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Home My WebLink About024569 ORD - 08/28/2001 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, CHAPTER 19, FOOD AND FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS, REGARDING REQUIRED SEPARATION BETWEEN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND KENNELS AND OTHER BUSINESSES USED TO HOUSE ANIMALS; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 19-15 of the Code of Ordinances is amended to read as follows: Sec. 19-15. Animals and fowl prohibited; exception. @l.No live animal or fowl shall be allowed in any food establishment nor shall the operator of such establishment keep or maintain any animal or fowl within thirty-five (35) feet of any door, window, ventilator or other opening in such establishment. (b) No food establishment may be ooerated within 500 feet of an existina commercial animal establishment. animal hosoital. or veterinary hosoital that houses animals. & This section shall not apply to any Seeing--Eye dog used to assist a blind person. (d) Subsection (b) of this section does not aoolv to circus. rodeo. temoorarv oettina zoo. or temoorarv oerformina animal exhibition or a vendor. (e) Lawfullv existina food establishments and food establishments in newlv annexed area. Where any existina food establishment is situated within less than 500 feet of an existina. aoorooriatelv licenced or oermitted commercial animal establishment. animal hosoital. or veterinary hosoital that houses animals either within the city or at a location outside the city limits. which location becomes a Dart of and within the boundaries of the incoroorated area of the city bv annexation. the distance limitation in subsection (b) of this section does not aoolv for a period of five (5) years from and after the oassaae of this amended section or the date of annexation. resoectivelv. Extensions of this exemotion may be obtained for successive five (5) year periods bv aoolvina for and obtainina a certificate from the city health officer certifyina to the existence of sanitary conditions of the premises and neiahborina oremises 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. A violation of this ordinance or requirements implemented hereunder shall constitute an offense, punishable as provided in {Section 1-6}{SPECIFY} of the City Code of Ordinances. R01301 C3.wpd .,', ~: c. 9 ,....i'~ :~; J D . .,.- --r'"-'- -~-- SECTION 4. 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. R01301 C3.wpd - ~ ., 2 3 That the foregoing or~n~ was readtJr the first time and passed to its second reading on this the , \ qjay of L ^-'Z~ ' 2001, by the following vote: Samuel L. Neal, Jr. Rex A. Kinnison [1 jL ~ t~ Brent Chesney John Longoria Henry Garrett -* ~ Jesse Noyola Javier D. Colmenero Mark Scott Bill Kelly That ~e!OregOing or inance was read for the second time and passed finally on this the X t1day of U' , 2001 by the following vote: Samuel L. Neal, Jr. (0 r Rex A. Kinnison ~ Brent Chesney (i t-f- John Longoria ~1..J-- Javier D. Colmenero ~ Jesse Noyola (J..-Zt Henry Garrett LL~L Mark Scott ~ Bill Kelly ~_ <j1, PASSED AND APPROVED, this the ~ day of 0- -U.(;fUll ,2001. ATTEST: 4-~ Armando Chapa City Secretary APPROVED: 17th day of August, 2001: 4~~ Samuel L. eal, Jr. Mayor James R. Bray, Jr. City Attorney By ~~~ R. Ja\V'R Ining Firsw..ssistant ity Attorney R01301C3,Wpd .",.", ,. ~"o '..; <. !":.J .Jv Y. " ,.... -: r',~: f :~' ' ';" ~. ~t,~t~ pf rr:~Xas ~ '. COl.ulty of Nueces PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT } } ss: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Ad # 3939170 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 the Caller-Times Interactive on the 3RD day(s) of C;1~ CI*l~__,lilonday, September 3, 2001 ~'4 2 ~~ NOTICE Of PASSAGE Credit C stomer Service Ma ager OF ORDINANCE NO. 024569 Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, City of Corpus Ch'risti, Chapter 19, Food and Food Establishments, regarding required I separation between' food establishments and kennels and other businesses used to 0#1'---..... house animals, and ~"A.R/A""" pr~viding !ot penalties. f"" 1:(0 ThiS ordrnance was ~'r' pC;, ~" passed and approved'" ~< (I": ... by the City Council of "'C" I/" \ tIloCity"'~ I Christi on August. a, tilt 2001, , ~ ~ $ Is! Armando ChIlpe ....." ~ ~ City SecretIIry 0 F ~~ l . ....'~ i 0.,'23-2000<'; . SEPTEMBER. 2001. - - OvJ. No- () 1.J{fi~7 Subscribed and sworn to me on the date of SEPTEMBER 04.2001. 6?rmf7J~ Yon /U~ __-!-1m .I/&- Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas ROSA MARIA FLORES Print or Type Name of Notary Public My commission expires on 04/23/05.