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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING SECTION 55-151, "PROHIBITION AND REGULATION OF
USES", OF THE WATER CONSERVATION ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, TO AUTHORIZE THE PERMITTING
OF THE WATERING OF CERTAIN VEGETATION AT SPECIFIED
TIMES DURING A CONDITION II WATER SHORTAGE, AUTHORIZING
THE PERMITTING OF LAWN WATERING ONCE EVERY TEN DAYS
UNDER SPECIFIED CIRCUMSTANCES DURING A CONDITION II
WATER SHORTAGE, PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF FIRE HYDRANTS
FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES UNDER A CONDITION II WATER
SHORTAGE; CONFORMING REMAINING SECTIONS OF THE
ORDINANCE TO SUCH AMENDMENTS, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION
AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE, PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE, AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
SECTION 1. That subparagraph 1 of paragraph 0. Condition II - Water
Shortage Watch, of Section 55-151. "Prohibition and Regulation of Uses", of the
Water Conservation Ordinance of the City of Corpus Chrlsti, Texas, is hereby
amended to read as follows
1. The spr,nkl,ng or watering of lawns is
prohibited, provided, however, the City
Manager may authorize watering of
vegetation as follows:
(a) The watering ofshrubbery;
annual, biennial or [perennial plants;
vines, gardens, vegetables and flowers
may be permitted through the means of a
hand held hose equipped with a positive
shutoffn ozzle, rl g
drip ration
system, ahand held bucket or watering
or
sprinkler system which is
eitherattended throughout its use or is
equipped with an automatic shutoff
When authorized, Such watering shall be
done only on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
and/or Sunday. When such watering is
authorized during the Daylight Savings
Tune pepermitted onlyod f the betweenyear It the hours hof l
be
ae 6 00
m land 9:00 a.m. and between the hours
of 6.00 p.m. and 9 00 p.m
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(0) The watering of lawns may be permitted
once
very ten days through the means of
ahand held hose equipped with a
positive shutoff nozzle, a drip
irrigation system, a hand held bucket or
watering can, or a sprinkler system
which is eiher attended throughout
its use or is equipped with an automatic
shutoff. When authorized, such lawn
watering shall be permitted only where
the last digit of a customer's street
address is the sameas the last digit of
the calendar date e g., a customer with
street number of 102 would be
permitted to water only on the 2nd, 12th
and 22nd of each month). No such
watering is permitted on the 31st day of
any month. For February, street
addresses with the last digit of "9" may
water on February 28th and street
addresses with the last digit of "O" may
water on March 1st.
(c) Commercial nurseries shall be excepted
from the prohibition of this
subparagraph and shall be permitted to
water nursery stock by means
of a hand
held hose equipped with a positive
shutoffnzzle, drip irrigation
system, a hand held bucket or watering
sprinkler system which 1s
attended throughout its use, is equipped
with an automatic shutoff or recaptures
and recirculates irrigation water.
(d) The allowing of water to run off yards
r plants into gutters or streets shall
be deemed a waste of water and is
prohibited.
SECTION 2 That subparagraph 5 of paragraph B Condition II - Water
Shortage Watch, of Section 55-151. "Prohibition and Regulation ot Uses.,
ofthe
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Dater Conservation Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, hereby
amended to read as follows:
5. The use of fire hydrants for any purpose other
than firefighting is prohibited; except that the
City Manaer may permit the use
of metered fire
hyd ant rater by the City or by commercial
operators using ,let rodding equipment to clear and
clean sanitary and storm sewers.
SECTION 3. That subparagraph 13 of paragraph C. Condition III - Water
Shortage Warning, of Section 55-151. "Prohibition and Regulation of Uses , of
the Water Conservation Ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, is hereby
deleted in its entirety.
SECTION 4. If for any reason
any section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, word, or provision ofthis ordinance shall be held invalid o
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, far 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 S. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its
publication one time in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi,
which publication shall contain the caption stating in summary the purpose of
the ordinance.
SECTION 6 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
Code 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 20th day of
November, 1984.
ATTEST:
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' Re ear \ MAY01(/
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1984
J BRUCE A , CITY ATTORNEY
B (\ 'V �iy7avq,�
BY As si stan i Attorney U
Corpus Christi, Texas
x2034 day of , 198 '
TO THE IIEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the re set forth In the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance
or resolution,emergency a fists requiring suspension of the Charter rule
s to consideration and voting upon ordinances or solutions 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, Pespectfully,
Council Members
MAYOR
THE C Y OF 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
Mary Pat Slavik
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
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Before me, the undersigned a Notary Pabha. this day personally came _ _ _ _ _
-MARGARET RAMAGE _ __ _ _, who bung first duly sworn. according b law, sap that he is the
OOMNUNITA -RELATIONS, SNLERVASOS of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus areal 'lima
Dally Newspaper. published at Corpus Ch.%L Texas. mmaul County and State, and that the publication of
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Subrnbed and arrona to before me this
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