Ord. 1013 07-09-01ORDINANCE NO. 1013
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 McLEAN ROAD IN A
NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH FITE ROAD,
UPON McLEAN ROAD IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS
INTERSECTION WITH FITE ROAD; UPON FITE ROAD IN AN EASTERLY
DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH McLEAN ROAD; 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
TRAVELING 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; and
WHEREAS, a multi -way stop sign warrant analysis for McLean Road at Fite Road
has been prepared; and
WHEREAS, based on the available data, interim usage of a multi -way stop sign
in advance of installation of a traffic signal is warranted; 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:
Upon McLean Road in a northerly direction at its intersection with Fite Road;
Upon McLean Road in a southerly direction at its intersection with Fite Road;
Upon Fite Road in an easterly direction at its intersection with McLean Road.
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ORDINANCE NO. 1013
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
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 9 day of Julv, A.D.,
2001.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
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TOM REID
MAYOR
VOTING RECORD (FIRST AND ONLY READING
JULY 9, 2001)
Voting "Aye" - Marcott, Seeger, and Wilkins.
Voting "No" - None.
Motion passes 3 to 0, with Councilmember Tetens and
Councilmember Owens absent.
PUBLICATION DATE: JULY 11, 2001
EFFECTIVE DATE: JULY 21, 2001
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 1013
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 ($200.00).
Section 3. Declaration of Emergency. The Council finds and determines that the
need to establish stop signs inures to the benefit of the traveling public and, therefore,
bears directly upon the health, safety and welfare of the citizenry; and that this
Ordinance shall be adopted as an emergency measure, and that the rule requiring this
Ordinance to be read on two (2) separate occasions be, and the same is hereby
waived.
Section 4. Savings. All rights and remedies which have accrued in favor of the
City under this Chapter and amendments thereto shall be and are preserved for the
benefit of the City.
Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid, unconstitutional or otherwise
unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a
separate, distinct, and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions thereof.
Section 6. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed but only to the extent of such conflict.
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2404 South Park
Pearland, Texas 77581
State of Texas
Brazoria and Harris Counties
I, Randy Emmons, hereby certify that the notice hereby appended was published
in Brazoria and Harris Counties in THE REPORTER NEWS, a newspaper. of :general
circulation in Brazoria, Harris & Galveston Counties, for ) issues,fas follows:
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DRDINANgE NO 101$
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
C CITY COUNCILOF THE
CITY, OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS," ESTABLISHING
STOP SIGNS WITHIN THE
CORPORATE LIMITS QF
THE Ct1V OF PEARLAND
UPON .McLEAN ;ROADAN
A NCRTHERIj masc.
TION AT ITS INTERSEC-
TION WI* FITE ROAD,
UPON McLEAN ROAD IN
A SOUTHERMY DIREC-
TION LIT$"INTERSEC-
TION=WITJIJITI ROAD
UPON FITEROAD WAN
EAST{RLY-DIR ECTION-:
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WITH-, l ELAN ROAD;
PROVIDING A'PENALTY
FOR VIOLATION; 00N-
TAININ$ §A' SAVINGS
CLAUSE, A$EVERABJU»
TV CLAUSE AND "A
EA'LER''CLAUSE
VIDING AN:EFFEC•.
E DATE, FOR PUBLI-
CATION, AND FOR CODI-.
FICATION; AND DECLAR-
KG AN EMERGENCY
B E,THE NEED,TO
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AT INTERSECTIO
INURES TQ Ti BEN
OF TR.TRAVELING1_
LIC AND; T.IIEREFORE,
BEARS'DIRECTLY UPON
THE HEALTH, SAFETY'
AND WELFARE OF THE
CmZENRY,
$ection'2. PengIty.Any
person who shall violatathe
provisions of. this seotIon
shag pPdealned gulltyuf e>
misdema88gr and shel4';
upon cgnyicion`by.a off;
ofcg petentlgnsdictioii,be
punished by a.hne-in any
sum not'«xceoding Two'
Handfed Dollars ($20Q,00).
PA$SED'and APPROVED
on Firsi and only. Dealing
this'ihe 9.flay of July, A.D.,
• /s/ Tom Reid.
•
Mayfly
ATTEST:
is/ Yalmglot 19
Oityaecrotary
V9TING RECORD:(FIRST-
AND ONLY READING
)QLY,9 2001)
yHing !Apt Marcgtt,
mar ao W,llluns
Yolln9"No" - None.
Notion passes 3 to 0, with
Councilmember Tate,
councilmember_ d3
APPROVED AS TO F!
is/ Derdn M Coker:.
City_AQomey
'Publication d&te:"Jt'lly
Efteciwe,date: Julrgl, 2001
Published as requited by
Sock!) 3.1D of the Charter
of the Gity-ot Pea/land,
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