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AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES: REVISING
SECTION 3 1/2-12(j) BY INCREASING THE PERMIT
APPLICATION OR RENEWAL FEE FOR ALARM
SYSTEM; REVISING SECTION 57-96 BY ESTABLISHING
TAXICAB DRIVER'S PERMIT FEE; REVISING SECTION
48-19 BY INCREASING THE PERMIT FEE FORA
SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS; PROVlDNG FOR
SEVERANCE; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES; PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION 1. Section 3 1/2-12(j), Code of Ordinances, is revised to read as
follows:
"Sec. 3 1/2-12. Permit application; issuance.
(j) The fee for a permit issued or renewed pursuant to this article shall bo ten
dollars and fifty cents ($10.50). is $25.00 for residential alarm systems and
$47.50 for commercial or business alarm systems.
SECTION 2. Section 57-96, Code of Ordinances, is revised to read as follows:
"Sec. 57-96. Taxicab driver's permit required; I)ermit fee.
Every person desidng to drive a taxicab in the city shall apply for and
obtain a taxicab driver's permit from the taxicab inspector. It shall bsg_
unlawful for any person holding a certificate for the operation of a taxicab
service in the city to permit any person to ddve a taxicab unless such
person shall have a driver's permit in good standing duly issued by the
taxicab inspector.
The fee for an odqinal, renewal or transfer taxicab ddver's permit is twenty
dollars ($20.00) and shall be paid at the time the permit application is filed
with the taxicab inspector. The fee for a replacement permit is ten dollars
($~ 0.00).
SECTION 3. Section 48-19(g), Code of Ordinances, is revised to read as
follows:
"Sec. 48-19. Permit application.
(g) The fee for an original or transfer application is fivo hundred dollars
($500.00) bNO thousand dollars ($2,000.00). The fee for a renewal application is
throo hundred twonty five dollars ($326.00). two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
The fee for a reinspection of the premises is one hundred seventy-five dollars
($175.00). Payment shall be certified check, cashier's check or money order.
The fee shall be paid in full at the time of application and is not refundable.
SECTION 4. If, for any reason, any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause,
phrase, work, 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 5. A violation of this ordinance or the requirements implemented
under this ordinance constitutes an offense punishable under Section 1-6 of the
Code of Ordinances.
SECTION 6. This ordinance takes effect August 1,2004.
SECTION 7. 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.
Corpus Chdsti, Texas
The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on
this the /~5 day of {~cd4,~ ,2004, by the following vote:
Samuel L. Neal, Jr.
Brent Chesney
Javier D. Colmenero
Melody Cooper
Henry Garrett
Bill Kelly
Rex A. Kinnison
Jesse Noyola ~..~.
The foregoing ordinar~c,~ wa,~ read for the second time and passed finally on this the
~-P~" day of ~//.~--, 2004, by the following vote:
Samuel L. Neal, Jr. ( ~'-~,/~ Bill Kelly (~ .~,~'
Brent Chesney
Javier D. Colmenero
Melody Cooper
Henry Garrett
PASSED AND APPROVED on the '~L-)l+'day of
A'FI'EST:
Rex A. Kinnison
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
( ,2004.
CI RPUS CHRISTI
City Secretary
Samuel L Neal,-Jr.
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: /~g.,i.~,4/,~/~ ¢') ,2004
Assistant City Attorney
for the City Attorney
· ', ~ " PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
Statc of ~exas } CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
County of Nueces } ss: Ad # 4964362
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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 Christz 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, Refug]o, San Patricio, Victoria and Webb Counties, and that the
publication of, NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. which the annexed
m a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Calle~Times and on the World
Wide Web on the Caller-Times Interactive on the 2ND day(s} of AUGUST, 2004.
$89.25
TWO (2) Time(s)
Credit Manager
Subscribed and sworn to me on the date of
AUGUST 03, 2004.
Notary Public, Nueccs County, Texas
ROSA MARIA FLORES
Print or Type Name of Notary Public
My commission expires on 04/23/05.
Coq)ua Chdafl C_,aJk~'.'Fimes. Monday. August 2,
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