Ord. 0505 11-25-85ORDINANCE NO. 505
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS
DURING CONSTRUCTION ON A PORTION OF FM
518 WITHIN THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS;
PROVIDING FOR SIGNS; PROVIDING A PENALTY
FOR VIOLATION; HAVING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
HAVING A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE AND CANCELLATION THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the State Department of Highways and Public
Transportation has made it known to the City of Pearland that
operations will begin in the near future to repair the existing
roadway pavement with concrete pavement and installed pavement
marking and signing along FM 518; and,
WHEREAS, in the interest of safety, it is desirable to
maintain a construction speed zone during the construction period;
now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS; that,
Section 1.
A construction speed zone is hereby established along the
named highways or parts thereof described as follows:
Along FM 518 from a point 960 feet northwest of Winding
Road to Pearland southeast city limit, a distance of
approximately 0.240 mile, 35 MPH to be effective when
so signed within said zone.
Section 2.
Necessary signs for posting the speed zones will be fur-
nished, installed, and maintained by the direction of the State
Department of Highways and Public Transportation engineer in
charge of the project.
Section 3.
Any person violating the provisions of this Ordinance
shall, upon conviction, be fined in any sum not to exceed Two
Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
Section 4.
If any section, subsection, clause, phrase, or portion
of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitu-
tional 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 5.
All Ordinances
with are hereby
and parts of Ordinances in conflict here -
repealed, but only to the extent of such conflict.
Section 6.
It is the intent of the City Council of the City of
Pearland, Texas
City's official
Section
that this Ordinance shall not be codified in the
Code of Ordinances.
7.
The City Secretary shall cause this Ordinance, or the
caption and penalty hereof, to be published in the official news-
paper of the City of Pearland, Texas at least once within ten (10)
days after the passage
Section 8.
This Ordinance
of such Ordinance.
shall be in effect immediately after publica-
tion, but only during the period of construction, and completion
of this project shall automatically cancel the speed zones.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING this the /P ' day
of % E' , A.D., 1985.
24/1
Mayor, City of Pearland, Texas
ATTEST:
City Scretary
PASSED AND APPROVED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING this the
02s day of , A.D., 1985.
ATTEST:
>t‘fiy
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Mayor, City of Pearland, Texas
VOTING RECORD
Voting "Aye" -
Voting "No"
(FIRST READING) 11-12-85
Councilmen Gray, Bost,
Tetens and Lentz
None
VOTING RECORD (SECOND READING) 11-25-85
Voting "Aye" - Councilmen Lentz, Tetens,
Bost, Frauenberger, and Gray
PUBLICATION DATE: NOVEMBER 29, 1985
EFFECTIVE DATE: NOVEMBER 29, 1985
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF THE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS.