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ORDINANCE NO. 23J 7
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE VI OF THE LUBBOCK
CITY CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 18-82 SO AS TO ADD SECTIONS 18-82.8
AND 18-82.. 9 DECLARING OFF-STREET PARKING AREAS TO BE PUBLIC
PlACES WHEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; REGUlATING THE SPEED AND
OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES THEREON; DECLARING SPEEDS IN EXCES
OF~ MILES PER HOUR TO CONSTITUTE A NUISANCE; AND PROVIDING A
PENALTY; DECLARING SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF .20 MILES PER HOUR ON OFF
STREET PARKING AREAS A MISDEMEANOR; ANG PROVIDING A PENALTY.
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock has several large off-street parking areas
on both public and private property and sundry persons operating motor
vehicles resort to and congregate in such areas for the purpose of speeding
and otherwise recklessly ope rating vehicles, all of which endangers the welfare.
life, limb and personal safety of inhabitants of the City of Lubbock lawfully
within said areas, all of which are open to the public, and the City Commission
finds that in order to promote the public safety in such areas, it is necessary
to regulate the operation of motor vehicles therein; NOW. THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION I. THAT Chapter 18, Article VI, Section 18-82 of the Lubbock
City Code BE and the same is hereby amended by adding Section 18-82.8 which
shall read as follows:
11 Section 18-82.. 8
All off-street parking areas within the corporate limits of the City of
Lubbock, open to the public, such as but not limited to: Such areas an4
access drives and aisles adjacent to the City of Lubbock Auditorium-
Coliseum, adjacent to Texas Technological College Football Stadium,
and adjacent to or constituting a part of shopping centers, wherever locate
within the corporate limits of the City of Lubbock, are hereby declared to
be public places commonly resorted to by inhabitants of the City of Lubboc
and the use of such areas by operators of motor vehicles at speeds exceedi g
20 miles per hour constitute a nuisance dangerous to inhabitants of the
City of Lubbock and whoever shall operate a motor vehicles in any such
area in excess of ..2D miles per hour shall be guilty of maintaining a nuisan
and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not exceed $200. oo.••
SECTION 2. THAT Chapter 18, Article VI, Section 18-82 of the Lubbock
City Code BE and the same is hereby amended b y adding Section 18-82.9 which
shall read as follows:
"Section 18-82.. 9
No person shall drive a motor vehicle on any off-street parking area
open to the public within the corporate limits of the City of Lubbock at a
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speed exceeding 20 miles per hour. Any person who violates any
provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction shall be fined in any amount not to exceed $ZOO. 00. 11
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Commission on first reading this ___ ... u..., ___ day
of §c;gtep}ber , 1 9 57.
Passed by the City Commission on second reading this __ ...;l ... O_th ___ day
of <&,to bet; , 195 7.
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-----h~L ~------Lavenia owe, City cretary"'Treasurer
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EFFECTIVE DATE
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