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AN ORDINANCE NO. 3566
AMENDING SECTION 50 (A) OF ARTICLE V OF ORDINANCE NO.
22141, REGULATING TRAFFIC UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS, ALLEYS,
AND OTHER THOROUGHFARES IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE 2515,CBY REPEALING THE 45
MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT HERETOFORE EXISTING ON ALAMEDA
STREET FROM DODDRIDGE STREET TO EVERHART ROAD AND FROM
ELDON DRIVE SOUTH TO AIRLINE ROAD, SO AS TO FIX THE
MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT FOR ALAMEDA STREET SOUTH TO AIRLINE ROAD
AT THE 30 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT APPLICABLE TO ALL THE
STREETS IN THAT SPECIFIC AREA; AND AMENDING SECTION 51
OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 22141 BY ADDING SUBSECTION (A) PROVID-
ING FOR A MAXIMUM OF 15 MILES PER HOUR SPEED ON CERTAIN DESIG'h
NATED STREETS AND PORTIONS THEREOF; ;INCLUDING HEWITT ADDITION
SERVICE DRIVES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT SECTION 50 (A) OF ARTICLE V OF ORDINANCE ND. 22141
ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 50 (A) OF ARTICLE V OF ORDINANCE ND.
22141, REGULATING TRAFFIC UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS, ALLEYS, AND OTHER THOROUGH-
FARES IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND FIXING PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS
AND REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND SECTIONS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE-
WITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ", AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE 2515, BE AMENDED
50 AS TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS:
"IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED UPON THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION THAT THE SPEED PERMITTED BY STATE LAW UPON THE FOLLOWING
STREETS IS LESS THAN 15 NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION OF VEHICLES THEREON BY
REASON OF WIDELY SPACED INTERSECTIONS, AND IT IS HEREBY DECLARED THAT THE SPEED
LIMIT SHALL BE AS HEREINAFTER SET FORTH ON THOSE STREETS OR PARTS OF STREETS
HEREIN DESIGNATED AT THE TIME SPECIFIED AND WHERE SPEED LIMITS OTHER THAN 30
MILES PER HOUR ARE TO BE EFFECTIVE THEY SHALL BE COME EFFECTIVE WHEN SIGNS ARE
ERECTED GIVING NOTICE THEREOF."
NAME OF STREET
SPEED LIMIT
EFFECTIVE TIMES
SOUTH STAPLES STREET
FROM CARROLL LANE SOUTH
145
MILES PER HOUR '
AT ALL TIMES
TO CITY LIMITS
r
ALAMEDA STREET FROM
DODDRIDGE STREET TO '
30
MILES PER HOUR '
AT ALL TIMES
EVERHART ROAD
i r
t
..� ALAMEDA STREET FROM r
.-._ ELDON DRIVE SOUTH TO '
30
MILES'(3ER HOUR.. ,
AT ALL TIMES .-
AIRLINE ROAD
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SECTION 2. THAT SECTION 51 BE AMENDED BY ADDING A NEW SUBSECTION
DESIGNATED AS SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION 51, WHICH SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS:
"DECREASE OF STATE LAW MAXIMUM SPEED. - -IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED UPON
THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION THAT THE SI•EED PERMITTED
BY STATE LAW UPON THE FOLLOWING STREETS IS GREATER THAN IS REASONABLE OR SAFE
UNDER THE CONDITIONS FOUND TO EXIST UPON SUCH STREETS AND IT IS HEREBY DECLARED
THAT THE SPEED LIMIT SHALL BE FIFTEEN (15) MILES PER HOUR AS HEREIN SET FORTH
ON THOSE STREETS OR PARTS OF STREETS HEREIN DESIGNATED WHEN SIGNS ARE ERECTED
GIVING NOTICE THEREOF.
NAME OF STREET AND PORTION THEREOF TO WHICH 15 MILE PER HOUR
PEED IMIT APPLIES -
SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, HEWETT ADDITION, BETWEEN SANTA FE AND
HEWETT DRIVE.
NORTH SERVICE ROAD, HEWETT ADDITION, BETWEEN SANTA FE AND
HEWETT DRIVE.
SECTION 3. THE FACT THAT IT IS IMPERATIVE AND NECESSARY TO THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND GENERAL WELFARE TO REGULATE THE SPEED LIMIT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
IN THE PARTICULAR AREAS DESIGNATED ABOVE CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND PUBLIC
IMPERATIVE NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDI-
NANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS 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 EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE
SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRO-
DUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE
IT 1S ACCORDINGLY 50 ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF 0 271 1953.
11-11
ATTEST:
CITY SECRET. RY
APPROVED AS �O LEGAL FORM:
n
ITY ATTORNEY
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THE CITY OC:::LORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ti, / 4, 1953
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF
THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECES51TY
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; 1, 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 S CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
A. A. LICHTENSTEIN
ELLROY KING
P. C. CALLAWAY
JAMES NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLflNG TE :
A. A. LICHTENSTEIN
ELLROY KING
P. C. CALLAWAY
JAMES NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
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