Ord. 0869 09-14-98ORDINANCE NO. 869
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 PINE CHASE DRIVE IN A
SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH PINE FOREST
DRIVE, AND UPON PINE CHASE DRIVE IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION
AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH PINE FOREST DRIVE (PINE HOLLOW
SECTION 1-8); 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 TRAVELLING 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:
PINE HOLLOW. SECTION 1-B:
Pine Chase Drive in a southerly direction at its intersection with Pine Forest
Drive;
Drive.
Pine Chase Drive in a northerly direction at its intersection with Pine Forest
Section 2. 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
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jurisdiction, be punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
Section 3. The Council finds and determines that the need to establish
stop signs inures to the benefit of the travelling 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. 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. 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. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed but only to the extent of such conflict.
Section 7. 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. 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
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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 14T" day of
September , A. D., 1998.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
>5.n,
TO1YI HEID
MAYOR
VOTING RECORD (FIRST AND ONLY READING
SEPTEMBER 14 , 1998)
Voting "Aye" -
Councilmembers Berger, Beckman,
Seeger, Tetens, and Wilkins.
Voting "No" - None.
Motion passes 5 to 0.
PUBLICATION DATE: SEPTEMBER 16, 1998
EFFECTIVE DATE: SEPTEMBER 26, 1998
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
The Pearland Reporter News
2404 South Park
Pearland, Texas .77581
State of Texas
Brazoria and Harris Counties
I, Joan Cummings, 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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DIRECTION AT ITS INTER-
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REPEALER CAUSE; PRO-
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DATE, FOR.PUBLICATION
AND FOR' CODIFICATION;'
AND DECLARINGAN, ' -'
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THE NEED T4ESTABLISH'
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PASSED and APPROVED on
f r ! r Reading this
cilmembers
, Seeger,"
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Motion:: Rases -El
PUBLICATION DATE: SEP-
' EMBER 16,1998
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