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\ ORDINANCE NO. 5701
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-. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ALTER! NG AND CHANGING OF
THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT FOR ALL VEHICLES ON THE FOLLOWING
STREETS IN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK1 LUBBOCK
COUNTY 1 TEXA~~ TO-WIT: A 35 MILE PER HOUR SPEED ZONE ON BOTH
SIDES OF URSULINE STREET BETWEEN NORTH ASH A VENUE AND NORTH
QUIRT AVENUE; A 35 MILE PER HOUR SPEED ZONE ON lOTH STREET BE-
TWEEN A VENUE Q AND UNIVERSITY A VENUE; A 35 MILE PER HOUR SPEED
ZONE ON MAIN STREET BETWEEN UNIVERSITY A VENUE AND A VENUE Q;
A 35 MILE PER HOUR SPEED ZONE ON BOTH SIDES OF UNIVERSITY AVENUE
BETWEEN 34TH STREET AND 50TH STREET; AND A 40 MILE PER HOUR SPEE
ZONE ON BOTH SIDES OF INDIANA A VENUE BETWEEN 34TH STREET AND
LOOP 289 SOUTH; AUTHORIZING THE PLACING OF SPEED LIMIT SIGNS;
PRESCRffiiNG A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING THAT STREETS OR HIGH-
WAYS 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; PROVIDING
A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, the governing body of the City of Lubbock., as authorized by
Section 169(b) of Article 6701d, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes" finds that certain
p.rima facie speed limits on certain public streets and highways are different
from what is .reasonable and safe and should be altered as hereinafter set forth
in order to comply with what is .reasonable and safe, NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. The prima facie speed limit established by Article 6701d,
Section 166(a)(l)--Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes is altered and changed for all
vehicles on the following designated public streets or highways within the corpor-
ate limits of the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas:
URSULINE STREET
A 35 MPH Speed Zone on both sides of Ursuline Street
Between North Ash Avenue and North Quirt Avenue.
lOTH STREET
A 35 MPH Speed Zone on lOth Street between Avenue Q and
University Avenue.
MAIN STREET
A 35 MPH Speed Zone on Main Street between University
Avenue and Avenue Q.
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UNIVERSITY A VENUE
A 35 MPH Speed Zone on both sides of University Avenue
between 34th Street and 50th Street.
INDIANA A VENUE
A 40 MPH Speed Zone on both sides of Indiana Avenue
between 34th Street and Loop 289 South.
SECTION 2. The City Manager is authorized and directed to cause the
lacing of signs so as to clearly define the limits of the prima facie areas set
ut in this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. Any person. firm or corporation violating the prima facie
peed limit established by this Ordinance shall upon conviction be fined any sum
otto exceed TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200, 00).
SECTION 4. The City Secretary is authorized and directed to cause the
ublication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance together with the penalty
s an alternative method of publication as provided by law.
SECTION 5. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances conflicting with any
f the provisions hereof are hereby repealed insofar as such conflict exists.
SECTION 6. That all highways o.r streets not specifically set forth in the
receeding sections hereof shall not be affected by the provisions hereof, and
is Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other prima facie speed limit ordinances
xcept those with which it specifically conflicts.
SECTION 7. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or
o.rd of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason,
e remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
1 SECTION B. This ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after the
klate of its last publication.
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AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
ATTEST:
La: en1a Lowe. C1ty Secretary-Treasurer
APPROVED:
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