Ord. 0962 04-24-00ORDINANCE NO. 962
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 TOM REID LIBRARY DRIVEWAY IN
AN EASTERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH LIBERTY
DRIVE; 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 intersection is designated as a stop intersection:
Upon Tom Reid Library Driveway in an easterly direction at its intersection with
Liberty Drive.
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).
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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.
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.
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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 24th day of
Apri1
ATTEST:
, A.D., 2000.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
TOM REID
MAYOR
VOTING RECORD (FIRST AND ONLY READING
APRIL 24, 2000)
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Beckman, Tetens,
Berger, Wilkins, and Seeger.
Voting "No" - None.
Motion passes 5 to 0.
PUBLICATION DATE: APRIL 26, 2000
EFFECTIVE DATE: MAY 6, 2000
DARRIN M. COKER PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF
CITY ATTORNEY THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
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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 and Harris Counties, for / issues, as follows:
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ORDINANCE NO. 962
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PEARLAND,TEXAS,
ESTABLISHING STOP
SIGNS WITHIN THE CORPO-
RATE LIMITS OF THE CITY
-OF PEARLAND UPON TOM
REID LIBRARY DRIVEWAY
IN AN EASTERLY DIREC-
TION AT' ITS INTERSEC-
TION WITH LIBERTY DRIVE;
PROVIDING A PENALTY
FOR VIOLATION; CONTAIN-
ING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
AND A REPEALER
CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE, FOR
PUBLICATION, AND FOR
CODIFICATION; AND(
DECLARING AN .EMER-
GENCY BECAUSE THE
NEED TO ESTABLISH STOP
SIGNS AT INTERSECTIONS
INURES TO THE BENEFIT
OF THE TRAVELING PUB-
LIC AND, THEREFORE,
BEARS DIRECTLY. UPON
THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND
"'WELFARE-OF•THE CITIZEN-
, RY..
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Section 2. Penalty. Any per-
son who shall violate the pro-
visions of this section shall be
deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and shall, upon con-
viction by a court of compe-
tent jurisdiction, be punished
by a-fine.in any sum not
exceeding Two Hundred
Dollars ($200.00).
PASSED and APPROVED on
First and Only Reading ;this
the 24TH day of April, A.D.,
-2000.
/S/TOM;REID ,
MAYOR
ATTEST:
/S/ YOUNG LORFING
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
/S/ DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
Voting "Aye"-Councilmembers
Beckman, Tetens, Berger,
Wilkins, and Seeger.
Voting "No" -None.
Motion passes 5 to 0.
PUBLICATION DATE:
April 26, 2000
EFFECTIVE DATE:
May 6, 2000
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED
BY -SECTION -3.10, OF THE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF—
PEARLAND, TEXAS.