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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 8285-1982 - Amend. Ord. #7084, To Change Track Of Land Out Of Sec. 17. - 02/11/1982ORDINANCE NO. 8285 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 7084 OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, BEING THE ZONING CODE, SO AS TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGE: ZONE CASE NO. 2351;. CHANGE A TRACT OF LAND OUT OF SECTION 17, BLOCK A, GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS BEING 190 FEET WEST OF THE UNIVERSITY AVENUE CENTER LINE OF THE STREAMBED OF THE YELLOWHOUSE FORK OF THE DOUBLE MOUNTAIN FORK OF THE BRAZOS RIVER, CITY OF LUBBOCK, LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS FROM R-1 TO R-1 (DH) ZONING DISTRICT; DESIG- NATING A LANDMARK THEREON; IDENTIFYING CERTAIN EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES OF THAT LANDMARK; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 1-5 OF THE CITY CODE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. WHEREAS, the Austin Brothers Bridge located in the Canyon Lakes Project is a steel Warren-type pony truss bridge built in 1913 across Yellowhouse Canyon on the Lubbock-Abernathy-Plainview road, and WHEREAS, the bridge was built by the Austin Brothers Bridge Company of Dallas for the Lubbock County Commissioners, and WHEREAS, the bridge is symbolic of Lubbock's early development as a transportation center, with highways and rail lines extending across West Texas in all directions from Lubbock, and WHEREAS, the bridge is also symbolic of Lubbock's early dependence on the automobile and highway travel, which began as early as 1907, when Rollie Burns and Frank Wheelock operated an auto stage line to Amarillo by way of Plainview, and WHEREAS the bridge was restored to its original condition in 1974 by the City of Lubbock in collaboration with the History of Engineering Program and the Civil Engineering Department of Texas Tech University for use as a pedestrian footbridge in the Lubbock Canyon Lakes Project, and WHEREAS, the proposed change in zoning as hereinafter made has been duly presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission for its recommendation which was received by the City Council and, after due consideration, the City Council finds that it would be in the best interest of the public welfare to make the proposed change in zoning, and WHEREAS, all conditions precedent required by law for a valid amendment to the Zoning Ordinance and Map have been fully complied with, as well as giving notices in compliance with Section 26 of Ordinance No. 7084, as well as notices and provided by Article 1011f, Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes, amended in 1961, and notice was duly published in the Lubbock MOrning Avalanche-Journal more than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the public hearing before the City Council on such proposed amendment, and the public hearing according to said notice was duly held in the City Council Room on the second floor of the City Hall, Lubbock, Texas, at which time persons appeared in support of the proposal; and, after said hearing, it was by the City Council determined that it would be in the public interest, due to cchanged conditions, that the Zoning Ordinance and the Zoning Map be amended in the manner hereinafter set forth in the body of this Ordinance and this Ordinance having been introduced prior to first reading hereof; NOW THEREFORE: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: ZONE CASE NO. 2351 SECTION 1. THAT the tract of land out of Section 17, Block A, City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, BE and is hereby changed from R-1 to R-1 (DR) zoning district, and declared to be a historic landmark district. SECTION 2. THAT the bridge located thereon BE and is hereby declared to be a historic landmark. SECTION 3. THAT the following BE and are hereby declared to be exterior architectural features, and as such shall be preserved in their present form: 1. All steel chords, panels, posts, beams, and braces characteristic of Warren-type Pony truss construction, 2. Wooden plank deck, 3. All steel parts shall be painted as needed for protection and appearance, with a color of paint similar to that used at present or contemporary and appropriate to its original use. SECTION 4. THAT incorporated by reference into this ordinance, and by attaching hereto, are photographs of the structure as it presently appears. Said photographs shall be used to indicate the degree of alteration which has already occurred and the degree of preservation of the original structure. NO. 1: NO. 2: NO. 3: NO. 4: NO. 5: NO. 6: General view from northeast. General view from northwest. General view from north. Close view of wooden decking from north. Close view showing structural elements from northeast. General view from southeast. 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 first Passed by the City Council on APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: of Zoning and Environmental Control Susan M. Horton, Assistant City Attorney NO. 1: General view from northeast. NO. 2: General view from northwest. NO. 3: General view from north. NO. 4: Close view of wooden decking from north. .· NO. 5: Close view showing structural elements from northeast. NO. 6: General view from southeast.