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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION 21 -39 OF THE
CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, _1958, SO AS TO RESTRICT
THE SPEED OF AMBULANCES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. AMENDING SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION 21 -39 OF THE
CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS:
11(A) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER REGULATING THE OPERATION,
PARKING AND STANDING OF VEHICLES SHALL APPLY TO AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY
VEHICLES AS DEFINED IN THIS CHAPTER, EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS:
A DRIVER WHEN OPERATING ANY SUCH VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY,
EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY A POLICE OFFICER, MAY:
(1) PARK OR STAND NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
CHAPTER;
(2) PROCEED PAST A RED OR STOP SIGNAL OR STOP.SI'GN, BUT ONLY
AFTER SLOWING DOWN AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AMBULANCES SHALL IN NO EVENT
PROCEED PAST A RED SIGNAL OR STOP SIGN OR OTHER TRAFFIC
CONTROL DEVICE UNLESS AND UNTIL SUCH AMBULANCE HAS
SLOWED AND IS PROCEEDING AT A SPEED NOT GREATER THAN
15 MPH.
(3) EXCEED THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS SO LONG AS HE DOES
NOT ENDANGER LIFE OR PROPERTY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
AMBULANCES SHALL IN NO EVENT PROCEED AT A SPEEO''IN
EXCESS OF THE POSTED SPEED LIMITS PLUS 10 MPH.
(4) DISREGARD REGULATIONS GOVERNING DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT
OR TURNING IN SPECIFIED DIRECTIONS, SO LONG AS HE DOES
NOT ENDANGER LIFE OR PROPERTY;"
SECTION 2. PUBLICATION SHALL BE MADE IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLI-
CATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, ONE TIME, WHICH PUBLICATION SHALL
CONTAIN THE CAPTION STATING IN SUBSTANCE THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE.
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SECTION 3. IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUB-
DIVISION, CLAUSE, PHRASE, OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE HELD
INVALID, IT SHALL NOT AFFECT ANY VALID PROVISIONS OF THIS OR ANY•OTHER
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO WHICH THESE RULES AND REGULA-
TIONS RELATE.
SECTION 4. THE NECESSITY TO MAKE THE AFORESAID AMENDMENT
CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING
THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL
a, BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE
OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS'OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE
PUBLIC NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE
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SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS
INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND
AFTER ITS PASSAGE ANVICATION, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED,,THIS
THE DAY OF 1962.
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, ZWAS
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CITY SECRETARJ
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
DAY OF UGUST, 1962:
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IM 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
RESOLUTION 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 REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED,
OR AT'THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRIS�,TEXAS�
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THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
BEN F. MCDONALD ✓�
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TOM R. SWANTNER
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD,/ C6.
JOSE Re DELEON
M. P. MAlDONADO
We J. ROBERTS
JAMES-H. YOUNG /
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
BEN F. MCDONALD
TOM R. SWANTNER
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD /✓
JOSE R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO v
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG ✓
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