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RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR IMPROVEMENT OF PORTIONS OF STREETS,
HIGHWAYS, AVENUES AND/OR ALLEYS IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, AND
ALONG THE BOUNDARY OF SAID CITY AND DIRECTING PREPARATION OF PLANS
ANS SPECIFICATIONS.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, THAT:
io I.
Public necessity exists that the following portions of streets,
highways, avenues and/or alleys in the City of Lubbock and blong the
boundaries thereof, be improved as herein provided, to -wit:
STREETS
FROM
TO
60th Street
Sa4ern.Avenue
Toledo Avenue
59th Street
Toledo Avenue
Utica Avenue
60th Street
Toledo Avenue
Utica Avenue
Toledo Avenue
59th Street
60th Street
Toledo Avenue
60th Street
61st Street
66th Street
Loop 289
Toledo Avenue
Utica Avenue
66th Street
Loop 289
Toledo Avenue
66th Street
Loop 289
67th Street
Loop 289
Toledo Avenue
Harvard Street
Salem Avenue
Utica Avenue
E '—z Utica Avenue
Itasca Street
Harvard Street
Salem Avenue
Itasca Street
Harvard Street
Salem Avenue
Jarvis Street
II.
Itasca Street
Said portions of streets, highways,and avenues shall be improved
by raising, grading and filling same, by installing concrete curb and
gutters, by installing storm sewers and drains where necessary, by in-
stalling a compacted caliche base, and by surfacing with four (4) course
penetration type or 1-3/4" hot mix type asphaltic surface treatment.
Alleys shall be improved by installing a ten (10) foot wide, 5" thick
reinforced concrete strip in the center thereof.
The City Engineer is hereby directed to prepare plans and specifi-
cations for such improvements.
II 1 V.
Such improvements in each unit shall be paid for in the following
manner: (a) Railways and street railways using, occupying or crossing
any portion of said streets, highways,avenues and/or alleys to be im=
proved shall be assessed for and shall pay for all of the cost of the
work in the area between their rails and tracks, double tracks, turnouts
and switches and two feet on each side thereof.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS:
(b) The abutting property and owners thereof shall pay and shall be assessed
fb� all the cost of constructing curbs in front of such respective property
and a part of the remaining cost of such improvements, after deducting the
sums to be paid by the railways under sub -paragraph (a) above, provided,
that such part of the cost assessed to the abutting property or owners
thereof shall not exceed 90% of the cost of the improvements plus the
cost of the curb, and further provided that if it shall appear at the
hearing, to be had before final assessment is made, that the special benefits
to such property by way of enhancement value thereof by means of such im-
provements will not aggregate such proportion of the cost as specified
above, then there shall be assessed and be paid by such abutting property
and the owners thereof, a lesser amount not to exceed the benefits.
ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS
(c) The abutting property and owners thereof shall pay and shall be
assessed for a part of the remaining cost of such improvements, after
deducting the sums to be paid by the railways under sub -paragraph (a)
above, in the following manner: All property which has single family
or two (2) family residential usage on both sides of the alley to be im-
proved shall be assessed for fifty (50) % of the cost of such improvements.
Vacant property zoned for two (2) family residential purposes shall be
assessed for fifty (50) % of the cost of such improvements. Property
which has commercl�il or semi -commercial usage, and property used or
vacant and zoned for three (3) or more family residential usage, shall
be assessed for ninety (90) % of the cost of such improvements.
Where thereeis commercial or semi -commercial usage or zoning on one side
of an alley, and single family residential usage and zoning on the other
side, property used as a single family residence will not be assessed..
Said abutting property and owners thereof shall pay and be assessed for
the costs of construction alley paving improvements as specified above,
provided, that if it shall appear at the hearing to be had before final
assessment is made, that the special benefits to such property by way
of enhancement value thereof by means of such improvements will not agg-
regate such proportion of the cost as specified above, then there shall
be assessed and be paid by such abutting property and the owners thereof,
a lesser amount not to exceed the benefits.
(0) The remaining cost of said improvements after deducting the sums
finally assessed against railways and street railways under sub -paragraph
(a) hereof, and against abutting property and the owners thereof under
sub -paragraphs (b) and (a) above, shall be paid by the City of Lubbock.
V.
The amounts assessed against and to be paid by railways and street
railways for work between rails and tracks and 2 feet on each side thereof
shall be paid on estimates or statements on or before twenty days after
acceptance of the improvements in the unit in which the railway lies, by
the City Council and shall bear interest from date due until paid at the
rate of 67o per annum. The amounts assessed against and to be paid by
the abutting property and the owners thereof shall be payable in five
(5) equal installments: The first of which shall become due on or before
20 days after completion and acceptance of the improvements in the unit
on which the property abuts by the City Council; the second, third, fourth
and fifth installments shall become due one, two, three and four years
respectively after completion and acceptance of the improvements in the
unit upon which the property abuts, by the City Council, and shall bear
interest from the date of completion and acceptance until paid, at the
rate of six percent per annum on street improvements, and seven percent
per annum on alley improvements, payable annually, with provisions that
if default be made in the payment of any installment promptly as the
same matures; then at the option of the holder of such assessment or
certificate issued:iri evidence thereof, such default shall mature the
entire assessment upon which same is made.
VI.
Assessments shall be made and levied, and shall be a first and
prior lien and personal liability for principal, interest, and reasonable
attorney's fees and costs of collection, if incurred, all under and in
accordance with the Charter and amendments thereto, now in force in this
City, and in accordance with the provisions of Article 1105 B Revised Civil
Statutes of Texas as amended by Chapter 281 Acts of the 52nd Legislature,
and most recent amendednby Chapter 176 Acts of the 60th Legislature.
VI I.
This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
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PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 13 th Day of ApXr ] /1972.
GRANBERRY MAYOR
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LAVE IA LOWE tlTYSECRETARY
APPROVED:
FRED 0. SENTER CITY ATTqRlqty
APPROVED:
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WILF b WATSON CITY ENGINEER