Ord. 0961 04-10-01 ORDINANCE NO. 961
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEAR, LAND, TEXAS, WAIVING THE ENCROACHMENT OF
DECORATIVE WALK BRIDGES INTO THE CITY'S RIGHT-OF-WAY
AND/OR` WATER/SEWER EASEMENT, IN THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, BRAZOR,IA, FORT BEND, AND HARR,IS COUNTIES,
TEXAS.
WHEREAS, some residents of Pearland who have ditches in their front yards
desire to erect decorative bridges across said ditches to improve access to and
enhance the beauty of their property; and
WHEREAS, the placing of said bridges in said ditches would, absent a waiver
from the City, constitute an illegal encroachment upon the City's real property
interests; and
WHEREAS, a procedure is needed to efficiently grant such waivers of
encroachment with a minimum of paperwork and without presenting each request to
the City Council; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the City of Pearland hereby waives the encroachmenl of the
decorative walk bridges into the City's right-of-way and/or water/sewer easement
located in the City of Pearland, Brazoria, Fort Bend, and Harris Counties, Texas, upon
the completion of the following requirements:
(1) The record owner of the property on which the bridge is to be placed
shall apply for the waiver by submitting to the City Engineer for his
approval a description and drawing of the bridge and its proposed
location.
(2) The applicant shall execute the Protective Covenants provided by the
City.
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Section 2. This waiver is effective only to the extent of the encroachment
generally described and depicted in the description and drawing of the bridge
submitted to and approved by the City Engineer.
Section 3. This waiver is further effective only upon the execution ofthe
Protective Covenants required in Section 1, and shall terminate when the bridge is
moved, except temporarily to perform maintenance on the bridge, right-of-way, or
water/sewer easement, or ceases to exist.
PASSED and APPROVED ON FIRST READING this the 27th day of
March , A. D., 2000.
TOM REID
MAYOR
ATTEST: ,, ~
¢ITY S~RETAR)¢' '
PASSED and APPROVED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING this the
10th day of April , A. D., 2000.
TOM REID
MAYOR
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ORDINANCE NO. 961
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
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