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AN ORDINANCE A:MENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1695 BY
CHANGING SECTION 15.1-2-2 GOVERNING VISION CLEARANCE.
WHEREAS, the City Council finds, after all notices have been given
and hearings held as provided by law, that it is in the best interest of the
citizens of the City of Lubbock to make the change in the zoning law as
hereinafter set forth, NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Section 15.1-2-2 of the Zoning Ordinance No. 1695
which reads as follows:
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Section 15. 1-2-2 Vision Clearance On any lot on which a front yard is
required by ttis Ordinance, no wall, fence, or othe r structure shall be
erected and no hedge, tree, shrub, or other growth or structure of
any kind s hall be maintained in such location within such required
front yard so as to obstruct the view.
Any fence , wall .. hedge., shrubbery, etc., higher than a base line
extending from a point 2 1/2 feet above walk grade at the walk to a
point 4 1/2 feet above walk grade at the depth of front yard required
is hereby declared to be an obstruction to view, except single trees ·
having a single trunk which are pruned to a height of seven feet above
walk grade.
BE and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 15. 1-2-2 Vision Clearance In a required front yard, no wall
fence or other structure shall be erected in any p art of the required
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front yard that would be higher than a line extending from a point
2 1/2 feet above the natural ground level at the front lot line to a
point 4 J/2 feet above the natural ground level at the depth of the
required front yard, except that on any corner lot, within that
triangular area formed by a diagonal line intersecting the property
lines at points twenty-five feet from the street corner intersection
of the property lines, or that point of intersection of the property
lines extended, no wall., fence,. or ·other structure shall exceed 2 feet
in height above the curb elevation of the adjacent streets.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the Council on first reading, __ 2_4_t_h _____ day of August
PPROVED:
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