Ord. 1494 2013-11-11ORDINANCE NO. 1494
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, ESTABLISHING PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED
FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 545.356,
TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE, , UPON CERTAIN STREETS AND
HIGHWAYS, OF PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS
OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE;
PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. Pursuant to Section 545.356, Texas Transportation Code, the prima facie
speed limit for the street identified in Exhibit "A" attached hereto, are hereby determined
and declared to be reasonable and safe; and such speed limits are hereby fixed at the rate
of speed indicated for vehicles traveling upon the named streets and highways, or parts
thereof.
Section 2. Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any
sum not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200).
Section 3. 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 4. 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.
ORDINANCE NO. 1494
Section 5. Repealer. All City of Pearland Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Section 6. 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.
Section 7. Declaration of Emergency. The Council finds and determines that
vehicle speed 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.
PASSED and APPROVED this the 11th day of November, A.D., 2013.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Cc(
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
2
TOM REID
MAYOR
VOTING RECORD FIRST AND ONLY READING
November 11, 2013
Voting "Aye" — Councilmembers Carbone, Sherman, Hill,
Ordeneaux, and Sherrouse.
Voting "No" - None.
Motion passes 5 to 0.
PUBLICATION DATE November 14, 2013
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 23, 2013.
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10
OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 1494
Exhibit "A"
EXHIBIT A
Roadway
From Limit
To Limit
Speed Limit
Bailey Road
City Limit (West)
Veterans Drive
35
Bailey Road
Veterans Drive
Main Street / SH 35
40
Barry Rose Road
Broadway Street / FM 518
Pearland Parkway
35
Barry Rose Road
Pearland Parkway
City Limits (East)
35
Broadway Street / FM 518
City Limits (West)
Main Street / SH 35
45
Broadway Street / FM 518
Main Street / SH 35
Pearland Parkway
40
Broadway Street / FM 518
Pearland Parkway
East City Limits
45
Brookside Road
Cullen Parkway
Stone Road
35
Business Center Drive
Shadow Creek Parkway / FM 2234
Broadway Street
30
Business Center Drive
Broadway Street
CR 59
35
Country Club Drive
Broadway Street / FM 518
Clear Creek
30
Country Place Parkway / County Road 94 / CR 94
McHard Road
Hughes Ranch Road / County Road 403 / CR 403
35
Country Place Parkway / County Road 94 / CR 94
Hughes Ranch Road / County Road 403 / CR 403
Broadway Street / FM 518
35
Cullen Parkway
City Limits (North)
Broadway Street / FM 518
45
Cullen Parkway
Broadway Street / FM 518/ FM 518
Magnolia Road
35
Discovery Bay Drive
SH 288 Frontage Rd
Kirby Drive
30
Dixie Farm Road
City Limits (East)
Broadway Street / FM 518
40
Dixie Farm Road
Broadway Street / FM 518
Main Street / SH 35
45
Emerald Bay Drive
Business Center Drive
Kirby Drive
30
Fite Road
Cullen Parkway
McLean Road
35
Garden Road
City Limits (North)
Broadway Street / FM 518/ FM 518
40
Harkey Road
Broadway Street / FM 518/ FM 518
City Limits (South)
35
Hatfield Road
City Limits
Broadway Street / FM 518
40
Hughes Ranch Road / County Road 403
SH 288
Stone Road
35
John Lizer Road
Main Street / SH 35
Pearland Parkway
40
John Lizer Road
Pearland Parkway
Liberty
35
Kingsley Drive
Shadow Creek Parkway / FM 2234
FM 518
30
Kirby Drive
City Limit (North)
Shadow Creek Parkway / FM 2234
45
Kirby Drive
Shadow Creek Parkway / FM 2234
CR 59
30
Liberty Drive
Broadway Street / FM 518
John Llzer Road
30
Magnolia Road
Morgan Road
Harkey Road
40
Magnolia Road
Harkey Road
McLean Road
35
Magnolia Road
McLean Road
Main Street / SH 35
40
Main Street / SH 35
City Limits (North)
McHard Road
45
Main Street / SH 35
McHard Road
City Limits (South)
45
Manvel Road / FM 1128
Broadway Street / FM 518/ FM 518
Bailey Road
50
November 11, 2013
EXHIBIT A
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ORDINANCE NO. 1494
Exhibit "A"
EXHIBIT A
Roadway
From Limit
To Limit
Speed Limit
Max Road
City Limits (North)
Broadway Street / FM 518
40
McHard Road
SH 288
Country Place Blvd.
35
McHard Road
Country Place Blvd.
Cullen Parkway
45
McHard Road
Mykawa Road
Pearland Parkway
45
McLean Road
Broadway Street / FM 518
City Limits (South)
35
Mykawa Road
City Limits (North)
Orange Street
40
Mykawa Road
Orange Street
Broadway Street / FM 518
30
Oday Road
City Limits (South)
Broadway Street / FM 518
40
Oiler Drive
Main Street / SH 35
Pearland Parkway
40
Old Alvin Road
Knapp Road
Walnut Street
35
Old Alvin Road
Walnut Street
John Llzer Road
40
Orange Street
Hatfield
Main Street / SH 35
35
Pearland Parkway
City Limits (North)
1200' N of McHard Road
50
Pearland Parkway
1200' McHard Road
800' N of Shallowcreek Drive
45
Pearland Parkway
800' N of Shallowcreek Drive
Oiler Drive
40
Reflection Bay
Shadow Creek Pkwy
N Clear Lake Loop
30
Regents Bay
West Clear Lake Loop
Bascayne Bay Drive
30
Roy Road
City Limits (North)
Broadway Street / FM 518
40
Saphire Bay Drive
Kirby Drive
N Clear Lake Loop
30
SH 288 Frontage Road
City Limit (South)
City Limit (North)
50
SH 288 Frontage Road
City Limit (North)
City Limit (South)
50
Shadow Creek Parkway / FM 2234
Almeda Road / FM 521
Kirby Drive
50
Shadow Creek Parkway / FM 2234
Kirby Drive
SH 288
45
Smith Ranch Road
McHard Road
Broadway Street / FM 518
35
Southfork Drive
Morgan
Cullen Boulevard
40
Stone Road
City Limits (North)
Hughes Ranch Road
30
Trinity Bay Drive
W Clear Lake Loop
Bascayne Bay Drive
30
Veterans Drive
Walnut Street
City Limits (South)
40
Walnut Street Road
McLean Road
Broadway Street / FM 518
35
Yost Road
City Limits (East)
Broadway Street / FM 518
35
November 11, 2013
EXHIBIT A
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