HomeMy WebLinkAbout02043 ORD - 03/07/1947AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE ZCHING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI ADOPTED ON THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST,
1937, AND APPEARING OF RECORD IN VOLUME 9, PAGES
565 ET SEQ OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION RMC OLDS
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND AS AMENDED FROM
TIME TO TIME THEREAFTER BY ZONING OR CLASSIFYING
AS HER SET OUT THAT AREA DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS3
THAT AREA COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE E. B. COLE
TRACT, WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS, WHICH IS BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY
LOUISIANA AVENUE, ON THE WEST BY SOUTH STAPLES
STREET (OLD DUMP ROAD), ON THE SOUTH BY MINNESOTA
STREET, AND ON THE EAST BY ALAMEDA STREET, AND
ALSO THAT TRACT OF LAND CONSISTING OF APPROXI-
MATELY TWELVE ACRES ALSO LYING WITHIN THE CITY
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND
BOUNDED BY ATAMEDA STREET. MINNESOTA AVENUE, FORT
WORTH STREET, AND THE SOUTH LINE OF THE ORIGINAL
U. LOTT TRACT, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City Zoning and Planning Commission of the
City of Corpus Christi, Texas, ordered a public hearing to be held
on the 15th day of November, 1946, for the purpose of hearing objec-
tions or recommendations in respect to zoning that area commonly
referred to as the E. B. Cole tract, within the City limits of the
City of Corpus Christi, Texas, which is bounded on the north by
Louisiana Avenue, on the west by South Staples Street (Old Dump Road),
on the south by Minnesota Street, and on the east by Alameda Street,
and also that tract of land consisting of approximately twelve acres
also lying within the City limits of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas,
and bounded by Alameda Street, Minnesota Avenue, Fort Worth Street,
and the south line of the original U. Lott tract, and
WHEREAS. notice of such hearing was published in the
Corpus Christi Press, and pursuant to such notice the City Zoning
and Planning Commission did on said 15th day of November, 1946, hold
such hearing where all interested citizens, property owners and other
parties had the opportunity to be heard on the proposed zoning
classification of the said area; and
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afMREAS, the City Zoning and Planning Commission, as
a result of the hearing held on said 15th day of November, 1946,
and after due deliberation did thereafter file its report and recom-
mendations to the City Council as to the manner of classifying the
said above described area for zoning purposes; and
vVHERF.AS, the City Council did order a public hearing
to be held by the City Council on the 9th day of January, A. D.,
1947, for the purpose of giving all interested parties, citizens
and property owners the opportunity to be heard on the proposed
zoning classification of the said area, and notice of such hearing
was published in the Corpus Christi Press on the 19th and 26th days
of December, 1946, and on the 9th day of January, 192;7; and
VCHEREAS, the City Council did on the 9th day of January,
1947, hold such hearing where all interested citizens, property owners
and other parties had the opportunity to be heard on the proposed
amendment to the Zoning Ordinance and map of the City of Corpus
Christi; and
WHEREAS at such hearing all discussions and proposals in
regard to said zoning by parties appearing thereat were heard and
considered by the City Council:
NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OP CORPUS CaISTIs
SECTION 1. That the area hereinabove described in the first
paragraph hereof be zoned for retail use district, "A" area apartment
district, and "A" area dwelling district as shown on the following map
attached hereto and made a part of this ordinance for all purposes.
SECTION 2. That the official zoning map of the City of Corpus
Christi is hereby amended as herein ordained.
SECTION 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. The fact that it is of the greatest public
importance to immediately put in foree zoning regulations in the area
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hereinabove described, which at present is without adequate zoning
classification, for the purpose of providing for the orderly and
progressive building and improving of the said area and for the orderly
and progressive growth of the City, and the necessary protection of the
lives, health, property and welfare of the citizens in said area, as
well as the general public, creates a public emergency and an impera-
tive public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter Rule
providing that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on
the day it is introduced and that such ordinance or resolution shall
be read at three (j) several meetings of the City Council, and
the Mayor, having declared that such public emergency and such im-
perative public necessity exist, requests that said Charter Rule
be suspended, and that this Ordinance take effect and be in full
force and effect from and after its passage and after its publica-
tion one time as is provided and required by the Charter of the
City of Corpus Christi, -A D IT IS SO ORDAINED.
PASSED and APPROVED this the 7 day of .?;11a1&e41,/ ,
191;7.
ATTEST:
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO LnGP.L FOR`::
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COPY OF THE ORIGINAL MAP ON
FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE
CORFU CHRISTI ZONING AND
PLAN NrG ISSION.
'ZONING PLANNING ENGINEER
Corpus Christi, Texas
UIarch �, 3.947
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMICIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the
foregoing ordinance, a public emergency and imperative necessity
exist for the suspension 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, hereby request
that you suspend said 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,
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City of Corpus Christi, Texas
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Wesley E. Seale
John A. Ferris %-�
George R. Clark, Jr.
R. R. Henry
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote;
"Vesloy E. Seale
John A. Ferris
George R. Clark, Jr.
R. R. henry