Ord. 0799 06-23-97ORDINANCE NO. 799
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, RECOGNIZING STATE HIGHWAY 288 ("SH 288") AS BEING
LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY FROM THE CENTERLINE INTERSECTION OF
HUGHES RANCH ROAD (COUNTY ROAD 403) AND SH 288 TO THE
SOUTHERN CITY LIMIT LINE; AND RECOGNIZING THE SPEED LIMIT ON
SAID SECTION OF SH 288 AS 70 MILES PER HOUR; 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 FOR SPEED LIMIT
SIGNS IN THIS AREA INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF THE TRAVELLING
PUBLIC AND, THEREFORE, BEARS DIRECTLY UPON THE HEALTH, SAFETY
AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENRY.
WHEREAS, a portion of SH 288 has recently been annexed into the City of
Pearland; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Code provides, in part, that local authorities may,
with reference to highways under their jurisdiction, enforce traffic control devices
including speed limit signs; and
WHEREAS, recognizing the speed limit as 70 miles per hour on sections of SH 288
is necessary in order to meet traffic needs; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. That SH 288 from the centerline intersection of Hughes Ranch Road
(County Road 403) and SH 288 to the southern City limit line is hereby recognized as
being included within the City limits of Pearland.
Section 2. Pursuant to the grant of authority contained in the preamble hereof,
speed limit signs on SH 288 are hereby recognized as 70 miles per hour in the following
section:
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from the intersection of Hughes Ranch Road (County Road 403) and SH 288
to the southern City limit line.
Section 3. All distances noted herein are approximations, to be used only for
identification purposes and any discrepancies or variations in those distances are not to
be construed against the City.
Section 4. 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 5. 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 6. 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 7. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed but only to the extent of such conflict.
Section 8. 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.
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Section 9. 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.
Section 10. Declaration of Emergency. The Council finds and determines that
speed limit signs in this area of SH 288 inures to the benefit of the travelling 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.
PASSED and APPROVED on First and Only Reading this the 4SAPday of
, A. D., 1997.
ATTEST:
APPRED AS TO FORM:
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AM Y M ES McCULLOU
CITY AT ORNEY
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TOM REID
MAYOR
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