HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 871-2020 Renaming Portions of FM 455 as E & W White StreetORDINANCE NO. V71 -QCDU
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS,
RENAMING A SEGMENT OF FARM TO MARKET ROAD 455; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS, SEVERABILITY AND REPEALING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Anna, Texas (the "City") is a home -rule municipality; and
WHEREAS, Section 311.001 of the Texas Transportation Code grants home -rule
municipalities control over their streets and the Texas Department of Transportation
recognizes that this control extends to assigning street names to highways within a
municipality's jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, a segment of Farm to Market Road 455 ("FM 455"),apart of the Texas
highway system, is located in the City's corporate limits; and
WHEREAS, said segment of FM 455 runs from County Road 937 to County Road 424
the "455 Anna Segment"); and
WHEREAS, at least a significant portion of the 455 Anna Segment west of Texas
Highway 5 ("TX -5") is commonly known as W. White Street; and
WHEREAS, at least a significant portion of the 455 Anna Segment east of TX -5 is
commonly known as E. White Street; and
WHEREAS, signage managed by the Texas Department of Transportation ("TxDOT")
located on and near U.S. Highway 75 signaling Exit 48 as well as the 455 Anna Segment
bridge over U.S Highway 75 indicates that all or a portion of the 455 Anna Segment is
named "Anna -Weston Road": and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anna, Texas has determined that: (1) the
entirety of the 455 Anna Segment west of TX -5 should be renamed "W. White Street";
and (2) the entirety of the 455 Anna Segment east of TX -5 should be renamed "E. White
Street"; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anna, Texas desires that TxDOT take all
appropriate actions to reflect the name of the 455 Anna Segment to read "White Street"
on all applicable TxDOT signage that refers to the 455 Anna Segment;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANNA, TEXAS:
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SECTION 1. RECITALS. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein as if set
forth herein in full.
SECTION 2. RENAMING STREET SEGMENT. The 455 Anna Segment west of TX -5 is
hereby renamed W. White Street and the 455 Anna Segment east of TM is hereby
renamed E. White Street,
SECTION 3. ADDITIONAL ACTIONS. The Director of Public Works is hereby directed
to: (1) remove any City -managed existing signs to the contrary and erect appropriate
street signs naming the 455 Anna Segment as set forth in Section 2; (2) send a copy of
this ordinance to TOOT and take all necessary action required for TxDOT to change its
signage to name the 455 Anna Segment as set forth in Section 2; and (3) notify the
United States Postal Service, existing public utilities, all property owners abutting such
segment of street, and all other appropriate persons of the name change enacted hereby.
SECTION 4. SAVINGS, SEVERABILITY AND REPEALING CLAUSES.
That should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section of
this ordinance be adjudged or held to be void or unconstitutional, the same shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of said ordinance, which shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE
That this ordinance shall become effective immediately from and after its passage.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Anna, Texas on this the
11th day of August , 2020.
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City Secretary Carrie L. Land
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