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Home My WebLink About12567 ORD - 04/02/19751LM:jkh:4 -2 -75; 1st "k 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 11, "AB" F] OF THE EXISTING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has forwarded to the City Council its reports and recommendations 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 April 2, 1975, at Special Council Meeting of the City Council in the Council Chambers 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, 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 12567 time to time, and in particular as amended by Ordinance No. 6106, as amende,d be and the same is hereby amended by making the changes hereinafter set out. SECTION 2. That Article 11 of the Zoning Ordinance, entitled "AB" PROFESSIONAL OFFICE DISTRICT REGULATIONS, be amended as follows: 1. Amend Item (7) by striking it in its entirety and in lieu thereof substituting a new Item (7) to hereafter read as follows: (7) Business and professional offices and office buildings provided the following conditions are met: (a) No building may be constructed with, or altered to produce a store front, show window, or display window; (b) There shall be no display from windows or doors and no storage of merchandise.in the building or on the premises; and (c) There shall be no machinery or equipment, other than machinery or equipment customarily found in professional orbusiness offices,usedor stored in the building or on the lot. 2. Amend Line 5 of Item (8) by striking the words "Item (7) above" and in lieu thereof adding the words "Item (13) of this section." 3. Amend Item (9) by striking the word "nurseries" and in lieu thereof adding the words "care centers ", said Item (9) to hereafter read as follows: "(9) Child care centers." 4. Amend the first sentence of Item (10) by striking the words "provided that there shall be no exterior signs on the premises except as provided in Item (7) above ", placing a period after the word "hotels ", said first sentence to hereafter read as follows: "Apartment hotels." 5. Amend Item (11), Item (12) and Item (13) in their entirety, and in lieu thereof, adopting new Items (11), (12) and (13), to hereafter read as follows: (11) Beauty culturist and hair stylist shop, studio for an artist, photographer, sculptor or musician including teaching of art, music, dancing or other artistic instruction, provided the following conditions are met: (a) No building may be constructed or altered to produce a storefront, show window or display window; -2- (b) There shall be no display from windows or doors; (c) There shall be no storage of merchandise in the building or on the premises, and no machinery or equipment other than customarily accessory to permitted uses; (d) 'No exterior signs shall be permitted except as provided in Item (13) of this section; and (e) There shall be no adverse effect created on adjacent or neighborhood properties by reason of dust, odor, vibration, glare or noise: (12) Unless expressly prohibited, one (1) sign identifying permitted businesses, professional offices, or an office building for each premise, provided the following conditions are met: (a) The sign, if illuminated, shall be either internally illuminated or back lighted; (b) The sign shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet in area; (c) The sign must be attached either flat against the building or the fence which it relates to; (d) The sign, if attached flat against a building, shall not project more than eighteen (13) inches from the wall and shall not extend above the height of the building; (e) The sign, if attached flat against a fence, shall not project more than six (6) inches from the fence or extend above the height of the fence and,further, no part of the sign or fence shall project into or be located in a required yard area; and (f) When the sign is attached to a fence, the fence must meet all structural and windload requirements set forth • in the City Building Code. (13) One (1) non - illuminated name plate identifying each office, use, or professional person occupying the building,-provided the name plate is attached flat against the wall of the building . or fence and does not exceed one.(1) square foot in area, and meets the requirements set forth in item (12) (d), (e) and (f) of this section. 6. Add a new item, numbered (14), to read as follows: (14) Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the uses permitted in this district. -3- SECTION 2. 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 3. 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 4. That the necessity of making the aforesaid change for the purpose of maintaining at all times a comprehensive zoning ordi- nance 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 but 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 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 th4!�day of April, 1975: ATTEST: 4�i - -a4ZS1ZWW - - — - L Secretary MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS APPROVED: 2nd DAY OF APRIL, 1975: Acting City Attoilhey Corpus Christi, Texas o� day of 41 , 197S 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, (�� _ d__Zn� 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 L::by James T. Acuff Rev. Harold T. Branch Thomas V. Gonzales Ricardo Gonzalez Gabe Lozano, Sr. J. Howard Stark 0 11 �� S oe