Ord. 0745 08-26-96ORDINANCE NO. 745
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 PINE HOLLOW DRIVE IN A SOUTHERLY
DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH PINE FOREST DRIVE, AND UPON
PINE FOREST DRIVE IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION
WITH PINE HOLLOW DRIVE, UPON KNOTTY PINE CIRCLE IN A
NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH PINE FOREST DRIVE,
UPON PINE FOREST DRIVE IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS
INTERSECTION WITH PINE CHASE DRIVE, UPON KNOTTY PINE CIRCLE IN
A WESTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH PINE CHASE DRIVE
(PINE HOLLOW SECTION 1-B); 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, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated, Article 8701 d, Section 91 (a)
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:
PINE HOLLOW, SECTION 1-8:
Pine Hollow Drive in a southerly direction at its intersection with Pine Forest Drive;
Pine Forest Drive in a westerly direction at its intersection with Pine Hollow Drive;
Knotty Pine Circle in a northerly direction at its intersection with Pine Forest Drive;
Pine Forest Drive in a westerly direction at its intersection with Pine Chase Drive;
Knotty Pine Circle in a westerly direction at its intersection with Pine Chase Drive.
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Section 2. 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
(S200.00).
Section 3. 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. 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. 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. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed but only to the extent of such conflict.
Section 7. 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. 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
, A. D., 1996.
ATTEST:
A C. BENITEZ
ECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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AMY M ES McCULLOUG
CITY ATTORNEY
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TOM REID
MAYOR
then
day
of
VOTING RECORD (FIRST & ONLY READING)
AUGUST 26, 1996
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Beckman,
Tetens, Richardson, Wil-
kins & Cole
Voting "No" - None
Motion Passed 5 to 0.
PUBLICATION DATE: SEPTEMBER 4, 1996
EFFECTIVE DATE: SEPTEMBER 13, 1996
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEX-
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