Ord. 0218 07-12-71ORDINANCE N0. 218
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 HIGHWAYS, OR PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF,THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT
TO EXCEED $200.00 FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
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 deter-
mine 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 no-
tice 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. 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 fix-
ed at the rate of speed indicated for vehicles traveling upon the named streets and
highways, or parts thereof, described as follows:
(a) Along Scott Street from the west right-of-way line of Makawa Road and ex-
tending along Scott Street westerly a distance of approximately 2,046 feet to
its intersection with the east right-of-way line of Woody Road, 30 miles per
hour.
(b) Along Comal Street from the west right-of-way line of Makawa Road and ex-
tending along Comal Street westerly a distance of approximately 2,046 feet to
its intersection with the east right-of-way line of Woody Road, 30 miles per
hour.
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. 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 r2P day of
CITY OF PEARLAND, XAS
'ATTEST:
BY:
`City Secreta?
Mayor'
PASSED AND APPROVED on second reading this /02 day of
Date of Publication:
Effective Date:
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• CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
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BY:
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, A.D. 1971.
Published in accordance with Sec. 3:10 of the Home Rule Charter on
July 11971.
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