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ORDINANCE NO. 7271
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 5087 OF THE CITY
OF LUBBOCK IN ITS ENTIRETY SO AS TO RE-ESTABLISH TOO-WAY
TRAFFIC ON AVENUE U FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH 19TH STREET
TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH 17TH STREET; ESTABLISHING NO LEFT
TURNS FOR SOUTH BOUND TRAFFIC ON AVENUE U TURNING ONTO
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19TH STREET; AUTHORIZING PLACING OF SIGNS BY CITY MANAGER
TO INDICATE SAID NO LEFT TURN LOCATION, PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; PRESCRIBING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
lj WHEREAS, after traffic engineering investigation and consideration
of the health, safety, and welfare of the public in general and the citizens
of the City of Lubbock, it is hereby determined that traffic movement
should be changed from one-way north to two-way traffic moving both
north and south on Avenue U between 17th and 19th Streets, and that left
turns should be prohibited for southbound traffic on Avenue U turning onto
19th Street; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Ordinance No. 5087 of the City of Lubbock,
Texas, passed by its governing body as an emergency measure on Septembers
8, 1966, is hereby repealed in its entirety, and from and after the passage
and effective date of this repeal, two-way traffic for both n orth and south
bound traffic is immediately re-established on Avenue U between its inter-
sections with 17th Street and 19th Street in the City of Lubbock, Lubbock
County. Texas.
SECTION 2. FROM and after the passage and effective date of this
ordinance, l eft turns are prohibited for southbound traffic on Avenue U
turning onto 19th Street.
SECTION 3. THAT the City Manager is authorized' and directed to
cause the placing of signs so as to clearly define the left turn prohibition.
SECTION 4. 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 thereby.
SECTION 5. THAT any person, firm or corporation violating the
said left turn prohibition established by this Ordinance shall, upon
conviction, be fined any sum not to exceed TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
($200. 00).
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SECTION 6. THAT the City Secretary is authorized and directed
to cause the publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance,
together with the penalty provision, as an alternative method of publication
as provided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on first reading this 10th day of June ------1976.
Passed by the City Council on second reading this 24th day of _J,,,_u,.,.,,n~e:.._ __ .,
1976.
ROY BASS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Secretary-Treasurer
APPROVED AS TO FORM: