HomeMy WebLinkAbout10590 ORD - 11/24/1971AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE PLATTING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, BEING ORDINANCE NO. 14168, AS AMENDED, BY
AMENDING AND REVISING SECTION IV, SUBSECTION A -16 THEREOF,
TO CLARIFY THE CITY'S POSITION REGARDING PARTICIPATING
IN THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF CROSSINGS OVER DRAINAGE -
WAYS; PROVIDING THE CITY SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN CON-
STRUCTION OF ANY BRIDGE NOT EXCEEDING FIFTEEN FEET;
PROVIDING SUCH PARTICIPATION IN A BRIDGE EXCEEDING
FIFTEEN FEET SHALL NEVER BE GREATER THAN A STATED
FORMULA, EVEN WHERE ABUTTING PROPERTY IS A STREET OR
OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY; PROVIDING THE CITY SHALL NOT
PARTICIPATE IN SUCH BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION WHERE THE SAME
LIES OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE PLATTING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, BEING ORDINANCE No. 4168, AS AMENDED, BE, AND THE SAME IS HEREBY,
AMENDED BY AMENDING AND REVISING SECTION IV, SUBSECTION A -16 THEREOF, SAID
SUBSECTION A -16 TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS:
"SUBSECTION] A -16. WHERE IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE BEST UTILIZATION
OF THIS STREET SYSTEM IN ANY SUBDIVISION WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY s
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OF CORPUS CHRISTI THAT CROSSINGS OVER DRAINAGEWAYS BE PROVIDED, THE DEVELOPER 1
SHALL BE REQUIRED TO CONSTRUCT SUCH CROSSINGS AT HIS TOTAL EXPENSE IF THE
ULTIMATE BOTTOM WIDTH OF THE DRAINAGEWAY DOES NOT EXCEED 151. IF TWO OR MORE
DEVELOPERS OWN PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE DRAINAGEWAY, THEY SHALL EACH DEPOSIT
AN EQUAL SHARE OF THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE BRIDGE OR CROSSING. THE CROSS-
ING WILL THEN BE CONSTRUCTED AT SUCH TIME AS ALL DEVELOPERS INVOLVED HAVE
DEPOSITED THEIR SHARE OF THE MONEY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION. THE CITY WILL
PARTICIPATE IN THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF ANY DRAINAGEWAY CROSSING WHERE THE
ULTIMATE BOTT014 WIDTH OF THE DRAINAGEWAY EXCEEDS 151. SUCH PARTICIPATION
WILL BE AN AMOUNT DETERMINED BY MULTIPLYING (THE ULTIMATE BOTTOM WIDTHOLESS
15', DIVIDED BY THE ULTIMATE BOTTOM WIDTH) BY THE APPLICABLE CONSTRUCTION
COSTS AS DEFINED BELOW. THE CITY WILL NOT UNDER ANY CONDITION PARTICIPATE
IN THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF ANY DRAINAGEWAY CROSSING IF THE ULTIMATE
BOTTOM WIDTH OF THE DRAINAGEWAY IS UNDER 15 " EVEN IF THE PROPERTY ON ONE SIDE
IS AN EXISTIIG STREET OR ANY OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY; NOR WILL THE CITY PARTICI-
PATE IN AN A14OUNT GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT DETERMINED BY THE ABOVE FORMULA
EVEN IF THE PROPERTY ON ONE SIDE IS AN EXISTING STREET OR ANY OTHER PUBLIC
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PROPERTY; NOR WILL THE CITY PARTICIPATE IF BRIDGE IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE
CITY LIMITS. IN ESTIMATING THE TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION FOR BRIDGE
CROSSINGS, THE PLANS SHALL INCLUDE THE STRUCTURE, HEADWALLS, RETAINING
WALLS, EMBANKMENTS, ROADWAYS, PAVEMENT, CURBS AND GUTTER, SIDEWALK, RAIL-
ING AND RELATED RAINAGE STRUCTURES, TESTING AND ENGINEERING, AND LIKE
RELATED PROJECT EXPENSES, WITHIN THE RIGHT -OF -WAY OF THE DRAINAGEWAY
EXCLUDING 10 FEET OF IMPROVEMENTS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE,RIGHT -OF -WAY
MEASURED TOWARDS THE CENTERLINE OF THE DRAINAGEWAY. ALL ENGINEERING
WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY THE DEVELOPER'S ENGINEER AND APPROVED BY THE
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING SERVICES. PARTICIPATION BY THE CITY WILL DE L1141TED
TO THE COST OF IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED BY THE CITY. ANYTHING IN EXCESS OR MORE
ELABORATE THAN THE CITY'S REQUIREMENTS WILL BE AT THE SUBDIVIDER'S EXPENSE.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFINITION, BRIDGE SHALL BE DEFINED AS ANY STRUCTURE USUALLY
REFERRED TO AS A CONCRETE BOX CULVERT OR CLEAR SPAN BRIDGE AND SHALL SPECIFIC-
ALLY EXCLUDE CULVERT CROSSINGS OR OTHER CROSSINGS UTILIZING REINFORCED CON-
CRETE OR-CORRUGATED METAL PIPE."
SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE
FOR THE ORDERLY AND PROGRESSIVE GROWTH OF THE CITY CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY
AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER
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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 THAT SUCH
E1ERGENCY AND NECESSITY 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_ DAY OF
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CITY SECR T MAYOR j
� THE CITY. OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED:
..ems X, DAY 017 /0 ��_ 1971:
Cl T ATTORNEY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
DAY OF p�� 9_2/
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 lHE DATE IT 15 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.
RESPECT F LLY,
F\
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
RONNIE SIZEMORE Qom-^ -r
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
ROBERTO BOS4UEZ, M.D.
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
GABE LO 2ANO, $R.
J. HOWARD STARK
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
RONNIE SIZEMORE
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
ROBE RTO BOSQUE Z, M.B.
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
• GABE LOZANO, SR.
J. HOWARD STARK