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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING SECTION 21 -68 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE.
1955, AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 5522. PASSED AND AP-
PROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 14, 1960, TO PROVIDE
FOR REGULATION OF SPEED LIMITS ON PORTIONS OF STATE HIGH-
WAY OR STREET RAMP, TWIGG_STREET_
RAMP AND LDD. HTGT -N1 Y 1; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR
VIOLATION THEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. SECTION 21 -68 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958,
AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE N0. 5522, IS HEREBY AMENDED SO AS THAT PORTION OF
SECTION 21 -68 ADDED BY SAID ORDINANCE N0. 5522 SHALL HEREAFTER READ AS
FOLLOWS:
"NAME OF STREET
SPEED LIMIT
STATE HIGHWAY NO. 9 - NORTH AND SOUTH LANES
1. FROM -A POINT 1037.22 FEET WEST OF EAST
SHORELINE BOULEVARD TO A POINT 2137.22 FEET
WEST OF EAST SHORELINE BOULEVARD
35 M.P.H.
2. FROM A POINT 2137.22 FEET WEST OF EAST
SHORELINE BOULEVARD TO A POINT 3382.22 FEET
WEST OF EAST SHORELINE BOULEVARD
40 M.P.H.
U. S. HIGHWAY 181 - SOUTHBOUND
I. FROM THE SOUTH END OF THE NEW SHIP
CHANNEL BRIDGE TO A POINT 800 FEET SOUTH OF
MAXIMUM OF (rO M.P.H.,
THE SOUTH END OF THE NEW SHIP CHANNEL BRIDGE
MINIMUM OF 40 M.P.H.
2. FROM A POINT 800 FEET SOUTH OF THE
SOUTH END OF THE NEW SHIP CHANNEL BRIDGE
TO A POINT 1550 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH END
OF THE NEW SHIP CHANNEL BRIDGE
40 M.P.H.
U. S. HIGHWAY 181 - NORTHBOUND
1. FROM THE SOUTH END OF THE NEW SHIP
CHANNEL BRIDGE TO A POINT 935 FEET SOUTH OF
MAXIMUM OF �O M.P.H.,
THE SOUTH END OF THE NEW SHIP CHANNEL BRIDGE
MINIMUM OF O M.P.H.
2. FROM A POINT 935 FEET SOUTH OF THE
SOUTH END OF THE NEW SHIP CHANNEL BRIDGE TO
A POINT 2810 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH END OF
THE NEW SHIP CHANNEL BRIDGE 40 M.P.H.
U. S. HIGHWAY 181 - NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND
I. FROM THE SOUTH END OF THE NEW SHIP MAXIMUM OF rO M.P.H.,
CHANNEL BRIDGE TO A POINT 9,900 FEET SOUTH OF MINIMUM OF 40 M.P.H.,EXCEPT
THE NORTH CITY LIMITS TRUCK CRAWL SPEED MAXIMUM OF
10 M.P.H. PERMITTED ON UPGRADE
ON SHIP CHANNEL BRIDGE.
2. FROM THE NORTH CITY LIMITS TO A POINT
9900 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTH CITY LIMITS 45 M.P.H.
X9.5
SPEED LIMIT
TWIGG STREET RAMP
FROM A POINT 860 FEET NORTH OF MESQUITE
STREET TO A POINT 1610 FEET NORTH OF MESQUITE
STREET 40 M.P.H.
TAYLOR STREET RAMP
FROM TAYLOR STREET, NORTH TO A POINT
1077.61E FEET NORTH OF TAYLOR STREET 35 M•P•H.
OLD U. S. HIGHWAY 181 — SOUTHBOUND
1. FROM U. S. HIGHWAY 181 SOUTHBOUND TO
A POINT 2,850 FEET SOUTH OF U. S. HIGHWAY 181
SOUTHBOUND 45 M.P.H.
OLD U. S. HIGHWAY 181 — NORTHBOUND
FROM A POINT 1,320 FEET SOUTH OF THE
CENTER LINE OF WALNUT STREET TO THE CENTER
LINE ON WALNUT STREET 35 M.P.H."
SECTION 2. PUBLICATION SHALL BE MADE IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTIy ONE TIMES WHICH PUBLICATION SHALL CONTAIN
THE CAPTION STATING IN SUBSTANCE THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE, AND RECITING
THAT THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE AS AMENDED SHALL BE A FINE
OF NOT EXCEEDING TWO HUNDRED ($200.00) DOLLARS.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY FOR AMENDING THE CODE AS ABOVE SET
OUT CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING
THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL
BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE
OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXISTS HAVING
REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE
PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE
TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE
= PUBLICAT 'ONE IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE
DAY OF 19 n
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CITY SECRIfTARV I MAYOR
THE CITY 'F ORPUS C ISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM 4HIS
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CITY AT ORNEY
CORPUS / CHRISTI ERAS
9 1 DAY OF y 19 LLD
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE-
GOING ORDINANCES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE
SUS PEN310N OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCEDS AND THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL;
I, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIRE-
MENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY -ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED OR AT THE
PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RE$PpCTFULLYj
THE Cl 0 CORPUS C ISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
ELI.ROy KING
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. -RAY AIRMEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE LOZANO, SR.
THE ABOVP ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLO ING VOTE:
ELLROy KING
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY AIRHEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE LOEANO, SR,