Ord. 0956 03-13-00ORDINANCE NO. 956
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 SHALLOW CREEK DRIVE IN A
NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH
PEARLAND PARKWAY, UPON SHALLOW CREEK DRIVE IN A
SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH HIDDEN
CREEK DRIVE, UPON HIDDEN CREEK DRIVE IN A SOUTHWESTERLY
DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH PEBBLE CREEK DRIVE,
UPON PEBBLE CREEK DRIVE IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION AT
ITS INTERSECTION WITH PEARLAND PARKWAY, UPON CLAY CREEK
COURT IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH
CREEKS EDGE DRIVE, UPON SANDSTONE CREEK DRIVE IN AN
EASTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH CREEKS EDGE
DRIVE, UPON MARBLE CREEK DRIVE IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION AT
ITS INTERSECTION WITH CREEKS EDGE DRIVE, UPON ARROWHEAD
CREEK LANE IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION
WITH CREEKS EDGE DRIVE; UPON SANDSTONE CREEK DRIVE IN A
WESTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH HIDDEN CREEK
DRIVE (CLEAR CREEK PARK); 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:
Clear Creek Park:
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Upon Shallow Creek Drive in a northwesterly direction at its intersection with
Pearland Parkway;
Upon Shallow Creek Drive in a southeasterly direction at its intersection with Hidden
Creek Drive;
Upon Hidden Creek Drive in a southwesterly direction at its intersection with Pebble
Creek Drive;
Upon Pebble Creek Drive in a northwesterly direction at its intersection with
Pearland Parkway;
Upon Clay Creek Court in an easterly direction at its intersection with Creeks Edge
Drive;
Upon Sandstone Creek Drive in an easterly direction at its intersection with Creeks
Edge Drive;
Upon Marble Creek Drive in an easterly direction at its intersection with
Creeks Edge Drive;
Upon Arrowhead Creek Lane in an easterly direction at its intersection with Creeks
Edge Drive;
Upon Sandstone Creek Drive in a westerly direction at its intersection with Hidden
Creek 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
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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.
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.
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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) clays 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 13TH day of March
, A.D., 2000.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
H Cla to
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
TOM REID
MAYOR
VOTING RECORD (FIRST AND ONLY READING
MARCH 13, 2000)
Voting "Aye" -
Councilmembers Beckman, Tetens,
Berger, and Seeger.
Voting "No" - None.
Motion passes 4 to 0, with Councilmember Wilkins absent.
PUBLICATION DATE:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
MARCH 15, 2000
MARCH 25, 2000
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
AGENDA REQUEST
BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
AGENDA OF: 3/13/00 ITEM NO.
DATE SUBMITTED: 3/3/00 DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN : LEGAL
PREPARED BY: DARRIN COKER PRESENTOR: DARRIN M. COKER
SUBJECT: STOP SIGNS; CLEAR CREEK PARK
EXHIBITS: ORDINANCE AND MAP
EXPENDITURE REQUIRED - n/a
AMOUNT BUDGETED - n/a
ACCOUNT NO.
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION REQUIRED
ACCOUNT NO.
FUNDS AVAILABLE n/a (Finance Department Approval)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The necessity and location of the proposed stop signs have been reviewed by the Engineering
Department as well as the Pearland Police Department.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Consider Ordinance No. 956
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