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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE PLATTING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, BEING ORDINANCE N0. x+618, AS
AMENDED, BY AMENDING SUBPARAGRAPH 1E) OF PARA-
GRAPH 1 OF SUBSECTION °F" OF SECTION IV, OF SAID
PLATTING ORDINANCE SO AS TO EXEMPT INDUSTRIAL
DISTRICTS LYING NORTH OF INTERSTATE 37 AND WEST
OF THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI FROM DEDICATION OF PARK OR RECREATION AREA;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE AREA EXTENDING FROM THE NAVIGATION DISTRICT
TURNING BASIN WESTWARD TO NUECES RIVER AND LYING NORTH OF THE PRO-
POSED RIGHT OF WAY OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 37 HAS BEEN AND IS BEING
DEVELOPED AS A HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; AND
WHEREAS, SUCH A HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT DOES NOT HAVE
A COMPARABLE NEED FOR PARK AND RECREATION AREAS AS DOES THE ORDINARY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ALREADY ACQUIRED
AND 15 IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A PARK SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS
WEST GUTH PARK WHICH IS ADEQUATE FOR THE PARK AND RECREATION PURPOSES
FOR THE LIMITED NUMBER OF RESIDENTS WHO ARE AND WILL BE IN SAID
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; AND
WHEREAS, THE PRESENT TERMS OF THE CITY PLATTING ORDINANCE,
BEING ORDINANCE N0. 4168, AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE N0. 59511 DOES NOT
NOW TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE LACK OF NEED FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF SMALL PARK
AND RECREATION AREAS WITHIN SAID HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT PARAGRAPH 1 OF SUBSECTION F OF SECTION IV
OF ORDINANCE N0. 4618, GENERALLY REFERRED TO AS THE PLATTING ORDINANCE,
AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 5951, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED
SY REVISING THE LANGUAGE OF SUBPARAGRAPH (E) OF SAID PARAGRAPH 1 SO
THAT THE SAME SHALL HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS:
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"SECTION IV. DESIGN STANDARDS.
F. PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS.
1. (E) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OF THE OTHER
PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE, IT IS NOT
INTENDED THAT ANY AREA BE REQUIRED TO BE
DEDICATED FOR PARK PURPOSES WHERE THE
LAND EMBRACED IN THE PLAT IS AN AREA
DESIGNATED AS ONE LOT AND WHICH IS ZONED
UNDER THE EXISTING ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY FOR BUSINESS OR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES,
WHICH UNDER THE PRESENT ZONING ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY INCLUDE DISTRICTS B -1, B -2,
B -3, B -4, L -1 AND H -1. IT IS HEREBY
DETERMINED THAT ALL OF THE AREA LYING
NORTH OF U. S. INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 37 AND
WEST OF THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI DOES NOT REQUIRE
THE PROVISION FOR A PARK AND RECREATION
AREA WHEN DEVELOPED AND PLATTED FOR INDUS-
TRIAL PURPOSES AND SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO
DEDICATE FOR PARK PURPOSES ANY OF THE AREA
PROPOSED TO BE PLATTED FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES."
SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY FOR CLARIFYING THE TERMS OF THE
PRESENT PLATTING ORDINANCE TO THE EFFECT THAT THE DEDICATION OF A
PORTION OF A LOT ZONED FOR BUSINESS OR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES IS NOT
REQUIRED TO DEDICATE ANY PORTION OF SAID LOT AS A PUBLIC PARK IN
ORDER TO BE ENTITLED TO APPROVAL OF SUCH PLAT BY THE ZONING AND PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY 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
REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF THE SAID CHARTER RULE 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, IT IS ACCORDINGLY
SO ORDAINED THIS THE A 0 DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1963-
AID -MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRIST , TEXAS
CITY SEtRtTARy
APPROVED AS P LEGAL FORM TH
aD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1963:
CITY ATTORP EY
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
9 0 DAY OF -J 1 9` d {p
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; 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 US CHRIST , TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
BEN F. MCDONALO
Tom R. SW#NTNER
DR, JAMES L. BARNARD
JOSE Re DELEON
M. P. MALDONADo
We Jo ROBERTS
JAMES Ho YOUNG
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTSE -8s
BEN Fe MCDONALO
Tom RD SWANTNER f -
DR, JAMES L. BARNARD
JOSE R. DELEON
Me P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG
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ORDINANCE NO.
AMENDING THE PLATTING ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
BEING ORDINANCE N0. 4618, AS
AMENDED, BY AMENDING SUBPARAGRAPH
(E) OF PARAGRAPH 1 OF SUBSECTION
"F" OF SECTION IV, OF SAID PLATT I IK
ORDINANCE SO AS TO EXEMPT INDUS-
TRIAL DISTRICTS LYING NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 37 AND WEST OF THE
PRESENT CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI FROM DEDICATION
OF PARK CR RECREATION AREA; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
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ORDINANCE NO.
AMENDING THE PLATTING ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
BEING ORDINANCE N0. 4618, AS
AMENDED, BY AMENDING SUBPARAGRAPH
(E) OF PARAGRAPH 1 OF SUBSECTION
"F" OF SECTION IV, OF SAID PLATT I IK
ORDINANCE SO AS TO EXEMPT INDUS-
TRIAL DISTRICTS LYING NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 37 AND WEST OF THE
PRESENT CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI FROM DEDICATION
OF PARK CR RECREATION AREA; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
LEGAL DEPARTMENT