HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 84-04 , . . . r.- �
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AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHIr:G A MAXIMUM GROSS VEHICLE
WEIGHT OF FIVE (5) TONS UPON THE WHISPERING PINES
BRIDGE AS IT CROSSES CLEAR CREEK FOR THAT PORTION OF
SUCH BRIDGE WHICH IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS ; AUTHORIZING AND
DIRECTING THE PLACEMENT OF SIGNS ; AND PROVIDING A
PENALTY OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
($200 .00) FOR VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION HEREOF.
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WHEREAS, the County Engineer for Harris County , Texas , has
notified the City Council that as a result of certain tests
upon the Whispering Pines Bridge , as it crosses Clear Creek,
Harris County has imposed a Five (5) Ton Gross Vehicle Weight
Limit for all traffic upon the portion of such bridge which
lies outside the City but within Harris County; and
WHEREAS , the City Manager , based upon an engineering
investigation, has ' determined that said Whispering Pines Bridge
has deteriorated to the extent that the City of Friendswood
should also impose a Gross Vehicle Weight Limitation of Five
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(5) Tons for all traffic upon the portion of such bridge which
lies within the City; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
STATE OF TEXAS :
Section 1. The facts and matters set forth in the preamble
of this Ordinance are hereby found to be true and correct .
Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate,
or cause to be operated , any vehicle , as that term is defined
in Tex . Rev. Civ. Stat . Ann . art . 6701 (d) , upon the Whispering
Pines Bridge , as it crosses Clear Creek, within the City of
Friendswood , whose gross vehicle weight exceeds five (5) tons .
Section 3. This Ordinance shall not apply to official
vehicles of federal, state, or local governments utilized in
the performance of the duties of such governments .
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Section 4. The City Manager be, and he is hereby , author-
ized and directed to erect , or cause to be erected , in accord-
ance with the laws of the State of Texas , signs giving notice
of the prohibitions set forth in Section 2 above.
Section 5. Any person who shall violate any provision of
this Ordinance, or who shall fail to observe and obey any
traffic sign duly erected in accordance with this Ordinance ,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and , upon conviction
ttiereof, be fined in an amount not to exceed two hundred
dollars ($200. 00) .
PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading this�� day of
January, 1984.
PASSED AND APPROVED on second reading this �-� day
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PASSED, PROVED AND ADOPTED on third and final reading
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Mayor
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City Secretary
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