HomeMy WebLinkAbout02228 ORD - 02/24/1948AN onimNOE No. 2228
REGULATING THE CONSTRUCTION OF DRIVEWAYS AS A
MEANS OF INGRESS AND EGRESS FROM ANY STREETS OR
ALLEYS IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO ANY PRI-
VATELY OWNED PROPERTY ABUTTING OR ADJOINING SAID
STREETS OR ALLEYS; PROHIBITING THE DESTRUCTION
OR ALTERATION OF ANY CURBS ON ANY STRUTS IN
CONSTRUCTION OF SAID DRIVEWAYS; PROVIDING FOR
PERMITS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF AFORESAID DRIVEViAYS
AND PROVIDING PENhLTY FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF
AND CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TFXhS:
SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct or
permit to be constructed, as a means of ingress and egress from the
streets and alleys of the city to any property owned by said person, any
driveway other than such as are necessary for ingress and egress to and
from the property to be served and for which a permit has been issued
by the Director of Public Works of the City.
SECTION 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to alter or
destroy any curbs upon any streets of the City in order to construct or
permit driveways mentioned in Section 1 hereof for the purpose of ingress
or egress from the streets of the City without first obtaining a permit
from the Director of Public Works of the City.
SECTION 3. The Director of Public Works shall determine, when
application is made to him for a permit, on forms prescribed by the Director
of Public Works, to construct a driveway as a means of ingress and egress
from any street in the City to private property, whether the construction
of a driveway in the location and in the manner proposed in the applica-
tion is necessary for ingress and egress to and from the property to be
served. If the Director of Public eforks finds that such proposed drive-
way is necessary for ingress and egress to and from the property to be
served, he shall issue the permit applied for providing for a driveway of
sufficient width for the necessary ingress and egress to said property.
SECTION 4. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Director
of Public Works under the provisions hereof shall have the right to appeal
to the City Council upon giving written notice to the City Council within
five (5) days after the refusal of the application made by him for a permit
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to construct such driveway. The City Council, upon such appeal, shall
determine whether or not the proposed driveway is necessary for ingress
and egress to and from the property to be served, at a hearing held for
that purpose, at a time set by them, of which the applicant shall have
notice, and upon such finding shall either sustain the Director of Public
Works in his refusal or direct the issuance of such permit.
SECTION 5. Any person violating the provisions of this Ordi-
nance shall be fined not less than Ten ($10.00) Dollars nor more than
Two Hundred 000.00) Dollars.
SECTION 6. If any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause,
phrase or provision of this Ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or held
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of this Ordi-
nance as a whole or any part or provision thereof other than the part
so decided to be invalid or unconstitutional.
The foregoing Ordinance was read the first time and passed
to the second reading, on the /0 day of , 1948,
by the following vote:
Wesley E. Seale
George R. Clark, Jr.
John A. Ferris
R. R. Henry
Joe T. Dawson
The foregoing Ordinance was read the cond time and passed
to the third reading, on the 1L day of 191+e,
by the following vote:
Wesley E. Seale
George R. Clark, Jr.
John A. Ferris
R. R. Henry
Joe T. Dawson
The foregoing Ordinance was read the ird time and passed
and ordered approved by the Mayor, on the � day of
191x8, by the following vote:
Wesley E. Seale
George R. Clark, Jr.
John A. Ferris
R. R. Henry
Joe T. Dawson
APPROVED this day of , A. D. 1948.
ATTEST- City of Corpus Christi, T."..
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