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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 9016 ESTABLISHING THE PRIMA
FACIE SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN PORTIONS OF AVENUE H AND MUNICIPAL DRIVE,
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 found it necessary to alter
prima facie speed limts as established by Article 670ld, Vernon's Annotated
Civil Statutes, with the areas and locations named and designated in the
body of this Ordinance, all within the corporate limits of the City of
Lubbock;
WHEREAS, the description of the affected area contained in Ordinance
No. 9016 was in error; 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 both sides of Avenue H beginning at 4th
Street and extending North to 1st Plaee,.:,
2. A 35 MPH speed zone on both sides of Municipal drive cut-off
beginning at 1st ~lace: and extending Northeast to Amarillo Rd.
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SECTIO~ 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any of the provisions hereof are hereby repealed insofar as such conflict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 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 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 of this Ordinance as an alternative
method provided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on
Passed by the City Council on
, ATTEST!
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
first reading this 20th day of
secoM~Jki
BILL McALISTER, MAYOR
sk, 2!l.t~rney
November, 1980.
Deeembe,.,l980.
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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 ~1 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.
#~108 at Lubbock County, Texas and the attached pr nted copy of the City Ordinance is a true copy of the o+igin-
al and was printed in El Editor on the following dates:Decemner
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Amigo Publications
Subscribed and sworn to before me this~day of~ , 1980