Ord. 0847 06-08-98ORDINANCE NO. 847
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 RAVENWOOD COURT IN A
NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH RAVENWOOD
DRIVE, UPON RAVENCREST COURT IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT
ITS INTERSECTION WITH RAVENWOOD DRIVE, UPON RAVENWOOD
DRIVE IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH
HARKEY ROAD (RAVENWOOD ESTATES, SECTION 1); 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 intersections are designated as stop intersections:
Ravenwood Estates, Section 1:
Upon Ravenwood Court in a northerly direction at its intersection with
Ravenwood Drive;
Upon Ravencrest Court in a northerly direction at its intersection with
Ravenwood Drive;
Upon Ravenwood Drive in an easterly direction at its intersection with Harkey
Road.
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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).
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.
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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 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 8th day of June,
A.D., 1998.
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DARRIN M. COKER
INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY
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TOM REID
MAYOR
VOTING RECORD (FIRST AND ONLY READING
JUNE 8, 1998)
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Seeger, Berger,
Wilkins, Tetens, and Beckman.
Voting "No" - None.
Motion passes 5 to 0.
PUBLICATION DATE: JUNE 10, 1998
EFFECTIVE DATE: JUNE 20, 1998
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
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2404 South Park
Pearland, Texas 77581
State of Texas
Brazoria and Harris Counties
I, 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:
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ORDINANCE OF THE..
TY COUNCIL OF THE
is CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, ESTABLISHING
STOP SIGNS WITHIN THE
CORPORATE LIMITS OF
THE CITY OF PEARLAND
UPON. RAVENWOOD
COURT IN A NORTHERLY
DIRECTION, AT ITS INTER-
SECTION WITH RAVEN -
WOOD
DRIVE, UPON . -
AVENCREST COURT IN A
1k1ORTHERLY DIRECTION.
AT ITS INTERSECTION
1�VITH RAVENWOOD DRIVE,
jPON RAVENWOOD DRIVE
AN EASTERLY DIREC-'
N AT ITS INTERSEC-
' ',TION WITH HARKEY ROAD
'((AVENWOOD ESTATES
SECTION 1); PROVIDING A
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION;
t CONTAINING A SAVINGS
'CCAUSE, A SEVERABILITY
Z USE AND A REPEALER
EF EUSE; PROVIDING AN
CTIVE DATE, FOR
PUl�LICATION, AND FOR
OODIFICATION; AND
DE CARING AN EMER-
GE BECAUSE THE
NEED TO ESTABLISH .
Sj�OA? SIGNS AT INTER- -
SEG1 IONS INURES TO THE
BENEFIT OF THE TRAVEL-
LING PUBLIC AND, THERE-
FOREJ BEARS DIRECTLY . }
UPO1THE HEALTH, SAFE-
TY AND WELFARE OF THE
CITIZENRY.
Section 2. Penalty. Any per-
sonQwJ1o• shall violate the pro-
visio s of this section shall be
deejred guilty'of a Misde-
meanor and shall, upon con-
viotion by, a court of corpe•
tdnt jurisdiction, be punished
ra fine in any sum not
ceeding Two Hundred
Ilars ($200.00).
ASSED and APPROVED on'
rst and Only Reading this ..i
e 8th day of June, A.D.,
98.
'TOM REID
YOR
UNGLOREING -q
'" SECRETARY
.ROVED AS TO FORM:.
ARRIN M. COKER -
TE IM CITY ATTORNEY . +I
TI G ' ECORD• FIRST I
JUNE .}
ng Aye -Councilmembers i
er, Seeger, Wilkins,
ns, and Beckman.
ng "No" -None.
LIGATION :DATE: JUNE
1998
ECTIVE DATE: JUNE 20,
1998
(JBUSHED AS REQUIRED
EY SECTION 3.10 OF THEOF -a
ARTER OF
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