Ord. 1062 05-20-02ORDINANCE NO. 1062
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS, RENAMING COUNTY ROAD 869 AS AVITTS
ROAD; 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 ASSIGN
STREET NAMES TO COUNTY ROADS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY
INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND,
THEREFORE, BEARS DIRECTLY UPON THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND
WELFARE OF THE CITIZENRY.
WHEREAS, it is the City's policy to rename County Roads when they are annexed into
the City limits; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. That County Road 869 is hereby renamed as Avitts Road.
Section 2. 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 3. 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 4. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed but only to the extent of such conflict.
Section 5. 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.
ORDINANCE NO. 1062
Section 6. 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 7. Declaration of Emergency. The Council finds and determines that the
need to assign streets dissimilar names to prevent confusion among emergency service providers
benefits the general public and, therefore, bear 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 20 day of
May , A. D., 2002.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
rat. ��--
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
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