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ORDINANCE NO~· 4745
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 18-2.1 OF THE CITY TRAFFIC
CODE TO DEFINE AREAS WITHIN WHICH VARYING LOADING ZONE RATES
APPLY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS~ Section 18-2. 1 of the Code of Ordinances., City of Lubbock,
Texas., provides for loading zones with rates depending on whether the zone is in
a parking meter area; and,
WHEREAS# there are no longer any parking meters within such area, the
governing body of the City of Lubbock finds that an amendment is necessary to
provide clarity and the pressing need for such amendment creates an emergency,
NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Section !.8f'2;-1 of the Code of Ordinances, City of
Lubbock, Texas is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 18-..2.1 Loading Zones ...... Charges for use; duties of city
manager.
11The city manager shall, upon the advice and recommendation
of the director of planning and traffic., determine the location of
loading zones in the city, and shall place and maintain adequate
signs indicating the same, which shall be operative from seven
a.m. to six p.m. unless otherwise specially authorized or per ...
mitted.
"For the purpose of regulating and supervising loading zones
and to provide a fund to cover all cost involved for installing
adequate signs and the painting and periodical repainting of
curbs and streets designating and identifying loading zones,
there is hereby imposed an annual charge far all freight,
passenger., and taxicab curb.,.loading zones except bus curb
loading zones, as follows:
(1) The sum of two dollars per lineal foot for loading
zones within an area described as follows:
An area consisting of the following blocks and
portions thereof of the Original City of Lubbock:
The east 1 I 2 of the south side and the south 1 I 3
of the east side of block 55; the south 1/2 of the
west side and all of the south and east sides of
block 71; the west and south sides of block 72;
the south and east sides of block 86; all of
blocks 87 and 88; the west side of block 89; the
south 112 of the west side of block 100; the
south sides of blocks 100 and 101; the east
side of block 10 1; all of blocks 10 2, 10 3, 10 4, 10 5;
the west and south sides of block 106; the north and
east sides of block·115; all of blocks 116, 117, 118,
119, the courthouse block; the west and south sides
of block 120; all of blocks 130, 131, 132, 133, 134,
135; the west and north sides of block 136; the north
side of block 137; the east side of block 145; the
north, west, and east sides of block 146; all of
blocks 147, 148, 149 and 150; the west side of
block 151; the north and east sides of block 163;
all of blocks 164 and 165; the north side of
block 181.
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(2) The sum of one dollar per lineal foot for loading zones
not within the preceding described area.
"Such charges shall be agains~. and be paid by, the applicant
for such loading zone as hereinafter provided.
"Charges for such applicable loading zones shall be payable
annually in advance for the calendar year on or before the first
day of January of each such year, and charges for all loading
zones designated subsequent to the last day of any quarter of
a calendar year shall be prorated for the remainder of such
year on a quarterly basis, provided, however, the minimum
charge for any portion remaining in a calendar year shall be
for at least one full quarter. All money due and payable here ...
under shall be deposited with the city auditor. 11
SECTION 2. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or
word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the
remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 3. The fact that public necessity and convenience requires that
this Ordinance be passed as an emergency measure for reasons set forth in the
preamble hereof, the rule requiring that no ordinance shall be finally passed on
the day of its introduction be suspended, and this ordinance is declared to be an
emergency measure to take effect from and after its passage.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED~
Passed by the City Council this _.,2 .... 2~nd __ day of ---=J~u:.:l"'Y--------'' 1965.
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