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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING SECTIONS 27B -11(A)(11) AND 27B -12(B), CORPUS
CHRISTI ZONING ORDINANCE, RELATING TO THE CERTIFICATION
OF LANDSCAPE PLANS ; PROVIDING FOR SEVERENCE;
PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has forwarded to the City Council its reports and
recommendations concerning the amendment of the Corpus Christi Zoning Ordinance;
WHEREAS, with proper notice to the public, public hearings were held on Wednesdays,
December 10, 2008, January 21, 2009 and February 4, 2009, during meetings of the
Planning Commission, and on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, during a meeting of the City
Council, in the Council Chambers, at City Hall, in the City of Corpus Christi, during
which all interested persons were allowed to appear and be heard; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that this amendment would best serve
public health, necessity, and convenience and the general welfare of the City of Corpus
Christi and its citizens.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Section 27B -11A.(11), Corpus Christi Zoning Ordinance, is revised to
read as follows:
"Section 27B-11 Submittal Procedures.
"A. When an application is made for a building permit on any site where these
landscape requirements are applicable, the building permit application shall be
accompanied by a landscape plan containing the following information:
"(11) The certification on the landscape plan that the landscape
construction documents satisfy the requirements of this Article, must be
made by a registered architect, registered landscape architect, er-certified
Nursery Professional, or registered professional engineer -certifying that
- - ; and"
SECTION 3. That Section 27B -12(B), Corpus Christi Zoning Ordinance, is revised to
read as follows:
"Section 27B-12 Maintenance and Inspection The property owner shall be
responsible for the maintenance of all landscaping required and approved by this
Ordinance.
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"(B) The installation of landscape material, as shown on the approved landscape
plan, shall -must be certified by the property owner's registered architect,
registered landscape architect, certified nursery professional, or registered
professional engineer, - - - -
Professieaal, and shall -must be inspected and approved by the Landscape
Official of Development Services prior to the issuance of a certificate of
occupancy."
SECTION 4. That the Corpus Christi Zoning Ordinance, approved on the 27th day of
August, 1973, as amended from time to time, except as changed by this ordinance and
any other ordinances adopted on this date, remain in full force and effect.
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 A violation of this ordinance or requirements implemented under this
ordinance constitutes an offense punishable under Section 35-3, Corpus Christi Zoning
Ordinance.
SECTION 7. 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.
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That the foregoing ordinI�ce was read for a first time and passed to its second
reading on this the /(day of , 2009, by the following vote:
Joe Adame
Chris N. Adler
Brent Chesney
Larry Elizondo, Sr.
Kevin Kieschnick
Priscilla Leal
John Marez
Nelda Martinez
Mark Scott
That the fomoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this
the aS'�d'day of o0 -1.cv1 s' , 2009, by the following vote:
Joe Adame 5j7/L2 Priscilla Leal
Chris N. Adler
Brent Chesney
Larry Elizondo, Sr.
Kevin Kieschnick
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the aril—clay of
ATTEM)y)..\44751_,_
John Marez
Nelda Martinez
Mark Scott
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
APPROVED as to form:
By:
2009
eborah Walther Br
Assistant City Attorn
For City Attorney
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, 2009.
Joe AOfilatfilee
Mayor
028213
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
State of Texas } CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
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JENNIFER HOBBS, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she
is LEGAL SALES REPRESENTITIVE AND EMPLOYEE OF THE PUBLISHER,
namely, 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 Patricia Victoria and Webb Counties, and that the
publication of, NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 02821 which the
annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times on the
6/29/2009, 6/29/2009.
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CALLER -TIMES « June 29, 2009 « 5E
NOTICE OF
PASSAGE OF
ORDINANCE NO.
028213
Amending Sections
275.11(A)(11), and
27B-12 B), Corpus
Christi oning Ordi-
nance relating to the
certification of land-
scape plans;
providing for penal-
ties; and providing for
publication. This ordi-
nance was passed
and approved on its
second.. reading by
the City Council of
the City of Corpus
Christi on June 23,
2009.
/c/Armando Chapa
City Secretary
City of Corpus Christi
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