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AN ORDINANCE ,
AMENDING SECTION 21 -68, CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958,
AS AMENDED, AND AS PARTICULARLY AMENDED BY ORDINANCE
NOS. 6o15 AND 7136, SO AS TO CHANGE CERTAIN SPEED LIMITS
ON U.S. HIGHWAY 181; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; REPEAL-
ING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A
SEVERANCE CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT SECTION 21 -68, CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS
AMENDED AND PARTICULARLY AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NOS. 6015 AND 7136, PASSED
AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 21, 1960 AND JANUARY 29, 1964,
RESPECTIVELY, BE pAMENDED BY DELETING ALL THE PRESENT SPEED LIMIT REFERENCES
TO U.S. HIGHWAY 181, MAIN LANES, AND THE HARBOR BRIDGE AND THE FOLLOWING SUB-
STITUTED THEREFOR:
"U.S. HIGHWAY 181 NORTHBOUND & SOUTHBOUND: SPEED LIMIT TIME or DAY
FROM THE NORTH CITY LIMITS TO A POINT
250 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF _
BELDEN STREET 60 MPH MAX AT ALL TIMES
45 MPH MIN AT ALL TIMES
EXCEPT FOR 10 MPH TRUCK
CRAWL SPEEDS ON UPGRADES OF
HARBOR BRIDGE)
U.S. HIGHWAY 181 SOUTH INTERCHANGE
LINE "C" (CONNECTING EASTBOUND I.H. 37
WITH NORTHBOUND U.S. 180FROM I.H. 37 TO
A POINT 250 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE
OF BELDEN STREET 45 MPH AT ALL TIMES
LINE "D" (CONNECTING SOUTHBOUND U.S.
181 WITH EASTBOUND I.H. 37) FROM A POINT
250 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF BELDEN
STREET TO MESQUITE STREET p . 45 MPH AT ALL TIMES
LINE "E" (CONNECTING SOUTHBOUND U.S. 181 '
WITH WESTBOUND I.H. 37) FROM ITS DIVER-
GENCE FROM LINE "D" TO ITS POINT OF MERGE
WITH WESTBOUND I.H. 37 45 MPH AT ALL TIMES
RAMP "V" (CONNECTING BROADWAY WITH NORTH-
BOUND U.S. 181) FROM TAYLOR STREET TO ITS
POINT OF MERGE WITH LINE "C" 45 MPH - AT ALL TIMES"
SECTION 2. PUBLICATION SHALL BE MADE ONE TIME IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLICA-
TION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AFTER FINAL PASSAGE, WHICH PUBLICATION
SHALL CONTAIN THE CAPTION STATING IN SUBSTANCE THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE.
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SECTION 3. ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE-
WITH SHALL BE AND ARE HEREBY REPEALED.
SECTION 14. IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVISION,
CLAUSE, PHRASE, OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE HELD INVALID BY FINAL
JUDGMENT OF A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, 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.
SECTION 5. THE NECESSITY TO MAINTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC ORDI-
NANCE FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH,
SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERA-
TIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUC-
TION 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 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 I Yt)DAY OF
JANUARY, 1972•
ATTEST:
MAYOR
THE CITY Of CORP HRISTI, TEXAS
CITY SECR TAR
APPROVED: /
4&DAY OF JANUARY, 1972:
CITY ATTORNE
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
_DAY OF , i9 �
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 REQUIRE14ENT 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 F114ALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
ESPEC ULLY,
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF ORPU ISTI, 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. GDNZA LES
GABE LOZANO, SR.
J. HOWARD STARK
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTE:
RONNIE SIZEMORE
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
ROBE RTO BOSQUE Z, M.D.
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
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GABE LOZANO, SR.
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STATE OF TEXAS, 4s:
County of Nueces. f
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