Ord. 0760 11-25-96ORDINANCE NO. 760
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, ESTABLISHING A STOP SIGN WITHIN THE CORPORATE
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND UPON BUI DRIVE IN AN EASTERLY
DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH O'DAY ROAD (PINE OAKS
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 intersection is designated as a stop intersection:
Pine Oaks Subdivision:
Bui Drive in an easterly direction at its intersection with O'Day Road.
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).
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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. Severabilitv. 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) days from and after its publication, or the publication of its caption
and penalty, in the official City newspaper.
PASSED andd APPROVED on First and Only Reading this theo2.*' day of
, A.D., 1996.
TOM REID
MAYOR
ATTEST:
YOrIANDA C. BENITEZ
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Y MO ES McCULLO GH
CITY AT ORNEY
VOTING RECORD (FIRST AND ONLY READING) NOVEMBER 25, 1996
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Cole, Wilkins, Richardson, Tetens, & Beckman
Voting "No" None
Motion Passed 5 to 0
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PUBLICATION DATE: December 4, 1996
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 13, 1996
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS
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