HomeMy WebLinkAbout025763 ORD - 05/18/2004AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 53
-TRAFFIC, ARTICLE V - OPERATION OF VEHICLES, BY
RESTRICTING VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON THE ALAMEDA
STREET BRIDGE OVER 1-37, AS PART OF THE RTA'S LIVABLE
COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING FOR
PENALTIES.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI:
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Corpus Christi is
amended by adding Section 53-107, to read as follows:
Sec. 53-107. Automobile - restricted zones.
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive, park, or operate any vehicle, as
defined in Section 541.201, Texas Transportation Cede, excluding bicycles,
on any part of the street ri~lht-of-wav of any of the followinfl street sections
identified, through traffic signage posted and maintained at each respective
end of the identified street, as an Automobile Restricted Zone:
(1) North Alameda Street (Brfd~Te), between the south riqht-of-wav of Martin
Luther Kin.q Drive (Interstate 37 North Frontage Road) and the north right-of-
way of Antelope Street (Interstate 37 South Frontage Road)
The restrictions in subsection (a) of this section do not applv to:
(1) An authorized emergencv vehicle, as defined in Section 541.201, Texas
Transportation Code.
(2) A vehicle used in the supervision or maintenance of streets or bddges or
street liqhtinq, while being used for supervision or maintenance purposes
by the City or any other governmental entity.
3.~ A vehicle or vehicles used for any special permit transportin~ of any
material or ecluipment, under which case a special permit must be issued
bv the City Traffic Engineer and or supervising authority of any other
governmental entity that specifies the restricted area to be accessed or
traveled upon.
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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. Publication shall be made one time in the official publication of the
City of Corpus Christi as required by City Charter of the City of Corpus Chdsti.
SECTION 4. Penalties are as provided in Section 53-55, Code of Ordinances.
That the foregoing ordinance was read fq~.~h~..first time and passed to its second
reading on this the i l4P'~ day of Il\ f'~l ,2004, by the following vote:
Rex A. Kinnison
Jesse Noyola
~L:~.- Mark Scott
Samuel L. Neal, Jr.
Brent Chesney
Javier D. Colmenero
Melody Cooper
Henry Garrett
That the foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally
this the I~ day of /~C~6L~ ,2004, by the following vote:
Samuel L Neal, Jr. (~z.j~ Bill Kelly ~
Brent Chesney
Javier D. Colmenero
Melody Cooper
Henry Garrett
Rex A. Kinnison
Jesse Noyola ~
Mark Scott -~-~
on
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the Iu'
ATTEST:
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
day of ~ ~ ~/~ ,
2004.
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Mayor
Approved as to legal form /¢% ~-
,2004;
By:
Jose h~Harney ''~
Assistant City Attorney
For City Attorney
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
State of Texas
County of Nueces
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Ad # 4900401
PO #
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, Dural, 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-7~'mes Interactive on the 24TH day(s) of MAY, 2004.
$78.25
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Credit Manager
Subscribed and sworn to me on the date of
MAY 25, 2004.
Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas
ROSA MARIA FLORES
Print or Type Name of Notary Public
My commission expires on 04/23/05.
DS/Corpus Chr~fl CaUer-'13me~
NOTICE OF pASSAGE
OF ORDiNAnCE NO.
C, ha~er 53 - Tr~flc,
A]ameda Street Bddge
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