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., 4't ~ t' uRDINANCE NO. 1233 . ~ J?<ro OtO -:2lo -1.9'5::<.>
AN ORDINANCE PROHI;BITING THE TAKE-OFF AND/OR LANDING OF
AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK
UNLESS FROM AN AIRPORT APPROVED AND DESIGNATED BY THE
LUBBOCK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT BOARD AS A PUBLIC AlRPOR T; PROHIBIT
ING FLIGHT BELOW ONE THOUSAND {1, 000) FEET• PROHIBITING OPERATIO
OF AIRCRAFT ENGINES THROUGH ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION IN
A DIS T URBING MANNER; PROHIBITING AEROBATICS; PROVIDING A PEN -
ALTY~ AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. .
WHEREAS, t he operators of v arious aircraft hav e recently engaged in
conduct over the City of Lubbock in a manner extremely hazardous to the
operators of such aircraft and to persons and property within the corporate
limits in disregard of public safety, endangering the lives of persons within
the corporate limits, creates an emergency requiring the immediate passage
of this ordinance; THEREFORE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. It; shall be unlawful for any person to take ' off or land, or
being the owner of any aircraft, to permit or authorize the taking off or landing
' of ·any aircraft within the corporate limits of the City of Lubbock, unless said
aircraft shall be taking off or landing from an airport that has been previously
approved and designated by the Lubbock Municipal Airport Board as a public
airport.
SECTION 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to take off or land any
aircraft, or, being the owner of such aircraft, to kno'lo\iingly permit the taking
off or landing of any aircraft in such close proximity to the corporate limits of
the City of Lubbock as to require flight of said aircraft below one , thousand
(1, 000) feet above the surface over the City of Lubbock, unless such' take -off
or landing of any such ai-rcraft be from an airport previously approved and
designated by the Lubbock Municipal Airport Board as a public airport.
SECTION 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any aircraft
o v er the City of Lubbock at an altitude less than that altitude which will permit
a landing outside the congested area in the event of a compl ~te power failure,
but in no event at an altitude of less than one thousand ( 1, 000) feet above ground
or water surface.
SECTION 4. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate aircraft
engines through acceleration or deceleration while over the City of Lubbock in
such a manner as will distract, excite or disturb persons on the ground regard
less of altitude.
SECTION s. It shall be unlawful for any person to perform aerobatics, or
being the owner of any aircraft, to permit the performance of aerobatics in an
aircraft over the City of Lubbock at any altitude.
SECTION 6. Whoever shall violate any of the foregoing provisions of
this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be
fined in any sum not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200).
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SECTION 7. It being imperative that this ordinance be passed immediate
ly in the interest of public safety creates an emergency, and this ordinance
shall become effective upon first reading, provided, however, that the ordin
ance shall be published in its entirety.
AND IT~·.iS SQ ORDERED.
On motion of Commissioner Carpenter . · ·, . • <, seconded by
Commissioner Thomas . ,, , the foregoing ordinance was passed on
first reading this 2.4i;.h day of June , 1952, by ~he following vote!
Commissioners voting "YEA": Morris, Carpenter, Davis, Thomas and Ma;ror
Tripp
Commissioners . voting "NAYtt: None
On motion d. Commissioner . Morri s ··· ·, , seconded by Com-
missioner Davis . ,
I• the foregoing ordinance was passed on
second reading this ~26th day of 'June , 1952, by the following vote: -.,
Commissioners vot ing "YEA":
C ommis sione r s voting "NAY":
ATTEST:
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Carpenter, Davis , Thomas , Morris and
J1~or Tripp
None
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