Section 15.31 - Certification Status of City of Corpus Christi Dune Protection and Beach Access Plan(a) The City of Corpus Christi has submitted to the General Land Office a dune protection and beach access plan which is certified as consistent with state law. The city's plan was adopted on August 10, 1993.(b) The General Land Office certifies that the amendments to the city's plan adopted by the City Council on April 15, 2003, which includes the beach user fee section that was conditionally certified, are consistent with state law. Therefore, the General Land Office certifies that the entire plan is consistent with state law.(c) The General Land Office certifies as consistent with state law the amendment to the City of Corpus Christi plan that was adopted by the City Council on April 12, 2005, Ordinance No. 026208. The ordinance amended the plan to revise the beach user fee plan incorporated as Appendix XVII to provide an increase in the beach user fees imposed for parking on the beach in fee areas designated in the plan.(d) The General Land Office certifies as consistent with state law the amendments to City's 1993 Plan that were adopted by City Council on February 9, 2010, by Ordinance 028494. The ordinance amended the 1993 Plan to authorize restrictions on vehicular traffic on the Gulf beach seaward of portions of the Seawall, establishes a vehicle-free area when the distance between the toe of the Seawall to the water is less than 150 feet in width, allows two-way vehicular traffic on the Gulf beach between the northern end of the seawall and Padre Balli Park, establishes a vehicle-free area between the northern end of the Seawall and the Packery Channel jetty, commits the City Council to undertake efforts to restore and maintain the beach in front of the seawall to a minimum width of 200 feet, and adds an appendix to the City's 1993 Plan to show the approximate location of bollards to be installed on the beach.(e) The General Land Office certifies as consistent with state law the Joint Erosion Response Plan for Nueces County and the City of Corpus Christi as an amendment to City's plan. The Joint Erosion Response Plan for Nueces County and the City of Corpus Christi was adopted by the City Council on June 26, 2012 by Ordinance No. 029541.31 Tex. Admin. Code § 15.31
The provisions of this §15.31 adopted to be effective October 21, 2003, 28 TexReg 9075; amended to be effective December 8, 2005, 30 TexReg 8174; amended to be effective December 21, 2010, 35 TexReg 11386; amended to be effective February 26, 2013, 38 TexReg 1207