HomeMy WebLinkAbout025405 ORD - 07/22/2003ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, CHAPTER 13, BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED
OPERATIONS; HOUSING AND HOUSING PREMISES STANDARDS;
TO ADD NEW FLOOD DETERMINATION LETTER FEE; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERANCE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF AUGUST 1,
2003; PROVIDNG FOR PUBLICATION; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 13-178 of the Code of Ordinances is amended by adding
definition for "flood determination letter" to read as follows:
"Sec. 13-178. Definitions.
"Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this code shall be
interpreted to give them the meaning they have in common usage and to give this
code its most reasonable application:
"Flood determination letter means a determination issued by the Floodplain
Administrator or the Floodplain Administrator's desi,qnee as to whether a
particular property is within a floodplain or floodprone area."
SECTION 2. Division 5 of Article V of Chapter 13 of the Code of Ordinances is
amended by adding new section 13-197 to read as follows:
"Sec. 13-197. Flood determination letter.
"Floodplain Administrator or the Floodplain Administrator's desi.qnee may issue a
flood determination letter uPon payment of $10 fee."
SECTION 3. The effective date of this Ordinance is August 1, 2003.
SECTION 4. 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 prevision in this Ordinance be given full force and effect for its purpose.
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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 that requires consideration of and voting upon
ordinances at two regular meetings so that this ordinar~e, is.passed and takes effect
upon first reading as an emergency measure this the ,&J'~-~'~ day of ~-~¢~
,
2003.
ATTES~
Arman~lo Chapa
City Secretary
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
~'S~muel L. Ne~, Jr.
Mayor
APPROVED: This 16th day of July, 2003:
R.' J~3y~R~' ' gjJ
Acting City Attorney
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Corpus Christi, Texas
~L"0~,~'~ Day of ~c.~{~,~ , 2003
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the roasons 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,
Council Members
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Samuel L. Neal, Jr.
Brent Chesney
Javier D. Colmenero
Melody Cooper
Henry Garrett
Bill Kelly
Rex A. Kinnison
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
State of Texas }
County of Nueces }
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Ad # 4619625
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Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Diana
Hinoiosa, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is Credit
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 WelIs, 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 JULY, 2003.
$68.75
TWO (2) Time(s)
Credit Manager
Subscribed and sworn to me on the date of
JULY 29, 2003.
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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