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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance - 1500-1953 - Designating And Establishing School Zones Speed Limit At 15Mph - 11/24/1953Copy 12-1-53 to Polic·e, City At;ty &. Traffli Dept. J, ~ 11-~Lt-19'53 43-, r l k ORDINANCE NO. 1 500 L1f ~ ORD~E DESIGNATING AND ESTABLISHING "SCHOOL ZONES11 ; ALT~G AND ESTABLISHING PRJMA ... FJ\CIE SPEED LIMIT AT 15 MILES PER HOUR DURING "SCHOOL HOURS11; PROHIBITING PASSING IN SCHOOL ZONES DURING SCHOOL HOURS; DEFINING SCHOOL HOURS TO BE 7:30 A.M. TO 4:30P.M .. OF DAYS FALLING WITHIN THE "SCHOOL SEASON"; DEFIN· INQ "SCHOOL SEASON11 ; PROVIlllNG FOR PLACEMENT OF UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS; PROVIDING PENALTIES; AUTHORIZING PUBLI• CATION; AND DECL..oi\.RING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS 1 the Governing Body of the City of Lubbock, upon the basis of engineering and traffic investigation. finds it necessary to alter prima-facie speed limits established by Article 8Z7a1 Section 8, Vernon's Annotated Penal Code, as amended by Acts 1951, SZd Leg., p. 5891 Ch. 346, Sec. 1, within the areas and at the locations named and designated in the body of this ordinance all within the corporate limits of the City of Lubbock and in the im.mediate vici- nity of public schools1 during periods of time when such schools are in session and/or school children are going to or from such schools and playgrounds con- nected tb,erewith; and, WHEREAS, the Governing Body also finds it necessary to make provi- sion for certain regulations pertaining to moving vehicular traffic within such areas regarding passing and stopping for the protection and safety of pedes~ trians crossing the streets within such areas; and, WHEREAS, it is necessary to the immediate preservation of the public health and safety to provide for the immediate enactznent of such measures, constituting an emergency; N 0 W, T HERE F 0 R E, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: SECTION 1. That_ from and after the effective date of this ordinance the following designated locations and areas are declared to be "School Zones,'' to-wit: That part of Avenue Q lying between maximum distant terminal points 500 feet North and South of a point 150 feet South of Sixth Street on Avenue Q. That part of Avenue Q lying between maximum distant terminal points · 500 feet North and South of the intersection of 31st Street with Avenue 0. That part of Avenue Q lying between maxim;lm distant terminal points 500 feet North and South of the point of intersection of 50th Street with Avenue 0. That part of Avenue Q lying between maximum distant terminal points 500 feet North and South of the point of intersection of Avenue P with Avenue Q. That part of East Broadway lying between maximum distant terminal points 500 feet East and West of the point of intersection of Spruce Avenue with East Broadway. l P. 2 \ That part of East ~9th Street lying between maximum ·distant terminal points 500 feet East and West of the point of intersection of ' Teak Avenue wi~h East 19th Street. That part of 14th Street lying between maximum distant termi:Dal points 500 feet East and West of a point 300 feet West of Avenue T on 14th Street. That part of Avenue T lying between m.a.:xilnum distant terminal points 500 feet North and South of a point 150 feet South of 18th Street on Avenue T. That part of 19th Street lying between maximum distant terminal points 500 feet East and West of the point of intersection of Avenue U with 19th Street. That part of Avenue T lying between maxim~xm. distant terminal points 500 feet North and South of the point of interseC-tion of 21st Street with Avenue T. That part of 25th Street lying between maxim\lm distant terminal points 500 feet East and West of a point 300 feet West of Canton Avenue at 25th Street. That part of 26th Street lying between maxi.mum distant terminal points 500 feet East and West of a point 300 feet West of Canton Avenue at 26th Street. That part of 34th Street lying between maximum. distant terminal points 500 feet East and West of the p¢.nt:of intersection of Avenue N with 34th Street. That part of 34th Street lying between maximum distant terminal points 500 feet East and West of the point of intersection of Toledo Avenue with 34th Street. That part of 34th Street lying between mc-u:iml~m distant terminal points 500 feet East and West of the point of intersection of Avenue W with 34th Street. That part a£ First Street lying between maximum distant terminal points 500 feet East and West of a point 300 feet West of Boston Avenue at First Street. That part of First Place lying between maximum distant terminal points 500 feet East and West of a point 300 feet West of Bostc;m Avenue at First Place. That part of Avenue N lying between maximum. distant terminal points 500 feet North and South of the point of intersection of 29th Place with A venue N. That part of Avenue N lying between maxim:~ distant terminal points 500 feet North and South of the intersection of First Place with Avenue N. 1:; "' ,, I I I . I ,_; P. 3 That part of Avenue H lying between maxim.tun distant terminal points 500 feet North and South of the point of intersection of Third ·street with Avenue H. That part of Avenue U lying between maxi:m.um distant terminal points 500 feet North and South 'Of a point 300 feet North of Baylor Avenue at Avenue u. That part of College Avenue lying between maximum distant termi.nal points 500 feet North and South of the point of intersection of 37th Street with College Avenue. That part of Avenue D lying between maximum distant terminal points 