HomeMy WebLinkAbout03541 ORD - 08/26/1953AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2241 BY ADDING A SECTION DESIG-
NATING THE COLORS OF CURB MARKINGS; REPEALING SECTION
16 OF SUCH ORDINANCE AND DESIGNATING SCHOOL ZONES IN THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. ORDINANCE NO. 2241, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON THE 16TH DAY OF MARCH 19148 AND RECORDED
IN VOLUME 16, PAGE 197 OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION RECORDS OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
(A) SECTION 1044 1/2. THE FOLLOWING MARKINGS ARE DESIGNATED
FOR PARKING LIMITATIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND,
WHEN SUCH MARKINGS ARE PLACED UPON CURBS IN SUCH CITY SHALL
CONSTITUTE PARKING SIGNS AS INDICATED:
1. SOLID RED - NO PARKING.
2. WHITE WITH STENCIL NUMBER - TIME LIMIT GOVERNED
BY THE TIME INDICATED BY STENCIL.
3. YELLOW WITH BLACK VERTICAL STRIPES - BUS ZONE.
4. YELLOW WITH BLACK STENCIL WORDS "LOADING ZONO'-
LOADING ZONE.
(B) SECTION 16 AS PRESENTLY WRITTEN IS HEREBY REPEALED IN
ITS ENTIRETY.
(C) SECTION 16. "SCHOOL ZONE" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE EACH
STREET ALLEY AND PUBLIC GROUND OR PART THEREOF WITHIN TWO
HUNDRED AND FIFTY (250) FEET OF THE NEAREST PROPERTY LINE OF
ANY SCHOOL) PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, HAVING A REGULAR AVERAGE ATTENDANCE
OF ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY (150) PUPILS WHEREABOUTS SIGNS OR
MARKERS BEARING THE WORDS "SCHOOL ZONES 15 M.P.H." SHALL HAVE
BEEN ERECTED AND ARE CON3PICUOU5LY DISPLAYED ON SUCH STREET
ALLEY OR GROUND INDICATING THE APPROACH TO THE BOUNDARY LINE OF SUCH
SCHOOL ZONE. BY THE ERECTION OF A SIGN OR MARKER WITH THE FORE-
GOING DESIGNATIONS A LEGAL SCHOOL ZONE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED.
STREET CROSSINGS OF SUCH SCHOOL ZONE SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY
ORDER OF THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND SHALL BE INDICATED BY LINES
PAINTED ON SUCH STREET.
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SECTION 2. THAT THE NECESSITY FOR DESIGNATING STREET MARKINGS
AND DESIGNATING SCHOOL ZONES IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY CREATES A PUBLIC
EMERGENCY AND A PUBLIC IMPERATIVE NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE
CHARTER RULE PROVIDING THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY
ON THE DAY IT 15 INTRODUCED/ AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE
READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR/ HAVING DECLARED
THAT SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXISTS/ AND 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/ IT IS ACCORDINGLY ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF AUGUST/ 1953•
MAYOR t,
THE CITY ORPUS CHRISTI/ TEXAS
ATTEST
CIT SECRE A Y
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
1953
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 15 INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTE:
A. A. LICHTENSTEIN��
ELLRQY KING
P. C. CALLAWAY
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A. NAISMITH
�JAMES
W. JAMES BRACE
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THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTE:
A. A. LICHTENSTEIN.!
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ELLROY KING
P. C: CALLAWAY
JAMES A. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
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