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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2578 ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS,
SAFEGUARDING THE HEALTH OF PERSONS, THE SAFETY OF PROPERTY AND
PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC; CREATING THE SUPERVISORY
BOARD OF PLUMBERS, DESIGNATING THE MEMBERS THEREOF, AND PRE-
SCRIBING THE POWERS AND DUTIES THEREOF; PROVIDING THE RE-
QUIRING OF A MASTER PLUMBER'S SURETY BOND; PROVIDING THE
REQUIRING OF PERMITS FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF PLUMBING, DRAINAGE,
AND GAS FITTING AND THE INSPECTION OF SUCH PLUMBING, DRAINAGE
AND GAS FITTING WORK AND THE SCALE OF FEES FOR SUCH INSPECTION;
COMPELLING ALL BUILDINGS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO BE
CONNECTED WITH THE PUBLIC SANITARY SEWE$ AND PROVIDING THE
MANNER AND WAY IN it HPE;, ING AND GAS; ITTING WORK SHALL
BE DONE AND THE [7 'CC SS OF MATERIA S TO BE USED IN
SUCH WORK; PROVI G' PENALTIES FOR THE 191OLATION OF THIS
ORDINANCE AND REP ING OF ORDI.NANCES:IN- �ONFLICT WITH THIS
ORDINANCE; PROVID 'FOR - THE *PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY," PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL ON THE 16TH DAY OF AUGUST, 194g, COMMONLY KNOWN AS
THE PLUMBING CODE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AS
THEREAFTER AMENDED AND NCW IN EXISTENCE, BY AMENDING SUB-
SECTION (B) OF SECTION 917 PROVIDING THAT THE BUILDING (HOUSE)
SEWER FROM THREE FEET OUTSIDE THE BUILDING TO THE PROPERTY
LINE SHALL BE OF CAST IRON OR VITRIFIED CLAY 1"+K -N`
f -ttft; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY,
WHEREAS, HERETOFORE ON THE 16TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1949, THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, PASSED FINALLY AN ORDINANCE
NUMBERED NO. 2770 AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE PLUMBING CODE OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; AND
WHEREAS, IT 15 CONSIDERED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT SAID ORDINANCE No. 2578, AS AMENDED AND NOW IN
EXISTENCE, BE AMENDED IN THE PARTICULARS HEREINAFTER SET FORTH:
NCW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT SUBSECTION (B) OF SECTION 917 OF SAID ORDINANCE
No. 2578, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING CONSTRUCTION,
REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, SAFEGUARDING THE HEALTH OF PERSONS, THE SAFETY OF PROPERTY AND PROMOTING
THE WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC; CREATING THE SUPERVISORY BOARD OF PLUMBERS, DESIGNATING
THE MEMBERS THEREOF, AND PRESCRIBING THE POWERS AND DUTIES THEREOF; PROVIDING
THE REQUIRING OF A MASTER PLUMBER'S SURETY BOND; PROVIDING THE REQUIRING OF
PERMITS FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF PLUMBING, DRAINAGE, AND GAS FITTING AND THE IN-
SPECTION OF SUCH PLUMBING, DRAINAGE AND GAS FITTING WORK AND THE SCALE OF FEES
OD
FOR SUCH INSPECTION; COi,IPELLIPIG ALL BUILDING6 UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO UE
CONNECTED WITH THE PUBLIC SANITARY S&IER5 AND PROVIDING THE PLANNER AN =)'dAY
IN IVH I CH PLUi,:D I NG AN,) GAS FITTING WORK SHALL BE DONE AND THE K I NJ AND CLASS
OF MATERIALS TO 3E USED IN SUCH WORK; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION
OF THIS ORDINANCE AN) REPEALING OF O,7�DINA..NCES IN CONFLICT tVITH TH16 ORDINANCE;
PROVIDING FW THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND JECLARING AN Eh9ERGEI'lCY ",
AS AMENDED, SHALL HLRCAFTCR[EAO AS FOLLOWS:
"SECTION 917.
(a) BUILDING SEWER. THe BUILDING (HOUSE) SEWER
FROM THREE (j) FEET OUTSIDE THE BUILDING TO THE PROPERTY
LINE SHALL BE OF CAST IRON OR VITRIFIED CLAY."
SECTION 2. IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUB - DIVISION, .
CLAUSE, PHRASE OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE HELD INVALID, IT SHALL
NOT AFFECT ANY VALID PROVISIONS OF THIS OR ANY OTHER ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRIS71 TO WHICH THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATE.
SECTION j. ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI IN CONFLICT HEREWITH ARE HE ^nE3Y REPEALED.
SECTION 4. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT THIRTY (j0) DAYS FROM
AND AFTER ITS PUBLICATION ON,: TILME: IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATIDN OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, WHICH PUBLICATION SHALL CONTAIN THE CAPTION STATING IIJ SUMMARY
THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE AND THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.
SECTION ). THE NECESSITY FOR PROVIDING PROPER REGULATIONS REGARDING
THE PLUMBING CODE FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND
A PUBLIC IMPERATIVE NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT I10
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTI0I9 SHALL BE PISSED 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 SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST,
REQUESTING THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE, THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY
ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT IT SHALL TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE
AND EFFECT .AS HEREIN PROVIDED , IT IS ACCORDINGLY 50 ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE�Lj__DAY OF JULY,
ATTE MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHi2 f ST I , TEXAS
CITY SE PL v
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL F&ih JULY 20, 1j55:
C1 TV !'ETTO -, RtY
CORPUS ISTI TEXAS
1955
TO THE MEhSERS 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 NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN-
SION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALT_
3E PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE -OR
RESOLUTION SMALL, OE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCI!_; 1, THCRE-IORE,
HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT A'.4D PASS
THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETIN•
OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER PULE WAS SUSPENDED FY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
MINOR CULLI
W. J. ROBERTS L
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO 'Y'T
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE; FFF'Y
FARRELL D. SMITH
MINOR CULLI
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER 1
MANUEL P. MALDONADO