Lubbock has no straw-on-request rule and no plastic straw ban. Restaurants may freely distribute plastic straws at every table or drive-thru window, in contrast with California and Washington state rules.
Texas cities have shied away from straw-on-request ordinances after the 2018 Laredo Merchants preemption. Lubbock has no measure restricting straws by material, point of sale, or only-on-request distribution. Drive-thru windows along South Loop 289 and University Avenue routinely include plastic straws with every drink. Federal accessibility law under the ADA preserves straw availability for customers with disabilities even in jurisdictions that do regulate straws. Voluntary chain-led switches to paper or PLA straws (Starbucks strawless lids) operate independently of any city or state rule.
There is no straw enforcement. Litter and illegal-dumping ordinances still apply to abandoned straws as part of general ground-litter rules.
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The City of Lubbock does not regulate yard ornaments on private property. Statuary, religious displays, and decorative landscape elements are generally allow...
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Lubbock has no city ordinance setting size, height, or hours limits for inflatable holiday displays on private residential property. Wind is the primary prac...
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The City of Lubbock does not impose specific install-by or take-down-by dates for residential holiday lights. The general nuisance and right-of-way provision...
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Built-in outdoor kitchens in Lubbock require permits from the City of Lubbock Building Inspection Department for gas line installation, electrical work, plum...
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Lubbock does not have a smoker-specific ordinance for single-family residential use, but backyard smokers fall under the general nuisance provisions of the C...
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Lubbock adopts the International Fire Code through the City of Lubbock Code of Ordinances, with Lubbock Fire Rescue as enforcement authority. IFC Section 308...
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