HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 5509-1968 - Establishing A Building Line On The West Side Of Avenue H... - 07/25/1968'-' J:EW 07-2...5 -\..9{£)8 os-oco-l~loB ORDINANCE NO. 5509 AN ORDINANCE ESTABL1SHING A BUILDING LINE ON THE WEST SIDE OF AVENUE H FROM THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF 4TH STREET TO THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF 2ND PLACE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY...DES-CRIBED IN THE BODY OF TH1S ORDINANCE; PROVIDING THAT NO BUILDING OR OTHER STRUCTURE SHALL HEREAFTER BE ERECTED, BE-ERECTED OR SUBSTANTIALLY REPAIRED BETWEEN SUCH BUILDING LINE AND THE RtGHT OF WAY LINES EX1STING PRIOR TO THE BUILDING LINE ESTABLISHED HERE-IN; REQUIRING EXISTING STRUCTURES ON, OR EXTENDING BEYOND THE BUILDING LINE HEREIN ESTABLISHED TO CONFORM TO SUCH BUILDING LINE WITHIN TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS; DEFINING "BUILDING LINE" AND PROVID .. ING THAT SETBACK REQUIREMENTS UNDER. THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE AND AMENDMENTS THERETO BE DETERMINED FROM THE BUILDING LINE HEREIN ESTABLISHED; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS FOR UTILITY EXTENSIONS AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES ESTABLISHING BUILDING LINES WHICH CONFLICT HEREW!.TH; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUS AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. WHEREAS, Article 1105a~ Revised Civil Stat-utes of Texas provides for the establishment of building lines on any part of any street in a city; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that public convenience, safety and necessit in the City of Lubbock requires that a building line or right of way line be establish ed on the west side of Avenue H, from 4th Street to 2nd Place to prevent repair an replacement of structures and trees beyond the building line so established, such area being required in connection with the widening, and improving that part of the 'I street described more particularly hereinafter in the body of this Ordinance; and, WHEREASJ the widening and improving of said street and the establishment of a building line are necessary and will utlimately provide streets of desirable and adequate width which will aid in relieving heavy traffic in congested areas in accorn• ance with the City1s Urban Transportation Plan; and, ----1,~-WHEREAS1 the City Council finds that there are building lines on Avenue H which conflict with the building line established herein and such conflicting building line ordinances should be repealed; NOW THEREFORE:
'""' lJ:EW WEST SIDE: BEGINNING at a point 1501 south and 52.251 west of the southeast corner of Lot 4, Block 6., Liff Sanders Addition to the City of Lubbock~ Lubbock Count11, Texas; THENCE north with a line parallel to and 52.251 west of the east line of said Block 6, past said 1501 by 1501 tract and Lots 4 through 1 of said Block 6, a distance of 3241 to a point~ said point being on the north line of Lot 1, Block 6 .. 52.251 west of the original northeast corner of said Lot 1, Block 6; THENCE north across 3rd Place, a distance of 401 to a point, said point being in the south line of Lot 7, Block 7, of said Liff Sanders Addition, 52.251 west of the southeast corner of said Lot 7; THENCE north with a line parallel to and 52.251 west of the east line of Block 7 across Lots 7 through 1, a distance of 3501 to a point .. said point being in the north line of Lot 1 of said Block 7, 52.251 west of the original northeast corner of said Lot 1; THENCE north across 3rd Street, a distance of 401 to a point~· said point being in the south line of Lot 7, Block 8 of said Liff Sanders Addition, 52.251 west of the southeast corner of said Lot 7; THENCE north with a line parallel to and 52.25t west of the east line of said Block 8 across Lots 7 through 1, a distance of 3501 to a point, said point being in the north line of Lot 1 of said Block 8, 52.251 west of the original northeast corner of said Lot 1. SECTION 2. THAT no building or structure shall hereafter be erected, re-erected or substantially repaired and no new structure or parts thereof shall be erected on that part of the street or land herein designated beyond said building .ine hereinabove described. SECTION 3. THAT all structures on or extending in whole or in part beyond he building line established by this Ordinance are hereby required to conform to he same as established in Section One (1) of this Ordinance within twenty-five (25) years from the effective date hereof.
\..... SECTION 5. The provisions of this Ordinance shall not apply to any officer1 1agent, employee or other person duly authori2<ed by the State of Texas and/or the 'city of Lubbock when performing any employment pursuant to the widening, straigh :ening or extension of the street and/or right-of-way contemplated by this Ordinance or authorized utility extensions within the right-of-way herein described. SECTION 6. Building Line Ordinance No. 1469 is hereby repealed and declared to be of no further force and effect and the City Secretary is hereby 'nstructed to note in the margin of the Ordinance Books that such Ordinance has een repealed by this Ordinance. SECTION 7. If any section, paragraph. subdivision~ clause, phrase or pro .. ·sion of this Ordinance shall be judged invalid or held unconstitutional, the same hall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Ordinance as a whole or any art or provision thereof other than the part so decided to be invalid or unconstitu-ional. SECTION 8. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized to cause publica ion of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative method provided y law. AND IT IS SO ORDERED. assed by the City Council on first reading this 25th day of Jyl;y assed by the City Council on second reading this 8th day of Auauet APPROVED: I 1968. ·• 1968. OR