Ord. 1323B 2007-07-23
ORDINANCE NO. 1323
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED
FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ' 545.356, TEXAS
TRANSPORTATION CODE, UPON THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING
AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION, UPON CERTAIN STREETS AND
HIGHWAYS, OF PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS
OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE;
PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, ' 545.356,Texas Transportation Code, provides that whenever the
governing body of the City shall determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic
investigation that any prima facie speed therein set forth is greater or less than is
reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place or
upon any part of a street of highway within the City, taking into consideration the width and
condition of the pavement and other circumstances on such portion of said street or
highway, as well as the usual traffic thereon, said governing body may determine and
declare a reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit thereat or thereon by the passage of
an Ordinance, which shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are
erected at such intersection or other place or part of the street of highway;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation heretofore
made as authorized by the provisions of' 545.356, Texas Transportation Code, the prima
facie speed limits, attached hereto and incorporated as Exhibit "A", are hereby determined
and declared to be reasonable and safe; and such speed limits are hereby fixed at the rate
of speed indicated for vehicles traveling upon the named streets and highways, or parts
thereof.
ORDINANCE NO. 1323
Section 2. Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any
sum not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200).
Section 3. 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 4. 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 5. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed but only to the extent of such conflict.
Section 6. 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 7. Declaration of Emergency. The Council finds and determines that
vehicle speed inures to the benefit of the traveling 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
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ORDINANCE NO. 1323
on two (2) separate occasions be, and the same is hereby waived.
PASSED and APPROVED this the 23rd day of July, A.D., 2007.
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TOM REID
MAYOR
ATTEST:
Me
VOTING RECORD FIRST AND ONLY READING
JULY 23, 2007
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Beckman, Owens,
Kyle, and Cole.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
K\~ It. a-t-
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
Voting "No" - None.
Motion passed 4 to 0, with Council member Saboe absent.
PUBLICATION DATE: July 25, 2007
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 3,2007
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
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I Texas Department of Transportation
P.O. BOX 1386. HOUSTON, TEXAS n251-1386. (713) 802-5000
July 3, 2007
CONTACT: TRF ENG
Speed Zoning
. Brazoria County
FM 2234
Control 2015-01
Mr. Danny Cameron
Director of Public Works
3501 E. Orange
Pearland, Texas 77581
Dear Mr. Cameron:
Reference is made to your letter dated April 30, 2007, to Mr. Larry J. Heckathorn, P.E.
requesting for speed study on FM 2234 within the City of Pearl and.
Our office has completed the speed zone study and created three speed zones of 55 IvIPH,
50 IvIPH, 45 IvIPH and a school zone of 30 MPH when flashing respectively, along FM
2234 within the City of Pearl and.
Attached are speed zone strip maps numbered 5434C through 5434D and a prepared
speed zone ordinance suggested by the Texas League of Municipalities containing the
recommended zone. If you concur with the recommended zone, please furnish this office
with a copy of your executed ordinance, so that new signs can be installed.
If you should have any questions, please contact me at (713) 802-5171 or
Mr. Michael C. K. Awa, P.E., at (713) 802-5858.
Sincerely,
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Director of Transportation Operations
Houston District
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Attachments
cc: Honorable Tom Reid, Mayor, City of Pearl and
Mr. Larry J Heckathorn, P.E.
Mr. Michael C. K. Awa, P.E.
An Equal Opporluni/y Employer
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2404 South Park
Pea~land, Texas 77581
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State of Texasl .
Brazoria and Harris Counties
1~ Uoyd Morrow, hereby certify that the notice hereby appended was. published
..in THE REPORTER NEWs, a ~eWl!PBPer of general C1rcu1lioon in Brazoria; Harris
and .Galve~on Counties, for A. .issues, as follows: .
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ISI YOUNG LORFING,
TRMC
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ISI DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
NlIiIhed JAif 25 ,Ind Aug. VOTING RECORD FIRST
1,2007 AND ONLY READING ll.Y
23. 2007
OIItDINANCE NO. 1323
AN ORDINANCE Of THE
CRY COUNCIL OF THE
CRY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, ALTERING THE
....MA FACIE SPEED UM.
ITI ESTABLISHED FOR
VEHICLES UNDER THE
PROVISIONS Of ' 545.356.
lIXAS TRANSPORTA.
110N CODE, UPON THE
lAS,S Of AN ENGINEER.
ING AND TRAFFIC INVES.
MAnON, UPON CER.
TAIN STREETS AND HIGH.
*YS, Of PARTS THERE.
011. WITHIN THE CORPO-
RATE UMITS OF THE CITY
011 PEARLAND. AS SET
GUT IN THIS ORDINANCE:
PROVIDING A PENALTY;
All) DECLARING Alii
EMERGENCY.
SectIon 2. Penalty.
Any person vIotaIing IIf'J of .
the provisions of this ordi-
nanee shall be deemed
gulIty of a misdemeanor and,
upon conviction lhereof
shall be fined in any sum not
more than Two Hundred
DoIars ($200).
PASSED and APPROVED
on Firsl and Only RNdIng
this the 23rd day of .JWy, A..
D., 2007.
ISITOM REID
MAYOR
Voting 'Aye'.
Counellmembers
Beekarnan, Owens, Kyle,
and Cole.
Voting 'No'. None.
Mollon passed 4 10, 0, with
Councilmember, Saboe
,a b s e n I .
PUBLICATIN DATE: July
25,2007
EFFECTIVE DATE: Aupt
3,2007
PUBLISHED AS
REQUIRED BY SECTION
3.10 OF
THE CHARTER OF THE
CITY OF' PEARLAND,
TEXAS