Ord. 0766 01-13-97ORDINANCE NO. 766
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 CENTENNIAL BOULEVARD IN A
NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH BROADWAY
STREET(F.M. 518), UPON CENTENNIAL BOULEVARD IN A NORTHERLY
DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH JOHN LIZER ROAD, UPON
CENTENNIAL BOULEVARD IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS
INTERSECTION WITH JOHN LIZER ROAD, UPON JOHN LIZER ROAD IN
AN EASTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH CENTENNIAL
BOULEVARD, UPON JOHN LIZER ROAD IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION AT
ITS INTERSECTION WITH CENTENNIAL BOULEVARD, UPON
CENTENNIAL BOULEVARD IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS
INTERSECTION WITH OILER DRIVE, UPON OILER DRIVE IN AN
EASTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH CENTENNIAL
BOULEVARD; 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 RESOLVED 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:
CENTENNIAL BOULEVARD JOHN LIZER ROAD AND OILER DRIVE:
Centennial Boulevard in a northerly direction at its intersection with Broadway
Street (F.M.518);
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Centennial Boulevard in a northerly direction at its intersection with John Lizer
Centennial Boulevard in a southerly direction at its intersection with John Lizer
Road;
Road;
John Lizer Road in an easterly direction at its intersection with Centennial
Boulevard;
John Lizer Road in a westerly direction at its intersection with Centennial
Boulevard;
Centennial Boulevard in a southerly direction at its intersection with Oiler Drive;
Oiler Drive in an easterly direction at its intersection with Centennial Boulevard.
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.
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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.
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.
ORDINANCE NO. 766
PASSED and APPROVED on First and Only Reading this the
, A.D., 1997.
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YODA C. BENITEZ
CI SECRETARY
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MAYOR
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VOTING RECORD (FIRST AND ONLY READING) JANUARY 13, 1997
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Cole, Tetens, Richardson, Beckman & Wilkins
Voting "No" - None
Motion passed 5 to 0.
PUBLICATION DATE: January 22, 1997
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 1997
PUBLISHED BY SECTION 3.10 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS.
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