§ 25-2-166. CONVENTION CENTER (CC) OVERLAY DISTRICT PURPOSE AND BOUNDARIES.

(A)

The purpose of the Convention Center overlay district is to protect and enhance the health, safety, and welfare of the public, to promote pedestrian activity and vitality in the Convention Center area, and to protect the existing character of the area.

(B)

Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (C), the Convention Center overlay district applies to the land bounded on the west by the boundary line for the Congress Avenue combining district; on the north by the boundary line for the East Sixth/Pecan Street combining district and extending eastward across IH-35 to Waller Street; on the east by Waller Street and an imaginary centerline of Waller Street, if that street were extended in a straight line south to intersect the shoreline of Town Lake; and on the south by the north Town Lake shoreline.

(C)

Property in the following areas is excluded from the Convention Center overlay district if the property was owned by a governmental entity on February 20, 1994 or is owned by a governmental entity at the time an application for a development permit is filed and if the property is used for a governmental tax-exempt purpose:

(1)

the land bounded by East 4th Street on the north, East 3rd Street on the south, Trinity Street on the west, and Red River Street on the east;

(2)

the land bounded by East 5th Street on the north, East 4th Street on the south, IH-35 on the west, and Waller Street on the east; and

(3)

the area bounded by East 2nd Street on the north, East 1st Street on the south, Red River Street on the west, and Sabine Street on the east.

Source: Section 13-2-176; Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031211-11.