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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 8756-1985 - Authorizing The Altering And Changing Of Prima Facie Speed Limit For Vehicles - 04/11/1985JWF:rm First Reading April 11, 1985 Agenda Item #31 Second Reading April 25, 1985 Agenda Item #7 ORDINANCE No.8756 AN ORDINANCE 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 34TH STREET AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED IN THE BODY OF THIS ORDINANCE; 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 CUMULATIVE OF All OTHER PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT ORDINANCES EXCEPT THOSE WITH WHICH IT SPECIFICALLY CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 4288 OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK BY DELETING SECTION 1 OF SAID ORDINANCE TO REMOVE THE EXISTING 35 MPH SPEED LIMIT SO THAT THE 40 MPH SPEED LIMIT HEREIN ESTABLISHED ON-SAID PORTION OF 34TH CAN BECOME EF- FECTIVE. WHEREAS, the governing body of the City of lubbock, as authorized by Article 6701d, §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 alternation 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. THAT the prima facie speed limit established by Article 6701d, §166(d)(1)--Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes as altered and changed for all vehicles on the following designated highways or streets in the cor- porate limits of the City·of lubbock, lubbock County, Texas, as shown below, to-wit: A 40 MPH speed limit on both sides of 34th Street beginning at the west side of Avenue A and extending west to the east side of Avenue H. SECTION 2. THAT the City Manager is authorized and directed to cause the placing of signs so as to clearly define the limits of the prima facie areas set out in this Ordinance. SECTION 3. THAT any person, firm or corporation violating the prima facie speed limit established by this Ordinance shall upon conviction be fined any sum not to exceed TWO HUNDRED ($200.00) DOLLARS. SECTION 4. 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 5. THAT all Ordinances or part of Ordinances conflicting with any of the provisions hereof are hereby repealed insofar as such conflict exists. SECTION 6. 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 prima facie speed limit Ordinances except those with which it specifically conflicts. SECTION 7. 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. SECTION 8. THAT Ordinance No. 4288 of the City of lubbock is hereby amended by deleting therefrom Section 1 of said Ordinance in its entirety, and the remainder of said Ordinance shall remain the same. This deletion is necessary to remove the existing 35 MPH Speed limit now existing on said portion of 34th Street so that the 40 MPH Speed limit hereinabove established can be effective. AND IT IS SO ORDERED Passed by the City Council on first reading this 11th April , 1985. Passed by the City Council on second reading this 25th April , 1985. ATTEST: day of day of :~.~~ APPROVED AS TO FORM: Transportation Director -2- ' THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF LUBBOCK H-1675 Before me DorotbF Ruaacll a Notary Public in and for Lubbock County. Texas on this day personally appeared Beverlr tterPer• At.lt. Acct. Mer. 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 LIC!II Not1CI -------------No. 564048 at Lubbock County. Texas and the attached print- ed copy of the Lettel Notice Avalanche-Journal on the following dates: 311 •ord5 8 IQt aer vord LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Southwestern Newspapers Corporation is a true copy of the original and was printed in the Lubbock APril 27• Mar 4• 1085 • 8217.70 Subscribed and sworn to before me this llL day of ----=..:M"""I...,f ___ , 19 15 FORM53-10 ~otary My