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AN ORDINANCE
CREATING ARID ESTASL I SH I P, A SECOND FIRE DISTRICT IN THE
NORTH 3EACH AitCA OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRf S T I � AND
OECLARIN�G AN EPI.E,RGENCY.
U1HEREAS, IN CHAPTER III OF THE SOUTHERN STANDARD 'JUILDII:G CODE
(1954 REVISION) ADOPTED PY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CNRISTI�
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TEXAS,). THE 77H DAY OF APR[L� 1S5�'rp AS THE SUILOING CODE OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTJP TWO FIRE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATIONS ARE PROVIDED AND A'RE DESIG-
NATED AS FIRST FIRE iOISTP.ICT AND SECOND FIRE DISTRICTS WHICH DISTRICT DESIG-
IIATIONS ARE APPLICADLE TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AT LARGE, FOR THE PURPOSE
OF DETERI1I11IN6 THE TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION THAT IS PERMITTED TO BE ERECTED 1I1
THE CITY IN THIN SAID FIRE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATIONS, AS SUCH CONSTRUCTION STAN-
DARDSS ARE IDEITIFIED AND PROVIDED OY THE CUHSTRUCTION PROVISIONS OF SAID
30UTIIEiN STANDARD _3UIL,DIIIG CODE, AUD
Tll- �rCENS� IT IS MANDATORY THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CO,4PUS CHRISTI DETERIIINE AND DESIGHATE SPECIFIC SECTIClJ 'OS THE CITY AS A FIRST
FIRE 7ISTRICT OR N SECOiID FIR= DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION E- =FORE THE CONSTRUCTION
STAIlOARDS AFID PRCVISIONS, AS IDENTIFIEp IL CHAPTER Ili OF SAID SOUTHERN STAN-
DARD _IUILDIHG CODE, ARE EilFORCEABLE Ui TIHII: SUCH FINE DISTRICT CLASS[ Fl CATI ONS;
AND
IT HAS r, EE"! DETER ?TINED E THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE PROPER,
FIRE DISTRICT CLASS I F I CAT I C11 FOR THAT SECT CH OF THE CITY GE;IERALLY REFERRED TO
AS NbRTI -I .EACFI I S ., SECOND F RE DI STRI CT:
i,10.1, TI IE ;!EFG „E, d= IT ORDA I NEJ DY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIME CITY OF
CO,TU3 CIR!311� Tc:;l °,3:
1,CTI1ii 1. IHs17 THE AREA OF THE CITY GENERALLY REFERRED TO AS
liol"TH 3SAC -1i IS NEREDY CLASS]FIED AS A SECOND FIRE DISTRICTS WITHIN THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI! TEXAS AS SUCH SECOND FIRE DISTRICT IS IDENTIFIED IN CHAPTER
III OF Tl -IE SO U7HE ;1 -; �iT A:IDARD CUI LDIIIG CODE (1J--4 CEV15101.) ADOP750 DY THE CI'f'r
�GU,1C1L OF TH "- CITY OF CDP,PU5 CHPls -cl, TE A5, DY ORDINANCE NO. 3j21. ON THE 7TH
DAY CF APRIL, 1 ') , AS THE BUILDIPJ; CODE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF DCTERMHIHC' AFID CONTROLLIr1G THE TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION TO IiERE-
AFTER BE E],LCTED Ill THE I:CRTl1 LEECH AREA OF THE CI Tr . FOR A '1ORE SPECIFIC AI -1D
DEFINITE DESCRIPTION OF THE NORTH .3EACH .SECOND FIRE DISTRICT HERESY ESTADLISHED,
THE J-OUHDA;',IES AND LIMITS OF SAID SECOlID DIRE DISTRICT SHAEL DE AS FOLLOWS:
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SEGIIN1,1 1G AT A POINT AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE EASTERLY
BOUNDARY LIPIE OF AVENUE F AND THE 11CRTHERLY BOUNDARY LINE
OF I'1AR :CET STREET;
THENCE IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE EASTERLY
BOUNDARY LIME OF AVENUE F TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHERLY
SHORELINE OF PIUECES BAY;
THENCE IPI At EASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE MEAT -IDEPS OF THE
SOUTHERLY SHORELINE OF NUECES BAY TO ITS JUNCTION WITFI A
LII]E ALONG THE MEANDERS OF THE WESTERLY SHORELINE OF CORPUS
CHRISTI BAY;
THENCE ]it A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION) ALONG THE MEANDERS OF
THE SHORELINE OF CORPUS CHRISTI BAY TO ITS INTERSECTION lJl TIi
THE NORTHIERLY LINE OF 3LS51E STREET;
THENCE IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE fIORTHERLY LINE
OF ]ESSIC STREET AND ITS EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT ONE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY (150) FEET NORTHWEST OF THE WESTERLY LINE
OF HA }11 LTall ROAD;
THENCE IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG A LINE PARALLEL TO
AND ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY (150) FEET NORTHWESTERLY FROM THE
NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF HAMILTON ROAD TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH
TI -IE NORTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY LINE OF MARKET STREET;
THENCE IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE NORTHEASTERLY
SOUNDARY LINE OF MAP.IF;ET STREET TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE
EASTERLY BOUNDARY LINE OF AVENUE F, TO THE PLACE OF OEGIMIING.
SECTION 2. THE FACT THAT THE NORTH "EACH AREA OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI IS IN A TRANSITIONAL STATE AND IS RAPIDLY DETERIORATING INTO A SLUM AREA,
IT 15 IMPE °ATIVE THAT IMMEDIATE MEASURES BE TAKEN FN, -SHE INTEREST AND GENERAL
WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC lil PROVIDING i3ORE STRINGZNT BUILDING REGULATIONS FOR
CONSTRUC710il IN THE NORTH BEACH 9.REA IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT THAT AREA FROM
FURTHER DETERIORATION CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC
NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION SHALL GE PASSLD FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT
SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL DE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL, AND THE kAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY
TO EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT
THIS ORDINANCE DE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT
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AND DE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT' RC AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDALY
SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE /(.DAY OF , 1956.
ATTES =T-
CITY SIC 'R TA Y
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORD;
CITY -AT (JRNEY
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CORPU^ HRISTI, TEXAS
1956
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 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; 1, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT
YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON
THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
M �C
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
MINOR CULLI
W. J. ReBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
MINOR CULL]
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO