Ord. 1422 2010-07-12ORDINANCE NO. 1422
AN ORD�NANCE C)F TM� CITY CQUNCIL OF ZHE CITY OF PEARLANa,
TEXAS, ALTERING THE P�IMA FACIE SPEED LIM�TS ES�ABLISHED
FOR VEHIGLES UNDER THE PRQVISIOMS �OF § 545.356, �EXAS
TRANSP�RTAT�ON GO��, UPUN THE B,�►SIS QF A REQUES� BY THE
TEXAS DEPARTMENT f,�F TRANSPOIRTATIOIV, UPC)N CEFtTAIN
S�REETS AND IHIGHWAYS, flF PARTS THEREC?F, WITHIN THE
CORPORATE LiMiTS O'�� TH� CITY OF PEARLAND {SH 288 FRONTAGE
R0,4dS BETWE�I� FN9 5'i8 AND FM 2234), AS SET dUT Iw THIS
C3RDINANGE; PROV��QING A PEMALTY; AND D�CLARGNG A�J
EMERGEf�GY.
WHER�AS, � 545.35�,Texas Transportation Co�e, provides that whenever the
governing body Qf the City shall determine �pon the bas�is of an engineering and traffic
ir�vestigation that any prima facie speed therein set forth is greater or less than is
reasonable Qr sa�e under the conditians faur�d €o exist at any int�r��:c#ion ar oth�r place or
upQn any part of a street of highway within the City, taking into consideratian the width and
condi#ior� of the �avement and other circumstances r�n s�cl� portion af said st�eet or
highway, as welR as th� usual traffic therean, said governing body may determine and
declare a reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit tt�e�eat ortherea� by the ,�assage c�f
an Ordin�r�ce, which shall be �ffective when appropriat� sigr�s giving notice thereof are
erected at such inters�ction or other place or park of #he stree# of highway;
NOW„ THEREF�R�, BE iT O�DAINED BY TF�E CITY CC)L�NGIL OF THE CITY OF
PEP�RLAN�, TEXAS:
Section 1. Upon the request �f the Texas �epartment of Transpartation ancE as
autharized by the provisions of ��45.356, Texas Transpflrtation Gode, the prirna facie
speed limit, along the SH288 Frontag� Raads between �M 518 a�rd �N1 2234, shall be 50
m�ah, as reflected in Exhibit "A° at��ci�ed h�ereto, and is hereby �eterm�net� and declared ta
be r�easonable and safe; and such speed limit is hereby fixed �t the rate of �peed indicated
for vehicl�s trav�ling upon th� narr�ed streets and highways, c+r par�s thereof.
ORDIf�ANCE �V�, 1422
Sectior� 2. P�nalty. Any persor� vio4ating any of the provisions of this ordinanc�
shall be deemed guilty af a misdemeanar �u�d upon convicfi�n t#�ereof shall be fined in ar�y
sum nat more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200).
Sectian 3. Savings. All rig�ts and remedies which haue a�crued in favor of the
City under t�is Chap�er and am�r�dments thereta shall be and are preserved for the benefit
af the City.
Section 4. Sev+�rability. If any sectian, s�bsection, se�ter�ce, c�ause, phras� or
portion of this ordinance is for any reasan held invalid, uncanstitutional ar othe�rwise
une��orceable by any cour� of competent jurisdicfion, such �ortion shal! be deemed a
separate, distinct, and independent pravisican and such hoidirrg shall not affect th� validity
of the remaining p�rtions thereof.
Section 5. Repealer. All or�dinances and �arks of orc�inar�ces in conflict �erewith
are hereby repealed �aut only to the extent of s�cn conflict.
Section 6. Rublication and Effective Date. The Gity Secretary shall cause this
ordinar�ce, or its caption and per�alty, to be pub4ished in the official newspaper of the City of
Pearlan�, upon passage of such ordinance. The ordinan�ce shall then become �ffective
t�n (10) days from and after its publication, or the publication of its� caption and penalty, ir�
the official City newspaper.
Section 7. Declar�ation of Emerger�cy. The Council finds and deter��irres t�at
vehicle speed inures to the benefit of the traveling public and, therefore, bears dir�c�ly
upon the health, s�#ety an� welfare of the citizenry; and that this ordinanG� shal9 be
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adopteci as �n emergency measure, ar�d that the rule requiring this ordinance ta be read
on two (2) separate occasions be, and th� sarne is hereby waived.
PASSED and APPR�VEfl this the 12` day o� July, A.a., 2430.
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TC)M REID
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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APPROVEa AS TO F�RM:
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DARRJN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
VOTING RECrJRD FIRSTAND ONLY READING
JULY 12. 20i0
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Owens, Sabae. Kyle
5herman. and Thampson.
Vot�ng "No" — iVane.
Motfon passed 5 to 0.
PU�LiGATION DATE: JuVy14, 201�
EFFECTIVE DAT�: July 23, 2010
�1J6lLISHED AS REQUIREd BY S�GTION 3.10 Q�
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARL4ND, TEXAS
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Exhibit "A"
C7rdinance No. 1422
l�exas Departmen� of TranspQrtation
P:p. BOX 138G • HOUSTO�l, 7EXAS 77251-1386 •(713) $D2-�OQQ
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CdtiT�1CT TRj� 'CL
Speecl Zone Stud}� Req�aest
SH 288 Fronta��e F�o3d
Control Seztian: ��98-02
Br�`GOl"i1 COl1Flt4'
Tlae Honorable 'I'om Reid
Nia�mr, CiEV of Pearland
�51�9 Liberit}' Drive
I'earland. Tex�s 77�81-�=� i 6
Dear Ma}�or Reid:
Our office has conapleted a Sp�ed Zon� St��dy aloif� SH 288 Frontage Ro�d ti��ithin the
�City of P�e�rlaztd.
attacl�ed, are Speed Zo��e Strip Ivtap 562=�t1 anc� a�re�ared S�ced Zc�ne nrdinance
sug��sted b}' the Tevas Leag►�e o�' Mu�iieipalities ccsntai��ing tt�e recanv�ie�ided zone along
SH 28$ Frot�ta�e �toad. lf you canc�r �i�ith the recommencled zone, please k`uritish this
oftice ���itl� � co�y of ycrur e�eeuted cardinance.
If }`ou sl�ould ha��e �ty' questions concernir�g tE�is matter, ple�se cos�tact I�ir. Ro�elio R.
Rubico, P.E. at (T13) SO'?-515? or I�4r. �vlichael C.K. A�va, P.E. at (713) 8Q2-5855.
�incerely,
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t rt C. Carder. A.E.
irector of Transpartatian Qper�tions
I-louston I��strict
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