Ord. 0798 06-23-97ORDINANCE NO. 798
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 MORRIS ROAD IN A NORTHERLY
DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH AIRLINE -FT. BEND ROAD AND
UPON MORRIS ROAD IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION
WITH AIRLINE -FT. BEND ROAD; 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 TRAVELLING 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 intersection is designated as a stop intersection:
MORRIS ROAD:
Morris Road in a northerly direction at its intersection with Airline -Ft. Bend Road;
Morris Road in a southerly direction at its intersection with Airline -Ft. Bend 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).
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Section 3. Declaration of Emergency. The Council finds and determines that the
need to establish stop signs 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.
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.
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
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ten (10) days from and after its publication, or the publication of its caption and penalty,
in the official City newspaper.
ASSED and APPROVED on First and Only Reading this the?.363' day of
, A. D., 1997.
ATTEST:
YO G LO
SECRETARY
APPR•J/ D AS TO FORM:
C
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M I TES McCULLGH
CITY ATTORNEY
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TOM REID
MAYOR