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AN ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING THE STANDARDS FOR SCREENING FENCES IN
CONNECTION WITH REZONING AND SPECIAL PERMITS; SETTING
FORTH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF SAID STANDARDS WITH
REFERENCE TO DRAWINGS FILED IN THE CITY ENGINEER'S
OFFICE, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE
A PART HEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, ON OCCASIONS AT THE TIME OF THE GRANTING OF SPECIAL
PERMITS AND APPLICATIONS FOR REZONING, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SCREENING
FENCE IS REQUIRED AS A CONDITION OF THE REZONING OR SPECIAL PERMIT, AND
IT BEING DEEMED THAT CERTAIN MINIMUM STANDARDS SHOULD BE REQUIRED IN
CONNECTION WITH SUCH FENCE CONSTRUCTION, THIS ORDINANCE 15 ADOPTED:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THE MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCREEN-
ING FENCES IN CONNECTION WITH SPECIAL COUNCIL PERMITS OR GRANTS OF REZONING
APPLICATIONS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
1. IT SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM HEIGHT OF SIX FEET (61) FROM THE
NATURAL GROUND.
2. IT SHALL HAVE BRICK COLUMNS SPACED NO FURTHER THAN EIGHTEEN
FEET (181) APART.
3. THE COLUMNS SHALL BE AT LEAST 12" X 24" AND SHALL REST ON
CONCRETE PIERS.
4. THE CONCRETE PIERS SHALL CONSIST OF A ROUND CONCRETE PIER
AT LEAST 10" IN DIAMETER, PLUS A CONCRETE CAP AT LEAST 8" VERTICAL THICK-
NESS AND 24" X 24" HORIZONTAL MEASUREMENTS. THE CONCRETE FOUNDATION
COLUMNS SHALL BE CARRIED TO CLAY BEYOND SIX FEET (61) IF NECESSARY.
1155. AT INTERVALS NO GREATER THAN THE CENTER LINE BETWEEN BRICK
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COLUMNS, " X 41, POSTS SET IN AT LEAST THREE FEET (3') OF CONCRETE IN A HOLE
REAMED TO A MINIMUM OF TEN INCHES (10 ") SHALL BE INSTALLED.
6. CLASS "B" 250W CONCRETE SHALL BE USED FOR FOUNDATION.
7. ALL LUMBER MATERIALS SHALL BE #Z OR BETTER STANDARD FENCE GRADE
CEDAR.
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8. BRICK SHALL BE STANDARD CLAY BRICK OR LIGHT WEIGHT CONCRETE
BLOCK. ALL BRICK COLUMNS SHALL BE AT LEAST 714" ABOVE NATURAL GROUND LEVEL.
9. WHERE SPECIAL SOIL CONDITIONS OR EXCEPTIONAL TERRAIN CONDITION
EXISTS OR WHERE A MORE SUBSTANTIAL TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION IS DESIRED, THE
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS MAY APPROVE VARIANCES FROM THE ABOVE P41NIMUM
REQUIREMENTS.
SECTION 2. AN EXAMPLE OF STANDARD SCREENING FENCE DETAIL DRAWING
IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF. ALL
MINOR DETAILS OF CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH DRAWING DETAIL.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY TO ESTABLISH UNIFORMITY IN CONSTRUCTION
OF SCREENING FENCES CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN 114PERATIVE 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
EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF THE 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 Chi DAY of J) )a L 6-4, , 1967.
ATTEST• M D
MAYOR
THE Cn-YO F CO RPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CITY ECRE A70YLEGAL
APPROVED AS FORM
DAY OF CH, 1967:
CITY ATTORNEY
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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 SMALL 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 INTRO -
DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
DR. MCIVER FURMAN
JACK BLACKMON
PATRICK J. DONNE
DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR.
KEN MCDANIEL
RONNIE SIZEMORE
WM. H. WALLACE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE.
DR. MCIVER FURMAN U
JACK BLACKMON
PATRICK J. DONNE
DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR.
KEN MCDANIEL
RONNIE SIZEMORE
WM. H. WALLACE