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AN ORDINANCE
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MENDING ORDINANCE NO. 9346 PASSED AND APPROVED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 6TH DAY OF MAYS 1959, BY
AMENDING SECTION 1 OF SAID ORDINANCE SO AS TO PRO-
VIDE THAT THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS MAY UNDER
CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES APPROVE PLATS WHICH FAIL TO
COMPLY WITH THE OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS OF 1: 10,000;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. -
WHEREAS, ONE OF THE PURPOSES OF THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 1
OF ORDINANCE NO. 5346 WAS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE DESCRIPTIONS OF LAND SO
THAT THE UTILITY INSTALLATIONS WOULD BE WITHIN THE UTILITY EASEMENTS
INDICATED ON THE PLAT WITH SUFFICIENT ACCURACY THAT A BILL OF SALE TO
THE CITY OF THE UTILITY LINES WOULD BE SUFFICIENTLY PROTECTED; AND
WHEREAS, WHERE THE WATER LINES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED PRIOR TO
THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A BILL OF SALE WITH SUCH BILL OF SALE
FIXING THE UTILITY EASEMENT RIGHTS CONVEYED WITH THE WATER LINE AS
BEING 5' OR MORE ON EACH SIDE OF THE INSTALLED WATER LINE WOULD ASSURE
THAT SUCH WATER LINE WAS WITHIN AN EASEMENT AREA AND FIX THE LOCATION
ON THE GROUND OF SUCH EASEMENT AND THEREBY FULLY PROTECT THE CITY AND
OTHER UTILITY LINE OWNERS:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI$ TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT ORDINANCE No. .5346, ADOPTED MAY 6, 1959 BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY
AMENDED BY AMENDING SECTION 1 THEREOF SO THAT THE FIRST SENTENCE OF SAID
SECTION 1 SHALL HAVE ADDED THE WORDS: "PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT WHERE A
WATER LINE HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND A BILL OF SALE OF SAID LINE INCLUDES A
UTILITY EASEMENT EXTENDING AT LEAST 5' ON EACH SIDE OF SAID INSTALLED
LINE THAT SUCH DESCRIPTION SHALL BE HELD TO BE SUFFICIENTLY ACCURATE TO
AUTHORIZE THE APPROVAL OF THE PLAT BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ". AND SAID FIRST SENTENCE OF SAID SECTION 1
OF SAID ORDINANCE N0. 5346 SHALL HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS:
"SECTION 1. SUBDIVISIONS. THE OWNER OF ANY LAND AREA BEYOND
FIVE (5) MILES FROM THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI DESIRING
TO HAVE WATER SERVICE FURNISHED TO SUCH AREAS AS A SUBDIVISION, SHALL
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FURNISH TO THE CITY AN ACCURATE PLAT OF SUCH AREA THE BOUNDARIES OF
WHICH AND THE LOCATIONS OF EASEMENTS THEREIN HAVING AN ACCURACY OF NOT
LESS THAN 1:10,000; PROVIDED,HOWEVER, THAT WHERE A WATER LINE HAS BEEN
INSTALLED AND A BILL OF SALE OF SAID LINE INCLUDES A UTILITY EASEMENT
EXTENDING AT LEAST 5' ON EACH SIDE OF SAID INSTALLED LINE THAT SUCH
DESCRIPTION SHALL BE HELD TO BE SUFFICIENTLY ACCURATE TO AUTHORIZE THE
APPROVAL OF THE PLAT BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI".
SECTION Z. EXCEPT AS HEREIN AMENDED, ALL OF THE OTHER PRO-
VISIONS OF ORDINANCE NO. 5346 SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY FOR AN AMENDMENT WHICH WILL PROTECT
THE RIGHTS OF THE CITY AND NOT CONSTITUTE AN UNDUE HARDSHIP ON THE
OWNERS OF LAND PROPOSED FOR PLATS CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN
IMPERATIVE 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 SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE
SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY
ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND
BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS ASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE I-DAY OF , 1959•
MAYOR
THE CITY OF PUS CHRIST , TEXAS
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
8m DAY OF DECEMBER, 1959.
CITY XTTORNEY
CORPUS CHRISTI EXA9
DAY OF
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE-
GOING ORDINANCES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE
SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION 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 REQUIRE-
MENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE
PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
YOR
THE CITY 0 ORPUS CHRI TIC TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
ELLRoY KING
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY AIRHEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE LOZANO, SR.
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY T
ELLRoY KING
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY AIRHEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE LOZANO, SR.