HomeMy WebLinkAbout024740 ORD - 01/22/2002
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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, Chapter 38, PEDDLERS, VENDORS, ITINERANT
MERCHANTS AND SOLICITORS, REGARDING PARK AND BEACH
VENDORS; 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 38-19 is revised to read as follows:
"See, 38-19, Park and beach vendors--Special regulations,
"(a) Gulf of Mexico beach vendors are subiect to the requirements of Article VI. Chapter
10. and the sections of this article. except section 38-19.
'1Ql No permit shall be issued to any vendor to operate his business and no vendor shall
vend in or upon any public park or beach alonQ Corpus Christi Bav. Nueces Bav. or the
LaQuna Madre (hereinafter. for the purposes of this section. "bavfront beach" or
"bavfront beaches") or from or upon other public grounds in the city except as follows:
"Vendors shall be permitted to operate in or upon public parks and beaches in
the city, subject to the following restrictions and regulations in addition to other
conditions imposed upon vendors by this article:
"(1) The director of parks and recreation may establish designated vendor sites
for public parks and beaches within the city, taking into account the following
factors:
"a, Primary use and users of the particular park or beach,
"b, Pedestrian and vehicle traffic flows and congestion,
"c, Parking facilities,
"d, Availability and location of permanent city contractual conces-
sions and other permanent facilities,
"(2) The designated vendor sites shall be assigned in conjunction with the
issuance of any vendor permit under this article to operate in or upon a public
park or beach, on a first-come, first-served basis, Vendor sites may not be
"reserved" in advance of permit issuance, No vendor assigned to a designated
vendor site shall vend in or at any other location within the park or beach area
except the assigned site,
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"(3) Designated vendor sites shall be limited in size and number in accordance
with the considerations established in paragraph (1) of this section.
"(4) Mobile vending units shall be permitted upon the roadway portions of public
beaches subject to all applicable provisions of section 38-14 of this article,
"(5) No mobile vending unit shall stop to vend in or otherwise obstruct the
travelled portion of any public beach, which portion shall for purposes of this
section be deemed a street. Vending units shall stop at least ten (10) feet from
the said travelled portion for conducting business,
"(6) Vendina of Gulf of Mexico beaches shall be aoverned bv the provisions of
Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances,"
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 of this ordinance 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 of the City Code of
Ordinances,
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. This ordinance shall
become effective upon approval of the Texas General Land Office and publication,
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That the foregoing or9inance was read for the first time and passed to its second
reading on this the ,5t'\day oftlh.~0 ,2002, by the following vote:
Samuel L, Neal, Jr. tel / Re, Kinnison ~
8<eo! Ch",",y f' Joho Loogm;. ,
Javier D, Colmenero ~ Jesse Noyola "-'
Henry Garrett t,c Mark Scott tDf-
Bill Kelly ~
That thE7i~qrltgoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this
the -Mi:fay of , 2002 by the following vote:
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Samuel L, Neal, Jr. Rex A, Kinnison
' John Longoria CU*, .' r
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Brent Chesney
Jesse Noyola
Javier D, Colmenero
Henry Garrett
Mark Scott
Bill Kelly
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PASSED AND APPROVED, this the....d::CL. day of U~.JlGL~, 2002,
ATTEST:
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Armando Chapa
City Secretary
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Samuel L, Neal, Jr,
Mayor
APPROVED: /5 day of
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,2002:
James R. Bray, Jr.
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Firs . ant City Attorney
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
State of Texas
County of Nueces
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
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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 28TH day(s) of
JANUARY, 2002.
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NOTICE OF .....SSAGE
OF ORDINANCE NO,
024740 Ordinance
I &mending tht Code of
! Ordinances, City of
'Corpus Christl,
Chapter 38, Peddlers,
Vendors, Itinerant
I Merchants and
Solic1tors, regarding,
park and beach
vendors; providing f~r
penalties. ThiS
ordinance was passed
and approved by the
City Council of the. City
at Corpus Chri811 on
JonU8ly 22. 2OQ'l,' ,
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Subscribed and sworn to me on the date of
JANUARY 29. 2002.
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Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas
ROSA MARIA FLORES
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