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ORDINANCES
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CHAPTER 53 - TRAFFIC, SECTION 53-195 - PROCEDURES FOR
OCCUPANCY OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY (COVERING OF PARKING
METERS AND RENDERING OF CURB SPACE UNUSABLE) AND
ESTABLISHING CHARGES DURING CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR OF
BUILDINGS, BY INCREASING FEES SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTIONS (1),
(2), (3), AND (6); AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 53 - Traffic, Section 53-195 - Procedures for occupancy of
public right-of-way (covering of parking meters and rendering of curb space unusable) and
establishing charges during construction or repair of buildings, is amended by increasing fees in
Subsections (1), (2), (3), and (6) as follows:
Sec. 53-195. Procedures for occupancy of public right-of-way (covering of parking
meters and rendering of curb space unusable) and establishing charges during
construction or repair of buildings.
When coverage of parking meters is required or public right-of-way is
rendered unusable for the express use of contractors for the erection, construction or
repair of buildings, on those arterial and collector through streets as defined in
section 53-251 of the city Code and upon all streets in the central business district,
the following procedure and charges shall apply:
(1) There shall be a permit fee/service charge of eighty eighty-five
dollars ($ 84970085.00) for use of parking lanes and loading zones and ninety_
five dollars ($9070095.00) for use of traffic lanes, sidewalks and alleys levied
against the contractor. Such charge will be used to offset the cost in
preparation of street closure or meter rental permits, the covering of parking
meters, preparation of a traffic handling plan, and secretarial time for
processing of billings.
(2) For occupancy of parking lanes and curbside loading zones,
assessment of charges of one and one-half cents
($0:01-3-50_011) a square foot per day (minimum charge of two dollars and
twenty-five cents ($2.25) per day) for occupancy of metered parking spaces,
one and one-half cents ($0:0i-3-50,015) a square foot
per day (minimum charge of one dollar ($1.00) per day) for occupancy of
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unmetered parking spaces, and two and sevenn ne-tenths cents ($ 0:0270.029)
a square foot per day (minimum charge of two dollars twenty-five cents
($27092,25) per day) for occupancy of commercial loading zones. Charges
would be based on the width of right-of-way occupied from the barricading
equipment or barriers in the roadway to the face of curb or edge of pavement
(in the case of curbless streets). For temporary restrictions and reservation of
parking at meter spaces which are to be hooded, no more than five (5)
metered spaces would be permitted to be hooded at any one time by an
applicant. Such parking reservation would be expressly limited to bulk
loading/unloading activities and parking of construction vehicles integral to
the construction activities. " Parking lane" as used in this section shall be
defined as any portion of the paved street totally dedicated for curbside
parking, measured from the face of curb to a point eight (8) feet into the street
from the face of the curb.
(3) For occupancy of traffic lane and sidewalk/alley space, there
would be an assessed charge of three And two-tenths cents ($0:934203/) a
square foot per day (minimum charge of five dollars twenty-five cents
($5435.25) per day) and three and two tenths cents ($0440.032) a square
foot per day (minimum charge of two dollars twenty-five cents ($27002.25)
a day), respectively. Charges would be based on the width of right-of-way
occupied in the traffic lane or between the face of the curb (or edge of
pavement) and right- of -way line (property line). In the case of alley space,
if all or part of the alleyway is blocked such as to prevent any vehicle access,
the contractor would be assessed for the full right-of-way of the alleyway.
"Sidewalk" as used in this section shall be defined as any portion of the street
between the curb or the lateral line of the roadway and the adjacent property
line, all or a part of which is intended for the use of pedestrians.
(4) A contractor shall be limited to no greater than one-third of the
paved width of any street adjacent to the building for which a construction
permit has been issued, in accordance with the provisions of section 2101.1
of the building code. Requests for full closure of the street for any period of
time exceeding eight (8) continuous hours of occupancy of the street in
excess of the one-third width maximum limit shall be directed to the city
council for consideration of approval.
(5) Charges for metered parking space occupancy are applicable to
weekdays only. Assessments applicable to occupancy of unmetered parking
spaces will be assessed for construction occupancy of metered parking spaces
on weekends. Any fraction of a day shall be charged as a full day.
