIGNS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND UPON SCHLEIDER DRIVE IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH ORANGE STREET, UPON ORANGE STREET IN AN EASTERLY AND WESTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH SCHLEIDER DRIVE; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, FOR PUBLICATION, AND FOR CODIFICATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY BECAUSE THE NEED TO ESTABLISH STOP SIGNS AT INTERSECTIONS INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF THE TRAVELING PUBLIC AND, THEREFORE, BEARS DIRECTLY UPON THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENRY. WHEREAS, Section 544.003 of the Transportation Code provides, in part, that local authorities may, with reference to highways under their jurisdiction, designate any intersection as a stop intersection; and WHEREAS, a multi -way stop sign warrant analysis for Schleider Drive at Orange Street has been prepared; and WHEREAS, based on the available data, installation of a multi -way stop sign is warranted; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS: Section 1. Pursuant to the grant of authority contained in the preamble hereof, the following intersection is designated as a stop intersection: Upon Schleider Drive in a northerly direction at its intersection with Orange Street; and Upon Orange Street in an easterly and westerly direction at its intersection with Schleider Drive; ORDINANCE NO. 1202 Section 2. Penalty. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction, be punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). Section 3. Declaration of Emergency. The Council finds and determines that the need to establish stop signs inures to the benefit of the traveling public and, therefore, bears directly upon the health, safety and welfare of the citizenry; and that this Ordinance shall be adopted as an emergency measure, and that the rule requiring this Ordinance to be read on two (2) separate occasions be, and the same is hereby waived. Section 4. Savings. All rights and remedies which have accrued in favor of the City under this Chapter and amendments thereto shall be and are preserved for the benefit of the City. Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid, unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. Section 6. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed but only to the extent of such conflict. 2 ORDINANCE NO. 1202 Section 7. Codification. It is the intent of the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, that the provisions of this Ordinance shall be codified in the City's official Code of Ordinances as provided hereinabove. Section 8. Publication and Effective Date. The City Secretary shall cause this Ordinance, or its caption and penalty, to be published in the official newspaper of the City of Pearland, upon passage of such Ordinance. The Ordinance shall then become effective ten (10) days from and after its publication, or the publication of its caption and penalty, in the official City newspaper. PASSED and APPROVED on First and Only Reading this the 24th day of January , A.D., 2005. ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM DARRIN M. COKER CITY ATTORNEY 3 TOM REID MAYOR VOTING RECORD FIRST AND ONLY READING January 24, 2005 Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Tetens, Owens, Viktorin, Marcott, and Cole. Voting "No" - None. Motion passes 5 to 0. PUBLICATION DATE: January 26, 2005 EFFECTIVE DATE: February 4, 2005 PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS MULTI -WAY STOP SIGN ORANGE STREET AT SCHLEIDER DRIVE PREPARED BY TDAI DECEMBER 2004 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING STUDY B. The need to control vehicle/pedestrian conflicts near locations that generates high pedestrian volumes; C. Locations where a road user, after stopping , cannot see conflicting traffic and is not able to safely negotiate the intersection unless conflicting cross traffic is also required to stop; D. An intersection of two residential neighborhood collector (through) streets of similar design and operating characteristics where multiway stop control would improve traffic operational characteristics of the intersection. Results Major Roadway: Orange Street (East and West) Minor Roadway: Schleider Drive Date of Survey: December 7, 2004 Posted speed Limit: 30 mph FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The purpose of traffic control is to facilitate roadway safety by ensuring the orderly and predictable movement of all traffic on roadways. Several methods of controlling conflicting streams of vehicles at intersections are in use. The use of any one of these methods depends on the type of intersection and the volume of traffic in each of the conflicting streams. Based on the available data and field observations, a multi -way stop sign is warranted at the intersection of Orange Street and Schleider Drive. Installation of a multi -way stop sign would improve the operational characteristic of the intersection by enhancing safety while controlling left turn conflicts. Pedestrian sidewalk should be constructed along Orange Street. TDAI December ?Ma n tLinwoo d SOOL 7- 0 / •\ • 5c,H D / •‘: I I I : t , I I I I 3 m p.6 z , . , t ; i 1 1 i t 1 ; •---, - I -----N1--P14 i TrJ - Idod AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION The Pearland Reporter. News 2404 South Park Pearland, Texas 77581 State of Texas Brazoria and Harris Counties I, Randy Emmons, hereby certify that the notice hereby appended was published in Brazoria and Harris Counties in THE REPORTER NEWS, a newspaper of general circulation in Brazoria, Harris & Galveston Counties, for / issues, as follows: No. 1 Date 1- 24 20 10,C No Date 20 No. Date 20 No Date 20 No Date 20 Subscribe and sworn to before me this 2 LAURA ANN EMMONS Notary Public, State of Texas Commission Expires 09-09-2006 day of Laura Ann Emmons, Publisher' Notary Public, State of Texas Published Jan. 26, 2005 ORDINANCE NO. 1202 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, LEGALS TEXAS, ESTABLISHING STOP SIGNS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND UPON SCHLEIDER DRIVE IN A NORTHERLY DIREC- TION AT ITS INTERSEC- TION WITH ORANGE STREET, UPON ORANGE STREET IN AN EASTERLY AND WESTERLY DIREC- TION AT ITS INTERSEC- TION WITH SCHLEIDER DRIVE; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLA- TION; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, FOR PUBLICATION, AND FOR CODIFICATION; AND DECLARING AN EMER- GENCY BECAUSE THE NEED TO ESTABLISH STOP SIGNS AT INTER- SECTIONS INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF THE TRAVELING PUBLIC AND, THEREFORE, BEARS L•IRECTLY UPON THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CITI- ZENRY. Section 2, Penalty. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction, be punished by a fine in any. sum not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). PASSED and APPROVED ON the FIRST AND ONLY READING this the 24th day of January, A.D., 2005. /s/ Tom Reid Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Young Lorfing, TRMC City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: /s/ Darrin M. Coker City Attorney VOTING RECORD FIRST AND ONLY READING JANUARY 25, 2005 Voting "Aye" - Councilmem- bers Cole, Marcott, Viktorin, Owens, and Tetens. Voting "No" - None. Motion passes 5 to 0. PUBLICATION DATE: January 26, 2005 EFFECTIVE DATE: February 4, 2005 Published as required by Section 3.10 of the Charter of the City of Pearland, Texas.