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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05738 ORD - 04/20/1960IMS:JKH:4 -20 -60 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 21 -131 AND 21 -134 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1956 AS TO MAKE THE PARKING E Z S Q I NG DE SO IT OF COINS EFFLCTIVE UN D S BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:00 D 12:00 O'CLOCK N; ENDING SECTION CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, , SO AS TO PROVIDE A PENALTY OF A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN S 0 MO ; AMENUINU S 0 - lj� 0 PSC I I CD, , S POVIDE THAT EACH HOUR OF VIOLATION SHALL CONSTI TE S PARATE I 21-138 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI C f ODE, 1958, S E A NOTICE TO ANSWER THE CHARGE OF OVERPARKING N N DAYS; ANDAMENDIRG SEC TION 21-132 OF THE CORPUS I 1 CODE? T9581 BY DELETING F OM THE LAST SENTENCE OF SAID SECTION THE J D "THE DROPPING Or ; P DI FOR PUBLICATION; AJD DEMKIRING AN EMERGENCY. BE Q? ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT SECTIONS 21 -131 AND 21 -134 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 19582 ARE HEREBY AMENDED BY ADDING THE WORDS "AND EXCEPT SATUR- DAY AFTER NOON" IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PHRASE "EXCEPT SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS OFFICIALLY SET BY THE CITY COUNCIL" WHEREVER SAID PHRASE APPEARS IN SAID SECTIONS. SECTION 2. THAT SECTION 21 -145 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, IS HEREBY AMENDED SO AS TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS: "SEC. 21 -145. PENALTY. UNLESS ANOTHER PENALTY IS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED BY LAW, EVERY PERSON CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN TWENTY -FIVE CENTS NOR MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS." SECTION 3. THAT SECTION 21 -135 IS HEREBY AMENDED BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE: "EACH HOUR OF VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS DIVISION SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE OFFENSE AND PUNISHABLE AS A SEPARATE OFFENSE AS PROVIDED IN THIS CHAPTER." p SECTION 4. THAT SECTION 21 -138 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 19580 IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 5738 1r • ,121 -138. DUTY OF POLICE OR OTHER OFFICERS AS TO VEHICLES PARKED OVERTIME. "IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF EACH POLICE OFFICER OR SUCH OTHER OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE. OF THE CITY AS MAY BE AUTHORIZED BY THIS CODE OR OTHER OROI- NANCES TO TAKE THE NUMBER OF ANY METER AT WHICH ANY VEHICLE IS OVERPARKED AS PROVIDED IN THIS DIVISION, THE STATE VEHICLE LICENSE NUMBER OF SUCH VEHICLES THE TIME AND DATE OF SUCH OVERPARKING AND THE MAKE OF SUCH VEHICLE, AND TO ISSUE, IN WRITING, ON A FORM PROVIDED BY THE CITY A NOTICE TO ANSWER TO THE CHARGE OF OVERPARKING WITHIN TEN DAYS DURING THE HOURS AND AT THE PLACE SPECIFIED IN SUCH NOTICE." SECTION 5. THAT SECTION 21 -132 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE 1958, IS HEREBY AMENDED BY DELETING FROM THE LAST SENTENCE OF SAID SECTION 21 -132 THE WORDS TITHE DROPPING OF", THE SENTENCE TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS: „EACH SUCH METER SHALL ALSO BE 50 ARRANGED THAT UPON THE EX- PIRATION OF THE PARKING LIMIT IT WILL INDICATE BY A MECHANICAL OPERATION AND A PROPER SIGNAL THAT THE LAWFUL PARKING PERIOD AS FIXED BY SUCH SECTION OR OTHER ORDINANCES OF THE CITY HAS EXPIRED.„ SECTION 6. PUBLICATION SHALL BE MADE IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, ONE TIMES WHICH PUBLICATION SHALL CONTAIN THE CAPTION STATING IN SUBSTANCE THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE. SECTION 7. THE NECESSITY FOR CHANGING THE PROVISIONS OF THE TRAFFIC REGULATIONS REGARDING PARKING TO BECOME EFFECTIVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, -2- IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE.(g)C DAY OF , ig6o. ATTEST: MAYOR THE CITY OF C RPUS CHRI I, TEXAS CITY SECRETA Y APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THI DAY OF C LIZ ig6o: CITY ATTVIRNtY CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS I -L-AY OF , 19� TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE- GOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU- TION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; I, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIRE- MENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, / 1� MAYO THE CITY OF CORPUS C STI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO, SR. THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNK PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO, SR.