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AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 53 -
TRAFFIC, ARTICLE V - OPERATION OF VEHICLES,
SECTION 53-120 - LEFT TURNS RESTRICTED AND
SECTION 53-121 - EMERGING FROM OR ENTERING
ALLEY, PRIVATE DRIVEWAY, BUILDING, ETC.;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES
ASSESSED FOR VIOLATIONS.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
SECTION 1: That the Code of Ordinances Chapter 53 - Traffic, Article V -
Operation of Vehicles, Section 53-120 - left turns restricted and Section 53-121 - emerging
from or entering alley, private driveway, building, etc., as follows:
Section 53-120 - Left Turns Restricted
(a) No left turns into a driveway from a public street shall be made except
in a residential district or except from a one-way street in any district
or at such places as a "left turn only" lane or center continuous left
turn lane, except as provided in Section 53-121 has been designated
and marked.
(b) A left turn from a one-way street to a two-way street shall be made
only from the moving traffic lane nearest the left hand curb by passing
to the right of the center line of the street being entered upon leaving
the intersection.
(c) Whenever any street has been divided to provide a continuous center
left turn lane, so marked for that purpose, the following rules in
addition to all others consistent herewith shall apply:
(1)
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The driver shall not drive into the center turn lane except in
preparation for a left turn or except for merging into the traffic
stream from a driveway or intersection when such center lane
is clear of traffic within a safe distance, and the driver has first
ascertained that such a turn or merging movement can be made
safely and without interference with opposing left turn traffic.
Under no circumstances shall a merging movement within the
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center lane be made along a continuous distance of more than
300 feet.
(2) The maximum speed limit in said center lanes shall be twenty
(20) miles per hour at all times.
53-121 - Emerging From or Entering Alley, Private Driveway, Building, etc.
Any vehicle emerging from a driveway, alley, building, parking lot,
taxicab or bus stand, or any other place into a street within the
business district, shall turn right, or left if a one-way street in the
opposite direction, into the first lane of traffic. It shall be unlawful to
make a Left turn, except upon one-way streets in the direction of left,
upon emerging from or entering any driveway, alley, building, parking
lot, taxicab or bus stand or any other place in the business district,
except in cases where a "left turn only" lane or center continuous left
turn lane has been designated and marked. However. based on a
traffic engineering study and analysis conducted for a specific location
or street section, the city manager or such officers or employees of the
city designated by the city manager. is authorized to erect regulatory
signage facing traffic emerging from any driveway, alley. building,
narking lot, taxicab or bus stand or any other place in the business
district or facing traffic on any two-way street within a business district,
such signage making it unlawful to make a left turn during certain
hours of the day or during all hours of any weekday and/or weekend
day. irrespective of the marking of a center continuous left turn lane.
raffic.
SECTION 2. 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 3. 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.
SECTION 4. Violation of these Left turn restrictions may result in traffic citations
being issued and fines being assessed.
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That the foregoing ordinance was read for the
to is second reading on this the (Z day of
19 L'4 , by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes�p--
Dr. Jack Best CLt%
Melody Cooper (Ji David Noyola
Cezar Galindo Clif Moss
(Icy,Betty, Jean Longoria ,;/�
first time and passed
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Edward A. Martin
Dr. David McNichols
That the foregoing ordinance w g read for the second time and
pass finally on this the _II
((i day of
19 , by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes Edward A. Martin �) U
Dr. Jack Best n 9 Dr. David McNichols
Melody Cooper Ltt David Noyola
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Cezar Galindo Clif Moss
Betty Jean Longoria
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"l�9 AND APPROVED, this the ( day of
19
MAYOR ` i
THE CITY , F CORPUS CHRISTI
APPROVED: j DAY OFx) , 199'4 •
JAMES R. BRAY, JR., CITY ATTORNEY
By cL
Assistant C
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
State of Texas, } CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
County of Nueces } ss: AD# 18784
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Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally
came Phyllis Smith, who being first duly sworn, according to
law, says that she is Secretary 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. 021995 AMENDING CORPUS CHRISTI CODE OF ORDINANCES,
CHAPTER 53 - TRAFFIC, ARTICLE V - OPERATION which the annexed is
a true copy, was published in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times on
the 25th day(s) of July, 1994.
One Time(s)
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Secretar
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th day
c> of August, 1994.
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C10/Monday, July 25, 1994 Corpus Christi Caller -Times
NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF
A•NO. 021995.
MENNG CORPUS CHRISTI
CODE OF ORDINANCES,
HARARTICLE
EN 53 - TRAFFIC,
-
OF VEHILES- SECTION
53-120 - LEFT TURNS RE-
STRICTED AND SECTION
53-121 EMERGING FROM
OR .ENTERING ALLEY, PRI-
VATE DRIVEWAY, BUILD-
ING: ETC.; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERANCE; PROVIDING
FOR PUBLICATION; - AND
PROVDWG FOR PENALTIES
ASSESSED. FOR VIOLA-
TIONS. A COPY OF THIS
DOCUMENT MAY BE OB-
TAINED FROM THE CITY
SECRETARY'S OFFICE; CITY
HALL, 1201 LEOPARD
STREET, CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS 78401.
The ordinance was passed
Counp tM Ciry Mhe .City
Corpus Christi on the
19th -da of July, 1894
/5/ Armando Chapa
•City Secretary
City of
Corp.,. Christi