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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance - 2374-A-1957 - Authorizing Prima Facie Speed Limit From 30 MPH To 60 MPH - 12/05/1957/J-/tJ....,7 '~! -~~Iff"/' Le,?/9'1,; f-11.;4/: '" -~~~-J.., ,.:J ~-~~7 . ORDINANCE NO. 2374-A. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND INCREASING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS FROM 30 MILES PER HOUR TO 60 MILES PER HOUR DURING DAY LIGHT HOURS AND 55 MILES PER HOUR DURING NIGHT TIME HOURS ON1 ~ THAT PORTION OF THE STREETS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ON THE WEST SIDE OF SLIDE ROAD BEGINNING AT 50TH STREET AND EXTENDING TO THE I SOUTH CITY LlMITS AND ON THE EAST SIDE OF SLIDE ROAD BEGINNING AT THE SOUTH CITY LIMITS AND EXTENDING TO 50TH STREET; ON THE NORTH., SIDE OF 34TH STREET BEGINNING AT ALBANY AVENUE AND EXTENDING TO 40 .FEET EAST OF THE SECTION LINE ON FRANKFORD AVENUE; ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 34TH STREET BEGINNING 40 FEET EAST OF THE SECTION LINE ON FRANKFORD AVENUE AND EXTENDING TO ALBANY AVENUE; AU- THORIZING AND INCREASING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT FROM 30 MILES PER HOUR TO 55 MILES PER HOUR ON THE WEST SIDE OF SOUTH- EAST DRIVE (FORMERLY SLATON ffi.GHWAY) BEGINNING AT THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE OF 36TH STREET AND EXTENDING TO 150 FEET SOUTH OF THE SECTION LINE ON 50TH STREET; ON THE EAST SIDE OF SOUTHEAST DRIVE BEGINNING 150 FEET SOUTH OF THE SECTION LINE ON 50TH STREET TO THE EXISTING 50 MILES PER HOUR ZONE AT 4ZND STREET; ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST 19TH STREET BEGINNING 40 FEET EAST OF THE SEC- TION LINE ON FRANKFORD AVENUE AND EXTENDING TO 1650 FEET WEST OF SLIDE ROAD; ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WEST 19TH STREET BEGINNING 1500 FEET WEST OF SLIDE ROAD TO 40 FEET EAST OF THE SECTION LINE ON FRANKFORD AVENUE; AUTHORIZING AND INCREASING THE PRIMA FACI SPEED LIMIT FROM 30 MILES PER HOUR TO 35 MILES PER HOUR ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WEST 34TH STREET BEGINNING AT SLIDE ROAD AND EX ... TENDING TO ALBANY AVENUE; ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WESI' 34TH STREET BEGINNING AT ALBANY A VENUE AND EXTENDING TO SLIDE ROAD; DECREA ... SING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT FROM 40 MILES PER HOUR TO 30 MILES PER HOUR ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 19TH STREET BEGINNING AT PEORIA AVENUE AND EXTENDING WEST TO THE EAST PROPERTY LINE OF 1 VICKSBURGAVENUE; ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF 19TH STREET BEGINNING AT THE EAST PROPERTY LINE OF VICKSBURG AVENUE AND EXTENDING TO 150 FEET WEST OF PEORIA AVENUE; THE SAME BEING PARTS OF CERTAIN I:llGHWAYSAND/OR STREETS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS 0¥ THE CITY11 OF LUBBOCK; PROVIDING FOR THE ERECTION OF SIGNS; PROVIDING PROVISIONS ACCUMULATIVE AND SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTYi REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES..IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS~ the governing body of the City of Lubbock has determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the prima facie speed limits set forth and established by Article 8Z7a,. Section 8~ Vernon's Annotated Penal Code, as amended by Acts of 1951, 5Zd Leg. 1 P. 589, Ch. 3462 Sub-Sse. 1,. are less than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist upon cer- tain highways,. streets and/ or parts of highways and streets at the locations name and designated in the body of this ordinanc e and in the cor porate limits of the City of Lubbock,_ taking into consideration the width and condition of the pavement and 1 other circumstances O:'l. such certain highways, streets and/or parts of highways and streetsa as well as the usual traffic thereon; and~ l -WHEREAS, it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health and safety to provide for the inunediate enactment of such measures* con ... stituting an emergency; NOW THEREFORE~ BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: SECTION l. THAT from and after the effective date of this Ordinance the prima-facie speed limit established by Article 827a, Section 8• Sub-Sec. 1 (b) (1) Vernones .Annotated Penal Code1 as amended by Acts 1951, 52d Leg.