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Home My WebLink About10015 ORD - 11/25/1970• BJW :11 /24/70 • AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED, AND PARTICULARLY AMENDING CHAPTER 39 "WEAPONS ", SECTION 39 -8, "DISCHARGING FIREARMS PROHIBITED' AS AMENDED, PERMITTING DUCK HUNTING IN THE LAGUNA MADRE AND PROVIDING FOR EXCEPTIONS FOR THE DISCHARGING OF FIREARMS WITHIN THE CORPO- RATE LIMITS OF THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAS BROUGHT WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE LAGUNA MADRE WHICH HAVE HERETOFORE BEEN USED AS DUCK HUNTING AREAS; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL FINDS THAT SAID AREAS AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED ARE DIFFERENT IN THE USES MADE THEREOF, THE PHYSICAL CONFIGURA- TION AND IN OTHER PERTINENT RESPECTS FROM OTHER WATER AREAS WITHIN THE PRESENT CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY; AND WHEREAS, IT IS THE FINDING OF THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE CONTINUA- TION OF DUCK HUNTING WITHIN THE AFORESAID LAGUNA MADRE IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST; AND WHEREAS, IT IS THE FINDING OF THE CITY COUNCIL THAT SUCH DUCK HUNTING SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO CONTINUE AFTER ANNEXATION WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE CITY LIMITS BY AMENDING CHAPTER 391 SECTION 39 -8 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT HEREINAFTER CHAPTER 391 SECTION 39 -8 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED, SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS: "SEC. 39 -8. DISCHARGING FIREARMS PROHIBITED. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY UNAUTHORIZED PERSON TO FIRE OR DIS- CHARGE ANY GUN, PISTOL, RIFLE OR OTHER FIREARM OF ANY DESCRIPTION WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY, OR FROM WITHOUT THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY AND PERMIT ANY SHOT, PROJECTILE, B -B'S, SLUGS OR AMMUNITION TO FALL WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY. HUNTING AND THE UNAUTHORIZED DIS- CHARGE OF FIREARMS OF ANY DESCRIPTION OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS AND WITHIN FOUR HUNDRED FEET OF THE CITY LIMITS OR THE FIRING OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS AND PERMITTING THE PROJECTILE TO FALL WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS IS HEREBY DECLARED A NUISANCE AND IS PROHIBITED; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT DUCK HUNTING 10015 • 11- 23- 70:mv1 • DUCK BUNTING DESCRIPTION IN LAGUNA MADRE Beginning at a point in the northeast boundary line of State Tract No. 6, said point being 400.0 feet southeast from the west shore of Laguna Madre at mean high tide; Thence in a southeasterly direction with the northeast boundary line of State Tracts No. 6 and 35 and its extension, across State Tracts No. 402 412 54 and 55 to a point that is 400.0 feet northwest from the east shore of Laguna Madre at mean high tide; Thence in a southeasterly direction with a line that is parallel to and 400.0 feet west of the east shore of said Laguna Madre at mean high tide to its inter- section with the northeast boundary line of State Tract No. 56; Thence in a northwesterly direction with the northeast boundary line of said State Tract No. 56 to its north corner; Thence in a southwesterly direction with the common boundary line of State Tracts 56 and 57, and the common boundary line between State Tracts No. 59 and 58 to a point 400.0 feet northeast of the shore of Laguna Madre at mean high tide; Thence in a general southwesterly direction with a line that is 400 feet off the east shore of Laguna Madre at mean high tide to its intersection with the southeast boundary of said State Tract No. 58; Thence in a southwesterly direction with the common boundary line of State Tracts 58 and 60 and between 60 and 61 to a point that is 400.0 feet northeast of the shore of Laguna Madre at high tide; Thence in a general southwesterly direction with a line that is 400 feet off the east shore of Laguna Madre at mean high tide to its intersection with the northeast right of way line of the John F. Kennedy Causeway; Thence in a northwesterly direction with the northeast right of way line of said John F. Kennedy Causeway to a point opposite and north of the Padre Island Investment Company West Lease Line in State Tract No. 61; Thence in a southwesterly direction across the John F. Kennedy Causeway with the northern extension of the said West Lease Line and then with the said Padre Island Investment Company West Lease Line and its meanders to the most westerly corner of the Padre Island Investment Company Tract; Thence in a southeasterly direction to the north corner of State Tract No. 174; Thence in a southeasterly direction with the northeast boundary line of State Tract No. 174 to a point that is 400 feet off the east shore of Laguna Madre at mean high tide; Thence in a general southeasterly direction with a line that is 400 feet northwest of and parallel to the meanders of the east shore of Laguna Madre at mean high tide to its intersection with the southwest boundary line of State Tract No. 178; Thence in a northwesterly direction across Laguna Madre and in a straight line to a point that is 400 feet southeast of the Intersection of the Nueces- Kleberg County line with the west shore of said Laguna Madre at mean high tide; Thence in a general north - northeasterly direction with a line that is 400 feet southeast of Laguna Madre's western shore at mean high tide to the point of beginning. -3- SECTION 2. ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, ARE HEREBY REPEALED. SECTION 3. IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, 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. Y SECTION . PUBLICATION SHALL BE MADE ONE TIME IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, WHICH PUBLICATION SHALL CONTAIN THE CAPTION STATING IN SUBSTANCE THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE. SECTION 5. THE NECESSITY TO AMEND THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE AS HEREINABOVE PROVIDED CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND 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, 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 AND PUBLICATION, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE GDAY OF NOVEMBER, 1970. ATTEST: 0� CITY SECRETARp HE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS l APPROVED: DAY OF NO EMBER 1970: r. CI T/ ATTORNEY Corpus Christi, Texas GL ay of 19 70 TO THE Pl 11DERS OF TI1E 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, ]AYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Jack R. Blackmon Cabe Lozano, Sr. V. A. "Dicle'Bradley, Jr. Eduardo E. de Ases Ken McDaniel W. J. "Wrangler" Roberts Ronnie Sizemore The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Jack R. Blackmon Gabe Lozano, Sr. V. A, "Dick" Bradley, Jr. Eduardo E. de Ases Ken McDaniel W. J. ''Wrangler" Roberts Ronnie Sizemore r: t STATE OF TEXAS, ice: County of Nueces. f PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came...._..____ _Le A-2„_-Lune s who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the __.M ass3.£ia(3 _.Nlan ale �. _.. � .._._.. of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi Times, Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of Legal Notice - -- NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDAANCE NO 10015 of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in on the__..l_. day - A -nn _ _ Le l n G. Barnes, . Mgr. Subscribed and sworn to before me this _...._.. �3._ .... day of _J)&Gembe- +- r 19_.7$_ _ " otary Louise Vick Public. 1Queces Conn 0 - F Nov r, OHO AMCE'S3pp y h' ^,ENDING f�1CHRISTI ,CITY CODE, 1931, A MENDEO. AND PARTICULAR I LY AMENDING CHPPTER �9 ' M—IM PM THE CIIY Cauncll al the Clly .1 C.un cil 9AV¢IInB dheldg N.vemb 25, 1970, .1 E:00 p -m., and pr.vltles Ih.l • It shall Iake effect Tram 0ntl offer Its se ll ntl uhllcalian, o d 1h.T a penally lar ahall q= a Iln .l hat cecdlag Twos Huadre d !3200.001 Doll.rs. ISSUED UNDER PAY HAND AN SEAL W the CI Ty W Co_ Chrlsll Terns, Ihls 11th day W Navembel 1970. -s- T. RAY KRING, Chy Secret. Clly .I Corpus Chrlsll, T.x