Ord. 1056 03-25-02ORDINANCE NO. 1056
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 BAILEY ROAD IN AN EASTERLY
DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH VETERANS ROAD,
UPON VETERANS ROAD IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS
INTERSECTION WITH BAILEY ROAD, UPON VETERANS ROAD IN A
NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH BAILEY ROAD;
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, Article XI, Section 29-206 of the Pearland Code of Ordinances requires
the City to place and maintain traffic control signals in accordance with the Texas Manual
of Uniform Traffic Control Devices; and
WHEREAS, a multi -way stop sign warrant analysis for Bailey Road at Veterans
Road has been prepared; 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 Bailey Road in an easterly direction at its intersection with Veterans Road;
Upon Veterans Road in a southerly direction at its intersection with Bailey Road;
Upon Veterans Street in a northerly direction at its intersection with Bailey Road.
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Upon Veterans Street in a northerly direction at its intersection with Bailey Road.
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 25 day of
March , A.D., 2002.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
TOM REID
MAYOR
VOTING RECORD (FIRST AND ONLY READING
MARCH 25. 2002)
Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Seeger, Marcott,
Owens, and Tetens.
Voting "No" - None.
Motion passed 4 to 0, with Councilmember Wilkins absent.
PUBLICATION DATE: MARCH 27, 2002
EFFECTIVE DATE: APRIL 7, 2002
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
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