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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 8326-1982 - Amend. Sec. 18-37 Reg Duty To Immediately Report Accidents; Prov. Savings. Claus - 05/27/1982DGV:js ORDINANCE NO. 8326 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 18-37 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES~ CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, WITH REGARD TO DUTY TO IMMEDIATELY REPORT ACCIDENTS; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. WHEREAS, the investigation of minor automobile accidents upon private property has been an ever-increasing burden to the resources of the City of Lubbock Police Department; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock has determined that it would be in the best interest of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Lubbock to reduce such burden on the City of Lubbock Police Department; NOW THEREFORE: i BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: SECTION 1. THAT Section 18-37 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Lubbock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 18-37. Duty to immediately report accidents. (a) The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident occurring on any public streets, highways or other public property within the corporate limits of the City of Lubbock resulting in injury to or death of any per- son or damage to any vehicle to the extent that it cannot be normally and safely driven or damage to the property of any one person to the apparent extent of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) or more shall immediate- ly and by the quickest means of communication, give notice of such acci- dent to the Police Department of the City of Lubbock, Texas. (b) The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident occurring on any private property commonly used by the public such as supermarkets, or shop ping center parking lots, parking areas provided by business establishments for the convenience of their customers, clients or patrons, parking lots owned or operated by the State or any other parking area owned and oper- ated for the convenience of, and commonly used by, the public within the corporate limits of the City of Lubbock resulting in injury to or death of any person or damage to any vehicle to the extent that it cannot be normally and safely driven or damage to the property of any one person to the apparent extent of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more shall immediately and by the quickest means of communication, give notice of such accident to the Police Department of the City of Lubbock, Texas. (c) There shall be no duty to report accidents occurring on pri- vately owned residential parking areas or on privately owned parking lots where a fee is charged for the privilege of parking or storing a motor vehicle. (d) The Police Department of the City may require any driver of a vehicle involved in an accident of which a report must be made as pro- vided herein, to file a supplemental report whenever the original report .. is insufficient, and it is hereby made the duty of all persons witnessing any accident or collision of which a report must be made as provided here- in to report the same to the Police Department of the City. (e) When the driver or operator of a vehicle is physically unable to make the required accident report, if there were other occupants of the vehicle at the time of the accident, capable of making the report, such occupant shall make or cause to be made such report. SECTION 2. 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 3. THAT violation of any provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed a misdemeanor punishable for a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00) as provided in Section 1-5 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Lubbock, Texas. SECTION 4. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized to cause pub- lication 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 27th day of --~MQa~Y--------- 1982. Passed by the City Council on second reading this lOth day of J=u=n=e~------ 1982. BIL~ ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: Rickey Chi ders, Administrative Assistant APPROVED AS TO FORM: ,_THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF LUBBOCK Before me Bonnie McKee a Notary P_qblic in and for Lubbock County, Texas on this day personally appeared Twil e F'o I &.om' Acco un't Manal!e r of the Southwestern Newspa- pers Corporation. publishers of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal -Morning. Evening and Sunday, who being by me duly sworn did depose and say that said newseaper ra~beef ~ubljt~td contiau1.Nsl4tor more than fifty-two weeks prior to the first insertion of this e I! a o t e-wo r s Per word-$230.04 No. 564137 at Lubbock County. Texas and the attached print- ed copy of the Notice is a true copy of the orij!inal and was printed in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on the following dates: _J=-=u.;:.;n:...::e=---.:1=.6:::.......::~:.-=2::.:3::..;:..' -=1:.:.9...::8:..:2::..:•::...._ __________ _ Account Manal!er LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Southwestern Newspapers Corporation ~ Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23 r'dJay of ~·'~u~n.._.e~---· !9~1JE©Eor~Tirl JUN247982~ FORM 58-10 BONNIE tAcKE£. NOTARV PUBUC 4,• J}' ~~~~sat':=~~.tt84 1 SECRETARY ~'?J7~ sMH:da ORDINANCE NO.I330 . AN OAOINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. ·708<1 AND THE OFFICIAL .MAP OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK 60 AS TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES: ZONE CASE NO.U'SS· H; A SPECIFIC · USE . ZONE CHANGE FROM C'3 TO C·3 $PE· CIFIC USE PERMIT · UNDER PROVISIONS OF SECTION 22-3·13 OF THE ZONING OROINANCE, FOR VETERINARY HOSPITAL ON TRACT 19·F·2, FARRAR ES· TATES ADDITION, CITY OF LUS· BOCK, LUBBOCK C0UNTY, TEX· AS; SU8Jii!CT TO CONDITIONS; PROVIDING FOR A PENAL TV A$ PROVIDEO FOA 1N SECTION 1·5 OF THE CITY CODE1 PROVIO. lNG A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR "'UBLICA· TION. SMH:da ORDINANCE NO. 8331 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1084 AND THE OFFICIAL MAP OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK 60 A$ TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES: ZONE. CASE N.012368;. A SPECIFIC USE ZONE CHANGE FROM A·l TO AM SPECIFIC USE PERMIT UNDER PROVISIONS .OF ·SECTION 22.3·20-3 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR .PR'O-f'ESSIONAL OFFICE COMPLEX ON PART OF BLOCK 12, OVER· TON AOOlTION, CITY OF LUB· :BOCK, LII8BOCK COUNT¥, TEX· ,AS; PROVIDING FOR A PENAl.· OTY AS PA:ovtoeo FOR IN sec. TION 14 OF THE CITY C~ • PIIOVIOING A SAVINGS CLAUSE·. ;AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICA· TION.