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Home My WebLink About04544 ORD - 06/06/1956• R .m. �/lvl IV AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 4314 ENTITLED I,AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE USE OF FLASHING ILLUMINATING SIGNS, THE USE OF SPOTLIGHTS; FLASHING ILLUMINATED SIGNS SIMILAR TO POLICE OR FIRE EMERGENCY SIGNAL, AND ILLlJFIN- ATED INTERIORS OR EXTERIORS OF BUILDINGS USED FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES WITHIN OR WITHIN 200 FEET OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ZONE IN SUCH MANNER AS TO CAUSE ANNOYANCE OR INCONVENIENCE OF PERSONS RESIDING IN, OR TO INTEP.FEPE WITH THE PEACEFUL ENJOYMENT OF PROPERTY IN THE RESIDENTIAL SECTIONS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION„, BY AMENDING SECTION 1 OF SAID ORDINANCE 4314 SO AS TO REMOVE THAT PORTION COVFRiNG Sif,NS WHICH "v Imo, ,I". ins — yr .vvt arvi - LIGHT, ELECTRIC, OR NEON SIGN, OR FLASHING ILLUMINATED SIGN OR SIGNAL WHICH IS SIMILAR T0, OR RESEMBLFS, A PGLICE OR FIRE EMERGENCY SIGNAL OR WHICH IS SfFILAR TO OR RESEMBLES ANY OFFICIAL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE; CONTAIN- ING A SAVfMGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRIST[, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT ORDINANCE ND, 4314, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 10TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1955, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE USE OF FLASHING ILLUMINATING SIGNS, THE USE OF SPOTLIGHTS; FLASHING ILLUNINAT- ED-SIGNS SIMILAR TO POLICE OR FIRE EMERGENCY SIGNAL, AND ILLUMiNATED IN- TERIORS OR EXTERIORS OF BUILDINGS USED FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES WITHIN OR WITHIN 200 FEET OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ZONE IN SUCH MANNER AS TO CAUSE ANNOYANCE OR INCONVENIENCE OF PERSONS RESIDING IN, OR TO INTERFERE WITH THE PEACEFUL ENJOYMENT OF PROPERTY IN THE RESIDENTIAL SECTIONS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION-, BE AMENDED BY AMENDING SECTION 1 OF SAID ORDINANCE N0. 4314 50 AS TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS: IISECTION 1: IT IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE A NUISANCE FOR ANY PERSON TO USE, OR OPERATE, OR MAINTAIN WITHIN, OR WITHIN 200 FEET OF A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ZONE A FLASHING ILLUMINATED SIGN, OR A SPOT- LIGHT, OR ANY OTHER ILLUMINATED SIGN OR FLASHING LIGHT, OR TO SO ILLUMINATE THE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR OF A BUILDING, USED FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES, 50 THAT THE LIGHT AND GLARE EMANATING THEREFROM IS CAST UPON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 4544 TO THE ANNOYANCE OR INCONVENIENCE OF PERSONS, OF NORMAL SENSIBILITY, RESIDING ON OR UPON SUCH RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, SECTION 2. THAT ORDINANCE NO. 4314 BE FURTHER AMENDED BY ADDING SECTION 1 -A TO READ AS FOLLOWS: "SECTION 1 -A: (A) IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL AND A M15DEMEAMOR FOR ANY PERSON TO USE, OPERATE, OR MAINTAIN WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY ANY SPOTLIGHT, ELECTRIC, OR NEON SIGN, OR FLASHING ILLUMINATED SIGN OR SIGNAL WHICH IS SIMILAR 70, OR RESEMBLES A POLICE OR FIRE EMERGENCY SIGNAL. (E) IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL AND A MISDEMEANOR FOR ANY PERSON TO USE, OPERATE, OR MAINTAIN WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY ANY SPOTLIGHT, ELECTRIC, OR NEON SIGN, OR FLASHING ILLUMINATED SIGN OR SIGNAL WHICH 15 SIMILAR TO, OR RESEMBLES, ANY OFFICIAL TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL LIGHT OR LIGHTS, OR ANY OFFICIAL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE," SECTION 3. EXCEPT AS HEREIN AMENDED ALL PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE 110. 4314 SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT. SECTION 4. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE AND PUBLICATION ONE TIME IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF COPPUS CHRISTI, WHICH PUBLICATION SHALL BE SUFFICIENT IF IT CONTAINS THE CAPTION HEREOF AND THE STATEMENT OF THE PENALTY PROVIDED FOR VIOLATION. THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS READ FOR THE FIRST TIME AND PASSED TO ITS SECOND READING ON THIS THE DAY OF ` s 1954 BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE; ' (s. FARRELL D. SMITH MINOR CULLI W. J. ROBERTS B. E. BIGLER MANUEL P. MALDONADO THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS READ FOR THE SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO ITS THIRD READING ON THIS tHE Gij DAY OF y i9 y BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE! FARRELL D. SMITH MINOR CULLI .y W. J. ROBERTS B. E. BIGLER f� MANUEL P. MALDONADO THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS READ FOR THE TkIRD TIME AND PASSED FINALLY ON THIS THE DAY OF t �� _A y X95 BY THE FOLLOWING VOTEg FARRELL D., %SMITH L r• MINOR CULLI , i J W. J. ROBERTS B. E. BIGLER MANUEL P. MALDONADO PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE DAY OF 1 1 c ,0 195& MAYOR s THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS ATTEST, - CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM; p J /,c �, ,. -�L, ( -; 1 CITY ATTORNEY 4544