Ord. 0931 09-27-99ORDINANCE NO. 931
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 BARKLY COURT IN A NORTHERLY
DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH HICKORY KNOLL DRIVE,
UPON BRECKONRIDGE CIRCLE IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS
INTERSECTION WITH HICKORY KNOLL DRIVE, UPON BROOKHAVEN
COURT IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH
HICKORY KNOLL DRIVE, UPON HICKORY KNOLL DRIVE IN A
WESTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH GLASTONBURY
DRIVE (TWIN WOODS SUBDIVISION, SECTION 2); 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:
Twin Woods Subdivision, Section 2:
Upon Barkly Court in a northerly direction at its intersection with Hickory Knoll
Drive;
Upon Breckonridge Circle in a northerly direction at its intersection with
Hickory Knoll Drive;
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Upon Brookhaven Court in a northerly direction at its intersection with
Hickory Knoll Drive;
Upon Hickory Knoll Drive in a westerly direction at its intersection with
Glastonbury Drive.
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
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
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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 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 27TH day of
September , A.D., 1999.
ATTEST:
TOM REID
MAYOR
VOTING RECORD (FIRST AND ONLY READING
SEPTEMBER 27, 1999)
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Beckman, Tetens,
Berger, Wilkins, and Seeger.
Voting "No" - None.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
Motion passes 5 to 0.
PUBLICATION DATE: SEPTEMBER 29, 1999
EFFECTIVE DATE: OCTOBER 5, 1999
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
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in Brazoria and Harris Counties in THE REPORTER NEWS, a newspaper of general
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ORDINANCE NO.931:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF
PEARLAND,TEXASESTAB-
LISHING STOP SIGNS
WITHIN THE CORPORATE
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND UPON BARKLY
COURT IN A NORTHERLY
DIRECTION AT ITS INTER-
SECTION WITH HICKORY
KNOLL DRIVE, UPON
BRECKONRIDGE CIRCLE
IN A NORTHERLY DIREC-
TION AT ITS INTERSEC-
TION WITH HICKORY
KNOLL DRIVE, UPON
BROOKHAVEN COURT IN A
NORTHERLY DIRECTION
AT ITS INTERSECTION
WITH HICKORY KNOLL
DRIVE, UPON HICKORY
KNOLL DRIVE IN A WEST-
ERLY DIRECTION AT ITS
INTERSECTION WITH
GLASTONBURY •DRIVE
{TWIN WOODS SUBDIVI-
SION, SECTION 2); PROVID-
ING A PENALTY FOR VIO-
LATION; CONTAINING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEV-
ERABILITY CLAUSE AND A
REPEALER CLAUSE; PRO-
VIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE, FOR PUBLICATION,
AND FOR CODIFICATION;
AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY BECAUSE.
THE NEED TO ESTABLISH
STOP SIGNS AT INTERSEC-
TIONS INURES TO THE
BENEFIT OF THE TRAVEL-
ING PUBLIC AND, THERE-
FORE, BEARS DIRECTLY
UPON THE HEALTH, SAFE-
TY AND WELFARE OF THE
CITIZENRY.
Section 2. Penalty. Any per-
son who shall violate the pro-
visions of this section shall be
deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and shall, upon con-
viction by a.cowt 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 27TH day of September,
A. D .1999 .
/S/ TOM REID
MAYOR
ATTEST:
/S/ YOUNG LORFING
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:.
/S/ DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
VOTING RECORD (FIRST
AND ONLY READING',
SEPTEMBER 27, 1999)
Voting "Aye"-Councilmembers
Beckman, Tetens, Berger,
Wilkins, and Seeger.
Voting°No"- None. .' .
Motion passes 5 to 0.
PUBLICATION DATE:
SEPTEMBER 29,1999
EFFECTIVE DATE:
OCTOBER 5, 1999
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED
BY SECTION 3.10 OF THE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS