HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 9135-1987 - Repealing Article II Chapter 3 Amending Zonin Gchapter Of Lubbock City Code - 10/22/1987LJM:dw
First Reading 1 !
October 22, l.987
Agenda Item #12
Second Reading
November 12, 1987
Agenda Item #8
ORDINA!CE HJ. 9135
AN ORD~ REP:EALIKG ARl'Ia..E II, CHAPJER 31 AND AMENDIKG THE
WNDG CHAPlER OF THE LOBBOCK CI'l.Y CXDE, ~ SBCXYrIKG GALLERIES;
PROVIDIKG A SAVDGS CLAUSE; PROVIDIKG FOR PDBLICATION, AND PROVIDIKG A
PENALTY.
WHEREAS, there are federal and state laws and agencies which regu-
late firearms and the discharge of firearms; and
WBERFAS, other such laws and agencies make it unnecessary for the
City of Lubbock to regulate sh:>oting gallery establishments; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock otherwise regulates such establish-
ments through its police, codes enforcenent, building inspection and fire
safety regulations; and
WHEREAS, such provisions to be repealed provide unnecessary and
overlaa,ing regulation and excess verbiage and con:plexity to the City of
Lubbock Code of Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of LUbbock believes and finds
that it would be in the best interests of the citizens of the City of
Lubbock to repeal all portions of Article II of Chapter 3 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Lubbock; and
WHEREAS, the proposed changes, as hereinafter made have been duly
presented to the Planning and Zoning Comnission for its recosmendation
which was received by the City Council and, after due consideration, the
City Council finds that it would be expedient and in the interest of the
plblic health, mrals, and general welfare to make these proposed
changes; and ~,--
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WHEREAS, all conditions precedent required by law for a valid ',, ,
amendnent to the Zoning ordinance have been fully conplied with, as weir
as giving notices in con:pliance with section 29-29 of the Code of
Ordinances, City of Iilbtx>ck, Texas, as well as notices provided by
Article l0llf, Vernon's Annotated Civil Statues, and notice was duly
plblished in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal more than fifteen (15) days
prior to the date of the plblic hearing before the City Council on such
proposed amendnent, and the plblic hearing according to said notice was
duly held in the City Council Chanbers of the Municipal Building,
Lubbock, Texas, at which tine persons appeared in support of the
proposal; and, after said hearing, it was by the City CoWlCil determined
that it would be in the plblic interest, due to changed conditions, that
the Zoning Ordinance be amended in the manner hereinafter set forth in
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ll the body of this Ordinance and this Ordinance having been introduced
prior to first reading hereof, lUf THEREFORE:
BE I'l' ORDAINED BY THE CITY CXXJJ!CIL OF THE CITY OF LtJBBXX:
SECTION I. THAT the following enumerated sections of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Lubbock, Texas, BE and are hereby repealed:
Sections 3-19, 3-20, and 3-21. Article II
of Chapter 3 is hereby reserved.
SECTION 2. THAT section 29-20 (d) of the Code of Ordinances, City
of LUbbock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
•(d) Conditional uses.
(1) Shooting Galleries.•
SECI'ION 3. THAT violation of any provisions of this Ordinance
shall be deened a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed One
Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($1,000.00) as provided in Section 29-31 of
the zoning Ordinance of the City of Lubbock.
SECTION 4. THAT should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause,
p:irase, or word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid
for any reason, the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected
thereby.
SECfiON 5. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized and di-
rected to cause pJblication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance
as an alternative method of publication provided by law.
AND I'l' IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on first reading this 22nd day of
October , 1987.
Passed b_y the City Council on second reading this 12th day of
6l0vembGr , 1987.
ram, Assistant City Manager
eloi;ment Services
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APPROVED AS '10 OOHrENT:
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Laura J. Mcior()e, Assistant City
Attorney
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF LUBBOCK
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Before me Frenc1& Herru:indu: a Notary Public in and for Lubbock County. Texas on this day
personally appeared Ttdle Auftl I, Acceurit Heneutcr of the Southwestern Newspa•
pers Corporation. publishers bf the Lubbock Avalanche•.Journal -Morning. Evening and Sunday. who
being by me duly sworn did depose and say that said newspaper has been published continuously for more
than fifty-two weeks prior to the t'irst insertion or this :Lent 1r t
_____________ No. 825407 at Lul:ThoffCollfi~v.~fas and the attached print•
ed copy of the LCl!I I Notice is a true copy of the original and was printed in the Lubbock
Aval15c~e~:u;0~ 0; t~9~n:w;i~;t:~6 November 14, 211 1987
Accaunt Han11t1r
LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL
Southwestern Newspapers Corporation
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this --2-J-r"3Y of _toHl'-¥4t,m;~..,,,__ 19~.,.., ' · · ' . . j -~,( ·t·_/.'' ' 0. "J /(_ ' ·'
FRANC~:::E1. NOTARY PUBLIC
tn And For The State Of Texas. FORM58-l0
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