Ord. 1459 2012-02-13 ORDINANCE NO. 1459
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED
FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF § 545.356, TEXAS
TRANSPORTATION CODE, UPON THE BASIS OF A REQUEST BY THE
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, UPON CERTAIN
STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, OF PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN THE
CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND (DIXIE FARM ROAD),
AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, § 545.356,Texas Transportation Code, 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 of 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
an Ordinance, which shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are
erected at such intersection or other place or part of the street of highway;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. Upon the request of the Texas Department of Transportation and as
authorized by the provisions of § 545.356, Texas Transportation Code, the prima facie
speed limit along Dixie Farm Road, as reflected in Exhibit "A" attached hereto, is hereby
determined and declared to be reasonable and safe; and such speed limit is hereby fixed
at the rate of speed indicated for vehicles traveling upon the named streets and highways,
or parts thereof.
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Section 2. Penalty. 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 Dollars ($200).
Section 3. 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 4. Severability. 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 5. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed but only to the extent of such conflict.
Section 6. 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 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.
Section 7. Declaration of Emergency. The Council finds and determines that
vehicle speed inures to the benefit of the traveling public and, therefore, bears directly
upon the health, safety and welfare of the citizenry; and that this ordinance shall be
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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.
PASSED and APPROVED this the 13 day of February, A.D., 2012.
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TOM REID
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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ITY CRETARY " Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Owens, Sherrouse,
Sherman, Harris and Hill.
Voting "No" - None.
APPROVED AS TO FORM Motion passes 5 to 0,
PUBLICATION DATE: February 15, 2012
— EFFECTIVE DATE: February 25, 2012
DARRIN M. COKER PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10
CITY ATTORNEY OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
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Exhibit "A"
Ordinance No. 1459
EXHIBIT A
Proposed Speed Zones
(Dixie Farm Road)
Direction From / To Zone Speed
Beamer Rd / Clear Creek 50 mph
Clear Creek / Mary's Creek 45 mph
Westbound Mary's Creek / FM 518 40 mph
FM 518/ 1300' NE of Oakbrook 40 mph
1300' NE of Oakbrook / SH 35 45 mph
SH 35 / 1300' NE of Oakbrook 45 mph
1300' NE of Oakbrook/ FM 518 40 mph
Eastbound FM 518 / Mary's Creek 40 mph
Mary's Creek / Clear Creek 45 mph
Clear Creek / Beamer Rd 50 mph