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ORDINANCE NO. 40 7 5 ------
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 18-105# ARTICLE VII, DIVISION 2.,
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. CITY OF LUBBOCK~ SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE
CONTINUOUS PARKING OF A VEHICLE FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME THAN
120 MINUTES IN 2 HOUR AND 1 HOUR PARKING METER ZONES, 48 MINUTES IN
24 MINUTE METER ZONES,~o AND 24 MINUTES IN 12 MINUTE PARKING METER
ZONES; PROVIDING THAT PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL NOT CON-
STITUTE A REPE~ OF THAT SECTION OF CODE OF ORDINANCES OF CITY
OF LUBBOCK REQUIRING DEPOSIT OF COINS IN 12~ 24~ 60 AND 120 MINUTE
METERS; DIRECTING THE PUBLICATION OF THE DESCRIPTIVE CAPTION OF
THIS ORDINANCE WITH THE PENALTY CLAUSE AS PROVIDED BY LAW; DE-
CLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS,. the parking of vehicles for an entire day or major portions there-
of in parking meter zones by depositing coins in parking meters so as to continuous
park a vehicle for a longer period of time than the parking limits provide in the I
various parking meter zones has created a serious parking condition in downtown
Lubbock, resulting in parking spaces in various parking meter zones being unavail-
able to many persons who desire to transact business in downtown Lubbock, and
such conditions having created an emergency, and;
WHEREAS~ it is the desire of the City Commission to provide a maximum
continuous parking period of 120 minutes in 2 hour and 1 hour parking meter zones#
48 minutes in 24 minute parking meter zones and 24 minutes in 12 minute parking
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meter zones so as to make available parking spaces for a greater number of person~
who desire to transact business in downtown Lubbock; and.,
WHEREAS. these parking limits for parking meter zo:re s will provide a
more efficient method of enforcement by the Police Department by marking the
tires of parked vehicles; and,
WHEREAS. such enforcement will be cumulative of parking meter violations
and will not extend the time required to violate the parking time limits as registere(i
by the parking meters~ ,NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Section 18-105, Article VII, Division 2~ of the Code of
Ordinances,. City of Lubbock, is hereby amended to read as fdlows:
Sec. 18-105. Hours of operation; maximum parking time permitted.
When parking meter spaces are indicated by lines or metal markers upon
the surface of the streets in the parking meter zones and when parldng
meters are installed adjacent to or adjoining such respective parking
spaces# no vehicle shall remain parked within any spaces within any
zone for a longer continuous period than one hundred and twenty minutes
at any time between the hours of eight o 1 clock a. m. and five o 1clock pl m.
on any day, except Sundays and holidays officially designated in Chapter
2, Article 1, Section 2-11 of this Code provided, however that in every
twenty-four minute parking meter zone no vehicle shall remain continuously
parked in such parking space for a period of time greater than forty-eight
minutes and that in vvery twelve minute parking meter zone, no vehicle shall
remain continuously parked in such parking space for a period of time
greater than twenty-four minutes, during the hours and days aforesaid.
SECTION 2. Any person who shall suffer or permit any vehicle registered
in his name or any vehicle owned or operated or in his charge or control to be
parked or left standing in volation of the terms of this Ordinance shall, upon
conviction, be fined in any sum not exceeding TWO HUNDRED {f200. 00) DOLLARs;:,.~
SECTION 3. It shall not be construed that the provision of this Ordinance
repeals or has il:e affect of repealing or changes in any manner Section 18-109
Article VII, Division 2, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock, providingJ
and reqliring the deposit of coins in meters controlling twelve, twenty-four, sixty
and 120 minute parking limits.
I SECTION 4. That the City Secretary is hereby authorized to cause publication
of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance., together with the penalty clause, as
an alternative method provided by law.
SECTION 5. Since this Ordinan-aecis an emergency measure f>r the reasons se
forth in the preamble hereof, the rule requiring two readi1133l>efore final passage
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1 is hereby suspended, and this ordinance shall take effect immediately after ils
passage.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the Commission this ~hday of
ATTE~ I ---~~~-~~,~---------Lavenia Lowe, CitY Sec-;etary-Treasurer