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Ord. 0704 1995-10-23ORDINANCE NO. 704 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING STOP SIGNS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND UPON LEROY STREET IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH NORTH RACHEL COURT, AND UPON LEROY STREET IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH NORTH RACHEL COURT, CREATING A THREE-WAY STOP AT THE "T" INTERSECTION OF LEROY STREET AND NORTH RACHEL COURT (BRIARWOOD ESTATES 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 TRAVELLING PUBLIC AND, THEREFORE, BEARS DIRECTLY UPON THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENRY. WHEREAS, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated, Article 8701d, Section 91(a) 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 RESOLVED 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 intersections are designated as stop intersections: Briarwood Estates Subdivision: Leroy Street in a northeasterly direction at its intersection with North Rachel Court; and Leroy Street in a southwesterly direction at its intersection with North Rachel Court. Section 2. 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. The Council finds and determines that the need to establish stop signs inures to the benefit of the travelling public and, therefore, 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. -1- ORDINANCE NO. 704 Section 4. 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. 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 compe- tent 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. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in con- flict herewith are hereby repealed but only to the extent of such conflict. Section 7. 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. 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 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 day , A.D., 1995. ATTEST: 11ANDA C. BENITEZ CITY SECRETARY AP ROVED AS TO FORM: AMY'MOTES McCULLlr GH CITATTORNEY TOM REID MAYOR VOTING RECORD (FIRST AND ONLY READING) OCTOBER 23, 1995 Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Beckman, Cole, Tetens, Weber & Richardson Voting None. Voting passed 5 to 0. PUBLICATION DATE: November 1, 1995 EFFECTIVE DATE: November 11, 1995 PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS. -2 City of Pearlaad, Texas STOP SIGNS IN BRIARWOOD ,.. K. SHEET 0.1HOCTOBER, 1995 -'r cao FILE: 0AH DrCR. LONG BRWOOw OF I