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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08783 ORD - 03/06/1968AN ORDINANCE CLOSING THE NORTH ONE -HALF OF THE STREET LOCATED AT THE REAR OF LOTS 3, 4 AND 5, LYLES SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, SUBJECT TO RETENTION OF A 20 -FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT, THE AREA FORMERLY EXISTING AS STREET RIGHT OF WAY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, NOTICE OF THE TIME AND PLACE FOR HOLDING A HEARING CON- CERNING THE CLOSING OF ONE -HALF OF THE STREET LOCATED AT THE REAR OF LOTS 3, 4 AND 5, LYLES SUBDIVISION, WAS GIVEN BY PUBLICATION AND REGISTERED MAIL TO THE LAST KNOWN ADDRESSES OF THE OWNERS OF PROPERTY ABUTTING SAID PORTION OF THE STREET PROPOSED TO BE CLOSED AND WITHIN 450 FEET OF THE AREA TO BE CLOSED, AND THEREAFTER, PURSUANT TO SAID NOTICE, PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD AT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ON FEBRUARY 7, 1968, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRO- VISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER; AND WHEREAS, IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER SUCH HEARING 4 THAT THE PORTION OF THE STREET PROPOSED TO BE CLOSED IS NOT NEEDED NOW, NOR WILL IT BE WITHIN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE NEEDED AS A PUBLIC STREET; AND WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT IT IS TO THE ADVANTAGE OF THE CITY TO ABANDON THE PORTION OF THE STREET AFORESAID, AS A PUBLIC STREET SO THAT THE SAME MAY BE USED BY THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS FOR OTHER PURPOSES, SAVE AND EXCEPT THAT THERE IS HEREBY RETAINED A 20 -FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT IN EXISTENCE AT THE PRESENT TIME: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: 1. SECTION 1. THAT THE NORTH ONE -HALF OF THE STREET LOCATED AT THE REAR OF LOTS 3, 4 AND 5, LYLES SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, IS HEREBY CLOSED FOR PUBLIC USE AND ABANDONED TO THE OWNERS OF THE ABUTTING PROPERTY; SAVE AND EXCEPT THAT THERE IS HEREBY RETAINED A 20 -FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT IN EXISTENCE AT THE PRESENT TIME. SECTION 2. THE FACT THAT THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY X793 WOULD BE BETTER SERVED BY THE CLOSING OF THE SAID STREET AS AFORESAID 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 EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDI- NANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ELI SAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE (� DAY OF 1968. ATTEST: fT L lv CI SECRE% AX/0LE Y R THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS APPROVED AS L FORM S DAY OF �P , 1968: CITY ATTORNEY CORPUS CHRISTI, T XAS /J DAY OF ig a TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN- SION 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, REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDI- NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, YOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES JACK R. BLACKMON RONNIE SIZEMORE V. A. DICK" BRADLEY, JR. P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D. GABE LOZANO, SR. KEN MCDANIEL W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWIN VOTES JACK R. BLACKMON RONNIE SIZEMORE V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D. GABE LOZANO, SR. KEN MCDANIEL ' W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS JL O