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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, ADOPTED ON THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1937,
APPEARING OF RECORD IN VOLUME 9, PAGES 565, ET SEQ,
OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION RECORDS, AS AMENDED
FROM TIME TO TIME AND PARTICULARLY AS AMENDED BY
ORDINANCE NO. 6106, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING ARTICLE
33, PERMITS, PLATS AND FILING FEES, BY ADDING A
NEW SUBSECTION 33 -3.03 EXCEPTIONS, AND RENUMBERING
THE EXISTING SUBSECTION 33 -3.03 AS SUBSECTION 33 -3.04,
SAID SUBSECTION 33 -3.03 TO PROVIDE FOR PAYMENT IN
ADVANCE BY ALL PERSONS, FIRMS OR CORPORATIONS FILING
AN EXCEPTION WITH THE CITY COUNCIL TO ANY ORDER,
REQUIREMENT, DECISION OR DETERMINATION OF THE BUILDING
OFFICIAL SO MADE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OR ENFORCEMENT
OF SECTION 27- 3.01.06 NECESSITATING THE SENDING OF
NOTICES AND PUBLICATION OF NOTICES; KEEPING IN EFFECT
ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE EXISTING ORDINANCE AS
AMENDED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has forwarded to the City Council
its recommendations and reports concerning certain amendments to the text
of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi; and
WHEREAS, public hearing was held at which hearing all persons
wishing to appear and be heard were heard, to consider the same before the
City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, in accordance with proper notice
to the public, said public hearing having been held on January 16, 1974
at Regular Council Meeting of the City Council in the Council Chamber at
City Hall in the City of Corpus Christi; and
WHEREAS, by motion duly made, seconded and carried, it was decided
by the City Council that to approve the hereinafter set forth amendment would
best serve public health, necessity and convenience and the general welfare
of the City of Corpus Christi and its citizens:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, passed on the 27th day of August, 1937, appearing of record
in Volume 9, pages 565, et seq, of the Ordinance and Resolution Records,
as amended from time to time, and in particular as amended by Ordinance No.
6106, as amended, be and the same is hereby amended by making the change
hereinafter set out.
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SECTION 2. That Article 33, Permits, Plats and Filing Fees,
of the Zoning Ordinance be amended by adding a new subsection 33 -3.03
and renumbering the existing subsection 33 -3.03 as subsection 33 -3.04,
said subsection 33 -3.03 to hereafter read as follows:
"33 -3.03 Exceptions. All persons, firms or corporations filing
an exception with the Planning Commission to any order, requirement, decision or
determination of the Building official so made in the administration or
enforcement of Section 27- 3.01.06 necessitating the sending of notices
and publication of notices in the newspaper shall be required to pay in
advance Eighty Dollars ($90); provided, however, if the applicant with-
draws his request before it is forwarded to the City Council, Forty Dollars
($40) of the paid $SO will be refunded to the applicant."
SECTION 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in direct
conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed. All other portions and
parts of said Zoning Ordinance, as amended, are hereby kept in full force
and effect.
SECTION 4. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance sh all be held invalid
or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction
it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,
word, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this
City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word
or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 5. The necessity of immediately making the aforesaid
change for the purpose of maintaining at all times a comprehensive zoning
ordinance for the City of Corpus Christi 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 that
such emergency and necessity exist, and having requested the suspension
of the Charter rule and that this ordinance be passed finally on the date
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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,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Jason Luby
James T. Acuff
Rev. Harold T. Branch
Thomas V. Gonzales
Ricardo Gonzalez
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
J. Howard Stark
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Jason Luby
James T. Acuff
Rev. Harold T. Branch
Thomas V. Gonzales
Ricardo Gonzalez
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
J. Howard Stark
I . I PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF TEXAS,
County of Nueees.
Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came........____...___....
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Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of
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of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in
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Richard D. Hardin, Class. Adv. MZp.
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