Ord. 0902 05-10-99ORDINANCE NO. 902
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 JOLIE DRIVE IN AN EASTERLY
DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH McLEAN ROAD,
UPON JOLIE DRIVE IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS
INTERSECTION WITH SOUTHERN LANE, UPON PLAYA DRIVE IN A
WESTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH SOUTHERN
LANE, UPON SOUTHERN LANE IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS
INTERSECTION WITH BRETT DRIVE, UPON BRETT DRIVE IN A
WESTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH HERITAGE
DRIVE, UPON HERITAGE DRIVE IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS
INTERSECTION WITH FITE ROAD (ASHTON PARK, SECTIONS 1
AND 2); 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; 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 intersections are designated as stop intersections:
Ashton Park. Sections 1 and 2:
Upon Jolie Drive in an easterly direction at its intersection with McLean Road;
Upon Jolie Drive in a westerly direction at its intersection with Southern Lane;
Upon Playa Drive in a westerly direction at its intersection with Southern Lane;
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Upon Southern Lane in a northerly direction at its intersection with Brett Drive;
Upon Brett Drive in a westerly direction at its intersection with Heritage Drive;
Upon Heritage Drive in a northerly direction at its intersection with Fite Road.
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.
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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 10th day of May ,
A.D., 1999.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
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TOM REID
MAYOR
VOTING RECORD (FIRST AND ONLY READING
MAY 10, 1999)
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Seeger, Wilkins,
Berger, Tetens, and Beckman.
Voting "No" - None.
Motion passes 5 to 0.
PUBLICATION DATE: MAY 12, 1999
EFFECTIVE DATE: MAY 22, 1999
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS