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.., AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN PORTIONS OF
AVENUE H AND TEXAS AVENUE, 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 Article 6701d, 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:
1. A 35 MPH speed zone on Avenue H beginning at the South connection
with Texas Avenue and extending North to 19th Street.
2. A 35 MPH speed zone on Texas Avenue beginning at 19th Street
and extending South to 25th Street.
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with any of the provisions hereof are hereby repealed insofar as such conflict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. 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 Qrdinance 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 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.
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SECTION 7. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized to cause
publication 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 this24thday of July
Passed by the City Council on second reading thisl4t6ay of August
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Susan M. Tom~ Asst. City Attorney
~ 1980.
~ 1980.
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The State of Texas
County of Lubbock
Before me, Gilbert 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.
#8075 & #8076 at Lubbock County, Texas and the attached pr~nted copy of the City Ordinance is a true copy of the origin-
al and was printed in El Editor on the following dates:Aug. 15
and August 22, 1980
Amigo-Publications
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9 fA day of ~""'' 1980.
Notary Public ,~,,i;; ·:. . ,.. ' •. (
'· .· Oi'dlnance No. 8075 'Approved as to Form:
An ordinance lllering the prima Is/Susan M. Tom, Asst.
(acle 'peed llfl:llts on certain portions City Attorney Of AvenU. end Texas Avenue, as . Ordinance No. 8078
he · artlcularty· . ·An. ordinance ·llterlng -th&:R(trna
described of this facie speed limits on certain portions
Ordinance; of of MuniCipal Drive, as lleretnafter
1igns with repealing more par;tic(lf«jry dei!ciibett .·111 the
extent body of this or~inance; dlr~ing ""'~'~~~"'"" 1!111Piil~ati4)n of this pi~cemeht or: slgns with';relipect .
streets or thereto: repeaH11.g conflicting
highways herein; providing ordinances to the extent of sucth
this ordinal'lC'e shall be cumulative: collflict; applicaUon of thfJ:'
providing a penalty; providing a ordinance onlY . to streets or:
pyinga clause and provldillg for highways named herein; proviqing '
publication.. . .. . . . . ' this ordinance shall be cumulltflvl; '
• Be It ordained by the City Council providing a'. penalty;. p~ng')k'' of the Clh! •. of Lubbock: . · savings .clallse ·and 'providltlg 10r : ~ 1(, ;l'hat violation of any publication. . . "'' provisiOnS'$ this Ordinance ahall be Be it ordained.~£'f Council Cl~ •' rltl!fdemeanor punishable of the City ()I~ r; t ~" ·~ .... 'P
by a fJpQ..~ to exceed two hundred Sectio,n S. )'fiat. ,yjg!IJion 9l any .• cronars 8 I,Jrt)vided In Section 1-5 of provision$ or this Crdlmrlce shill be •
the C~};;.~e. . . d.eemed e mlsd~tanOrJ'iJ.WII!Il\llble ·
, And It Is 10 ordered by a fine not to exceed two hundred
Passed by the City Council on first dollars as provid.~ion 1-5 of
re!U'llng thb 24th day of July, 1980. · the City Qode. ,..:· . .~;.
P.assvd ~·qx, the City Council on And It is so ~;r ' •
aecond ·rliliC!ng this· 14th day of . Pasae.d byt. heCity•Co~tirs.··.·t ·,
Auf\1!11. 1* \ ; , · : •. ;: ; · reading this ~4th day of July, 198lL ~
'l I . Ill Blll McAlister. ~ayor PaSsed by the City CoiVi,IPIJ. On
P.m.t: i.e·,·~l.''' ·:.;;·:"~rJtu ; second.··teadlng·:this ·t.ftl'l'...'ita1 otJ' ~yeJyn Gaffga. City Secretary· AugJ,ast 1980 . ;; ., ,., "• • '\''' ~ f•c>
· Approved.a\&.lorm: ··.
18/S.H. McDaniel, Traffic
· Engineering Dl~or
Approved as. to Fo1111;. .
ts!Su~an. M. Tom, ~lsiirm
-~i!X Altom~~~'""
Treillirer ~ · · . · · A. ..' '"'i.·~.· .. i~ ... ~ii$~.;,:·,..,~.-.if·' .. ApproVed u to Conte~~t: ttest: J . ':" : ~· .• 1 .
. /SJB.H. McDanieL : /511:ve/yn ~ffga. f:j,!y• ';..;.'-' ~ j
Trafflce EngirleerliiQ.·DireCibr · · :sell!etai'Y-;'T~easurer .. ·. • r:-, ~