HomeMy WebLinkAbout033737 ORD - 09/09/2025Ordinance amending Corpus Christi Code Section 12-108 to update fees for
Sunrise Beach RV Park, effective October 1, 2025.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas:
SECTION 1. Section 12-108 of the Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances is amended to
delete the struck -through text and insert the underlined text shown as follows:
Sec. 12-108. Sunrise Beach recreation site.
(a) The Chief Operating Officer of Corpus Christi Water or designee is authorized to
prepare and sign standard user or rental agreements for the rental of camp sites, recreational vehicle parking
spaces, and other facilities and equipment at the city's Sunrise Beach recreation site on Lake Corpus Christi.
All rental agreements must be signed by the Chief Operating Officer of Corpus
Christi Water or designee under the following conditions:
(1) The form of every rental agreement must be approved by the city attorney, or designee, but the city
attorney, or designee, is not required to sign the approval on each document executed under this
section.
(2) All blanks must be filled in and the information required by the standard form document must be
provided.
(3) Verbal arrangements to rent are not recognized under any circumstances.
(4) This section, the standard form documents for the rental agreements, and rules for the operation of the
Sunrise Beach recreation site constitute the whole agreement between the parties and may not be
altered unless done so in writing, signed by authorized representative of both parties, and approved by
the city attorney, or designee.
(5) All rental agreements must provide that parties contracting for the use of city's facilities or other
property hold the city harmless from any and all liability for any claim or claims as a result of use of the
premises, equipment, or other property and must indemnify the city in case of any claims resulting
from their operations, use, or occurring as a result of their occupancy of the premises or use of
property and all agreements shall specifically include such provisions.
(6) Rental agreements may not be assigned without the prior written authorization of the
Chief Operating Officer of Corpus Christi Water or designee.
(7) The rental agreement is limited to the specific trailer site area identified in the agreement.
(8) Outdoor storage of equipment and materials is prohibited. Decks/patios and any other construction is
prohibited.
(9) Rentals at Sunrise Beach are limited to currently registered vehicles that were originally manufactured
to provide temporary living quarters for recreational camping or travel use, constructed with integral
wheels to make it mobile and/or towable by motor vehicle, including but not limited to, camper trailers,
travel trailers, and motor homes.
(10) Participating in or conducting illegal or dangerous activities in Sunrise Beach will result in immediate
eviction from Sunrise Beach without required notice of violation.
(11) In addition to a recreational vehicle, each trailer site is limited to one (1) motor vehicle and one (1)
watercraft per trailer site subject to payment of additional fees. However, a fishing boat, jet ski, or
pontoon boat must be parked in designated parking area and subject to additional fees.
(12) Use of canopies or tents at the trailer site are only allowed for daily use and prohibited for permanent
use by monthly renters.
(13) The Sunrise Beach staff is authorized to ban anyone in the Sunrise Beach Park who habitually violates
rules or who causes disorderly conduct or who creates nuisance to other tenants or staff.
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(14) All rental agreements must contain a procedure regarding notices of violations as follows: Whenever it
is determined by the city staff managing Sunrise Beach that there are grounds to believe there has
been a violation of any provision of this section or any rules adopted under this section, the city shall
give notice of the violation to the tenant as hereinafter provided. Such notice shall: (i) be in writing; (ii)
include a statement for the reasons for its issuance; (iii) allow ten (10) days for compliance; (iv) be
served upon the tenant; provided that such notice shall be deemed to have been properly served when
a copy has been served in person, or attached to the door of the recreational vehicle, or deposited for
certified mail to last known address on file with the rental agreement; (v) contain an outline of
remedial action that if taken, will effect compliance with this section; and (vi) provide that after all
procedures outline above are exhausted, notice to vacate the premises may be issued.
(b) The director of water utilitic:, Chief Operating Officer of Corpus Christi Water or designee shall apply any
deposit against any amounts owed to the City of Corpus Christi for use of the property or facilities, and the
Chief Operating Officer of Corpus Christi Water or designee may refuse to enter
into any rental agreement until any and all amounts due the city by any applicant or organization, or by any
organization, which the applicant has represented, have been paid in full.
(c) The director of water utilities Chief Operating Officer of Corpus Christi Water or designee may enter rented
facilities for the purpose of ensuring that parties comply with the provisions of this section, the rules, or the
applicable rental agreement.
(d) The Chief Operating Officer of Corpus Christi Water or designee shall publish rules
governing the operation of the city's Sunrise Beach recreation site, which may include, but are not limited to,
the length of stay; deposits required; late fees, service charges, and application fees; maintenance and repair
of camp sites, recreational vehicle parking spaces, and other facilities and equipment; disposal of solid waste;
use of city provided utility services; use of city provided common facilities; hours of operation of facilities;
and standards of conduct. The rules must be approved by the city attorney, or designee.
(e) The director of water utilities Chief Operating Officer of Corpus Christi Water or designee shall charge the
following applicable fees for use of the facilities at the Sunrise Beach recreation site:
Sunrise Beach Fees
FY 25
FY26
FY27
FY28
FY29
FY30
Feeitityy
Daily Use Fees
Automobile (1 or 2 passengers)
$10.00
$15
$16
$16
$17
$19
Additional passengers
$4.00
M6
M6
K
E7
M8
Children (6 and under)
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
Watercraft Trailer
$10.00
$15
$16
$16
$17
$19
Overnight Primitive Tent Camping Fees
Tent camping cite (1 or 2
$25
$39
$39
$39
$44
$48
occupants) - (no electricity or water)
Automobile or RV d1Dry cGamping
(1 or 2 occupants?
$30
$46
$47
$47
$52
$58
RV camping (1 or 2 occupants) -
$40
$62
$62
$63
$70
$77
includes electric, water, and sewer
at some camp sites
Additional occupants (each)
$4
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M6
E7
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Children (6 and under)
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
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RV or 2 occupants)
$40
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$4
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Free
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Frcc
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Free
Weekly Sites — includes
$225
$347
$351
$354
$393
$434
electric, water, sewage
Monthly Sites — includes electric,
water, sewage
$500
$772
$779
$787
$874
$964
Monthly Boat Parking Lot
$20
$31
$31
$31
$35
$39
(Ord. No. 028687, § 1, 7-20-2010; Ord. No. 029159, § 1, 7-26-2011; Ord. No. 032068, § 1, 3-24-2020)
SECTION 2. 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 3. Publication will be made in the official publication of the City of Corpus
Christi as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi. This Ordinance takes
effect on October 1, 2025. 11 ''QQ __�
Introduced and voted on the aid off , 2025.
PASSED and APPROVED on the 9i/A day of , 2025.
Paulette Guajardo, M
EFFECTIVE DATE
ATTEST:
Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary
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