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Ordinance amending Chapter 53, Section 163 "Standing or parking in
commercial loading zones; restrictions" of the Corpus Christi Code of
Ordinances to allow 24-hour commercial loading zones; and providing
an effective date, for severance, for penalty and for publication.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Section 53-163 of the Corpus Christ Code of Ordinances is revised to add
subsection (6) to read as follows:
(6) The city manager or such officers or employees of the city designated by the city
manager may designate 24-hour commercial loading zone locations by the placement of
specifically worded signing "24 HOUR COMMERCIAL LOADING ZONE". A 24-hour
commercial loading zone shall be restricted as follows:
a. Loading, unloading, delivery or picking up of freight or parcel materials
shall be restricted to "commercial-licensed" (i.e., truck licensed) vehicles only. No
passenger-licensed vehicles or any other vehicle otherwise licensed may use
such specially signed 24-hour commercial loading zones.
SECTION 2. This ordinance takes effect after official publication.
SECTION 3. Penalties are as provided in Section 1-6 of the Code of Ordinances.
SECTION 4. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,
word or provision of this ordinance shall 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. Publication shall be made one time in the official publication of the City of
Corpus Christi as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi.
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That the foregoing ordinarice was re.d for the first time and passed to its second
reading on this the -3-'d4 of v . 2017, by the following vote:
Mayor McComb Ben Molina _Lb_
Rudy Garza It Lucy Rubio
Paulette Guajardo (1L Greg Smith I ,
Michael Hunter 4. A 1 Carolyn Vaughn / 11
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Debbie Lindsey-Opel
That t.IN.fRregoing ordin. ce was r-ad for the second time and passed finally on this
the n-"` day of t- 4g , 2017, by the following vote:
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Mayor McComb , Ben Molina at
Rudy Garza S. ' Lucy Rubio i! .
Paulette Guajardo . . 4- Greg Smith I f,
Michael Hunter �,; Carolyn Vaughn 114
Debbie Lindsey-Opel `n/ 0
PASSED AND APPROVED on this the b day of aurd--, 2017.
ATTEST:
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Re ecca Huerta Jof cComb
City Secretary MayQJ
_FFECTIVE DATE
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