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Home My WebLink About01762 ORD - 01/02/1945r 12 /3G /�; HTi;m AN ORDINANCE FROS'IDI1Ts THAT NO PIMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BUILDING IN A TERRITORY IMNLY ANNE12D TO M- C ITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI OTHER THAN A PERMIT :4HI3H VILL ALLUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BUILDING PER - 'uITTED TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN IYFAT IS DEFINED AS A "ONE- FAMILY D?�ELLING DISTRICT ", AS DEFINED BY GEDINANOE NO. 1425, AND UTENiDME iTS THERETO, OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; PROVIDING FOR P,EFEH -ENCE OF CERTAIN APPLICATIONS TO CITY PLIVNITING CO,YV„ISSION; PROVIDING THAT NO EXISTING BUILDING IN TERRITORY KENLY ANNEXED NOT NO1Y LAIFULLY USED FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES SHALL BE CHANGED OR ALTERED FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES WITHOUT A PERG[IT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL OF CORPUS CHRISTI; PROVIDING THAT Ire GSNEF. OR ANY PERSON, FIMgd OR CC1tPOPATION 9hrHING, CONTIcOLL,ING, SUPEF,'JISING O DIRECTIPv THE CON STiDCTIC: OF ANY BUILDING N9,7 IN CONSTRUCTION UPON LAND ;'r1CH IS ANNEXED TO CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI S:ytaE'L' APPLY TO CITY - MINEEi-" FOR A F-IMT BEFORE PRCCEEDING 3`i1TH SAID WOPR; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION _THE'"cOF; aND DECL -ARING AN EFrTPGENCY. i1= .EPL'A , the City of Corpus Cl,,isti is _frequently petitioned to annex additional territory to the Oity of Corpus Christi for all municipal purposes, and elections have been freouently, and are fre- yuently, held for the purposes of annexing additional territory to the City of Corpus Christi for all municipal purposes, and during the period following annexation, and before permanent zoning reo la- tioas flare been duly enacted, problems of building construction arise and there is no definite rule or provision now provided by the Ordi- nances of the City- of Corpus Christi which would provide a uniform msthod for the issuance of pemits in order to protect and properly safeguard the various neighborhoods, or localities, in the matter of proper coring, laving due regcrd to the public w-Ifare and comfcrt, it is necessary that such temporary rules and reoslation.s be prcvidad until permanent zoning car, be pro,ulgatod with cue hearings afforded to the property wmers affected; ld5 "i, ^,H^sPORE. BE IT ORDAI1u:D BY Ti's Cl7 ' ;;Gb'?iCIL OF Trc CITY OF CORPUS CF1,ISTT, TE:.AS; SECTIOZ 1. That no pormit for the construction of a buildire, shall be isaued by the City Engineer or City EnSineerls Of- ce of the City of Corcus Christi in a territory newly annexed to the City of Corpus Christi other than a permit which. will allow, the construction of a buildin; permitted to be constructed in what is de£in =.i as s ^C -rri ..IL 7TE:ZIN7T 7T2T.'.IC , s 'afined 1, - Or- in.ncs ids. 1,425, passed by the City CouID it of Corpus Christi, -xas, on Lar:h 5, 19,!2, and all amendments thereto, which said Ordinance provides the general zoning regulations applicable to the City cf Corpus Christi. An application for any other use than that zpacifiad above shall be made to the City Engineer of the �;iLy of Corps Christi and by him referred .x the City- Plea -iink; Commission, .._rah a,ts as the Zonis Commis aion of the City of Corpus Ci':ri sti, Taxes, for a consideration and recorurendatioa tp the City Coaaoil. :��,.e—er such recoszendatior 3 filed with the Ci *.y Cou—il 'y the City Planning C=Ussion, such classification and such reco;::.r endation shall be isor,; in its nature, and the C�sancil shall be at liberty to aM m it or ally such construction as tho facts in their cr-rion may ;;ustisy. SECTIG. 2. 1,,o existing buildimS within any territory rowdy annexed to u.e City of Cor_rus Christi not now lawfully used for busi- nor:; p -poses shall be altered, remodeled or ccnstracted for business gurposes without a permit from the City Council of Corpus Christi, nor shall any existing building in any territory that may be hereafter annexed to the City of Corcus Christi that is not :awfully used for business purposes at the time of such annexation be altered, remodelec. or aonstructod for business p..rposos without a perult from the City Council of the City cf Corpus Chri at-. Tai. permit shall be obtained under the same prpoedure at out in section 1 of this Ordinance. 