Ord. 0911 06-28-99ORDINANCE NO. 911
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 EAST SUMAC DRIVE IN A
NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH OLD OAKS
BOULEVARD, UPON WEST OAKS BOULEVARD IN A NORTHERLY
DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH OLD OAKS BOULEVARD
(WEST OAKS SUBDIVISION, SECTION 4, PHASE A); 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
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 intersections are designated as stop intersections:
West Oaks Subdivision, Section 4, Phase A:
Upon East Sumac Drive in a northerly direction at its intersection with Old Oaks
Boulevard;
Upon West Oaks Boulevard in a northerly direction at its intersection with Old Oaks
Boulevard.
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
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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
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 28th day of June,
A.D., 1999.
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CpaAA,;,1\A, • CSAke/
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
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TOM REID
MAYOR
VOTING RECORD (FIRST AND ONLY READING
JUNE 28, 1999)
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Berger, Beckman,
And Seeger.
Voting "No" - None.
Motion passes 3 to 0, with Councilmembers Tetens and
Wilkins absent.
PUBLICATION DATE: JUNE 30, 1999
EFFECTIVE DATE: JULY 10, 1999
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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:
No Date - 2,0 19 11'
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No. Date 19
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Subscribe and sworn to before me this
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day of
Notary Public, State of Texas
N ORDINANCE OF THE,
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PEARLAND,
EXAS, ESTABLISHING.
STOP SIGNS WITHIN THE
ORPORATE LIMITS OF
HE CITY OF PEARLAND
PON EAST SUMAC DRIVE
IN A NORTHERLY DIREC-
TION AT ITS INTERSEC-
_ TION WITH OLD OAKS
BOULEVARD,- UPON WEST
OAKS. BOULEVARD IN A
NORTHERLY DIRECTION
ITS INTERSECTION
ITH OLD OAKS i9OULE-
RD (WEST OAKS SUBDI-
SION, SECTION 4, PHASE
; PROVIDING A PENALTY
R VIOLATION; CONTAIN-
NG A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
ATE, FOR PUBLICATION,
ND FOR CODIFICATION;
ND - DECLARING AN
MERGENCY BECAUSE
HE NEED TO ESTABLISH
TOP SIGNS AT INTERSEC-
TIONS INURES TO THE
ENEFIT OF THE TRAVEL-
ING PUBLIC AND, THERE-
FORE, BEARS DIRECTLY
UPON THE HEALTH, SAFE-:
AND WELFARE OF THE,
ITIZENRY.
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Section 2. Penalty. Any per-
son who shall violate the pro-
f i isions-of`this section shall be
deemed guilty of a misde-
ineanor and shall, upon con-
Viction by a court of compe-
tent, jurisdiction, be punished
by a fine in any sum not
exceeding' Two hundred
Dollars ($200.00)
PASSED AND APPROVED
on First and Only Reading this
the 28th day of June A.D., •
1999.
/S/ TOM REID
"
AYOR
` TTEST:
/YOUNG LORFING
TY SECRETARY
N : PROVED AS TO FORM:
f DARRIN M. COKER
IITY ATTORNEY
ING RECORD (FIRST
A ONLY READING JUNE
28 1999)
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Councilmembers Berger,
beckmani and Seeger: Voting
fNo".- None.
`vlotion passes 3 to 0, with
ouncilmember Tetens and
ilkins absent.
UBLICATION DATE: JUNE
0, 1999
FFECTIVE DATE: July 10