Ord. 0652 01-11-93ORDINANCE NO. 652
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AND REESTABLISHING PRIMA FACIE
SPEED LIMITS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 6701D, VERNON'S TEXAS
CIVIL STATUTES, UPON THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION, UPON MAGNOLIA ROAD, OR PARTS
THEREOF, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; 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
CORRECT MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF THE
TRAVELING PUBLIC AND, THEREFORE, BEARS DIRECTLY UPON THE
HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENRY.
WHEREAS, Article 6701D, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes,
provides that whenever the governing body of the City shall
determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic
investigation that any prima facie speed therein set forth is
greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the conditions
found to exist at any intersection or other place or upon any part
of a street or highway within the City, taking into consideration
the width and condition of the pavement and other circumstances on
such portion of said street or highway, as well as the usual
traffic thereon, said governing body may determine and declare a
reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit thereat or thereon by
the passage of an ordinance, which shall be effective when
appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected at such
intersection or other place or part of the street or highway; now,
therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. Based upon an engineering and traffic
investigation heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of
Article 6701D, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, the following prima
facie speed limits hereafter indicated for vehicles are hereby
determined and declared to be reasonable and safe; and such speed
PASSED and APPROVED on First and Only Reading this the /c/
day of ,� �� ;,, , A. D., 1993.
C. 'V. COPPIN"r
MAYOR
ATTEST:
PAT JONES
CITY SECRE ARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
LESTER G. RORICK
CITY ATTORNEY
VOTING RECORD (FIRST AND ONLY READING) JANUARY 11, 1993
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Miller, Frank,Weber, Colson and Smith
Voting "No" - None
Motion Passed 5 to 0.
PUBLICATION DATE:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED
PEARLAND, TEXAS.
JANUARY 15, 1993
JANUARY 25, 1993
BY SECTION 3.10 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF