HomeMy WebLinkAbout021600 ORD - 03/16/1993AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CITY CODE SECTION 38-17 TO PERMIT THE POLICE
CHIEF TO DENY OR RESTRICT PARADE VENDOR PERMITS FOR
REASONS OF PUBLIC SAFETY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 38,
Peddlers, Vendors, Itinerant Merchants and Solicitors, Section 38-
17, Sidewalk vendors; special regulations, is hereby amended by
amending paragraph (b) to hereafter read as follows:
(b) Vendors shall be may be permitted along parade
routes during and for four (4) hours prior to and
one hour after any parade held under authority of a
permit issued pursuant to the City Code, subject to
the following restrictions and regulations in
addition to other conditions imposed upon vendors
by this article:
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Ll The police chief shall determine whether the
vending would be consistent with the public
safety. In protecting public safety, the
chief may refuse to grant a permit, or may
grant a permit limiting the vending to
particular areas, limiting the items to be
sold or rented, limiting the time for vending,
or imposing other restrictions. In making his
determination the chief shall consider, based
upon past parade experience and law
enforcement experience, the potential for
interference with traffic; misuse of items to
be sold or rented; physical injury;
interference with parade participants, parade
watchers, police officers and others; and
other effects detrimental to safety.
(12) Vendors shall comply with all pertinent
restrictions and regulations applicable to
sidewalk vendors under subsection (a) of this
section.
(2-3) Parade vendor permits shall be issued for the
period specified in this section only and the
fee therefor shall be ten dollars ($10.00) for
each vendor and/or vending unit, which fee
shall be in lieu of the permit fee established
for vendors in section 38-9 of this article.
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(44) Vendors shall be restricted in their location
to sidewalks and other public areas, except
streets, immediately adjacent to and within
six hundred (600) feet of the parade route and
to private premises immediately adjacent to
and within six hundred (600) feet of parade
routes. Such private premises shall be owned
by the vendor or used by him with the
expressed permission of the owner. Such
permission shall be evidenced by written
affidavit filed with the permitting officer
prior to the issuance of a permit under this
subsection.
(45) Applications for parade vendor permits must be
completed and filed at least two (2) days
prior to the scheduled parade date.
SECTION 2. That upon written request of the Mayor or
five Council members, copy attached, to find and declare an
emergency due to the need for immediate action necessary for the
efficient and effective administration of City affairs, such
finding of an emergency is made and declared requiring suspension
of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances
at three regular meetings so that this ordinance is passed and
shall t ke effect upon first readingas an emergency measure this
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ATTEST:
City Secretary
APPROVED: a Z DAY OF
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JAMES R. BRAY, JR., CITY ATTORNEY
By
City At rney
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MAYOR
THE CITY -OF CORPUS CHRISTI
, 1993
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Corpus Christi, Texas
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance an emergency
exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances at
three regular meetings; 1/we, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule and pass this
ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully, Respectfully,
Council Members
MAYO
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes
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THE' ' OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Cezar Galindo (t
Les -Guerrero
Betty Jean Longoria
Edward A. Martin
Joe -McComb
Dr. David McNichols
Clif Moss
Mary Pat Slavik
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
State of Texas, }
County of Nueces } ss:
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
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Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally
came Connie Haralson, who being first duly sworn, according to
law, says that she is Business Office Administrative Assistant 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 PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 021600 AMENDING CITY CODE
SECTION 38-17 TO PERMIT THE POLICE CHIEF TO DENY OR RESTRICT
which the annexed is a true copy, was published in the Corpus
Christi Caller -Times on the 24th day(s) of March, 1993.
One Time(s)
$ 27.20
Business Office Administrative Assistant
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29th day
of March, 1993.
Notary Public, Nueces County Texas
'±( KATHERINE L. URBANEK
Notary Pup(;
State of Tceas
My Comrtr. Exp. 4-24-93
NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF
ORDSEAMENDIN CITYCODEANCE NO. SEC-
T -17 ION
CCHIEF TO OR
PRERMITS FOR T R REAE SONSDOR
OF
PUBLIC SAFETY; AND DE-
• CLARING AN EMERGENCY.
The ordinance weepassed
and approved by the City
Council of the City of Corpus
Christi on the 18th day of
March, 1993.
/1/ Armando Chapa
Cky ofCorpwCedCC