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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07073 ORD - 11/06/1963'IMS:JKH:11-6-63 . i4 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 38 -34 SO AS TO PRO- VIDE FOR THE REQUIRING OF A METER DEPOSIT OF $150.00 FOR TEMPORARY FIRE PLUG METERS AND PRO- VIDING OTHER REGULATIONS CONCERNING FIRE PLUG METERS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED BY AMENDING SECTION 38 -34 TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS: "SECTION 38 -34. TEMPORARY FIREPLUG METERS. A. FIRE PLUG METERS MAY BE INSTALLED FOR A TEMPORARY PERIOD UP TO 30 DAYS UPON REQUEST OF PERSONS FOR PURPOSE OF TAKING WATER FROM A FIRE PLUG WHERE OTHER SOURCES OF TAKE ARE NOT AVAILABLE, AND THAT SUCH METER WILL NOT BE INSTALLED ON A FIRE HYDRANT THAT IS WITHIN 1000 FEET OF ANY LUMBER YARD OR WITHIN THE AREA OF ANY REFINERY, TANK FARM, OR OTHER PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURING PLANT OR ANY OTHER RISK THAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE A HAZARD BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FIRE CHIEF. B. REQUEST FOR THIS SERVICE WILL BE MADE AT THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMERCIAL OFFICE. C. A METER DEPOSIT OF $150.00 WILL BE REQUIRED FOR INSURING DAMAGE OR DISAPPEARANCE OF METER. THIS DEPOSIT IS RETURNABLE UPON DIS- CONTINUANCE OF SERVICE AND UPON INSPECTION OF THE METER BY THE WATER DIVISION. THE COST OF ANY DAMAGE TO THE WATER METER WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE DEPOSIT. D. RATES CHARGED FOR WATER WILL BE AS PUBLISHED IN THE REGULAR RATE SCHEDULE WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT THE MINIMUM CHARGE FOR ANY ONE METER SET AT ONE LOCATION SHALL BE $10.00. THE MINIMUM WILL BE APPLIED AGAINST THE WATER CHARGE. E. THE CUSTOMER WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL $10.00 WITH THE CITY AT THE TIME SERVICE IS APPLIED FOR IN ORDER TO GUARANTEE THE MINIMUM BILL. THIS DEPOSIT WILL BE APPLIED TO THE BILL OR REFUNDED UPON DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE." o d'Nf1 �i� 9 - SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY TO AMEND THE CITY CODE PROMPTLY IN ORDER TO CLARIFY THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE PLUG METERS 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 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 NECESSITY EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SUCH CHARTER RULE, AND 'QiAT 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 ( DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1963. ATTEST: OR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS FORM TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1963: CITY ATTORNEY e , r CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS CDAY OF , 19L. 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 INTRO - DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RS RESPECTFULLY, Y THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JAMES L. BARNARD JAMES H. YOUNG ✓ - c JACK R. BLACKMON /✓ _ JOSE R. DELEON J M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS ✓ CCf , W. H. WALLACE, JR. ✓ t THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLD ING VOTE: i JAMES L. BARNARD " JAMES H. YOUNG JACK R. BLACKMON ✓/ JOSE R. DELEON ✓ M. P. MALDONADO X W. J. ROBERTS Ll Q.F W. H. WALLACE, JR. J Q 4.