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ORDINANCE NO. S53l
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 6279 OF THE CITY OF
LUBBOCK SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE ALTERING AND CHANGING OF THE PRIMA FACIE
SPEED LIMIT FOR ALL VEHICLES ON THE FOLLOWING STREET IN THE CORPORATE
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS, TO-WIT: A PORTION OF
NORTH QUAKER AVENUE FRCN THE SOUTH SIDE OF CLOVIS ROAD (U.S. 84) AND
EXTENDING SOUTH TO 300 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF KEMPER STREET;
AUTHORIZING THE PLACING OF SPEED LIMIT SIGNS, PRESCRIBING A PENALTY;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING THAT STREETS OR HIGHWAYS NOT SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH HEREIN SHALL
NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE PROVISIONS HEREOF AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
CIJ4ULATIVE OF ALL OTHER PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT ORDINANCES EXCEPT THOSE
WITH WHICH IT SPECIFICALLY CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, the governing body of the City of Lubbock, as authorized by
Article 6701d, Section 169(b) Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, finds that
certain prima facie speed limits on certain streets are different from what
is reasonable or safe and should be altered and the preservation of public
health and safety required alteration of said prima facie speed limits as
hereinafter set forth, NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. The first part of Section 1 of Ordinance No. 6279 of
the City of Lubbock which now reads as follows:
SECTION 1. THAT the prima facie speed limit established by
Article 6701d, Section 166(a)(1)--Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes is
altered and changed for all vehicles on the following designated
highways or streets in the corporate limits of the City of Lubbock,
Lubbock County, Texas, as shown below, to-wit:
QUAKER AVENUE N. CITY LIMITS TO 82ND STREET
A 50 MPH Speed Zone for both sides of North Quaker Avenue
beginning at the North City Limits and extending South to 300
feet South of the center line of Kemper Street.
BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ HEREAFTER AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. THAT the prims facie speed limit established by
Article 6701d, Section 166(a)(1)--Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes is
altered and changed for all vehicles on the following designated
highways or streets in the corporate limits of the City of Lubbock,
Lubbock County, Texas, as shown below, to-wit:
QUAKER AVENUE N. CITY LIMITS TO 82ND STREET
A 45 MPH Speed limit for both sides of North Quaker Avenue
beginning at the South side of Clovis Road (U.S. 84) and extend-
ing South to 300 feet South of the center line of Kemper Street.
SECTION 2. THE remainder of said Section 1 of Ordinance No. 6279
of the City of Lubbock shall remain as it presently reads.
SECTION 3. THAT the City Manager is authorized and directed to
cause the placing of signs so as to clearly define the limits of the prims
facie areas set out in this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. THAT any person, firm or corporation violating the
prima facie speed limit established by this Ordinance shall upon conviction
be fined any sun not to exceed TWO HUNDRED ($200.00) DOLLARS.
SECTION 5. THAT the City Secretary is authorized and directed to
cause publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance together
with the penalty as an alternative method of publication as provided by
law.
SECTION 6. THAT all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances conflicting
with any of the provisions hereof are hereby repealed insofar as such
conflict exists.
SECTION 7. 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 prims facie
speed limit Ordinances except those with which it specifically conflicts.
SECTION 8. THAT should any section, 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.
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ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Engineering Dpt.
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1984.
1984.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF LUBBOCK
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Before me IOMit HC:ltl a Notary Public in and for Lubbock County. Texas on this day
personally appeared Twila A11fll I I ACCIGftt Manaear 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 newspaper has been published continuously for more
than fifty-two weeks prior to the first insertion of this Ltllll lotict•s.tl• wordae66t ••r vard•fllit.14 No. 861151, at Lubbock County. Texas and the attached print-
ed copy of the IPtlC:I is a true copy of the original and was printed in the Lubbock
Avalanche-.Journal on the following dates: £e1tr111r• Ile S8t l.98C PO Nuber• L•006Z
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this _IIDday of f'ellraarr . 19 .. A! .... i' ,,
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