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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
CHAPTER 14, TO REDUCE BUILDING PERMIT AND SURVEY FEES FOR
BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN CENSUS TRACTS 5, 7, 13, 35, AND 50
INCLUDED IN THE EXPANDED RENEWAL COMMUNITY; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERANCE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Urban Development designated the City of
Corpus Christ's Census Tracts 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 35, and 50 as a "Renewal
Community" eligible to share tax incentives to stimulate job growth and promote
economic development
WHEREAS, in December, 2002, the City Council approved the Tax Incentive Utility
Plan for the Renewal Community;
WHEREAS, the Tax Incentive Utilization Plan included specific actions to be taken to
amend ordinances to reduce certain fees for businesses in the Renewal Community;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 14-202 of the Code of Ordinances is revised to read as follows:
"Sec. 14-202. Definitions.
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"Renewal Community means the area of the City of Corpus Christi in City
of Corpus Christi Census Tracts 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 35, and 50 as
established by the U. S. Bureau of the Census, as it applies to the reduction in
permit and survey fees set forth in Section 14-1307(b).
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SECTION 2. That Section 14-1307 "Reduced fees" is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 14-1307. Reduced fees
(b) Permit and survey fees for buildings within Renewal Community are
fifty (50) percent of the regular permit fee. However, a reduced permit fee
may not be less than the minimum fee regularly charged.
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SECTION 3. The reduced fees and special permit provided herein shall apply when
application for the permit is timely made and issued prior to the commencement of the
activity
SECTION 4. The reduction in fees and issuance of special permit provided for herein
shall be effective from the effective date of this ordinance through December 31, 2009.
SECTION 5. 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 6. 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 7. This ordinance shall take effect upon and after publication of this
ordinance
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That the foregoing ()Vance read for the first time and passed to its second
reading on this the 21 day of , 2007 by the following vote:
1)
Henry Garrett, Mayor
Brent Chesney
Melody Cooper
Jerry Garcia
Bill Kelly
Rex A. Kinnison
John E. Marez
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
That thIs foregoina ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this
the ` iiay ofd
Henry Garrett, Mayor
Brent Chesney
Melody Cooper
Jerry Garcia
Bill Kelly
PASSED AND APPROVED this the c v=— day of l'W1 , 2007.
2007, by the following vote:
Rex A. Kinnison
John E. Marez
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
ATTEST:
Armando Chapa, City Secretary
Approved: February 22, 2007
By:
a ' W. Smith
Assistant City Attorney
For City Attorney
CITY S F CORPUS CHRISTI
enry Ga ett, Mayor
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
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Before me, the undersigned. Notary Public, this day personally came Sandra
Orum, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is Legal
Sales Representative of the Corpus Christi Caller -Times, a daily newspaper
published at Corpus Christ: in said City and State, generally circulated in
Aransas, Bee, Brooks Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg,
Live Oak Nueces. Refugio, San Patrick), Victoria and Webb Counties, and that
the publication of. NOTICE; OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. which the
annexed Is a true' cop'. , was nserted in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times and on
the World Wide Web on the Caller -Times Interactive on the 26TH day(s) of
MARCH,2007.
$102.57
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Legal Sales Representative
TWO (2 ) Time(s)
Subscribed and sworn to me on the date of
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. NanIde1L� Maroh 26, 2007
Ordinance amending
the Code of
Ordinances, City of
Corpus Christi,
Chapter 14, to reduce
building permit and
survey fees for
businfs operations in
Genets Tracts 5, 7, 13,
35, and 50 included in
the expanded Renewal
Community; providing
for publication;
providing for an
effecfive date. This
ordinace was passed
and approved by the
City Gguncil-of the City
of Oarfriurs Christ on
March , 2007.
!s/ Armando Chapa
City Secreta
City of Corpus Chris