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Ord. 0321 05-10-76ORDINANCE NO. 321 AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 6701D, VERNON'S TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES, UPON THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION, UPON CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAY`', OR PARTS THEREOF,. WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200.00 FOR THE VIO- LATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Article 6701D, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, provides that whenever the gov:•rning 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 conditionsfound to exist at any intersection or other place or upon any part Of a street or highway within the City, taking intoconsideration 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 of 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. 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 traveling upon the named streets and highways, or parts thereof, described as follows: Along Mykawa Road from Orange Street to a point of 190 feet north of Brookside Road, a distance of approximately 1.2 miles; 40 MPH Along Mykawa Road from a point 190 feet north of Brookside Road, to a point 160 feet north of Knapp Road, a distance of approximately 0.3 mile; 30 MPH Along Mykawa Road from a point 160 feet north of Knapp Road to the north City Limit Line; 40 MPH Section 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdeameanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force on the tenth day after its publication in the official newspaper of the City of Pearland, Texas. - - - PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading this ZG day of A. D., 1976. .ATTEST: CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS By: 446-h, Mayor '' City'Secretary PASSED AND APPROVED on second and final reading this /0 day of , A. D., 1976. CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS By: )11 ©�� Mayor .AM, C. " Secretary Date of Publication: 1/467- 43- 7 e0 Effective Date: ,S 22 3 - %La