HomeMy WebLinkAbout025707 ORD - 04/13/2004AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING SECTION 23-68 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES RE-
LATING TO PERMITTING WEEDS AND RUBBISH ON LOTS; PRO-
VIDING FOR SEVERANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Section 23-68 of the City Code of Ordinances is revised to read as
follows:
"Sec. 23-68. Pe;..~.!tt.!nf~ .....
Tall weeds and brush prohibited on lots.
"(a) No person who owns or occupies any lot or parcel of land in the City may permit or
allow weeds or brush 12" or higher to grow on the lot or parcel of land.
"(b) Upon conviction of a violation under this section, the person must be fined an
amount not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and not more than two thousand
dollars ($2,000.00) per violation; provided, however, in the event a person has once
previously been convicted under Sec. 23-68 of this article, the person must be fined an
amount not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00), and must be fined not less than
three hundred dollars ($300.00) for a third conviction and for each conviction thereafter."
SECTION 2. If, for any reason, any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,
word, or provision of this ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment
of a court of competent jurisdiction, it will not affect any other section, paragraph,
subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite
intent of the City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, phrase, word, and
provision of this Ordinance be given full force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 3. Publication of this ordinance is to be made in the official publication of the
city of Corpus Christi as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas.
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Corpus Christi, Texas
The foregoing ordinance was ~,~,d for the first time and passed to its second reading on
this the ~0~'' day of ! I I~'~ ,2004, by the following vote:
Samuel L. Neal, Jr.
Brent Chesney
Javier D. Colmenero
Melody Cooper
Henry Garrett
Rex A. Kinnison
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
The foregoing ordinance
the i~-/~ dayof
Samuel L. Neal, Jr.
Brent Chesney
Javier D. Colmenero
Melody Cooper
Henry Garrett
was rea~d fo.r~:he second time and passed finally on this
~ £~ I ,2004, by the following vote:
Bill Kelly ,(~
Rex A. Kinnison
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
,2004.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the t ~1~ dayof
ATTEST:
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Armando Chapa
City Secretary Mayor
for the City Attorney
State of Texas }
County of Nueces }
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Ad # 4868O64
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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 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-7¥mes and on the World
Wide Web on the CallemTimes Interactive on the 19TH day(s} of APRIL, 2004.
$53.50
TWO (2) Time(s)
Credit Manager
Subscribed and sworn to me on the date of
APRIL 20. 2004.
Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas
ROSA MARIA FLORES
P~Snt or Type Name of Notary Public
My commission expires on 04/23/05.
CorpL~ Christi Ca?ler-q-u'nes, Monday, Acd119, 2004~09