Ord. 0838 02-09-98ORDINANCE NO. 838
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 REID BOULEVARD IN AN
EASTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH ALBERTSON'S
PRIVATE DRIVE, AND UPON MAX ROAD IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION
AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH ALBERTSON'S PRIVATE DRIVE, TO
CONTROL TRAFFIC ALONG SAID PRIVATE DRIVE; PROVIDING A
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 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 RESOLVED 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:
Albertson's Private Drive With Reid Boulevard and Max Road:
Upon Reid Boulevard in an easterly direction at its intersection with Albertson's
private drive, to control traffic along said private drive;
Upon Max Road in a westerly direction at its intersection with Albertson's
private drive, to control traffic along said private drive.
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
1
ORDINANCE NO. 838
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 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.
2
ORDINANCE NO. 838
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 gth day of
February , A.D., 1998.
ATTEST:
APPRO TO FORM:
MTES cCULLbUGH
CITY A TORNEY
3
TOM REID
MAYOR
VOTING RECORD (FIRST AND ONLY READING)
FEBRUARY 9, 1998
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Cole, Berger,
Beckman, Tetens, & Wilkins.
Voting "No" - None.
Motion passed 5 to 0.
PUBLICATION DATE: February 11, 1998
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 21, 1998
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10
OF THE CHARTER OF THE OF CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS.
CITY LIMITS
7400
49
50
7300 BROADWAY STR. 7200
W ESTCHESTER
MANVEL ROAD
Cttr of Peartand
atop alone
for
Atbertnoria Peartand
Jab NO.1
D.A.
Fubrvory, 1990
ftalm
HERZ.1,. 200'
VOfTl'-
0- fCR LONG
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
The Pearland Reporter News
2404 South Park
Pearland, Texas 77581
State of Texas
Brazoria and Harris Counties
1, Joan Cummings, 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 and Harris Counties, for / issues, as follows:
No. / Date
No.
No.
No.
No.
Date
Date
Date
Date
Subscribe and sworn to before me this
19 '
Editor
19 `g
19
19
19
19
LAURA.A. l*� MQNS.
F 3UC„'STATE QFTc. 1S
F ' Y C�I�;rM SSsON EXPIRES:. .
Notary Public, State of Texas
Laura Ann Emmons, Publisher
ORDINANCE OPTHE
ITY COUNCIL OF THE
ITY OF PEARLAND,
XAS, ESTABLISHING
OP SIGNS WITHIN THE
RPORATE LIMITS OF
E CITY OF PEARLAND
N REID BOULEVARD IN
EASTERLY DIRECTION
ITS INTERSECTION
TH ALBERTSON'S PRI-
TE DRIVE, AND UPON
ROAD IN A WESTER -
DIRECTION AT ITS
TERSECTION WITH
LEIERTSON'S PRIVATE
RIVE, TO CONTROL
AFFIC ALONGSAID PRI-
TE DRIVE; PROVIDING A
NALTY FOR VIOLATION;
NTAINING A SAVINGS
USE, A SEVERABILITY
USE AND AREPEALER ;_ •
USE; PROVIDING FOR
BLICATION, CODIFICA- .
;. T N, AND AN EFFECTIVE
j D E; AND DECLARING AN
E RGENCY BECAUSE
' T NEED TO ESTABLISH .
S P SIGNS AT INTERSEC-
T S INURES TO THE
B EFIT OF THE TRAVEL-
. LI PUBLIC AND, THERE-
FO JBEARSDIRECTLY 1
, UP THE HEALTH, SAFE;' • ;';
TY ND WELFARE OF THE • .
C ENRY.
Se Penalty. Any per-
hp shall violate the pro- -
: v ns of this section shall be
de ed guilty of a misde-
m nor and shall, upon con-
: v n by a court clf compe-
- - -te urisdiction, be punished
t by fine in any sum not - - - -
• ( ex eding Two Hundred , I
: , i D rs ($200.90). - 1
,*--'. - ____..
r
P
, on
th
.19
SED and APPROVED
rst and Only Reading this
th day of February, A.D:-,
A :EST: • •
C SECRETARY
PPAOVED TO FORM:
ITY ATTORNEY •
OTING RECORD (FIRST
ND ONLY READING FEB-
UARY 9, 1998)
ting "Aye" -
uncilmembers Cole,
erger, Beckman, Tetans, .
nd Wilkins. -
ting "No" - None.
s 5 to O.