Ord. 0740 1996-08-12ORDINANCE NO. 740
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 TOWER BRIDGE ROAD IN A
NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH
WESTMINISTER ROAD AND UPON DAWN IN A SOUTHEASTERLY
DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH TOWER BRIDGE ROAD;
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION; CONTAINING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND A REPEALER CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION, CODIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE; 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, Section 544.003 of the Transportation Code 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 ORDAINED 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:
Tower Bridge Road in a northeasterly direction at its intersection with
Westminister Road;
Dawn in a southeasterly direction at its intersection with Tower Bridge Road.
Section 2. Penalty. 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).
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Section 3. Emergency. 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; therefore, this Ordinance
shall be adopted as an emergency measure, and the rule requiring this Ordinance to
be read on two (2) separate occasions is hereby waived.
Section 4. Savings. 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. Severabilitv. 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 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 6. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed but only to the extent of such conflict.
Section 7. Codification. 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. Publication and Effective Date. The City Secretary shall cause this
Ordinance, or its caption and penalty, to be published in the official newspaper of the
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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 /n, day of
, A.D., 1996.
TOM REID
MAYOR
ATTEST:
YQeA'NDA C. BENITEZ
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
AMY MtTES McCULLOUGH 1�
CITY ATTORNEY
VOTING RECORD (FIRST AND ONLY READING AUGST 12, 1996
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Cole, Wilkins, Richardson, Tetens & Beckman
Voting "No" - None
Motion Passed 5 to 0.
PUBLICATION DATE: AUGUST 21, 1996
EFFECTIVE DATE: AUGUST 30, 1996
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRE BY SECTION 3.10 OF3 THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS.
City of Pearland, Texas
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Clikd BY: J. HARGROVE 96-6038 OF
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