Ord. 0866 08-24-98ORDINANCE NO. 866
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 PEBBLE BROOK DRIVE IN A
NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH MAGNOLIA
STREET, UPON PEBBLE BROOK DRIVE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AT
ITS INTERSECTION WITH CORNERSTONE STREET, UPON
YELLOWSTONE CIRCLE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS
INTERSECTION WITH CORNERSTONE STREET, UPON STONEGATE
CIRCLE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH
CORNERSTONE STREET, UPON CORNERSTONE STREET IN A
WESTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH WHITESTONE
DRIVE; (PARTIAL REPLAT OF COBBLESTONE SUBDIVISION);
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:
Partial Replat of Cobblestone Subdivision:
Upon Pebble Brook Drive in a northerly direction at its intersection with Magnolia
Street;
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Upon Pebble Brook Drive in a southerly direction at its intersection with
Cornerstone Street;
Upon Yellowstone Circle in a southerly direction at its intersection with
Cornerstone Street;
Upon Stonegate Circle in a southerly direction at its intersection with
Cornerstone Street;
Upon Cornerstone Street in a westerly direction at its intersection with
Whitestone 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 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. 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.
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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.
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 24TH day of
August , A.D., 1998.
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TOM REID
MAYOR
ORDINANCE NO. 866
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
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VOTING RECORD (FIRST AND ONLY READING
AUGUST 24, 1998)
Voting "Aye" -
Councilmembers Berger, Beckman,
Seeger, Tetens, and Wilkins.
Voting "No" - None.
Motion passes 5 to 0.
PUBLICATION DATE: AUGUST 26, 1998
EFFECTIVE DATE: SEPTEMBER 6, 1998
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
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Pcarland, Texas 77581
State of Texas
Brazoria and Harris Counties
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in Grizoria and Harris Counties in the REPORTER NEWS, a newspaper of general
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