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ORDINANCE NO. 1420
AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE INTENTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE TO
INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS TO ANNEX CERTAIN TERRITORY: CALLING TWO
(2) PUBLIC HEARINGS AT WHICH ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD1 PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF
NOTICE OF SUCH HEARINGS BY THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE:
FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW 1 AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section I. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby
declares its intention to institute annexation proceedings, to
annex the following described territory to the Ci ty of La Porte
by the passage of an ordinance of annexation extending the general
corporate limits of the City of La Porte for all purposes to
include within such territory all of the following described
territory now situated within the exclusive extraterritorial
jurisdiction of the City of La Porte. As used herein, the term
extraterritorial jurisdiction shall have the same meaning ascribed
to it as is ascrib~d to it in the Municipal Annexation Act of
19G3, compiled as Article 970a, Vernon's Annotated Texas Statutes:
BEGINNING at a point in the Richard Pearsall 1/3 League,
A-G25, within the city limits of La Porte, Texas, at the
Northeast corner of La Porte Outlot No. lGI:
THENCE Westerly along the North line of La Porte Outlots
Nos. lGI through 170-1/2 a distance of approximately 3,494
feet to a point 50 feet East of the Northwest corner of
La Porte Outlot No. l70-1/2, said corner being in the West
line of said Richard Pearsall 1/3 League:
THENCE Southerly along a line parallel to and 50 feet East
of the West line of La Porte Outlot No. 170-1/2, same being
also the West line of said Richard Pearsall 1/3 League, a
distance of approximately 458 feet to a point 50 feet North
of the North right-of-way line of Fairmont Parkway (250 feet
wide) 1
THENCE Easterly along a line parallel to and 50 feet North
of the North right-of-way line of Fairmont Parkway a distance
of approximately 3,496 feet to a point in the East line of
La Porte Outlot No. lGI:
THENCE Northerly along the East line of La Porte Outlot
No. lGI a distance of approximately 454 feet to the PLACE
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Section 2. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby
directs the City Manager and City Departments to prepare a proposed
Service Plan that provides for the extension of municipal services
into each area to be annexed. The proposed Service Plan shall
be made available for inspection and explained to the inhabitants
of the area to be annexed at the public hearing.
Section 3. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby
calls two (2) public hearings at which all interested persons
shall have an opportunity to be heard upon such proposal to
annex the territory described above, which two (2) public heaings
shall be held as follows, to-wit:
(I) In the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 604 W. Fairmont
Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at six o'clock P.M., on the
26th day of November, 1984~ and
(2) In the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 604 W. Fairmont
Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at six o'clock P.M., on the
28th day of November, 1984.
Section 4. The annexation proceeding of which notice of
intention to annex is given by this Ordinance shall be instituted
not less than twenty (20) days nor more than forty (40) days
subsequent to such public hearings.
Sect ion 5. The Ci ty Secretary of' the Ci ty of La Porte is
hereby directed to cause notice of such public hearing to be
given by publ ica t ion of thi s Ord inance in The Bayshore Sun, a
newspaper having general circulation in the City of La Porte and
in the territory proposed to be annexed, such publication to be
made at least once, not more than twenty (20) days nor less than
ten (10) days prior to the date of such public hearing. Addi-
tional notice by certified mail should be given to railroad
companies then serving the city and on the city's tax roll where
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the right-of-way thereof is included in the territory to be
annexed.
Section 6. The City Council officially finds, determines,
recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the
date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council
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was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall
of the City for the time required by law preceding this meeting,
as required by the Open Meetings Law, Article 6252-17, Texas
Revised Civil Statutes Annotated: and that this meeting has been
open to the public as required by law at all times during which
this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed,
cons idered and formally acted upon.
The City Council further
ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the
contents and posting thereof.
Section 7. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately
upon its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this, the 7th day of November, 1984.
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CITY OF LA PORTE
By
ATTEST:
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City Secretary
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City Attorney