Ord. 0428 06-22-81ORDINANCE NO. 428
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, 0R
PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR A
PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200 FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS
ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR 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 determine
and declare a reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit thereat or thereon
by the passage of any ordinance, which shall be effective when appropriate signs
giving notice thereof are erected at such intersection or other place or part
of the street or highway, NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY C0t3NCIL. 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 determined and declared to be reasonable and safe; and
such speed limits are hereby fixed at the rate of speed indicated for vehicles
traveling upon the named streets and highways, or parts thereof, described as
follows:
Along Old Alvin Road from the north right of way line of Orange Street northerly
a distance of approximately 1400 feet to a point 40 mph
Along Old Alvin Road from a point 1400 feet north of the north right of way line of
Orange Street to a point 6500 feet north of Orange Street 50 mph
Along Old Alvin Road from a point 6500 feet north of the north right of way line of
Orange Street approximately 1400 feet to the south right of way line of Knapp Road
- 40 mph
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 ($200.00) Dollars.
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
CITY OF PEARLAND,� TEXAS
By:
Mayor prtf Tem
PASSED AND APPROVED on second and final reading this day
Pearland, Texas.
PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading this the day of
ATTEST:
City Secretary
ATTES
City Secretary
Date of Publication June 25, 1981
Effective Date
A. D. 1981.
CITY OF PEA D, TEXA
By:
July 5, 1981
Mayor