Ord. 0850 06-22-98ORDINANCE NO. 850
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, RECOGNIZING JOSEPHINE DRIVE, CANTU DRIVE, OCHOA
STREET, WAGON TRAIL ROAD, BARDET STREET, FIGLAND STREET,
MEADOW LANE, WEST LEA LANE, MOCKINGBIRD ROAD, HERON
LANE, SKY LARK WAY, WINGTAIL WAY, MEADOW LARK WAY,
BLUEBIRD WAY, BECKY LANE, JERRYCREST DRIVE, LARRYCREST
DRIVE, PATRIDGE DRIVE, WILLOW ROAD, COTTONWOOD STREET,
RAZA STREET, AUBRELL STREET, TERRELL DRIVE, SHARONDALE
STREET, BAILEY ROAD, KREIS ROAD, WARREN ROAD, HERBERT
DRIVE, WILLIAMS STREET, WELLS DRIVE, MANVEL ROAD, HARKEY
ROAD, AND VETERANS DRIVE, AS BEING LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY;
AND ESTABLISHING SPECIFIC SPEED LIMITS ON THE ABOVE -NAMED
ROADS (ANNEXATION ORDINANCE NO. 826 DATED 10/27/97);
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 and practice to assign or extend names of City
streets to county roads that are included 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 speed limits on sections of the above roads is necessary in
order to meet new traffic needs; and
WHEREAS, this change will bring sections of the above roads 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,
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ORDINANCE NO. 850
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the above -named roads are hereby recognized as being
included within the City limits of Pearland.
Section 2. Pursuant to the grant of authority contained in the preamble
hereof, speed limit signs on the above -named roads are hereby set at 30 miles per
hour, with the following exceptions:
(1) Manvel Road speed limit shall be set at 55 miles per hour;
(2) Bailey Road, Harkey Road, and McLean Road speed limit shall be set at
35 miles per hour;
(3) Veterans Drive speed limit shall be set at 40 miles per hour;
(4) Josephine Drive speed limit shall be set at 25 miles per hour;
(5) Cantu Street, Ochoa Street, and Bardet Street speed limit shall be set at
20 miles per hour.
Section 3. 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 4. Declaration of Emergency. The Council finds and determines that
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; 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.
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ORDINANCE NO. 850
Section 5. 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 6. 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 7. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed but only to the extent of such conflict.
Section 8. 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 9. 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 22nd day of June,
A.D., 1998.
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TOM REID
MAYOR
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ORDINANCE NO. 850
ATTEST:
Y
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
/l • CA1/4
DARRIN M. COKER
INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY
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VOTING RECORD (FIRST AND ONLY READING
JUNE 22, 1998)
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Berger, Beckman,
Seeger, Tetens, and Wilkins.
Voting "No" - None.
Motion passes 5 to 0.
PUBLICATION DATE: JUNE 24, 1998
EFFECTIVE DATE: JULY 4, 1998
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
The Pearland Reporter News
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 I issues, as follows:
No. Date 1918
No. Date 19
No. Date 19
No. Date 19
No. Date 19
Subscribe and sworn to before me this
19 11
Notary Public, State of Texas
Laura Ann Emmons, Publisher
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c Notice
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY'COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, RECOGNIZING
JOSEPHINE DRIVE, CANTU
RIVE, OCHOA STREET,
AGON TRAIL ROAD,
ARDET STREET,
GLAND STREET, MEAD-
W LANE, WEST LEA
ANE, MOCKINGBIRD
OAD, HERON LANE, SKY
ARK WAY, WINGTAIL
AY, MEADOW LARK
AY, BLUEBIRD WAY,
ECKY LANE, JER-
YCREST DRIVE, LAR-
YCREST DRIVE, PAR -
RIDGE DRIVE, WILLOW
OAD, COTTONWOOD
TREET, RAZA STREET,
UBRELL STREET, TER -
ELL DRIVE, SHARON-
ALE STREET, BAILEY
OAD, KREIS ROAD, WAR-
REN ROAD, HERBERT
DRIVE, WILLIAMS STREET,
WELLS DRIVE, MANVEL
ROAD, HARKEY ROAD,
AND VETERANS DRIVE, AS
BEING LOCATED WITHIN
HE CITY; AND ESTAB-
ISHING SPECIFIC SPEED
LIMITS ON THE ABOVE -
NAMED ROADS (ANNEXA-•
ION TION ORDINANCE
NO. 826 DATED 10/27/97);
ROVIDING A PENALTY
FOR VIOLATION; CONTAIN-
NG A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A
EVERABILITY CLAUSE
ND A REPEALER
LAUSE; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE, FOR
UBLICATION, AND FOR
CODIFICATION; AND
ECLARING AN EMER-
GENCY BECAUSE THE
NEED FOR SPEED LIMIT
SIGNS IN THIS AREA
INURES TO THE BENEFIT
OF THE TRAVELLING PUB-
IC AND, THEREFORE,
EARS DIRECTLY UPON
E HEALTH, SAFETY AND
ELFARE OF THE CITI-
NRY.
ction 3. Penalty. Any per-
n who shall violate the pro-
ons of this section shall be
emed guilty of a misde-
anor and shall, upon con-
ction by a -court of compe__
LEGALS
#e9t jurisdiction; be punished
,by a fine in any sum not
e0eeding Two Hundred
:lpliars ($200.00).
USSED and APPROVED on
Fiat and Only Reading this
thje 22nd day of June, A.D.,
.,1998.
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OM REID
MAYOR
(ATTEST:
OUNG LORFING
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
/S/
DARRIN M. COKER
INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY
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VOTING RECORD (FIRST
''AND ONLY READING JUNE
22.1999)':,
a,
Voting °Aye"-Councilmembers
Berger, Beckman, Seeger, .
jl;etens, and Wilkins.
Toting "No" -None.
Lotion passes 5 to 0.
UBLICATION DATE: JUNE
11998
EFFECTIVE DATE: JULY 4,
1 J98
BLISHED AS REQUIRED
SECTION 3.10 OF THE
G ARTER OF THE CITY OF