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AN ORDINANCE
CLOSING AND ABANDONING THE RIGHT OF WAY OF HIRSCH
STREET FROM THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF NORTH
WATER STREET TO THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF NORTH
CHAPARRAL STREET, AND THE RIGHT OF WAY OF HUGHES STREET
FROM THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF NORTH WATER STREET
TO THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF NORTH CHAPARRAL STREET,
A MAP OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN BOOK A, PAGES 2 AND 3, MAP
RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, SUBJECT TO RETENTION OF
THE FULL 60 -FOOT WIDTH OF SAID HIRSCH AND HUGHES STREETS
AS UTILITY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENTS; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, notice of the time and place for holding a hearing concerning
the closing of the right of way of Hirsch Street from the west right of way
line of North Water Street to the east right of way line of North Chaparral
Street, and the right of way of Hughes Street from the west right of way line
of North Water Street to the east right of way line of North Chaparral Street,
a map of which is recorded in Book A, pages 2 and 3, Map Records of Nueces
County, Texas, was given by publication and mail to the last known addresses of
the owners of property abutting the rights of way hereinabove described and
proposed to be closed, and within 450 feet of the area to be closed, and there-
after, pursuant to said notice, public hearing was held at Regular Council
Meeting by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi on December 17, 1980,
in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter; and
WHEREAS, it was determined by the City Council after such hearing
that the rights of way hereinabove described, proposed to be closed, are not
needed, nor will they within the foreseeable future be needed as public rights
of way, but the entire width of said streets hereby closed are to be retained
as utility and drainage easements:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the right of way of Hirsch Street from the west
right of way line of North plater Street to the east right of way line of North
Chaparral Street, and the right of way of Hughes Street from the west right of
way line of North Water Street to the east right of way line of North Chaparral
Street, a map of which is recorded in Book A, pages 2 and 3 of the Map Records
of Nueces County, Texas, be and the same are hereby closed for public use
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and abandoned to the abutting property owners, save and except that the City
hereby retains the full width of the said streets as utility and drainage
easements.
SECTION 2. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid
or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction
it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,
word or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this
City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word
or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 3. The fact that the public convenience and necessity would
be better served by the abandoning of the aforesaid rights of way 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 but 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, and having requested the suspension of
the Charter rule 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, this the 24th day of December, 1980.
ATTEST:
City'"Secretary
APPROVED:
23rd DAY OF DECEMBER, 1980:
J. BRUCE YCOCK CITY ATTORNEY
/'Ar
Assistant Cit,/`torney
By
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THE ,WY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Corpus Christi, Zexas
2/" day of ..i 1922)
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
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; I, therefore, 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.
The Charter rule
Luther Jones
Edward L. Sample
Dr. Jack Best
David Diaz
Jack K. Dumphy
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky
Respectfully,
was suspended
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
by the
following vote:
The above ordinance was pass : by the following vote:
Luther Jones
Edward L. Sample
Dr. Jack Best
David Diaz
Jack K. Dumphy
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky
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