HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 8076-1980 - Ord. Altering The Prima Facie Speed Limits On Certain Portions Of Municipal Dr. - 07/24/1980II SMT:pc i·.;l.'l·tO ORDINANCE NO. 8076 I ~-,, .. ,o I I I ' ! AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN PORTIONS OF
MUNICIPAL DRIVE, AS HEREINAFTER MORE PARTICULARY DESCRIBED IN THE BODY OF THIS
ORDINANCE; DIRECTING PLACEMENT OF SIGNS WITH RESPECT THE~TO; 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; PROVIDNG A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
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 as established by 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 THERE-
FORE:
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 35 MPH speed zone on both sides of Municipal Drive beginning at
the Amarillo Highway (U.S. 87) and extending East to North Quirt
Avenue.
A 45 MPH speed zone on both sides of Municipal Drive beginning at
North Loop 289 and extending Eastward to Guava Avenue.
SECTION 2. THAT all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances conflicting
with any of the provisins hereof are hereby repealed insofar as such conflict
exists.
SECTION 3. THAT all highways or streets not specifically set forth in
the preceeding 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 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 6. THAT should any paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or
word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reasons,
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 of this Ordinance as an alternative
method provided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on first reading this 24 tl\:lay of July , 1980.
Passed by the City Council on second reading this 14th day of August , 1980.
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~· ATTEST:
.APPROVED.AS TO CONTENT:
B. H. McDaniel, Traffic Engineering Director
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
usan M. Tom, Assistant City Attorney
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
printed copy of the City Ordinance is a true copy of the origin-
§l and was printed in El Editor on the following dates: Aug. 15
and August 22. 1980
tor
Amigo Publications
subscribed and sworn to before me this <t.tft_day o~k 1980.
Notilr.y Public
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!iacte speed !~PUts (Ill certain portions Cltv Attorney · .. :Engineering Director ,
tot. Avenue H:epo T-exas Avenue. as.· . · Ordinance No. 8076, . : ApprQYed as to F~ ,_
f.flerelnafteD ~o. re par,ticularly An orditt!Ancie•'Biterilig 111!fi' .laJSusan M, Tom.~lsM
P4escribed tnltie bodY of this faciesp~lif'l11ts pn certf'l . City Attorney . ·· .~.L
rqrdinance; aittfWng placement of of Munlqjpal Drive, as .h
taigns with relimi::l tnereto; repealing more partiCl(lary ,descrl~
:eonflicting ordblfi!l\~·to the extent body of. this ordinance; j:tire,!'liOP
lot auch conft((:ts; application of this . placement' of signs with· •r~.et
tordinance ·.'Gnli to streets or thereto; repealing conflicting I highways -ed herein; provld.ing ordinances to the extent -of such
\this ordinaaqt. shan be cumulattve; conflict;.· application·. of thi!ll ~~rovlding ··':l)enatl}l; provl.ding a ·ordi.nance only to atreets or i 1avings cii!IJ$e and, provldmg for · hlghw~ws named here · provl · g
i publicetlorl, ., . ;, . . this -ordinance shall 1.11 I Be It or.daifr)il by ttip City Council · providing a penalty;
! of the CitY; (If ~bbocl: !liVIngs clause and g for I Section ,5. l)'~at vjolatlon of any publication. , · ~ . 'provislonsoftblllP~~nance~hall be, ·.'Be It ordained by ~heCifY'P.ot41cil ; deemed a rn_,emeanor puntshable of fbe City of L!Jb~s;: ~:· ;. ~:. :· ' !t~y a tine notto exceed two hundred S!!ction 5: l~~JLVI~!Jltlon .. ~f, any ,
;doUars .S ilr~ In Section 1•l!'of · . proylslons ·or trtiS Ordlrillli~ll be ·
fthe City C9!1e . ....,_, ,: ... , ~. ·. . deemed a mlsdemet.m~t ~able 1 ·.. . And It 18 so ordered by a fine not to excei\'ltwo hundred f Passed by the City Council Qn first .dollars as provided ln~tlon 1-5 of.
:.·reading this .. 24. th day. .of. Juty, 1980. the Ci):y Code. . · •"'' ~~ ~sed w P,ttu~, tflty .<iJ:,Uncil on And lllsso Or4!1fe<S>Y ·-:
!second reading, ttl'lls •·tAih day of Passed bytheCityCoaricltdntirst · :!August.1~\'; · .~·· ,':' · · reading this 241h:daY of July. 19,8D
' t · ' 111 '8111 MC'Allstar, M~yor ·. Passed \by· thO City CO\II'lCII) on , ,1!Atttst: t~.{i:/f .:t:;·::, :~'~U .aeconcf'4'8'118li\li:1his'•14ttl'day of· :1.tan;vefyn Gaffga. City S«:rOtary-Augil.st 1980 ·· '···"I rH:: '
;Treasurer · ·• , . : · : <;{~i~l¥~.1if~j,;!~~ ;
:!Approved as to Cont~t: Attest: ., ....... ~·, . . .. ·" , r;
.111/B.I-f. McDaniel, . Is/Evelyn Gaffga. City
:; Trafllce Engineering Director Secretary-Treasurer