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ORDINANCE NO.) 5580
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 28 .. 63 OF CHAPTER 28, ENTITLED
"STREETS AND SIDEWALKS", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF LUB ...
BOCK, TEXAS, GOVERNING CONSTRUCTION OF DRIVEWAYS INTO PRIVATE
PROPERTY OR ALLEYS; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock has determined that it
would be in the best interest., safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Lub ...
b<:::ek to make the changes in construction of driveways into private property or
alleys as set forth below; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Section 28-63 of Chapter 28., entitled "Streets and Side-
walks" of the Code of Ordinances, City of Lubbock., Texas, BE and is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Section 28-63. Driveways into private property or alleys.
All driveways into private property shall be paved from the street
curb line to the property line. The design and construction of such
driveways shall be in accordance with this Section, Section 28-48 of this
Code and the Driveway Standards., Plates 1 and 2, which are made a pa
hereof.1 a copy of which plates shall be kept in the offices of the Building
Inspector open to public inspection. Driveways for access to all pro-
perty, other than single family residences, must also have the approval
of the Director of Traffic., or his representative, to assure that such
driveway design complies herewith.
a. Number of Driveways
{1) For the first 100 feet or less of frontage on a street not
more than two driveways are permitted.
(2) For each additional 200 feet&ne additional driveway from
the abutting street is permitted.
b. On the interior lots the tangent point of the driveway curb at
the street curb line shall not extend beyond a property line.
c. Commercial driveways with 9 0 degree approache~ shall have
51 minimum curb radius.
d. Commercial driveway curb radius shall not extend into a stre
intersection curb which has a radius of 25r or less.
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e. 11No driveway access to 11R-111,, "R-211., 11R-311 or other residen ..
ially zoned property shall be permitted from a street which is
designated as a Major street by the Master Thoroughfare Plan
except when the Planning Commission shall have approved the
plat with lots fronting on such streets or when the plat was
filed of record prior to January 22., 1953., with lots fronting on
the Major Street. 11
SECTION 2. Should any section, paragraph., sentence, clause., phrase, or
ord of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the
remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 3. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized to cause public
ion of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative method provided
y law.
AND IT· 1S SO ORDERED,_
assed by the Council .:m first reading this 12th day of -=De=c=em=b=e=r-----"' 1968.
assed by the Council on second reading this 19th day of December ., 1968.
ary-Treasurer
Jr.,., Cit
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