Ord. 0895 02-22-99ORDINANCE NO. 895
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, ESTABLISHING A STOP SIGN WITHIN THE CORPORATE
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND UPON RODRIGUEZ ROAD IN A
NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH BROADWAY
STREET (FM 518); 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 TRAVELING 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 intersection is designated as a stop intersection:
Upon Rodriguez Road in a northerly direction at its intersection with
Broadway Street (FM 518).
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 traveling public and,
therefore, bears directly upon the health, safety and welfare of the citizenry; and that
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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 herein above.
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.
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ORDINANCE NO. 895
PASSED and APPROVED on First and Only Reading this the 22nd day of
February, A.D., 1999.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
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TOM REID
MAYOR
VOTING RECORD (FIRST AND ONLY READING
FEBRUARY 22, 1999)
Voting "Aye" - Councilmember Seeger, Berger, Wilkins,
Tetens, and Beckman.
Voting "No" - None.
Motion passes 5 to 0.
PUBLICATION DATE:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
FEBRUARY 24, 1999
MARCH 5, 1998
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
City of Peerland Texas
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The Pearland Reporter News
2404 South Park
Pearland, Texas 77581
State of Texas
Brazoria and Harris Counties
I, Randy Emmons, 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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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
ITT OF PEARLAND,
ERAS, ESTABLISHING A
STOP SIGN WITHIN THE
CORPORATE LIMITS OF
E CITY OF PEARLAND
UPON RODRIGUEZ ROAD
IN A NORTHERLY DIREC-
ION AT ITS INTERSEC-.
ION WITH BROADWAY
STREET (FM 518); A
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION;
CONTAINING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY
USE AND A REPEALER
AUSE; PROVIDING AN
ECTIVE DATE, FOR
BLICATION, AND FOR
DIFICATION; AND
DECLARING AN EMER-
NCY BECAUSE THE
ED TO ESTABLISH
TOP SIGNS AT INTER-
SECTIONS INURES TO THE
BENEFIT .OF THE TRAVEL -
NC PUBLIC AND, THERE-
FORE, BEARS DIRECTLY
UP.ON THE HEALTH, SAFE-
TY AND WELFARE OF THE
C TIZENRY.
2. Penalty.' Any
person who shall violate the
visions of this section shall
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meanor and shall, upon con-
$tion by a court of compe-
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PASSED and APPROVED on
First and Only Reading this
the 22nd day of February,
A.D., 1999.
S/
TOM REID
AYOR
ATTEST:
S/
OUNG LORFING
CITY SECRETARY
PPROVED AS TO FORM:
S/
ARRIN M. COKER
CITY, ATTORNEY
OTING RECORD (FIRST
ND ONLY READING FEB-
UARY 22.1999)
oting "Aye"-Councilmembers
eeger, Berger, Wilkins,
etens, and Beckman.
ing"No"-None
otion passes 5 to 0.
BLICATION DATE: 'FEB- ,
UARY 24,1999
FFECTIVE DATE: MARCH
11998
UBLISHED AS REQUIRED
Y SECTION 3.10 OF THE
HARTER OF -THE CITY_OF
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