HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 3325-1960 - Amending Zoning Ordinance 1507, 1768 Authorizing The Erection Traffic Control Si - 12/08/1960JW
ORDINANCE NO. 3325
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1507 AND 1768 OF THE CIT
OF LUBBOCK; ESTABLISHING.AND AUTHORIZING THE ERECTION AND MAIN-
TENANCE OF AN AUTOMATIC MECHANICAL TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL
LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF EIGHTH STREET AND AVENUE 11 T 11 AND
EIGHTH STREET AND COLLEGE AVENUE IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK; PRO-
VIDING A PENALTY AND PUBUCATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.,
WHEREAS, public necessity, convenience and safety require the establish-
ment of a mechanical traffic control device at the hereinafter named intersection
to be used in conjunction with the emergency use of the streets by vehicles of the
City Fire Department, and such traffic control device will decrease the traffic
hazard at such intersection caused by such emergency use of the streets; NOW,
THEREFORE: .
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. Ordinances Nos. 1507 and 1768 of the City of Lubbock are hereb'
repealed.
SECTION 2. THAT the Traffic Engineer of the City of Lubbock is hereby
authorized and directed to install and maintain an automatic mechanical traffic
control signal light at the intersections of Eighth Street and Avenue 111:11 and Eight
Street and College Avenue which shall be controlled by the City of Lubbock Fire
Department and shall exhibit a red colored light which shall be lighted and shown
when necessary to warn traffic of the possible approach of emergency Fire De-
partment vehicles. II
SECTION 3. THAT whenever said emergency traffic control light is in opera
tion and is showing a red light, all vehicular and pedestrian traffic facing the
signal shall come to a complete stop before entering into the crosswalk or inter-
section and saall remain stopped until said light is no longer exhibiting a red light
Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall upon
conviction be fined in any sum not to exceed $200. 00.
SECTION 4. THAT the enactment of this Ordinance, being necessary to the
public safety, and to provide for the safe use of the streets when emergency fire
vehicles aee responding to a call is declared to be an emergency measure, there-
by creating .a public necessity that the rule requiring proposed ordinances to be
presented at two separate meetings be dispensed with; and this Ordinance shall be
effective from the date of is passage, as provided by law.
SECTION 5. THAT the City Secretary shall cause the publication of this
Ordinance once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper regularly pub-
lished in the City of Lubbock.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED
On motion of Commissioner
sioner Thomeson
City Commiss1on on this 8th
following vote:
O'Mara ,seconded by Commis-
• the foregoing Ordinance was passed by the
day of December , 19 ~· by the
Commissioners voting "YEA11 :
Commissioners voting "NAi):"':
ATTE~S: · .
~~
---~ -----~----