Ord. 0774 02-24-97ORDINANCE NO. 774
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 GEORGE STREET IN A SOUTHERLY
DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH LONG VIEW DRIVE, UPON
JANET COURT IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION
WITH JANET PLACE, UPON BRIAR COURT IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION
AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH GEORGE STREET, UPON BRIAR CREST
COURT IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH
GEORGE STREET (BRIARGLEN, SECTIONS 4 AND 5); 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:
BRIARGLEN, SECTIONS 4 AND 5:
George Street in a southerly direction at its intersection with Long View Drive;
Janet Court in a southerly direction at its intersection with Janet Place;
Briar Court in a westerly direction at its intersection with George Street;
Briar Crest Court in a westerly direction at its intersection with George Street.
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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.
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 0,1 day of
, A.D., 1997.
ATTEST:
ENDY STDORF
INTERIM CI SECRETARY
APPRO ED AS TO FORM:
M Mi ES cCULLO.GH
CITY AT ORNEY
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TOM REID
MAYOR
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City of Peartauld Texas
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