32CTION j. That the o3mer, lessee, or any other person, firm or corporation owning, controlling, constructing, sups rvi sing, or directing the construction of any building or structure now in process of construction and which is incomplete at the time the land upon which it is situated is annexed to the City of Comus Christi, before proceeding further with the construction, alteration or completion thereof, shall apply to the City Engineer of Corpus Christi for a permit authorizing farther work on said buildirg or structure, and shall attach to said appliontion for such permit pla= and specifications relating to the constr Lion of said bu'ld- ing or structure, which said application for bu:ldin;, vomit shall be promptly referred to the City Planning Co.=sission for consideration, and said Commission shall promptly thereafter file with said gov., n ing body its recommendation as to granting, modifying or rejecting said permit, said recommendation to be advisory, as stated in Section 1 hereof. Said construction wore shall be suspended until the permit provided for herein has been issued, or until final zoaing regulations have been adopted, which permit the construction, use, and occupancy of the str'cature or builddn}-. SECTIOIi 4- That anyone violating the provisions of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars (VOO.00), and each day such violation shall exist, or be permitted, shall constitute a separate offense, and provided, further, that in case the violator of any part of this Ordinance shall be a corporation, then, in that - event, the officers, manager, agents and servants of such corporation shall be severally liable for the penaltiea provided herein. SECTION 5. If any section, or provision of any section, of this Ordinance be declared to be void, ineffectdve;or unconstitutional, the holding of such section, o. provision of any section, to be void, ineffactdve or Unconstitutional for any cause whatever shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections and provisions of this Ordinance. 3ECTIOE 5. The fact that territory has been newly annexed to the City of Corv'as Christi, Texas, and that elections have been held and will be held to annex additional territory to the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, and that zoning regulations are necessary in such territory to promote the health, welfare, safety and morals of the citizens of Corpus Christi, Texas, and there now exists no provision for the zonira of such newly acquired territory, and it is neoessary that temporary rules be promulgated for such newly acquired territory to have effect until such territory can be carefully considered by the City Planning Commission and oarefully zoned in accordance with such consideration, creates a public emergency and imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule or requirement that no Ordinance or Resolution shall be passed Finally on the date of its introduction, an3 that said Ordinance or Resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor having declared such emergency and imperative public necessity exist, and requested that said Charter role be suspended, and that this Grdinance be passed finally on the date of its introduction, and take effect and be in full force and effect from. and after its passa6s, IT IS SO ORDAINED. PASSED AIM APPROVED this 4' day 0 r, A. D. 19%x:• ATTESTt City acre terry APPROVED AS TO LEGAL eGRTr.:i MAYOR, City of Corpus Christi, Texas 1 `101 Corpus Christi, Texas �n C � 194eS TO THE IMMERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY.OF CORPUS CHRISTI Corpus,Christi, Texas Gentlemenc For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing Ordinance, a public emergency and impera. tive necessity exist for the suspension of the Charter rule or requirement that no Ordinance or Resolution shall be cassed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such Ordinance or Resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council; I, therefore, hereby request that you saspend such Charter rule or requirement and pass this Ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, MYORp Ci J o. orpua Christi, Texas The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote- A. C. T.!e Caushan Jos. Mireur Ed. P. Williams D. A. Segrest B. G. Moffett The above Ordinance was gassed by the following vote: A. C. Iacaughaa Jos. uireur Ed. P. Williams D. A. Segrest B. G. TT.ffett