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Second. Reading
September 28, 1989
Item #6
First Reading
September 14, 1989
Item #18
JWF:da ORDINANCE NO. 9310
AN ORDINANCE AlTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED liMITS ON CERTAIN PORTIONS
OF EAST BROADWAY, AS HEREINAFTER MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE BODY OF
THIS ORDINANCE; DIRECTING PLACEMENT OF SIGNS WITH RESPECT THERETO; REPEALING
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT; APPLICATION OF THIS
ORDINANCE ONLY TO STREETS OR HIGHWAYS NAMED HEREIN; PROVIDING THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock, upon the basis of an
engineering and traffic investigation finds it necessary to alter prima facie
speed limits as established by Section 166(A)(l} of Article 670ld, Vernon's
Annotated Civil Statutes, within the areas and the locations named and
designated in the body of this Ordinance, all within the corporate limits of
the City of Lubbock; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT the prima facie speed limits on the following streets
and highways in the urban district set forth below are hereby altered and
changed as hereinafter set forth upon the following described portions of
streets and/or highways located within the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County,
Texas, to-wit:
A 45 MPH speed zone on East Broadway between Avenue A and Idalou Road.
SECTION 2. THAT all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances conflicting with
any of the provisions hereof are hereby repealed insofar as such conflict exists.
SECTION 3. THAT all highways or streets not specifically set forth in
the preceding sections hereof shall not be affected by the provisions hereof,
and this Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other prima facie speed limit
Ordinances except those with which it specifically conflicts.
SECTION 4. THAT the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to
cause the placing and maintenance of such traffic control signals and/or
devices and/or signs as shall be necessary to apprise the public of the zones as hereinabove set forth.
SECTION 5. THAT violation of any provisions of this Ordinance shall be
deemed a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars
($200.00) as provided in Section 1-4 of the City Code.
SECTION 6. THAT should any 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 7. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized to cause
publication of the descriptive caption and penalty clause of this Ordinance
as an alternative method provided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on first reading this 14th day of September , 1989.
Passed by the City Council on second reading this 28th day of September , 1989.
APPROVED ·AS TO CONTENT:
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THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF LUBBOCK
R-242
Before me France& Hernandez a Notarv Public in and for Lubbock Countv. Texas on this dav
personally appeared T.J. Aufill' Acco·unt MAnaeer of the Southwestern Newspa-
pers Corporation. publishers of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal -Morning. Evening and Sunday. who
being by me duly sworn did depose and say that said newspaper has been J)ublished continuously for more
than fifty-two weeks prior to the Hrst insertion of this Lef!al Notice
--------:---:--:---:-~::;:-;-:::No. 506614 at Lubbock County. Texas and the attached print-
ed copy of the Lef!BI Notice is a true copy of the original and wasJ)rinted i e Lubbock
Avalanrhe-.Journal on the followin~Z.dale...,: S Pt. 30• Oct. 7• 1989 z31 wo rdl E' • ":12. = 'fiiZ141!. 52
LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL
Southwestern Newspapers Corporation
Subscribed and sworn to before me this __!Q_ day of
FORM58-10
October . 19~