Ord. 0748 09-23-96ORDINANCE NO. 748
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, NAMING THE STREET LOOP IN INDEPENDENCE PARK AS
INDEPENDENCE CIRCLE; APPROVING AND RATIFYING A SPEED LIMIT
OF 20 MILES PER HOUR ON SAID STREET; AND RATIFYING ALL OTHER
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES POSTED IN INDEPENDENCE PARK;
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION; CONTAINING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND A REPEALER CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION, CODIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY BECAUSE THE NEED FOR
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES IN THIS AREA INURES TO THE BENEFIT
OF THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC AND, THEREFORE, BEARS DIRECTLY
UPON THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENRY.
WHEREAS, the Transportation Code provides, in part, that local authorities may,
with reference to highways under their jurisdiction, enforce traffic control devices.
WHEREAS, in order to better facilitate enforcement of traffic laws in
Independence Park, the City Council finds it necessary to officially name the street
loop and ratify traffic control devices in the Park; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the street loop located in Independence Park is hereby named
as Independence Circle.
Section 2. That the speed limit of 20 miles per hour established along
Independence Circle is hereby authorized, approved, and ratified.
Section 3. That all other traffic control devices posted along
Independence Circle are hereby authorized, approved, and ratified.
Section 4. 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 0200.00).
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Section 5. 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 6. 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 7. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed but only to the extent of such conflict.
Section 8. 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 9. Publication and Effective Date. The City Secretary shall cause this
Ordinance, or it's 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.
Section 10. Emergency. The Council finds and determines that traffic control
devices inIndependence Park 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
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this Ordinance to be read on two (2) separate occasions be, and the same is hereby
waived.
ASSED and APPROVED on First and Only Reading this the a day of
, A.D., 1996.
ATTEST:
YNDA C. BENITE
CITY SECRETARY
APP•S ED AS TO FORM:
E McCUL
CITY A ORNEY
TOM REID
MAYOR
VOTING RECORD (FIRST & ONLY READING
SEPTEMBER 23, 1996
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Cole,
Wilkins, Richardson,
Tetens & Beckman
Voting "No" - None.
Motion passed 5 to 0.
PUBLICATION DATE: October 2, 1006
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 11, 1996
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
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