Ord. 0840 03-23-98ORDINANCE NO. 840
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, RECOGNIZING WEST LEA LANE AS BEING LOCATED WITHIN
THE CITY; RENAMING WEST LEA LANE AS WESTLEA LANE; AND
ESTABLISHING A SPEED LIMIT ON WESTLEA LANE AT 30 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, it is the City's policy to rename City streets when necessary to
avoid confusion with other streets that are located within the City limits; 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, setting the speed limit at 30 miles per hour on West Lea Lane is
necessary in order to meet new traffic needs; and
WHEREAS, this change will bring West Lea Lane into compliance with the city's
goal of bringing non -highway thoroughfare and collector streets into general urban
character consistent with urban needs as they develop; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. That West Lea Lane is hereby recognized as being included within
the City limits of Pearland.
Section 2. That West Lea Lane is hereby renamed as Westlea Lane.
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Section 3. Pursuant to the grant of authority contained in the preamble hereof,
speed limit signs on Westlea Lane are hereby set at 30 miles per hour.
Section 4. 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 5. 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 6. 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 7. 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 8. 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 9. 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 10. 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 11. Declaration of Emergency. The Council finds and determines that
speed limit signs on Westlea Lane benefit the travelling 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 23rd day of
March , A. D., 1998.
ATTEST:
TOM REID
MAYOR
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
1AAM. Co- ,
DARRIN M. COKER
INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY
VOTING RECORD (FIRST AND ONLY READING
MARCH 23, 1998)
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Cole, Berger,
Beckman, and Tetens.
Voting "No" - None.
Motion Passed 4 to 0, with Councilmember Wilkins being
absent.
PUBLICATION DATE: MARCH 25, 1998
EFFECTIVE DATE: APRIL 5, 1998
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
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City of Pearland, Texas
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