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Home My WebLink About021297 ORD - 12/03/1991AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 23, HEALTH AND SANITATION, SECTIONS 23-70, PROCEDURES AS TO REMOVAL OF CARRION, FILTH, ETC.; 23-71 PROCEDURE AS TO CUTTING OR REMOVAL OF WEEDS, RUBBISH, BRUSH, ETC; AND PROVIDING FOR POSTING IN LIEU OF PUBLICATION NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances, Chapter 23, Health and Sanitation, Section 23-70, Procedures as to removal of carrion. filth. etc., is hereby amended to read: Sec. 23-70. Procedure as to removal of carrion, filth, etc. Should the owner of any premises or building within the city upon which carrion, filth or other impure or unwholesome matter may be, fail or refuse to remove such filth, carrion or other impure or unwholesome matter within ten (10) days after personal notice to such owner to do so in writing or by letter addressed to the owner at the owner's post -office address, or if personal service cannot be obtained or if the owner's post office address is unknown, within ten (10) days after notice by publication as many as two (2) times within ten (10) consecutive days in any newspaper in the city, or within ten (10) days after notice by posting the notice on or near the front door of each building on the property to which the violation relates, or if the property contains no buildings, by posting the notice on a placard attached to a stake driven into the ground on the property to which the violation relates, the city may then do such removal of filth, carrion, etc., or any other unsightly, objectionable or insanitary matter, or cause the same to be done and may pay therefore and charge the expenses incurred, in doing such work or having such work done or improvements made, to the owner of such lot or real estate. If the work is done or improvements made at the expense of the city, then expense for the work or improvements shall be assessed on the real estate or lot upon which such expense was incurred. (Code 1958, § 19-35) SECTION 2. That the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 23, Health and Sanitation, Section 23-71, Procedure as to cutting or removal of weeds. rubbish. brush. etc. is hereby amended to read: Sec. 23-71. Procedure as to cutting or removal of weeds, rubbish, brush, etc. Should any owner of any lot within the city upon which lot weeds, rubbish, brush or any other unsightly, objectionable or insanitary matter grows or accumulates or may be, fail or refuse to cut down or remove such weeds, rubbish, brush or other unsightly, objectionable or insanitary matter, as the case may be, within ten (10) days after personal notice to such owner to do so, in writing, or by letter addressed to the owner at the owner's post -office address, or if personal service cannot be obtained or if the owner's post office address is ORD4: 91128 0�14C) liCMJU1MED unknown, within ten (10) days after notice by publication as many as two (2) times within ten (10) consecutive days in any newspaper in the city, or within ten (10) days after notice by posting the notice on or near the front door of each building on the property to which the violation relates, or if the property contains no buildings, by posting the notice on a placard attached to a stake driven into the ground on the property to which the violation relates, the city may then do such cutting down or removing such weeds, rubbish, brush or any other unsightly, objectionable or insanitary matter or cause the same to be done and may pay therefore, and charge the expenses incurred in doing such work or having such work done or improvements made to the owner of such lot or real estate. If the work is done or improvements made at the expense of the city, then expense for the work or improvements shall be assessed on the real estate or lot upon which such expense was incurred. (Code 1958, § 19-36) SECTION 3. 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 4. Publication shall be made in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi. Al 1'EST: C11FY SECRETARY APPROVED: DAY OF , 1991 MAYOR JAMES R. BRAY JR., CITY ATTORNEY ByX2&tJ J'6z44�e AssistantCity Attorney ORD4: 91128 CORPUS, Z`ISiRISTI, TEXAS That the foregoing ordinance was read for4he first time and passed to its second reading o the 1`! day of N, O1,: ,1_�- L ' , 19 1 , by the following vote: Mary Rhodes Cezar Galindo Leo Guerrero Betty Jean Longoria That the foregoing or this the i' day of Mary Rhodes Cezar Galindo Leo Guerrero Betty Jean Longoria Edward A. Martin Joe McComb Dr. David McNichols Clif Moss Mary Pat Slavik at • (151“.1_('11'1 ance was read for the second time and passed to its third reading on L That thsforegoin ordinance day of ljLCfA�,19 Mary Rhodes Cezar Galindo Leo Guerrero Betty Jean Longoria , 19 1 , by the following vote: Edward A. Martin Joe McComb Dr. David McNichols Clif Moss Mary Pat Slavik s read for the third time and passed f , by the following vote: PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 23 AI 1 EST: City Secretary Edward A. Martin Joe McComb Dr. David McNichols Clif Moss Mary Pat Slavik dij (1./ -)Ey finally on this the 3 CLEa CX, day of (�(Pr1vQtt,19r/ . CNTA�R THE CITY_ CITY'_ F CORPUS CHRISTI APPROVED:c2G DAY OF ALL/tot/La/ , 193L: : JAMES R. BRAY, JR., CITY ATTORNEY i By (2,,4 y��/ -rxii , Assistant City Attorney 044 021297 PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT State of Texas, ) County of Nueces ) ss: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Ad #22029 PO # Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Kerri Lesmeister, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is Business Office Sercertary of the Corpus Christi Caller -Times, a daily newspaper published at Corpus Christi in said County and State, generally circulated in Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Cameron, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, and Webb Counties, and that the publication of NOTICE OF PASSGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 021297 AMENDING THE CODE OF which the annexed is a true copy, was published in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times on the 9th day of December 1991. One Time(s) $ 29.70 _ 7 Business Office Secretary Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of Dnneccemberl , 1991. 3�C-3 V W eaS Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas My commission expires on 4-24-93 . . _ NO. 021287 tt ' •' ANCES7 CHAPTER 23, e SECTIONTH S N23 �ONITA7ION, t DUKES AS TO REMOVAL OF _. >. CARRION FILTH ETC 23-71 PgOCEDURE AS TO 7 CUTTING OR REMOVAL OF tl 1.. WEEDS; RUBBISH BRUSH, 1. ETC.; AND PROVIDING FO PPOSTING IN LIEU USUCATIpy. t na h, ortYinattce wes pasestl s ��Ipprovetl by the City the Corday Christ, T�h�o�s on the 3rd day �E 1991,.