~ P. 5891 Ch. 346~ Sub .. Sec. 11 is altered and changed for all vehicles to 60 miles per hour during day light hours and 55 miles per hour during night time hours on the following designated highways or streets in the corporate limits of the City of Lubbock, to-wit: On west side of Slide Road, beginning at 59th Street to south City Limit. On east side of Slide Road, beginning at south City Limit to 50th Street. On north side of 34th _Street~ begi nning at Albany Avenue to 40 feet east of Sectibn Line on Frankford Avenue. On south side of 34th Street, beginning 40 feet east of Section Line on Frankford Avenue to Albany Avenue. SECTION 2. THAT from and after the effective date of this ordinance the prima-facie speed limit established by Article 827a~ Section 8, Sub-Sec. 1 (b) (1), Vernon's Annotated Penal Code, as amended by Acts 1951, 52d Leg., P. 589, ~ Ch. 3467 Sub-Se c . 1., is altered and changed for all vehicles to fifty-five (55) miles per hour on the following designated highways o r streets in the corporate limits of the City of Lubbock, to-wit: On the west side of Southeast Drive (formerly Slaton Highway)) beginning at south property line of 36th Street and extending to ,150 feet south of Section Line on 50th Street. On the east side of Southeast Drive• beginning 150 feet south of Section Line on 50th Street to the existing 50 MPH zone at 42nd Street. On south side of West 19th Streeta beginning 40 feet east of Section Line on Frankford Avenue to 1650 feet west of Slide Road. On north side of West 19th Street, beginning 1500 feet west of Slide Road to 40 feet east of Section line on Frankford Avenue. SECTION 3. THAT from and after the effective date of this ordinance the prima-facie speed limit established by Article 827a, Section 8~ Sub-Sec. 1 {b) (l)a Vernon1s Annotated Penal Co:ie:t as amended by Acts 19517 52d Leg., P. 589a Ch. 346, Sub-Sec. 11 is altered and changed for all vehicles to tlirty miles per hour on the following designated highways or streets in the corporate liznits of the City of Lubbock, to-wit: west_to east property line of Vicksburg Avenue. .. On north side of 19th Streett beginning at Peoria Avenue and extending I ~==-=..--111--................. -• f~ ---- . -.: ~ ~:!. ;""-- On south side of 19th Street, beginning at east property line of Vicksburg Avenue and extending to 150 feet west of Peoria Avenue. SECTION 4. THAT from and after the effective date of this ordinance the prima-facie speed limit established by Article 82.7 a, Section 8*. Sub-Sec. l(b)(l) Vernon1s Annotated Penal Code~. as amended by Acts 1951, SZ.d Leg.~ P. 589, . Ch. 346, Sub-Sec. lll-is altered and changed for all vehicles to thirty-five miles per hour on the following designated highways or streets in the corporate limits of the City of Lubbock, to-wit: On north side of West 34th Streett beginning at Slide Road to .Albany Avenue. On south side of West 34th Street111 beginning at Albany Avenue to Slide Road. SECTION 5. All highways or streets not specifically set forth in Section 1, 2, 31 and 4 of this ordinance shall not be affected by the provisions o:f this ordinance, and shall be cumulative of all other ordinances. 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. Any violation of the prima-facie speed limit established by thi ordinance by any per son, firm or corporation shall be unlawful and shall consti- tute a vXilation as provided by Section 8 of Article 827a,. as amende4., Vernon1s Annotated Penal Code, and upon conviction such person,, firm or corporation shall be punished by a fine of not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($2.00. OOh. and :for subsequent violations within one year thereafter such p ·erson shall be prose- cuted as prescribed for such violations by Section 15 of.Article 82.7a1, Vernon1s Annotated Penal Code. SECTION 8. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause the publication of the descriptive caption o.f this ordinance, together with the perl.alty provisions as required by law. SECTION 9. The Traffic Engineer is authorized and directed to place speed limit signs so as to clearly define the limits of the prima-facie areas set out in this ordinance. SECTION 10. Should any sectiona paragrap~~ 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 11. The fact that the heavy flow o£ vehicular traffic through the several highways and streets as herein designated and established as a hazard, dangerous to the safety of persons and property7 creates a public necessity re- qwring all rules that no ordinance shall be finally passed on the day of its intro ... duction be suspended; and this ordinance is declared to be an emergency measu.r .. to take effect from and after the date of its first publication. AND '1 T IS SO ORDERED. Passed by the City Commission this 5th day of December , 1957. ·------' EfttCH'it. vAtE t\EC lb \9S7