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''I~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO• 1447_. Sec. 1# AND 11 CREATING
_... ~\' AND ESTABLISIDNG FIRE ZONES: IN THE CITY OF LUBBOC~ AND AMEN-
, DING THE "CODE OF ORDINANCES• CITY OF LUBBOCK• TEXAS" SEC. 1601,
PART IV~ CHAPTER 16• TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CREATION AND
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FIRE ZONES HEREBY DESCRIBED AND DE:SJ:GNA T D;
AND PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE.;
WHEREAS,. the City of Lubbock Fire Zones as Presently designated and
described in Ordinance No. 1447,. Sec. 1 are now inadequate because of ex-
pansion and growth of the City of Lubbock; and
WHEREAS,. the City Commission finds that it is necessary to protect and
preserve the lives,. weUare and property of the inhabitants of the City of Lubboc
that the presently designated boundaries of the Fire Zones of the City of Lubbocklj
be altered,_ changed and expanded, NOW:. THEREFORE; I
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Section 1) Ordinance No. 14471 entitled "An Ordinance
Creating and Est~lishingFire Zones!1 be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"Sec,. 1. There is hereby created within the City Limits
three fire zones to be known and designated as Fire Zones
Numbers One, Two., and Three,, the boundaries of such
enwnerated Fire Zones are hereby established and adopted
on the Fire Zoning Map of the City of Lubbock which is
made a part o£ this Ordinance .... and incorporated herein
as fuJ..!y as if the same was set forth herein in detail,, and
such map shall be in duplicate originals and same is hereby
adopted in duplicate,. each of which shall bear the signature
of the Mayor and attestation of the City Secretary and as
evidence thereof the Seal of the City of Lubbock shall be
impressed thereon for iidepti.fication and authentication, and
the original duplicate copy of which is on file in the office of
the City Secretary and the Building Inspector of the City of Lubbock.
Said map which is hereby adopted as describing and locating
the Fire Zones One,. Two and Three as herein established
shall bear the following legend: 11The area marked in RED de ..
signate" Fire Zone nwnber One; the area marked in GREER
designates Fire Zone Nwnber Two, and all other uncolored
areas designates Fire Zone Number Three .. n The duplicate
original on file in the office of the City Secretary shall be
permanently sealed for preservation and shall never be
changed or altered in any manner and shall be exhibited
in a convenient place in such office or in the City Commission
room for the use and benefit of the public; the other duplicate
original shall be hung in the office of the Building Inspector
for further convenience and use by the public.
11 SEC. l ... B.; Where definite distance are not shown on
the Fire Zoning Map herein adopted, the Fire Zone
District boundaries are intended a!ld shall be along1
existing street~ alley or plotted lot lines., or an
e:ktension of same.
11 SEC.; r ... c. Whenever any street or alley is vacated and
abandoned the particular Fire Zone applying to the property
fronting and/ or abutting on any such street or alley shall
upon vacation and abandonment be extended to the center
line of such vacated and abandoned street or alley."
SECTION 2. Section 16011 Part IV;. Chapter 16~ of the Code of Ordinances
City of Lub~ock, Texas~ be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
,.Sec. 1601. FIRE ZOhlES DEFINED •
. For the purpose of this Code1. the entire city is
hereby declared to be and is hereby established a Fire
District and aaid Fire District shall be known and de ...
signated as Fire Zones One, Two and Three, and· shall
include such territory or portions of said City as outlined
in an ordinance of said City~ entitled: 11An Ordinance
Creating and Establishing Fire Zones~ as amended'~
Wherever in such ordinance creating and establishing
fire zones,. reference is made to any fire zone, it shall be
construed to meanvone of the three fire zones de sginated
and referred to in this Chapter.11
SECTtON 3. Severability Clause •. That if any sectio~ sub-section, sentenc .,
clauee:t. phrase11 or provision of this Ordinance be held unconstitutional or
invalid by the courts~ such decision shall not affect the validity of any of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance; and the City Com1nission hereby declares
that each section of this Ordinance., and every part and provision of each section
is an independent section, or part or provision of section, and it would
have passed1 and has passed,. this Ordinance, and each sactio~ sub ... section~
sentence, clause, phrase and provision of this Ordinance• ir~espective of the
fact that any one or more of the other sections,, sub-sections~ sentences:t,
clauses.,. phrases, or provisions might be declared unconstitiltional and invalid •.
AND iT IS SO ORDERED
On motion by Commissioner Maxey , seconded by Commissio er
Thompson , the above a:td foregoing ordinance was unanimously pass d
by the City Commission this 24thday of September .., 1959 by the following
vote.
Commission-e;-s voting "Aye":
Commissioners voting 11 Nayn: