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Home My WebLink About024225 ORD - 09/19/2000 I AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 024202, FINALLY PASSED ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2000, BY CLARIFYING LANGUAGE IN SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION 33-104 OF ARTICLE VI. GRAFFITI CONTROL, CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, CHAPTER 33, OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1 of Ordinance Number 024202, finally passed on September 12, 2000, is amended by clarifying language in Subsection (a) of Section 33-104 of Article VI. Graffiti Control, City Code of Ordinances, City of Corpus Christi, Chapter 33, Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions, to read in pertinent part as follows: "ARTICLE VI. GRAFFITI CONTROL . . . . . DIVISION 2. OFFENSES . . . . . Sec. 33-104. Removal of graffiti by property owner; City removal of graffiti upon failure of property owner to do so; notice required. (a) Property owner's failure to remove graffiti. A pers~nS~[1'][1']it~.ljI~ ~tr~D~!'1itm~ p~r~on is the owner of the property and knowingly fails to ~l'l1el:i'~j::.~.~~II'$; :!~eiilll!l~!:an!!l falls to consent to the removal of graffiti from the property, within 30 days of receipt of written notice provided by the City in accordance with subsection (e) of this section when the graffiti is visible from: (1) A public place; (2) Public right-of-way; or, (3) Another person's property. * * * * *" 024225 2 SECTION 2. Except as amended by Section 1 of this ordinance, Ordinance Number 024202 passed on second and final reading on September 12, 2000, remains in full force and effect. SECTION 3. 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 4. Section 1 of this ordinance is effective upon final adoption by the City Council. SECTION 5. 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 6. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council members, copy attached, the City Council (1) finds and declares an emergency due to the need for immediate action necessary for the efficient and effective administration of City affairs and (2) suspends the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings so that this ordinance is passed upon first reading as an emergency measure on this 19'h day of September, 2000. A nEST: Armando~ City Secretary Samuel L. eal, Jr. Mayor, The City of Corpus Christi APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM September 14, 2000 By: . urtis ssistant City Attorney H:ILEG-DIRINOEMIIDDCURTISIMYDOCS\2000\ORD2000.1 OO\Ordinanc.esIDdcordOO.153 - Corpus ~'Nisti, Texas I () ll1. , C nIP VVllrn r -----1.::::.L.. day of ~, 2cQJ TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas Page 3 of 3 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 two regular meetings: I/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, p;w~ ~ Samu L. Neal, Jr., City of Corpus Christi Council Members The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Melody Cooper Samuel L. Neal, Jr. Javier D. Colmenero Henry Garrett Dr. Arnold Gonzales Rex A. Kinnison Betty Jean Longoria John Longoria Mark Scott H:ILEG-DIRINOEMIIDDCURTISIMYDOCS\200010RD2000.1 OOlOrdinanc.esIDdcordOO. 153 024225 ~ PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT State of Texas County of Nueces } } CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ss: Ad # 3590086 PO # Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Eugenia Cortez, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is Customer Service Manager 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. which the annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller-TImes and on the World Wide Web on SEPTEMBER, 2000. the Caller-TImes Interactive on the 25TH day(s) of ovi.. No. ozzq~ t.~4 S' {I~ TWO (2 ) Time(s) Customer Service Manager $60.76 c' c~') Subscribed and sworn to me on the date of SEPTEMBER 26. 2000. -" s~ ( , c--\ ~~ il( Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas CONNIE HARALSON Print or Type Name of Notary Public ., :: My commission expires on 5/I4/01. '. , " ~ 25. 2OO!i ~Y. .sePt NOTICE OF .~ OF 0RDIWICl! NO. 024225 Ordinance amending SectIon 1 of Ordinance No. 024202. finally passed on September 12. 2000, by clarifying language In S"- eA) of SectIon 33-104 of Article VI. Graffiti Control. City Gode of Ordlnancel. City of Corpus ChrieII. Ghapter 33, Offenses and MI_- lanaous Provisions; providing for an effective date. this ordinance was pasesd and approved by the Gity Council of the City of Corpus Ghristi on Soptember 19. 2000. III AImondo ~ Glty of ~~c::