Ord. 0963-1 05-22-00ORDINANCE NO. 963-1
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 963, TO ESTABLISH STOP SIGNS
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND UPON
KAREN WAY IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH
O'DAY ROAD (SAWYER'S POND SUBDIVISION); 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
TRAVELING PUBLIC AND, THEREFORE, BEARS DIRECTLY UPON THE
HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENRY.
WHEREAS, Section 544.003 of the Transportation Code 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 intersection is designated as a stop intersection:
Sawyer's Pond Subdivision:
Upon Karen Way in a westerly direction at its intersection with O'Day Road.
Section 2. 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 ($200.00).
Section 3. Declaration of Emergency. The Council finds and determines that
the need to establish stop signs inures to the benefit of the traveling public and, therefore,
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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. 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 5. 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 6. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed but only to the extent of such conflict.
Section 7. 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 8. Publication and Effective Date. 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
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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 and Only Reading this the 22nd day of May,
A.D., 2000.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
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TOM REID
MAYOR
VOTING RECORD (FIRST AND ONLY READING
MAY 22, 20001
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Marcott, Seeger,
and Tetens.
Voting "No" - None.
Motion passes 3 to 0, with Councilmembers Beckman
and Wilkins absent.
PUBLICATION DATE: MAY 24, 2000
EFFECTIVE DATE: JUNE 4, 2000
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
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AGENDA REQUEST
BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
AGENDA OF: 5/22/00 ITEM NO.
DATE SUBMITTED: DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN : LEGAL
PREPARED BY: DARRIN COKER PRESENTOR: DARRIN M. COKER
SUBJECT: STOP SIGN ORDINANCE
EXHIBITS: ORDINANCE NO. 963-1
EXPENDITURE REQUIRED - n/a
AMOUNT BUDGETED - n/a
ACCOUNT NO.
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION REQUIRED
ACCOUNT NO.
FUNDS AVAILABLE n/a (Finance Department Approval)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The proposed stop sign location is based upon a recommendation by the City's Engineering
Department. Furthermore, such recommendation has been reviewed by the Pearland Police
Department.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Consider Ordinance No. 963-1
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
The Pearland Reporter News
2404 South Park
Pearland, Texas 77581
State of Texas
Brazoria and Harris Counties
I, Randy Emmons, hereby certify that the notice hereby appended was published
in Brazoria and Harris Counties in THE REPORTER NEWS, a newspaper of general
circulation in Brazoria and Harris Counties, for / issues, as follows:
Subscribe and sworn to before me this
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ORDINANCE NO.963-1
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
I CITY OF ' PEARLAND,
TEXAS, AMENDING ORDI-
1 NANCE NO. '963, TO
ESTABLISH STOP SIGNS
1 WITHIN THE CORPORATE
1 LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
1 PEARLAND UPON KAREN
WAY IN A WESTERLY
DIRECTION AT ITS INTER-
SECTION WITH O'DAY
1 ROAD (SAWYER'S POND
f SUBDIVISION); PROVIDING
; A PENALTY FOR VIOLA-
' TION; CONTAINING A SAV-
1 INGS•CLAUSE, A SEVER-
. ABILITY CLAUSE AND A
REPEALER CLAUSE; PRO-
VIDING AN EFFECTIVE
I DATE, FOR PUBLICATION,
'AND FOR CODIFICATION; .
AND DECLARING AN
IEMERGENCY BECAUSE
1 THE NEED TO ESTABLISH
STOP SIGNS AT INTERSEC-
TIONS INURES TO THE A
BENEFIT OF THE TRAVEL- O
ING PUBLIC AND, T+IERE- n-
FORE, BEARS DIRECTLY Fil
UPON THE HEALTH, SAFE- t
; TY AND WELFARE OF THE R
CITIZENRY.
Section 2_ Penalty: -Any per- L
son who shall violate the -pro
visions of this section shall' be
• deemed' guilty of a misde-
• meanor and shall, upon con- • '
viction by a court of compe-
tent jurisdiction, be punished
by'a fine in any sum not
exceeding ' Two Hundred
Dollars ($200.00). •
PASSED and APPROVED on
First and Only Reading this
.the 22nd day of May, A.D.,
2000. -
/S/TOM REID
'MAYOR
ATTEST:
/S/ YOUNG LORFING. .
.CITY SECRETARY
APPROVEDASTO FORM:
/S/ DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
VOTING RECORD (FIRST •
AND ONLY READING MAY
22:20001--- -- -- -- -
Voting "Aye"-.
Councilmembers Marcott,
Seeger, and Tetens.
Voting "No" -None. - - -
Motion passes 3 to 0,•
Councilmembers Beckman
and Wilkins, absent. .
`PUBLICATION DATE: MAY
24, 2000 •
EFFECTIVE DATE: JUNE 4,
2000
•
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED , .
BY SECTION 3.10 OF THE_
3HARTER OF THE CITY OF
EARLAND, TEXAS.