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AN ORDINANCE
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FOR THE REGULATING OF PARKING IN ALL ZONES OF THE
CITY HERETOFORE ESTABLISHED BY CORPUS CHRISTI CITY
CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 7693, AND
ORDINANCES SUBSEQUENT THERETO, FOR A PERIOD OF TIME
FROM NOVEMBER 22, 1971, TO DECEMBER 27, 1971, INCLUSIVE;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, A REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO PERMIT TWO -HOUR FREE PARKING IN THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS
AREA OF THE CITY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME FROM NOVEMBER 22, 1971 TO DECEMBER 27,
1971, INCLUSIVE; AND
WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THAT SAID
REQUEST SHOULD BE GRANTED AND THE DIRECTOR OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SHOULD
EITHER REMOVE THE PARKING METERS OR COVER THE SAME WITH A BAG OR HOOD,
AND THE DIRECTOR OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND EMPLOYEES UNDER HIS SUPERVISION,
AS WELL AS POLICE OFFICERS AND SUCH OTHER OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI MAY BE AUTHORIZED ANC SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO SUPER-
VISE PARKING, AND ISSUE IN WRITING, ON A FORM PROVIDED BY THE CITY, A
NOTICE TO ANSWER TO THE CHAPGE OF OVERPARKING OF ALL VEHICLES WHICH EXCEED
TWO HOURS OR SUCH LESSER TIMES AS ARE OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY ORDINANCE ON
ALL STREETS AND AT ALL PARKING SPACES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ORDINANCE:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THE DIRECTOR OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING IS HEREBY
AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PUT INTO EFFECT A TWO -HOUR FREE PARKING PLAN
FOR METERS LOCATED IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF THE CITY AND SUCH AREAS AND
STREETS AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING; AND
TO EITHER CONDUCT THE REMOVAL OF PARKING METERS OR COVER THE SAME WITH A
HOOD OR BAG, UPON WHICH BAG OR HOOD THE PARKING TIME MAY BE INDICATED.
THE DIRECTOR OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND EMPLOYEES UNDER HIS SUPERVISION,
AS WELL AS POLICE OFFICERS AND SUCH OTHER OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE
CITY, ARE AUTHORIZED TO SUPERVISE PARKING AND ISSUE IN WRITING ON A FORM
PROVIDED BY THE CITY A NOTICE TO ANSWER TO THE CHARGE OF OVERPARKING OF
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ALL VEHICLES WHICH EXCEED TWO HOURS OR SUCH LESSER TIMES AS ARE OTHERWISE
PROVIDED BY ORDINANCE ON ALL STREETS AND AT ALL PARKING SPACES IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THIS ORDINANCE AND THE OTHER ORDINANCES OF THE CITY.
SECTION 2. WHERE ANY PARKING METER IS NOT COVERED OR HOODED,
THE REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO SAID PARKING SPACE, AS NOW PROVIDED BY THE
CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 19581 AS AMENDED, SHALL BE APPLICABLE. ALL CURB
SIGNS AND SIGNS PERTAINING TO RESTRICTED OR NO PARKING AREAS•SHALL CONTINUE
IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
SECTION 3. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN EFFECT FROM NOVEMBER
22, 1971 TO DECEMBER 27, 1971, INCLUSIVE,BUT THE TERMINATION OF THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL NOT EXCUSE ANY VIOLATION THEREOF
AND ALL CHARGES OF VIOLATION IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT SHALL PROCEED AS
LTHOUGH THE ORDINANCE CONTINUED IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS TO ALL CHARGES
OF VIOLATIONS ALLEGED TO HAVE OCCURRED DURING THE PERIOD OF NOVEMBER 22,
1971, TO DECEMBER 27, 1971, INCLUSIVE.
SECTION 4. THE FACT THAT IT IS URGENT TO ADOPT AND PUBLISH A
NOTICE OF THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE SO AS TO MAKE THE SAME EFFECTIVE AS
OP NOVEMBER 22, 1971 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, 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 L_DAY o
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CITY SEC EPRY MAYORprOJ
THE "'CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED: pry
DAY OF NeVBeE -R, 1971:
CIJ�S ATTORNEY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
A.:t DAY
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 NECCSSITY 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.
"RESPEC FULLY,
MAYOR PIO; 0I1�
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
RONNIE SIZEMORE
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D.
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
GABE LOZANO, SR.
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J. HOWARD STARK
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTE:
RONNIE SIZEMORE
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D.
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
• GABE LOZANO, SR.
U. HOWARD STARK
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