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ORDINANCE
AMENDING SECTION 53-109, CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, REGARDING OPERATION OF GOLF CARTS ON
MUSTANG AND PADRE ISLANDS; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Section 53-109, Code of Ordinances is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 53-109. Operation of golf cart.
As authorized under Texas Transportation Code Section 551.404(a), a person who
holds a valid driver's license may operate a golf cart on a public highway with a posted
speed limit of not more than thirty-five (35) miles per hour if:
(1) The person is employed by a political subdivision of the State of Texas, and is
performing a duty for the political subdivision that requires the operation of a golf
cart owned by the political subdivision;
(2) The person is crossing a public highway at a marked or designated crossing
that connects portions of the golf course separated by the public highway;
(3) The person is employed by a restaurant, hotel, or tourist related business,
and is transporting guests in a golf cart owned by the restaurant, hotel, or tourist
related business, to and from the parking lots to the business;-eF
(4) The person is employed by a restaurant, hotel, or tourist related business,
and is transporting supplies between two (2) facilities under common ownership
in a golf cart owned by the restaurant, hotel, or tourist related business..-;,
(5) If the golf cart is operated on a highway within the city limits on Mustang
Island east of S.H. 361 and north of Packers Channel; or
(6) If the golf cart is operated on portions of Mustang and Padre Island within the
city limits that are south of Packery Channel.
SECTION 2. A violation of this ordinance or requirements implemented under this
ordinance constitutes an offense punishable under Section 1-6 of the City Code of
Ordinances.
SECTION 3. 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, orprdvision of this ordinance, for it is the
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definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause,
phrase, word or provision of this ordinance be given full force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 4. 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 ordinance was read for he first time and passed to its second
reading on this the 1'4- day of b g -r, 2010, by the following vote:
Joe Adame John E. Marez
Chris N. Adler Nelda Martinez
Larry R. Elizondo, Sr. Mark Scott
Kevin Kieschnick Linda Strong
Priscilla Leal
That the regoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this
the day of , 2011, by the following vote:
Joe Adame
Chris N. Adler
Larry R. Elizondo, S
Kevin Kieschnick
Priscilla Leal
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the
ATTEST:
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
APPROVED: 2nd day of December, 2010:
John E. Marez
Nelda Martinez
Mark Scott
Linda Strong
I�Jay eining
First Assistant City Attorney
For City Attorney
day of
Joe Ad '
Mayor
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EFFECTIVE DATE
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State of Texas
County of Nueces
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Ad # 5959076
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Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came
GEORGIA LAWSON, 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, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, and
San Patricio, Counties, and that the publication of, NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF
ORDINANCE NO. 02891 which the annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the
Corpus Christi Caller -Times on the 1J1712011, 1/17/2011.
$ 79.29
1Time(s)
On this day of
is a true and an exact
LEGAL SALES REPRESENTIVE
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py mad •y publisher.
otary ' M . ic, State of Texas
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GWENN J. MEDIC A
MY COMMON UPI Ms
August 2, 2012
january 17 2011 'mm CALLER -TIMES
NOTICE OF
PASSAGE OF
ORDINANCE NO.
028916
Amending Sect.
Ord.., City of Corpus
Christi, regarding op-
eration of golf carts
on Mustang arid Pa-
dre island, providing
for penalties. This
ord. was passed &
approved on its sec-
ond reading on
January 11, 2011.
is/ Armando Chapa
City Secretary