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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE PLATTING ORDINANCE, SECTION V, REQUIRED
IMPROVEMENTS, SUBSECTION B, MINIMUM STANDARDS, PARAGRAPH 4,
STREET MARKERS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Section V, Required Improvements, Subsection B,
Minimum Standards, Paragraph 4, Street Markers, of the Platting Ordinance be and
is hereby amended to read as follows:
4. Street Markers. Two street name signs (each double
sided) having the following specifications shall be
erected at one corner of all street intersections in
such subdivisions for street markers.
a. The street name signs shall be made of 6" extruded
aluminum metal blanks with a minimum length of
24".
b. The signs shall have a green reflective background
(fabricated of Engineer Grade reflective sheeting)
with the respective street name fabricated in
white 4" Series 'C' Engineer Grade reflective
cut-out letters, and the block numbers and street
name suffixes (ST for Street, DR for Drive, PL for
Place, BLVD for Boulevard) fabricated in white 2"
Series 'C' Engineer Grade numerals and uppercase
letters.
c. Die-cast aluminum cross -arm type post -to -post and
sign -to -sign brackets to support extruded blades
shall be used. The post -to -sign bracket shall be
sufficient to fit a 2-3/8" 0.D. pipe and both
brackets shall have a minimum slot length of 6".
d. Special stainless steel set screws with a "center
pin" shall be used to secure the brackets to the
post and special 1 -point "spline head" through
bolts shall be used to secure the signs to the
brackets.
e. The pipe support shall be a galvanized 2.0
"nominal metal pipe with a 0.154" wall thickness.
The pipe shall have a 6" x k" reinforcement rod
located several inches from the bottom to prevent
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torsion separation.of the pipe support from the
concrete foundation.
f. The pipe support shall be a minimum of 11'-6" long
with at least 2'-6" of the pipe below the surface
of the ground. The bottom of the street name sign
shall be at least 9'-0" above, but not more than
10'-0" above the sidewalk grade.
The material of the street name signs, the method
of attaching the sign to the post, the details of
lettering, painting and method of installation, as
well as the location of the sign at the
intersection shall be in accordance with the
specifications on file in the office of the
Director of the Traffic Engineering Department of
the City.
9.
SECTION 2. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council
members, copy attached, to find and declare an emergency due to the immediate
need for efficient and effective administration of City affairs by amending the
the Platting Ordinance as aforesaid, such finding of an emergency is made and
declared requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting
upon ordinances or resolutions at three regular meetings so that this ordinance
is passed and shall take effect upon first reading as an emergency measure this
the 23rd day of October, 1984.
ATTEST:
fabl 490
Secretary
APPROVED: 23 4 DAY OF OCTOBER, 1984
J. BRUCE TUCK, CITY ATTORNEY
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Corpus Christi, Texas
0,3vd day of Ofia.LJ , 198`
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance
or resolution, an emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule
as to consideration and voting upon ordinances or resolutions at three
regular meetings; I/we, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule
and pass this ordinance or resolution finally on the date it is introduced,
or at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully, Respectfully,
Council Members
MAYOR
THE CITY IF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
David Berlanga, Sr.
Welder Brown
Leo Guerrero
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez Otte_
Mary Pat Slavik
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STATE OF TEXAS, Iss:
County of Nueces. JJ
Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came �_—_....
MARGARET RAMAGE . who being first duly sworn, according to law. says that he is the
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Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas,, in said County'and State, and that the publication of
NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE #10527 AMDNING THE PLATTING ORDINANCES
of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in CALLERTIMES PUBLISHING CO. .
29th • OCTOBER 84 day one
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consecutive. day
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this...31sty of _OCTOB. R 19 8 4
Notary lic, • eces County, Texas
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NOTICE OF PASSAGE 2
OF ORDINANCE 818527
AMENDING.3HE PLATTING! p
ORCNANCE, SECTION V, RE -1
QUIRED IMPROVEMENTS,' c
SUBSECTION B, MINIMUM
STANDARDS, PARAGRAPH
4, STREET MARKERS, AND
DECLARING AN EMERGEN-
CY.
Was passed and approved
by the City Council of the City
of Corpus Christi, Texas on
the 23rd day of October,
1984 The full text of said
ordinance is available to the
public in the Office of the City
Secretary.
-s-B II G. Read
City Secretary
Corpus Christi, Texas
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