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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE SECTION 53-99, OPERATION OF TRUCKS,
TRAILERS AND OTHER HEAVY VEHICLES RESTRICTED ON
CERTAIN STREETS, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TO ALLOW AUTOMATED SOLID WASTE
VEHICLES TO TRAVEL AGAINST TRAFFIC ON ONE WAY STREETS
TO COLLECT FROM CITY PROVIDED GARBAGE CARTS;
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 53-99 of the Code of Ordinances is amended by adding a new
subsection (g) to read as follows:
Sec. 53-99, Operation of trucks, trailers and other heavy vehicles restricted on
certain streets,
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(g) It shall be a defense to a charge under Section 53-250 that the person so charged
show by competent evidence that the operation of an automated garbage truck
operated by the City's Department of Solid Waste Services was traveling against the
flow of traffic on a one-way street in order to service a City provided garbage cart.
(1) This subsection does not apply to the following streets:
a. Any streets designated as one-way during school days.
b, Any state highway,
(2) When traveling against the flow of traffic, the automated garbage truck must
flash warning lights clearly visible to the operators of approaching vehicles and
drive as close to the curb where carts are being serviced as possible,
(3) An automated garbage truck traveling against the flow of traffic shall yield to
all approaching vehicles.
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,
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SECTION 3, A violation of this ordinance or requirements implemented hereunder shall
constitute an offense, punishable as provided in Section 21-3 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.
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That the foregoing o~ce was re d for the first time and passed to its second
reading on this the ' day of . lC',- " e..., 2002, by the fOllow~'ng v e:
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Samuel L. Neal, Jr. l t,l' Rex/ . Kinnison {, :? .
Brent Chesney LlC, John Longoria (L ktJ..c.n-J
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Bill Kelly
That t~rofw.egoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this
the ~' i:tay of '., 2002 by the following vote:
Samuel L. Neal, Jr. ' Rex A. Kinnison ~~
Brent Chesney
Javier D. Colmenero
Henry Garrett
John Longoria
Jesse Noyola
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Mark Scott
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Bill Kelly
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PASSED AND APPROVED, Ihl, Ihe'J.'l' dey of (.!lIt< wJi7 ~ 2002.
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Armando Chapa ~uel L. Neal, Jr. -
City Secretary Mayor
APPROVED: 15th day of January, 2002:
James R. Bray, Jr.
City Attorn~
By: 0~ y
R. Jrt. ining
Firs Assistant City Attorney
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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 4TH day(s) of
FEBRUARY, 2002.
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024752 Ordinance
amending Section 53-
99 Operation of
TrJcks, Tr~i1ers and
Other. Heavy Vehicles !
Restricted on Certain
Streets, of the Code of
Ordinances, City of
Corpus Christi, to allow
aUtomated Solid W~te
t, vehicles to.travel
i against traffic Ql1 one-
way streets to collect
i from Clty-prQvided
, garbage . car~s;
providing for penalties.
This ordinance was
passed and approvad
. by the City Council of
tho City 01 Corpus
~U on Jw)uafy 29.
101 Ann'- Chapa
City Secretary
Ci. of Co us Christi
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Credit Customer Service Manager
Subscribed and sworn to me on the date of
FEBRUARY 05, 2002.
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Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas
ROSA MARIA FLORES
Print or Type Name of Notary Public
My commission expires on 04/23/05.
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