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ORDINANCE NO. 5334
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ALTERING AND CHANGING OF
THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT FOR ALL VEHICLES ON THE FOLLOW
ING STREETS IN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK,
LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS TG-WIT: A PORTION OF SPUR 327; AUTH-
ORIZING THE PLACING OF SPEED LIMIT SIGNS; PRESCRIBING A
PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; REPEALING ALL ORDIN-
ANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH: PROVIDING THAT STREETS OR
HIGH'vVAYS 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 CON-
FLICTS; 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 Article 6701d, Section 169(b) Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, fi.nds that
certain prima faci.e speed limits on certain highways are different from
what is reasonable or safe and should be altered as hereinafter set forth,
NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. The prima faci.e speed limit established by Article
6701d, Section 166(a) (1) Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes is altered and
changed for all vehicles on the following designated highways or streets
in the corporate limits of the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas;
As shown on the strip map attached hereto and as more particularly des-
cribed, to-wit:
SPUR 327
A 60 MPH speed zone, for westbound traffic only, beginning
at the exit from Loop 289, onto Spur 327, and extending
westerly a distance of 0.616 miles.
SECTION 2. The attached strip map is made a a part hereof for
all intents and purposes and the Ci.ty Secretary and Director of Planning
and Traffic are hereby directed to place copies of such map on file i.n
their respective offices, open to the inspection by the public.
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SECTION 3. The City Manager is authorized and directed to cause
the placing of signs so as to clearly define the 1 imits of the prima facie
areas set out in this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. Any person, firm, or corporation violating the prima
facie speed limit established by this Ordinance shall upon conviction be
fined any sum not to exceed TWO HUNDRED ($200.00) DOLLARS.
SECTION 5. 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. This ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after the date of
its last publication.
SECTION 6. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances conflicting
with any of the provisions hereof are hereby repealed insofar as such con-
flict exists.
SECTION 7. That all highways or streets not specifically set forth
in the preceding sections hereof shall not be affected by the provisions here-
of, and this Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other prima facie speed
limit ordinances except those with which it specifically conflicts.
SECTION 8. 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 there-
by.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED
Passed by the City Council on first reading this 28th day of Septembel' 1967.
Passed by the City Council on second reading · l2.tbday of Octo , 1967.
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