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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6617 SO AS TO AMEND SUBSECTION
"E" OF SECTION VI OF ORDINANCE N0. 4168, GENERALLY
REFERRED TO AS THE CITY PLATTING ORDINANCE; PROVIDING
A SEVERANCE CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, ORDINANCE No. 6617 WAS ADOPTED TO PROVIDE A METHOD FOR
REPLATTING OF AREAS OF LAND BY THE PRESENT OWNERS OF SUCH LAND WHO INNOCENTLY
ACQUIRED TITLE THERETO BY CONVEYANCE WHICH CONVEYED TO THEM A PORTION OF A
TRACT OF LAND WITHOUT THE OWNER HAVING COMPLIED WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
ARTICLE 974A OF TEXAS REVISED CIVIL STATUTES; AND
WHEREAS, IT WAS NOT CONTEMPLATED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THAT PERSONS
WHO HAD MADE CONVEYANCES WITHOUT HAVING COMPLIED WITH THE TERMS OF ARTICLE
974A WOULD BE ENABLEDTO OBTAIN A PLAT OF AN AREA OF LAND CONSISTING OF A
FRACTION OF A PLATTED LOT OR LOTS BY THE METHOD PROVIDED IN SAID ORDINANCE
No. 6617; AND
WHEREAS, AN AMENDMENT TO SAID ORDINANCE No. 6617 SHOULD BE ADOPTED
SO AS TO PREVENT A PROPERTY OWNER FROM TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HIS OWN FAILURE
TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 974A BY NOW OBTAINING THE AID AND
ASSISTANCE OF THE CITY IN PLATTING THE REMAINDER OR FRACTION OF A PLATTED
LOT AS A SEPARATE LOT:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
p SECTION 1. THAT SUBSECTION E OF SECTION VI OF ORDINANCE N0.
4168, GENERALLY REFERRED TO AS THE CITY'S PLATTING ORDINANCE, BE AND THE
SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED BY ADDING A SUBPARAGRAPH TO PARAGRAPH NUMBERED 4 OF
SECTION 1 OF SAID ORDINANCE N0. 6617 WHICH NEW SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL READ AS
FOLLOWS:
"NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF ORDINANCE N0. 6617
OR ORDINANCE N0. 4168, AS AMENDED, NO PERSON WHO HAS DECREASED THE SIZE OF
HIS OWNERSHIP OF A TRACT OF LAND BY HIS OWN VOLUNTARY CONVEYANCE WITHOUT
HAVING COMPLIED WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE 974A, AND NO PERSON WHO
HAS DECREASED THE SIZE OF HIS OWNERSHIP OF A TRACT OF LAND BY HIS VOLUNTARY
CONVEYANCE SO AS TO REQUIRE A PLAT OR REPLAT OF THE FRACTION OF A LOT SHALL
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HAVE ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST OR REQUIRE THE CITY TO PREPARE ANY PLAT UNDER
THE TERMS OF ORDINANCE NO. 6617."
SECTION 2. IF FOR ANY REASON, ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVI-
SION, 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 REGULATIONS RELATE.
SECTION 3. PUBLICATION SHALL BE MADE IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, ONE TIME, WHICH PUBLICATION SHALL CONTAIN
THE CAPTION STATING IN SUBSTANCE THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE.
SECTION 14. THE NECESSITY TO MAKE THE AFORESAID AMENDMENT TO THE
PLATTING ORDINANCE 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 EMER-
GENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF THE
CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE TAKE .EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE
AND EFFECT FROM AND A&0- ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED THIS
THE _�DAY OF , 1962.
MAYOR
ATTEST: THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, IVAS
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
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CORPUS CHRISTI" TEXAS
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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
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; 1" 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 CHRISTI" T.EdXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
BEN F. MCDONALD /
TOM R. SWANTNER
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD
JOSE R. DELEON
M, P. MA LDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE
BEN F. MCDONA LD
TOM R. SWANTNER
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD
JOSE R. DELEON I/
M. P. MA LDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG /