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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE PLATTING ORDINANCE N0. 4168 OF THE CFTY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ADOPTED ON THE 23RD DAY OF
MARCH, 1955, APPEARING OF RECORD IN VOLUME 23, PAGE 624
ET SEQ OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION RECORDS OF THE
CITY AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME THEREAFTER, ENTITLED
"AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND PROMULGATING RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS GOVERNING THE PLATTING OF LAND INTO SUBDIVISIONS
IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND WITHIN A DISTANCE OF
FIVE (5) MILES OF THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, AND REQUIRING PLATS TO CONFORM TO SUCH
RULES AND REGULATIONS IN ORDER TO PROCURE THE APPROVAL
OF THE CITY ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI; DEFINING TERMS; FORBIDDING TRANSFERS OF
LAND WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE;
REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1032 AND ORDINANCE NO. 1157 OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIO-
LATION OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR
THE PARTIAL VALIDITY OF SAID ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING
FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE AND PUBLICATION OF SAID ORDINANCE;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY„, BY AMENDING SECTION I - GENERAL
OF SA1D ORDINANCE NO. 4168 SO AS TO PROVIDE AS ADDITIONAL
EXCEPTIONS FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SAID ORDINANCE THE
WEST OSO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE SUNDEEN
IMDEPENDE_NT_CCHO0L_DIS_MCT; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION;
CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, IN THE ORIGINAL DRAFTING AND ULTIMATE PASSAGE OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, PLATTING ORDINANCE N0. 4168, AND IN PROVIDING
IN SECTION I - GENERAL OF SAID ORDINANCE FOR SPECIFIC EXCEPTIONS FROM THE
PROVISIONS OF SAID ORDINANCE FOR AND IN BEHALF OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND
CERTAIN LEGALLY CONSTITUTED POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS
THROUGH INADVERTENCE AND OVERSIGHT THE WEST OSO INDEPENDENT - SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND THE SUNDEEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS WERE OMITTED FROM BEING EXCEPTED
FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 4168. IT WAS AT THE TIME OF THE
DRAFTING AND PASSAGE OF SAID ORDINANCE N0. 4168 AND 15 AT THIS TIME THE IN-
TENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT THE
WEST 050 INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE SUNDEEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIS-
TRICT BE EXCEPTED FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITYIS PLATTING ORDINANCE NO. 4168;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE PLATTING ORDINANCE N0. 4168 OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, BE AMENDED BY AMENDING
SECTION I - GENERAL OF SAID ORDINANCE N0. 4168 SO THAT THE SAME SHALL HEREAFTER
READ AS FOLLOWS:
"SECTION I - GENERAL
BEFORE ANY PLAN, PLAT yOft RAE -PLAT OF A SUBDIVISION OR ADDfTION. -4F LAND
INSIDE THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI OR WITHIN FIVE (5) MILES OF THE
L(,�3�
CITY LIMNS THEREOF SHALL BE RECORDED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF
NUECES COUNTY, IT SHALL FIRST BE APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COM-
MISSION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IN CONFORMITY WITH ART. 974A,
V.A.C.S. AND THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE. NO TRANSFER OF
LAND IN THE NATURE OF A SUBDIVISION AS DEFINED HEREIN SHALL BE
EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE EVEN THOUGH THE
INSTRUMENT OR DOCUMENT OR TRANSFER MAY DESCRIBE LAND SO SUBDIVIDED
BY METES AND BOUNDS. THE FILING OF ANY PLAN, PLAT OR REPLAT WITH-
OUT COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ORDINANCE, OR THE
TRANSFER OF LAND BY THE FILING OF ANY INSTRUMENT IN THE NATURE
OF A CONVEYANCE WITHOUT HAVING FIRST COMPLIED WITH THE REQUIRE-
MENTS OF THIS ORDINANCE, SHALL BE DEEMED A VIOLATION OF THE PRO-
VISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE. THERE IS, HOWEVER, EXCEPTED FROM
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE ANY CONVEYANCE TRANSFERRING ANY
LAND OR INTEREST IN LAND TO OR FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY
OF NUECES, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, CORPUS CHRISTI INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT, WEST OSO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, SUNDEEN
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISRRICT, CORPUS CHRISTI JUNIOR COLLEGE DIS-
TRICT AND NUECES COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT N0. 1.
SECTION 2. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE
AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE AND PUBLICATION ONE TIME IN THE OFFICIAL
PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, WHICH PUBLICATION SHALL BE SUFFI-
CIENT IF IT CONTAINS THE CAPTION HEREOF AND THE STATEMENT OF THE PENALTY PRO-
VIDED FOR VIOLATION.
SECTION 3. EXCEPT AS HEREIN AMENDED ALL PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE
NO. 4168 SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT,
SECTION 4. THE FACT THAT IT 15 OF THE GREATEST PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
TO UTILIZE THE PROVISION HEREIN ADOPTED SO AS TO GRANT IMMEDIATELY THE
INTENDED EXCEPTIONS FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SAID PLATTING ORDINANCE N0. 4168
TO THE WEST OSO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TO THE SUNDEEN INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO THAT SAID PUBLIC SCHOOL AGENCIES MAY PROCEED WITHOUT DELAY
IN THE CONTINUED EXPANSION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES ON PROPERTY BEING
DEVELOPED FOR SUCH SCHOOL PURPOSES BY SAID PUBLIC SCHOOL AGENCIES IN AND FOR
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THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IM-
PERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE
THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS
INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE
SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH
EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE
BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS
INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER
ITS PASSAGE IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS n(. (a DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1956•
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ATTEST:
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CITY SECRkfARr V
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
__.24_DAY OF SEPT., 1956.
CITY ATTORNEY dF
CORPU.'_s CH. T!y TEXAS
of 1956
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SEl 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 15 INTRCDUC:EDp AND THAI ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL
BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CETY COUNCIL Pp THEREFORE; HEREBY REQUEST THAT
YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE C'R REQUi REMENT ANn PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON
THE DATE IT 15 INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RL.. PECTFULLYy
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDEn BY TI+,E" v "0'-LOWING V3TE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
MINOR C ^ULLI
W. J. Ra'BF:RTS
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PAAI^i.r9cL P. MALDON AO6
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE Wk� ?AGSE-� BY TX-7 FCLL';1WING VOTE'
FARRE.LL D. SMITH
MINOR CULLS
W. J. RCBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
P9A,r, it EL P. MALDONADO
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