Ord. 1019 07-23-01ORDINANCE NO. 1019
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 LAKECREST LANE IN A
WESTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH IRISH SHORES
LANE, UPON IRISH SHORES LANE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS
INTERSECTION WITH LAKECREST LANE, UPON IRISH SHORES LANE IN
A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH LAKECREST
LANE; 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 Lakecrest Lane at
Irish Shores Lane 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 Lakecrest Lane in a westerly direction at its intersection with Irish Shores
Lane;
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Upon Irish Shores Lane in a southerly direction at its intersection with Lakecrest
Upon Irish Shores Lane in a northerly direction at its intersection with Lakecrest
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
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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
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 23rd day of July,
A.D., 2001.
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TOM REID
MAYOR
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ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
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VOTING RECORD (FIRST AND ONLY READING
JULY 23, 20011
Voting "Aye" -
Councilmembers Tetens, Owens,
Marcott, Wilkins, and Seeger.
Voting "No" - None.
Motion passes 5 to 0.
PUBLICATION DATE: JULY 25, 2001
EFFECTIVE DATE: AUGUST 5, 2001
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
The Pearland Reporter News
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 f issues, as follows:
No. / Date `l - 2.S 20 0/
No Date 20
No. Date 20
No. Date 20
No. Date 20
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