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0RDINANCE NO. 1548 ......;........;.. ___ 11
AN ORDINANCE DEFINING TAXICABS, TAXICAB PARKING ZONES;
ESTABLISHING TAXICAB PARKING ZONES ON (1) THE WEST SIDE OF THE
1000 BLOCK OF TEXAS A VENUE, ZO FEET NORTH OF MAIN STREET AND
EXT:ENDING NORTH ZO FEET; {Z) THE WEST SIDE OF THE 1100 BLOCK OF
AVENUE 11 J, 11 ~rZQ FEET NORTH OF BROADWAY AND EXTENDING NORTH
ZO FEET; {3) THE WEST SIDE OF THE 1100 BLOCK OF AVENUE 11K.11 ZO
FEET NORTH OF BROADW.ArY,·AND EXTENDING'·NORTH 40 FEET; (4) THE
NORTH SIDE OF THE 700 BLOCK OF BROADWAY, ZO FEET EAST OF AVE-
NUE "G" AND EXTENDING EAST ZO FEET; (5) THE WEST SIDE OF THE !ZOO
BLOCK OF AVENUE "J, 11 ZO FEET NORTH OF 13TH STREET AND EXTEND•
ING NORTH ZO FEET; (6) THE SOUTH·SIDE ·OF THE:lOOO BLOCK OF BROAD-
WAY, ZO FEET WEST OF TEXAS AVENUE AND EXTENDING WEST 20 FEET;
(7) THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE 800 BLOCK OF BROADWAY, ZO FEET W.EST
OF AVENUE "G" AND EXTENDING WEST 20 FEET; (8) THE SOUTH SIDE OF
THE 700 BLOCK OF BROADWAY, 95 FEET EAST OF AVENUE 11G 11 AND
EXTENDING EAST ZO FEET; AND (9) THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE 1600 BLOCK
OF liST STREET, 20 FEET EAST. OF AVENUE "011 AND EXTENDING EAST
20 FEET; PROHIBITING THE USE OF SUCH ZONES BY A VEHICLE NOT A
TAXICAB; AUTHORIZING PAINTING OF CURBS AND ERECTION OF SIGNS;
PROVIDING A PENALTY; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDmANCES; AUTHOR·
IZING PUBUCATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City Traffic Engineer has made recommendations to
the governing body of the City of Lubbock that certain portions of the public
streets be designated as Taxicab Parking Zones and that other vehicular park-
ing be prohibited in ~uch zones; and,
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WHEREAS, the governing body finds that public safety and convenience
require the establislunent of such Taxicab Parking Zones in order to adequately
provide the public with necessary transportation; N 0 W, THERE F 0 R E,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. That for the purpose of this Ordinance the words ''Taxicab
Parking Zone" shall mean a certain portion of the public street where taxicabs
are permitted to park twenty-four (Z4} hours per day for the purpose of cater-
ing to and supplying the public with needed transportation of their person and
baggage.
SECTION z. The word "taxicab11 shall mean a passenger motor vehicle
operating under a City franchise for the purpose of transporting persons for
hire.
SECTION 3. That a Taxicab Parking Zone, as defined in Section 1 (One)
of this Ordinance BE, and is hereby established at each of the locations desig-
nated in Section 4 (Four) of this Ordinance, and taxicabs shall be permitted to
park in the designated zones for the purpose of catering to and providing the
public *ith the needed transportation of their person and ba·ggage.
SECTION 4. That those portions of public streets referred to in Section
3 (Three) of this Ordinance as Taxicab Parking Zones are as follows:
(1) On the West side of the 1000 Block of Texas Avenue, twenty (20)
feet North of Main Street and extending North twenty (lO) feet •
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(2) On the West side of·the 1100 BlockofAvenue J, twenty (20)
feet Narth of Broadway and extending North twenty (ZO) feet.
{3) On the West side of the 1100 Blo~k of Avenue K. twenty (20)
feet North of Broadway and extending North forty (40) feet.
(4) On the North side of the 700 Block o£ Broadway, twenty (20)
feet East of Avenue G and extending East twenty (20} feet.
(5) On the Wes-t; side of the 1200 Block of Avenue J, twenty (20)
feet North of 13th Street and extending North twenty (ZO) feet.
(6) On the South side of the 1000 Block of Broadway, twenty (20)
feet ·west of Texas Avenue and extending West twenty (20) feet.
(7) On ·the South side of the 800 Block of Broadway, twenty (20)
fe~t West of Avenue G and extending West twenty (20) feet.
(8) On the South side of the 700 Block of Broadway, ninety-five (95)
feet East of Avenue G and extending East twenty {2,0} feet.
(9) On the South side of the 1600 Block of 21st Street, twenty {20)
feet East of Avenue Q and extending East twenty (ZO) feet.
SECTION 5. That it shall be unlawful for any owner, drive.r or any per-
son in control of any vehicle which is not a taxicab, as defined by this Ordinance
to park such vehicle in any of the Taxicab Parking Zones.
SECTIQN 6. That the City Traffic Engine.er is authorized to cause the
curbs in the Taxicab Parking Zone.t to be painted a distinptive color and to
erect signs indicating a Taxicab Parking Zone consistent with the provisions
of this Ordina.nc e.
SECTION 7. That any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any
provision of this Ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined in any sum not to
exceed Twa Hundred Dollars ($ZOO}.
SECTION 8. That that part of the provisions of any Ordinance or order
in conflict with this Ordinance is hereby repealed.
SECTION 9. That the City Secretary is hereby authorized to cause pub-
lication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance, together with the penalty
clause, as an alternative method of publication provided by law.
SECTIQN 10. That due to the changing trafiic conditions creating a need
for the establishment of Taxicab Parking Zones in order to protect the public
and better facilitate the public's use of the streets, Ute enactm•ant of this
Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure, thereby creating a public
necessity that the rule requiring proposed ordinances to be presented· at
two (2) separate Commission meetings be dispensed with; and this Ordinance
shall be effective from the date of its passage, as provided by law.
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AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
On motion of Commissioner Thomas , seconded by Com• __ _.~_. __________ __
m issi oner __ c .... a.;.;.;rp...._e.n:.tt ..... e.r ____ _ the foregoing Ordinance was passed by the
City Commission on this the 8th day of __ .;.:.AJ>I::O·~'~=-=l1111Jl---, 1954, by the followin
vote:
Commi ssioners voting "YEA": Baker, Carpenter, Forrest 1 Thomas and
Mayor Tripp
Commissioners voting 11NAYu: None
ATTEST:
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