Ord. 0616 07-22-91ORDINANCE NO. 616
AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS
ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTI-
CLE 6701D, VERNON'S TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES, UPON THE
BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION, UPON
CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, OR PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN
THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, AS SET
OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY, AND
PUBLICATION; AND CONTAINING A REPEALER.
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 investiga-
tion 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 with 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 appro-
priate signs giving notice thereof are erected at such intersec-
tion or other place or part of the street or highway; now, there-
fore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND:
Section 1. Upon the basis of 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
limits are hereby fixed at the rate of speed indicated for vehi-
cles traveling upon the named streets and highways, or parts
thereof, described as follows:
Along SH 35 from the North City Limits to a point 385 feet
south of Rice Dryer Road, a distance of approximately 1.619
miles, 50 M.P.H.
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Along SH 35 from a point 385 feet south of Rice Dryer Road
to Orange Street, a distance of approximately 0.346 miles,
45 M.P.H.
Along SH 35 from Orange Street to a point 660 feet south of
Walnut Street, a distance of approximately 0.767 miles, 35
M.P.H.
Along SH 35 from, a point 660 feet south of Walnut Street to
a point 132 feet south of Third Street, a distance of ap-
proximately 0.383 miles, 45 M.P.H.
Along SH 35 from a point 132 feet south of Third Street to
the South City Limits, a distance of approximately 2.170
miles, 55 M.P.H.
Along SH 35 a school speed zone from a point 1216 feet north
of Industrial Road to a point 160 feet north of Industrial
Road, a distance of approximately 0.200 miles, 35 M.P.H.
when flashing.
Section 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of
this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not more than Two
Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
Section 3. The City Secretary shall cause this Ordinance,
or the caption and penalty hereof, to be published in the offi-
cial newspaper of the City at least once within ten days after
its passage on second and final reading. This Ordinance shall
then become effective ten days from and after its publication, or
the publication of its caption and penalty, in the official City
newspaper.
Section 4. All provisions of prior ordinances of the City
in conflict with a provision of this Ordinance are hereby re-
pealed, but only to the extent of any such conflict.
PASSED and APPROVED this
A. D., 1991.
ATTEST:
PAT JONES, C i` SECRETARY
day of
?At
C. V. COPPINGER, MAYOR
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PASSED and APPROVED on second and final reading this
�? a- day of
ATTEST:
PAT JONES, CITY
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RETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
LESTER RORICK, CITY ATTORNEY
, A. D., 1991.
VOTING RECORD (FIRST READING) JULY 08. 1991
Voting "Aye"
Voting "No"
YOR
- Councilmember Wolff, Councilmember Colson, Councilmember
Frank and Councilmember Weber
- None
VOTING RECORD (SECOND READING) JULY 22. 1991
Voting "Aye"
Voting "No"
- Councilmember Weber, Councilmember Frank, Councilmember
Miller, Councilmember Colson and Councilmember Wolff
- None
PUBLICATION DATE: JULY 26, 1991
EFFECTIVE DATE: AUGUST 05, 1991
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS.
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