Ord. 0995 01-08-01ORDINANCE NO. 995
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 GLADE STREET IN A NORTHERLY
DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH HALLMARK LANE; UPON
BERKSHIRE TRACE IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS
INTERSECTION WITH GLADE STREET; UPON COTTAGE STREET IN AN
EASTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH GLADE STREET;
UPON GLADE STREET IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS
INTERSECTION WITH FAIR BROOK WAY; (SOUTH HAMPTON
SUBDIVISION, SECTION2); 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; 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:
South Hampton Subdivision, Section 2:
Upon Glade Street in a northerly direction at its intersection with Hallmark Lane;
Upon Berkshire Trace in an easterly direction at its intersection with Glade Street;
Upon Cottage Street in an easterly direction at its intersection with Glade Street;
Upon Glade Street in a southerly direction at its intersection with Fair Brook Way.
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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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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 8 day of January, A.D.,
2001.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
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TOM REID
MAYOR
VOTING RECORD (FIRST AND ONLY READING
JANUARY 8, 2001)
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Beckman, Owens,
Seeger, and Marcott.
Voting "No" - None.
Motion passes 4 to 0, with Councilmember Wilkins absent.
PUBLICATION DATE: JANUARY 10, 2001
EFFECTIVE DATE: JANUARY20, 2001
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
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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 and Harris Counties, for / issues, -as follows:
No. %' Date / -/O 200 /
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