500 feet North and South of the points of intersection of 41st Street with Avenue D. That part of Z3d Street lying between maximu.m distant terminal points 500 feet East and West of the point of intersection of Date Avenue with 2.3d Street. That part of Avenue H lying between m·l-ximurn distant terminal points 500 feet-North and South of the point of intersection of 41st Street with Avenue H. That part of College Avenue lying between maximum distant terminal points 500 feet ~orth and South of the point of intersection of Duke Street with College Avenue. SECTION 1-A. The maximum distant terminal points of each of the School Zones designated and established in Section One {1} of this ordinance shall be determined by the Traffic Engineer, taking into consideration the vehi- cular and pede~sian traffic, intersections, crosswalks, and type. and condition of such streets. The actual terminal points of such School Zones. within which the provisions o s ordinance apply• shall be the points within the maximum distances ·utually determined by the Traffic Engineer as herein required and at which the portable traffic control signs provided for in Section 4{b) shall be placed. SECTION z. The prima.facie speed limit, established by Article 827a, Section 8, V-ernen's Annotated Penal Code, as-amended by Acts 1951., 52d Leg., P• 589J Ch. 346~ Sec. 1, of vehicles driven upon the public streets within the School Zones designated and established in Sections One (1} and l•A of this , -. ordinance during uschool hours, 11 as that term is described herein, is hereby altered., and from and after the effective date of this ordinance shall be fifteen (15} miles per hour for all vehicles. SECTION 2-A. 0 School hours, 11 as that term is used herein, shall be the hours 7:30A.M~ to 4:30 P.M .. of every day falling within the '~scho9l season.' "SchooLseason, u as that term is used ~erein, shall mean each day of the calen- dar year except Saturdays, Sundays and all other days when the public school nearest the School Zone is not in session. SECTION 3. No person shaU drive or operate a vehicle through a School Zone designated and established by Secti9ns 1 and 1--A of this ordinance during school hours of the school season in such a manner as to overtake and pass P,.. 4 another vehicle being driven in the same direction upon the same street within said School Zone. SECTION 4. The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized and directed to cause the placement of portable traffic control·signs and markers at the follow- ing locations: (a) An 18" x Z4" sign• rectangular in shape. having a white background with red lettering, bearing the inscription, "Stop for Pedestrian in Crosswalks, 11 at the designated crosswalks lGcfi\ted at or nearest the mid-point of the School·Zone designated and established by Sections 1 and l•A of this ordinance. Such signs shall be placed facing approach ing vehicular traffic from each direction and shall be situated in the center of the street or at the most advantageous point within the traffic lanes of such street1 to warn such approaching vehicular traffic~ (b) A l4" x Z4" diamond-shaped sign {square with one diagonal verti.cal}, having a yellow background with black lettering, bearing the inscrip- tion, 11No Passing--School Zone, 11 and, on the same standard or post, directly below the above sign, a 10" x 14" sign ha-ving a white back- ground, with bla:ck lettering, bearing the inscription, "15 M.P. H. , 11 shall be placed in· the center of the street or at the most advantageous point within the traffic lanes for approaching vehicular traffic at each of the terminal points established as provided in Sections 1 and 1-A of this ordinance. SECTION 4-A. The portable traffic control signs provided for in Sections 4{a) and 4(b) shall be placed at the locations therein provided for at 7:30A.M. of eaeh day falling within the school season, as herein defined,~ and shall be removed at 4:30 P.M. of each day falling within said school season. The place- ment and removal of such portable traffic control signs shall be under the direct-control and supervision of the Traffic Engineer. SECTION s. Any person violating the prima-facie speed limit established by this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fi~ed as prescribed by the provision of Article 8Z7a, Vernon1s Annotated Penal Code, for violations of Section 8 thereof, and any per,son violating SectiQn 3 of this ordinance shall, upon convic- tion, be fined in any'sum not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($ZOO). SECTION 6. 'Ihe City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause the publication of the descriptive caption of this ordinance together with the penalty provisions, as required by law. SECTIQN 7 • The fact that the .h~a.vy flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic across and through the School Zones herein designated and established is a hazard, dang·erous to Ufe anel Umh, create, a public nece~~Jsity requiring all rules providhlg jbat no ordinance shall be finally pas,~:~ed on the day pi its <J.. introduction be su.spended; and this ordinance is declared to be an emergenc;y measure, to take effect from and after the date 'f)f its first publication. AND IT IS SO ORDERED. 0 n motion of Commissioner ___ .;.c.ar ... P.-:e~an.a.Jt~~.;~§,._r ___ , s~conded by Com .. missioner __ T_h_om_a_s ________ , this Ordinance was passed on first ' ~-1 P. 5 reading thb the 24th day of __ N_o_v_e_mb_er ____ , 1953, by the following vote: Commissioners voting "YEA": Morris,Carpenter, Davis.Thomas & Mayor Tripp Commissioners voting "NAY": None Wl.S:sv 11•30-53 :