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(6) Whenever parking meters and their support pipe must be
removed, there will be a charge of twenty-€rvesix dollars twenty-five cents
($25:0026.25) for the first meter removed and six dollars trve,dyseventy-five
cents ($6456.75) for each additional meter.
(7) All of the above charges shall be collected by the department
designated by the city manager and paid in full before the permit is issued or
amended, based upon the planned duration of the construction project. At the
discretion of the city manager, or such officers or employees of the city
designated by the city manager, monthly payments may be paid by the
contractor if the construction project is planned for duration beyond one
month. When the right-of-way space covered under the permit is not
occupied for the full period of time for which the permit is issued and for
which the fees have been paid, the city will refund a portion of the fees paid
to cover the unoccupied period of time on the following basis:
a. The city will refund to the applicant on a daily basis for the
number of days the space covered by the permit was not occupied;
provided the charge for the unoccupied days was paid in advance
when the permit was issued or amended and that there are no other
payments due the city.
b. No refunds shall be made until the occupied space is totally
cleared in full compliance with the conditions set in the permit.
(8) The city manager, or such officers or employees of the city
designated by the city manager, may revoke a permit issued hereunder if any
of the permit holder's barricading, signing, channelization, warning or other
traffic control procedures or the traffic control equipment used at the
construction site do not comply with the requirements of the city's "Manual
on Uniform Barricading Standards or Practices" or with those special
requirements imposed by the city manager, or such officers or employees of
the city designated by the city manager; provided, that the permit holder, or
person named as responsible for the activity in the permit, shall first be
notified of the failure or defect and be given a reasonable time, such length
of time to be determined by the city manager, or such officers or employees
of the city designated by the city manager, and not to exceed twenty-four (24)
hours; to correct same before such permit is revoked.
(9) At least forty-eight (48) hours advance notice shall be provided
to the department designated by the city manager before issuance of permit
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SECTION 2. Publication will be made one time in the official publication of the City of
Corpus Christi by publishing the caption stating in substance the purpose of the ordinance. This
ordinance will be effective upon publication.
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alLat the foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this the
day of \ .L: LL1 , 1997, by the following vote:
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Loyd Neal Betty Jean Longoria
Jaime Capeloii John Longoria
Melody Cooper _ Edward A. Martin
Alex L. Garcia, Jr. � Dr. David McNichols
Arnold Gonzales
the foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed on this the
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Loyd Neal
Jaime Capelo
Melody Cooper
Alex L. Garcia, Jr.
Arnold Gonzales
, 1997, by the following vote:
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Betty Jean Longoria
John Longoria
Edward A. Martin
Dr. David McNichols
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the a�Fti day of
ATTEST:
City Secretary
APPROVED: /° A DAY OF
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O1NF11 day of
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, 1997.
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
, 1997.
JAMES R. BRAY, JR., CITY ATTORN Y
By:
Michael L. Scanlon
Assistant City Attorney
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State of Texas
County of Nueces
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
ss: Ad # 1490740
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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 Caller -Times, a daily
newspaper published at Corpus Christi in said City 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. 023015 which the annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus
Christi Caller -Times on 4TH day(s) of AUGUST, 1997.
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Vice -President and Chief Financial Officer
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
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c1Wot t all*,QM.r.Time4. Monday, August 4, 1997 \ "
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ORDINANCE NO. ,++ 5
Amending the Code of Ordi-
nances, City of Corpus Christi
Chapter 53 - Traffic, Section
53-195 - Procedures for Occu-
pancy of Public Right -of -Way
(owedng of parkng metas
and rendering of curb space
unusable) and eptabii$Nng
(Merges during construction or
repair of buildings, by horses
inpp fees specified in
S). This ordinance
(1), (2), (3), aid
pee eahand °approved` eeleyWhe
City Council of the City of Cor-
pus Christi on the 291h Yr of
,may, .1997.
5TH
Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas
CONNIE HARALSON
Print or Type Name of Notary Public
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