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ORDINANCE NO. 2454
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AN ORDINANCE PROffiBITING TRESPASSING WITH A MOTOR VEHICLE
UPON PRIVATE PARKING AREAS; PERMITTING THE POSTING OF SIGNS
BY OWNERS OF PRIVATE PARKING AREAS DESIGNATING SUCHAREAa
PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, there does not exist at this date a law protecting the property
used as private parking areas from intrusions by uninvited motor vehicles; and,
WHEREAS, the governing body of the City of Lubbock has the authority
under Section 20 of Article 1015 of the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of
Texas to prevent all trespasses; THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT it shall be unlawful and a trespass for any person,
firm or corporation to park a motor vehicle upon any private parking area
within the City of Lubbock unless expressly or impliedly invited to do so by
the proprietor of such private parking area.
SECTION 2. THAT permission is hereby given to proprietors of private
parking areas to erect in conspicuous places signs designating any such area
as a private parking area. Signs erected under the permission of this Ordinance
shall not exceed four (4) square feet in area and shall bear the words "Private
Parking" and such other words as the owner may consider proper, but the total
number of words on such sign shall not exceed seven (7). No sign may be erect-
ed by permission of this Ordinance at a place that would reasonably indicate an
area within the right of way of any public way to be a private parking area.
SECTION 3. Any person, firm or corporation violating this Ordinance
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, ~all be fined
in any sum not more than TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS {$200. 00).
SECTION 4. THAT the City Secretary is directed to publish this
Ordinance once a week for two weeks in the oilicial publication of the City of
Lubbock, and this Ordinance shall become effective ten {1 0) days after its
last publication.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the Commission on first reading this lOth day of ___ A.;;.p_r_i_l ___ ., 1958 •
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Lavenia Lo , City lf"ecre&.r~surer --------~L~~ ------
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