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Home My WebLink About022166 ORD - 02/28/1995AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND ADOPTING THE TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (THE URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN) ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON APRIL 21, 1965 AS AMENDED, REVISED, AND UPDATED BY MAKING ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, AND CHANGES TO THE STREET NETWORK IN THE SOUTHSIDE, WESTSIDE, PORT/AIRPORT/VIOLET, NORTH CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, 050 PARKWAY, AND MUSTANG -PADRE ISLAND AREAS; ADOPTING NEW STREET CROSS SECTIONS; ADOPTING THOSE TRANSPORTATION PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHSIDE, WESTSIDE, PORT/AIRPORT/VIOLET, NORTH CENTRAL, AND SOUTH CENTRAL AREAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY RESOLUTION AND ADOPTING THE SOUTHSIDE, WESTSIDE, PORT/AIRPORT/VIOLET, NORTH CENTRAL, AND SOUTH CENTRAL AREA DEVELOPMENT PLANS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY RESOLUTION. WHEREAS, the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan adopted by Resolution on April 21, 1965 has been amended, revised, and updated by Ordinances numbered 13385, 13941, 15135, 15181, 17592, 18586, 19524, 19675, 19739, 19865, 19975, 20245, 20418, 20428, 20589, 21315, 21721, 21746, 21811 and Resolutions numbered 20678, 20756, 20871, 21169, 21490 and is commonly known as the Urban Transportation Plan; WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan adopted by Ordinance 19865 on July 21, 1987 has been amended, revised, and updated by Ordinances numbered 19975, 20428, 21746, and 21811 and Resolutions numbered 20678, 20756, 20871, 21169, and 21490; WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has forwarded to the City Council its reports and recommendations concerning a proposed amendment to the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Corpus Christi; WHEREAS, in accordance with proper notice to the public, public hearings were held on Wednesdays of, May 18, 1994, October 19, 1994, and February 8, 1995 during meetings of the Planning Commission and on Tuesday, December 13, 1994 and Tuesday February 21, 1995 during meetings of the City Council, in the Council Chambers at City Hall in the City of Corpus Christi allowing all interested persons to appear and be heard; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi, the City Council shall adopt by ordinance a comprehensive plan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the Corpus Christi Transportation Plan (The Urban Transportation Plan) of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, adopted by Resolution number 12704 on April 21, 1965 as 195NH2825.103 2-15-95 022166 higgOBLIALLI 2 amended, revised, and updated by Ordinances numbered 13385, 13941, 15135, 15181, 17592, 18586, 19524, 19675, 19739, 19865, 19975, 20245, 20418, 20428, 20589, 21315, 21721, 21746, 21811 and Resolutions numbered 20678, 20756, 20871, 21169, 21490 are hereby adopted as the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. SECTION 2. That the Southside Area Development Plan adopted by Resolution number 20678 on May 16, 1989, the Westside Area Development Plan adopted by Resolution number 20756 on September 15, 1989, the Port/Airport/Violet Area Development Plan adopted by Resolution number 21490 on September 22, 1992, the North Central Area Development Plan adopted by resolution number 20871 on February 6, 1990, and the South Central Area Development Plan adopted by resolution number 21169 on May 21, 1991, are hereby adopted as Elements of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. SECTION 3. That the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, is amended by making the changes hereinafter set out. SECTION 4. That the Southside portion of the Transportation Plan is adopted and amended by realigning Ennis Joslin Road between South Padre Island Drive and Rodd Field Road; designating 1) Ennis Joslin Road and Wooldridge Road between Rodd Field Road and South Padre Island Drive as a six lane with median Arterial Street (A-7), 2) Wooldridge Road between Cimmaron Boulevard and Rodd Field Road as a four lane with turn lane Arterial Street (A-2), 3) Tiger Lane and Corona Drive between Weber Road and Everhart Road as a four lane Collector Street (C-2), and 4) Killarmet Drive, North Shea Parkway, and Del Starr Drive from Collector Streets to Local Streets; and adding two new Collector Streets to connect the Cimmaron Boulevard Collector Street loop south of Yorktown Boulevard and east of Cimmaron Boulevard to Rodd Field Road and the Oso Parkway, such amendments being depicted in Attachment A attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes. SECTION 5. That the Westside portion of the Transportation Plan is adopted and amended by the realigning Saratoga Boulevard and associated Collector Streets and by moving the Saratoga Boulevard intersection with Old Brownsville Road, such amendments being depicted in Attachment B attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes. SECTION 6. That the Port/Airport/Violet portion of the Transportation Plan is adopted and amended by changing and realigning the Oso Parkway to incorporate changes adopted in the Oso Parkway Plan, such amendment being depicted in Attachment C attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes. SECTION 7. That the North Central portion of the transportation plan is adopted and amended by designating 1) Beach Avenue and Burleson Road as four lane Collector Streets (C-2) and 2) Bridgeport and Breakwater Avenues as two lane Collector Streets (C-1), such amendments being depicted in Attachment D attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes. 195N112825.103 2-15-95 3 SECTION 8. That the South Central portion of the Transportation Plan is hereby adopted, such portion of the plan being depicted in Attachment E attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes. SECTION 9. That the Oso Parkway portion of the Transportation Plan is amended by changing Policy Statement D.2, pertaining to the frontage required for driveways, where the Oso Parkway does not serve as a segment of an arterial street or four lane collector street and the Oso Creek side of the parkway is public park land, such amendment being depicted in Attachment F attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes. SECTION 10. That the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan is amended by adding three new street cross sections by creating a new RA5/250' cross section and two new Gulf Beach Alternative Road Sections, GB 1/70 and GB2/70, all of which may be used in the Beachfront Construction Area where environmental and water quality standards dictate, such amendments being depicted in Attachment G and Attachment H attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes. SECTION 11. That the Mustang -Padre Island portion of the Transportation Plan is adopted and amended by designating State Highway 361 as a RA5/250 cross section, such amendment being depicted in Attachments I attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes. SECTION 12. That the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, be and the same is hereby amended as herein ordained. SECTION 13. That the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, approved on the 21st day of April, 1965, as amended, revised, and updated from time to time, except as herein changed, shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 14. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed. Where any provision of this ordinance imposes standards or restrictions different from those imposed by any other provision of any other City ordinance, rule, or regulation, the provisions of this ordinance shall control. \95NH2825.103 2-15-95 4 That the foregoij ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this the 21 day of k h tyke,.t`lil , 19 Cj , by the following vote: Mary Rhodes v L Edward A. Martin t Dr. Jack Best Melody Cooper Cezar Galindo Betty Jean LongoriaThat thgforegoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this the 26 day of f -C hV VAQ;v5 , 19 45 by the following vote: J Edward A. Martin tryt, Dr. David McNichols al-- Clif Moss alb/; Dr. David McNichols Clif Moss David Noyola Mary Rhodes Dr. Jack Best Melody Cooper Cezar Galindo David Noyola Betty Jean Longoria W PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 10 day of I'-C&YVIGInn-1 , 1995. ATT . Armando Chapa, City Secret APPROVED THIS 17th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1995: JAMES R. BRAY, JR., CITY ATTORNEY By: orbert J. Hart, Assist ty Attorney \95NH2825.103 2-15-95 022166 OF CORPUS CHRISTI