HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 8981-1986 - Ordinance 8981 Altering Speed Limits On Certain Portions Of Indiana Avenue - 10/07/1986JWF:da
First Reading
October 7, 1986
Agenda I tern #18
Second Reading
October 23, 1986
Agenda I Item #8
ORDINANCE NO • __ 8_9_81 __ _
AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ON
CERTAIN PORTIONS OF INDIANA AVENUE, AS HEREINAFTER MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE BODY OF THIS ORDINANCE;
DIRECTING PLACEMENT OF SIGNS WITH RESPECT THERETO; REPEALING
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT;
APPLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE ONLY TO STREETS OR HIGHWAYS
NAMED HEREIN; PROVIDING THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE;
PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING
FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock, upon
the basis of an enqineerinq and traffic investiqation, finds
it necessary to alter prima facie speed limits as established
by Section 166(A)(l) of Article 670ld, Vernon's Annotated
Civil Statutes, within the areas and the locations named and
desiqnated in the body of this Ordinance, all within the
corporate limits of the City of Lubbock; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT the prima facie speed limits on the
followinq streets and hiqhways in the urban district set forth
below are hereby altered and chanqed as hereinafter set forth
upon the followinq described portions of streets and/or
hiqhways located within the City of Lubbock, Lubbock county,
Texas, to-wit:
1. A 45 M.P.H. speed zone on both sides of Indiana
Avenue from 50th street to 82nd Street.
2. A 50 M.P.H. speed zone on both sides of Indiana
Avenue from 82nd Street to the South city limits.
SECTION 2. THAT all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances
conflictinq with any of the provisions hereof are hereby re-
pealed insofar as such conflict exists.
j! , SECTION 3. THAT all hiqhways or streets not specifi-
[i cally set forth in the precedinq sections hereof shall not be
11 affected by the provisions hereof, and this Ordinance shall be
], cumulative of all other prima facie speed limit Ordinances I: except those with which it specifically conflicts.
SECTION 4. THAT the City Manaqer is hereby authorized
and directed to cause the placinq and maintenance of such
traffic control siqnals andjor devices andjor siqns as shall
be necessary to apprise the public of the zones as hereinabove
set forth.
SECTION 5. THAT violation of any provisions of this
Ordinance shall be deemed a misdemeanor punishable by a fine
not to exceed two hundred dollars as provided in Section 1-4
of the City Code.
SECTION 6. THAT should any paraqraph, 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 7. THAT the City Secretary is hereby
authorized to cause publication of the descriptive caption and
penalty clause of this Ordinance as an alternative method
provided by law.
Passed by the City of October
Passed by the city
of October
ATTEST:
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Council on
, 1986.
Council on
1 1986.
first readinq this 7th day
second readinq this __ 2_3_r_d___ day
J;C.J?t:~~
B. C. McMINN, MAYOR
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THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF LUBBOCK
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Before me Jane R • Roark a Notary Public in and for Lubbock County. Texas on this day
personally appeared Twil a Aufill • Account Manal!!er 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 Lel!!a I Notice
-------------No. 756432 at Lubbock County. Texas and the attached print-
ed copy of the Lel!a 1 Notice is a true copy of the original and was..Pii.Dted in the Lubbock Aval~ng~e-~oJI~nllo~U~z~ll~wi~~E,;~s october 25, November 1• l:9ts6
Account Manal!!er
LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL
Southwestern Newspapers Corporation
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NotarY PUblic In And For The
State of Texas
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3 rd day of November . 19~
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