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~ ~1e,? 1; ~ AN ORDIN~CE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDIN~CES FOR THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, ~ 1'' ~ PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOUNDING OF ILLEGALLY PARKED OR ABANDONED VEHICLES, PRO-\~
VIDING FOR A PENALTY, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
p\ . ~ ct.>~ WHEREAS, the City Council having determined that in the best interests of
the citizens of the City of Lubbock, it is necessary to make amendments to the
Code of Ordinances as hereinafter set out, NOW THEREFORE: ~~
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT the Code of Ordinances, City of Lubbock, Texas, is here-
by amended by amending Section 18-102, which said section shall read as
follows:
"Sec. 18-102. Impounding of illegally parked or abandoned vehicles.
(a) Any vehicle parked on any public street, or in an alley, or in front
of a fire hydrant, or on any part of a crosswalk, or in any loading zone
in violation of any provision of this chapter or other ordinance of the
city or statute of the state, or abandoned on public or private property,
may, upon direction of the chief of police, be removed from such place,
impounded and taken to such place as is designated by the traffic division
of the police department, and an impounding fee of thirty dollars ($30.00)
plus storage shall be assessed against such vehicles, and the owner or
driver thereof, and collected before such vehicle is released. A storage
fee of three dollars ($3.00) for each twenty-four (24) hours such vehicle
is impounded is hereby assessed against each such vehicle and the owner,
and the same shall be collected before such vehicle is released. The
payment of the impounding fee shall not constitute a defense to any
charge against the driver or owner of such vehicle for violating this
chapter or other traffic ordinances prohibiting or limiting such parking.
The fees herein provided for shall be charged and collected by the city
recorder and accounted for, and such sums as may be collected shall be
used to defray the expense of impounding and transporting such impounded
vehicles. Disposition of any unclaimed impounded vehicle shall be as
provided by state laws.
(b) An "abandoned" ve'fiicle as used herein shall be defined as in the
state laws on the subject.
(c) Nothing herein shall affect ordinances that permit immediate removal
of a vehicle left on public property which constitutes an obstruction to
traffic."
SECTION 2. THAT violation of any provisions of this Ordinance shall be
deemed a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars as
provided in Section 1-5 of the City Code.
SECTION 3. 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.
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t . .. SECTION 4. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized to cause publi-
cation of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative method
provided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on first reading this 10thday of April , 1980.
Passed by the City Council on second reading thiS24thday of--~A~p~r~i~l----, 1980.
~ffk:~W!L:..::.-ayor.._____
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Susan M. Tom, Assistant City Attorney
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The State of Texas
County of Lubbock
Before me, Gilberte P. Ortiz, a Notary Public in and for Lubbock
County, Texas on this day personally appeared Bidal Aguero of
Amigo Publications, publishers of El Editor, weekly newspaper,
who being by me duly sworn did depose and say that· said news-
paper has been published continuously for more than fifty-two
weeks prior to the first insertion of this City Ordinance
No. 1..0{-b at Lubbock County, Texas and the attached printed
copy o the City Ordinance is a true copy of the original and /.t:::J e::r_;;.r '~~ditor on the following dates :f'=-=:7S"~ ~.:1.-7~~
Amigo Publications
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3 Bt/ day
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!· dollars as provided 9'1 Section 1-5 Of
:r the City Code, · ·. : .. • ; " · j·· .. ···. ANO IT IS so ORDEAS>. ': .. \• 'P'-ed.by the City Couricu on flr8t ·
tt.'reaaing .• hls 1()thday of Ap.· ''.'•. 1980 •. if.· Passed bY•< the City c»uncll on ·
r eeeond reading thl~ 24th.d4JY of April,
, 1980' ··~ ,,· • . t . "' · ~. > /$18111 McAiist.;r, Mayor JA'rTEEiJ: ·. ~ . ,: ' . f~/s!Eve!yn Gaffga, :'City '$ecretary-!''Treasurt~r . :: . ~: · ~APPROVED A$ TO CONTENT:
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lf.APPR. O,~ED AS .. TO ~ .. · R. M:f. ··._' ~~/s!Sutart. M •. Tom. Asslsta,.:
~City Attorney · · · · ;; '
1980.