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ORDINANCE NO. 6715 ------
AN ORDINANCE ALTEHING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED TO THE SPEEDS
AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED IN THE BODY OF THIS ORDINANCE ONCER-
TAIN PORTIONS OF F. M. 2641 AND 40TH STREET IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK
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 CONFLIC ;
APPLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE ONLY TO STREETS OR HIGHWAYS NAME
HEREIN: PROVIDING THIB ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE: PROVIDING
A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND FOR PUBLICATION THEREOF; AND A PENALTY
CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, the governing body of the City of Lubbock, upon the basis of
an engineering and traffic investigation finds it necessary to alter prima facie
speed limits established by Article 6701d, Section l 66(a) 1, Vernon's Texas
Civil Statutes as amended Acts 1963, 58th Legislature, Page 455, Chapter 181,
within the area and at the location named and designated in the body of this
Ordinance, all within the corporate limits of the City of Lubbock; NOW THERE-
FORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT prima facie speed limit on the following streets and
highways in the urban district set forth below is hereby altered and changed to
the speeds and/or speed zones as hereinafter described below UJXm the following
described portions of streets and/ or highways located within the City of Lubbock,
Lubbock County, Texas, to-wit:
F. M. 2641 FROM U. S. 87 WEST TO LUBBOCK CITY LIMITS
A 45 MPH speed zone on the North side of F. M. 2641
beginning at U. S. 87 and extending westward for. 2
mile.
A 55 MPH speed zone on the North side of F. M. 2641
beginning at a point • 200 mile West of U. S. 87 and ex-
tending westward to the Cit Limits a distance of • 988
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A 40 MPH speed zone beginning at a point :.988 mile East
of the City Limits and extending eastward to U.S. 87 a
distance of. 200 mile, on the South side of F. M. 2641.
40TH STREET FROM AVENUE A TO QUIRT A VENUE
A 35 MPH Speed Zone on both sides of 40th Street from
A venue A to Quirt A venue.
SECTION 2. THAT the City Manager is authorized and directed to cause the
placing of signs so as to clearly define the limits of the prima facie areas set out
in this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. THAT all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances conflicting with
any of the provisions hereof are hereby repealed insofar as such conflict exists.
SECTION 4. 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 exc t
those with which it specifically conflicts.
SECTION 5. THAT should any Section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phras
or word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason,
the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 6. THAT any person, firm or corporation violating the prima
facie speed limit established by this Ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined an
sum not to exceed TWO HUNDRED ($200. 00) DOLLARS.
SECTION 7. THAT the City Secretary is authorized and directed to cause
publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance together with the penalty
provision as an alternative method pf publication provided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on first reading this __ 2_3_r_d __ day of August
Passed by the City Council on second reading this 13th day of September
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