HomeMy WebLinkAbout022554 ORD - 04/23/1996AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTION 3-3 --
BANNERS, ETC. OVER PUBLIC STREETS.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City of Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances Section 3-3 is hereby
amended to hereafter read as follows:
No person may build, construct, fasten, tie, install, remove, or maintain any banners,
streamers, or similar materials ("banners") anywhere within the city in such a manner that the same
is above, over, or across any portion of the public right-of-way or street or public property in the city
except as set out below:
1. The City Traffic Engineer may issue a permit for installation of banner for a
temporary period of time, set out in the permit, at specific locations over or across city property or
street right-of-way to a non-profit organization promoting, or any person engaged in promoting, a
non-profit public event or activity or donating 100% of the net proceeds (less banner costs and
associated banner expenses) to a non-profit organization, subject to compliance with the conditions
set out below.
2. Prior to issuance of the permit and installation of banners, the permittee must:
a) Furnish a certificate of insurance, meeting the insurance requirements set by the risk
manager, to the city traffic engineer and risk manager, naming the city as additional
insured, no less than 10 business days prior to the first day of the permitted banner
installation;
b) Sign an indemnity form indemnifying the city from all personal injury or property
damage that might result from installing, maintaining, or removing the banners.
c) Pay a non-refundable processing fee of $25 for administrative costs associated with
issuing the permit.
d) Agree in writing to install, maintain, and remove the banner in the manner and at the
times set by the city traffic engineer, and stated in the permit, and to ensure that the
banner remains properly secured during the time it is permitted.
3. A permittee may request a banner application no more than one year prior to the first
day requested for installation. A permittee is limited to two banner locations for a maximum of two
weeks for a specific event each six months. Completed applications must be returned to the city
traffic engineer no less than 30 days prior to the first day of installation.
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If more than one person requests the same banner location for the same time on the same
business day, the person who first requested the location will be given 30 days to return the
completed application, and if he/she fails to do so the first person's reservation is forfeited, then the
second person will be given 30 days to return the completed application. If neither person returns
the completed application within the stated time periods, and any other required information, the city
traffic engineer may use another method of determining who may use the requested banner locations,
including leaving the banner location vacant.
4. Permittee must remove banners at the time set out in the permit. If the banners are
not removed the city will invoice the permittee for the city's cost of removing the banners plus 25%
overhead and the permittee must pay the invoice within 30 days after the city mails the invoice.
5. The city traffic engineer may require permittee to remove a banner from an approved
location prior to the scheduled removal date at the permittee's expense and city owes no damages
to permittee for the early removal.
6. Banners must not contain the name of any product or business, and must contain
information only about the public event and/or activity being promoted.
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Tat the foregoingordi , ce was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this the
Day of f 111 I , 19Q ll, by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes
Dr. Jack Best
Betty Black
Melody Cooper
Tony Heldenfels
Betty Jean Longoria
John Longoria
Edward A. Martin
Dr. David McNichols
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That the coreggqing ordinance was : d for the second time and passed finally on this the J Day
of CAQ i*l l , 19 cit, , by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes
Dr. Jack Best
Betty Black
Melody Cooper
Tony Heldenfels
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 23 Day of
ATTEST:
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City Secretary
Betty Jean Longoria
John Longoria
Edward A. Martin
Dr. David McNichols
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
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APPROVED: 4 DAY OF._2l Din l , 199_cs
JAMES R. BRAY, JR., CITY ATTORNEY
Alison Gallaway
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Alison
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Assistant City Attorney
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PUBLISHER'S AIHDAVIT
State of Texas, } CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
County of Nueces } ss: Ad # 584533
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Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Darrell G. Coleman,
who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is Vice -President and Chief Financial
Officer of the Corpus Christi Ca11er-Timeg, a daily newspaper published at Corpus Christi in
said County and State, generally circulated in Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, 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. 022554
hich the annexed is a true copy, was published in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times on the 29TH
day(s) of APRIL. 1996.
ONE (1) Time(s)
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8TH day of
MAY. 1996.
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Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas
CONNIE HARALSON
Print or Type Name of Notary Public
My commission expires on 5/14/97.