HomeMy WebLinkAbout19115 ORD - 12/03/1985AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 57 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO
ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR OPERATING
HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE SERVICES IN THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 57, Vehicles for Hire, of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, as amended, be amended by
including in Section 57-164 of Article III A, Limousine and Sightseeing
Service, the words "in any vehicle, including horse-drawn carriages," in
subsection (b) thereof in the following manner:
(b) Sightseeing service means conveying any person or
persons in any vehicle, including horse-drawn carriages,
for pre -determined periods of time or between fixed
points for the purpose of displaying the various natural
and man-made points of interest and the economic and
cultural institutions of Corpus Christi and the
surrounding area, and shall not include the basic
provision of taxicab service or airport limousine
service. Sightseeing service defined herein shall not be
dependent upon whether transportation is provided in
vehicles owned or leased by the permit holder or the
person requesting such service.
SECTION 2. That Chapter 57, Vehicles for Hire, of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Corpus Christi, texas, as amended, be amended by
adding to Article III A., Limousine and Sightseeing Services, the following
section:
Section 57-169. Special Regulations for Horse -Drawn
Carriages.
Any sightseeing permit issued pursuant to this Article
involving the use of horse-drawn carriages as a means of
conveyance shall include regulations promulgated by the
City Manager, or his designated representative, relating
to the following:
(a) Limitations on the specific streets which may be
utilized by horse-drawn carriages and the hours of
operations allowed.
(b) Safety requirements pertaining to reflectors,
warning devices and other safety equipment used on the
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vehicles, and the types and design of wheels and horse
shoes which may be utilized.
(c) Sanitation procedures to insure the cleanliness of
streets and public ways and the proper disposal of waste.
(d) Health regulations safeguarding the care, feeding
and watering of the horses or other draft animals
employed by the operator.
(e) Additional insurance requirements supplementing the
minimum limits for automobile and general liability
insurance required for limousine and sightseeing
operations generally.
(f) Any other rules, regulations or procedures which the
City Manager, or his designated representative, deems
necessary to maintain adequate safeguards for the
operation of horse-drawn carriages on the public streets
not inconsistent with this section.
SECTION 3. Notice of the passage of this ordinance shall be
published by publishing the caption thereof stating in summary the purpose of
the ordinance one time in the official publication of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, and this ordinance shall be effective as of the date of such
publication.
SECTION 4. 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.
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That the foregoing ordinance wa read for e firs time and p ssed to its
second reading on this the , day of ,4 . .,, , , 19 3f , by the
following vote: _
Luther Jones
Dr. Jack Best
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Bill Pruet
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
That the foregoing ordinances read for
third reading on this the '0+ day of
following vote:
Luther Jones
Dr. Jack Best
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
That the for go ng ordinan
on this the day o
Luther Jones
Dr. Jack Best
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
4he seco,d time and pd to its
2;o._!4,2 1 , 19 , by the
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Bill Pruet
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
d for the,Ab.ird time and passed finally
, BAT s by the following vote:
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Bill Pruet
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 34 day of
ATTEST:
City Secretary
APPROVED:
(—j9 DAY
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ssistant City Attorney
MAYOR
THE C Y OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT AD #31177
STATE OF TERAS, -
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, County of Nueces.
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CITY OF C.C./CITY SECRETARY
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
COMMUNITY RELATIONS SUPERVISOR of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi rimes.
Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas,, in said County and State, and that the publication of
NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE #19115
of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in Caller -Times Pub . CO.
9th December 85 day one
on the._.._ day of 19—, and once each._ thereafter for
consecutive__. day
ONE Times.
27.60 MARGARET RAMAGE
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Subscribed and sworn to before me thtq . 10th
EUGENIA S. CORTEZ 6-30-89
NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF
ORDINANCE #19116
AMENDING CHAPTER 67 OF
THE COD?. OF ORDINMCES
TO ESTABISH REQUIRE-
MENTS AND PROCEDURES
A[l,15161 8 DRAWNFOR PECARRIAGE OSER-
^^ti RSE-
VICES IN THE CITY;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICA-
TION AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE; AND PROVIDING FOR
I. SEVERABILITY.
Was passed end approved
by the City Council of the City
of Corpus Christi, Texas on
the 3rd day of December,
1986. The full teat of said
ordinance is available to the
public In the Office of the City b
Secretary. oi
/s/ Armando Chapa dr
Cay Secretary 18
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