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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1961-634 . _ l. . e . . ORDINANCE NO. ~. ~f . AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, AND EXTENDING THE BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE SAID CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, SO AS TO IN- CLUDE SAID HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED TERRITORY, GRANTING TO ALL INHABITANTS AND OWNERS OF SAID PROPERTY ALL OF THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF OTHER CITIZENS, BINDING SAID INHABITANTS BY ALL THE ACTS, ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, RESER VING AND PRESERVING ALL RIGHTS, POWERS AND DUTIES AS TO TERRITORY INCLUDED IN PRIOR ORDINANCES. . . e . - 2 - WHEREAS, The City of La Porte has heretofore adopted a Home . Rule Charter authorizing it to annex territory and to extend the corporate limits of said City by action of the City Commission; and, WHEREAS, the hereinafter described land is adjacent to the pres- ent city limits of the City of La Porte and the members of the City Commis- sion of the City of La Porte have concluded that said area should be annexed and made a part of the City of La Porte, Texas; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COlVIMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. That the following described territory be and the same . is hereby annexed to the City of La Porte, Texas, and the boundary limits of the City of La Porte be, and the same are hereby extended to include the following described territory within the city limits of the City of La Porte, and the same shall hereafter be included within the territorial limits of said City, and the inhabitants thereof shall hereafter be entitled to all rights and privileges of other citizens of the City of La Porte, and they shall be bound by the acts, ordinances, resolutions and regulations of said City. That the territory to be so annexed is more particularly described as follows, to-wit: . BEGINNING on the present City Limit line of the City of La Porte, at the intersection of the center line of West Madison Street (formerly known as North D Street) and the West right-of-way line of North Second Street; THENCE in a Northerly direction along the West right- of-way line of North Second Street to the point where the West right-of-way line of said North Second Street, extended in the same direction, intersects with North right-of-way line of the T. & N. O. Railroad (also known as the G. H. & S. A. Railroad); THENCE in a Northwesterly direction along the North right-of-way line of the said T. & N. O. Railroad to the point where the same intersects with the East boundary line of the Town of Lomax, Texas; THENCE in a Northerly direction along the East boundary line of the Town of Lomax, Texas, to the Northeast cor- ner of the said Town of Lomax; . THENCE in a Westerly direction along the Northernmost boundary line of the said Town of Lomax extended, to the point where the same intersects with the Northerly right- of-way line of Texas State Highway 225 (also known as Houston - La Porte Road); . . - 3 - . THENCE in a Northwesterly direction along the Northerly right-of-way line of the said Texas State Highway No. 225, to the point where the same intersects with the Easterly right-of-way line of Texas State Highway No. 134 (also known as Battleground Road); THENCE in a Northerly direction along the Easterly right- of-way line of the said State Highway No. 134, to the point where the same intersects with an imaginary line twenty- five hundred (2500) feet distant from, parallel to, and South of the center line of the Houston Ship Channel, said imaginary line also being the City Limit line of the City of Houston; . THENCE in a Northeasterly direction along the said imagi- nary line twenty-five hundred (2500) feet distant from, parallel to, and South of the said Houston Spip Channel, to the point where the same intersects with the Southerly boundary line of the San Jacinto Battleground State Park of Texas; THENCE in a Southeasterly direction along the said Souther- ly boundary line of the said State Park to the Southernmost point of said boundary line; THENCE in a Northeasterly direction along the Easterly boundary line of said State Park, extended in the same direction, to the point where the same intersects with an imaginary line twenty-five hundred (2500) feet distant from, parallel to, and Southwest of the center line of the Houston Ship Channel; .' THENCE in a Southeasterly direction along an imaginary line 2500 feet distant from, parallel to, and Southwest of the said center line of the Houston Ship Channel, to. the point where the said imaginary line intersects with the North boundary line of the City of La Porte, the same also being the North boundary line of the La Porte Independent School District; THENCE in a Westerly direction along the said North boundary line of the said City of La Porte a distance of 100 feet to B: point; THENCE hi a Northwesterly direction along an imaginary line 2600 feet distant from, parallel to, and Southwest of the center line of the Houston Ship Channel to the point where the said imaginary line intersects with the North- South base line as established and monumented on the ground for the Houston Lighting & Power Company power plant, said point having Lambert Grid Coordinates of X .. 3, 252,097.00 and Y - 709,626.00. THENCE S 100 -00' W along said North -South base line a distance of 340 feet to a point; . THENCE N 800-00' W 1200 feet to a point in the center of a concrete roadway lying east of Unit No. 1 of the Houston Lighting & Power Company power plant. . . - 4 - ,. . THENCE S 100-00' W along the center line of the con- crete roadway 250 feet to a point; THENCE N 800-00' W 200 feet to a point on the center line between Units 1 and 2 of the Houston Lighting & Power Company power plant; THENCE N 100 -00' E along said center line between Units 1 and 2 a distance of 300 feet to a point in the North edge of a plant roadway; THENCE S 800-00' E along the North edge of said plant roadway a distance of 1350 feet to a point 50 feet West of the North -South base line; THENCE N 100 -00' E parallel to and 50 feet distant East of said North-South base line a distance of 300 feet to a point of intersection with an imaginary line twenty-six hundred (2600) feet distant from, parallel to, and South- west of the said center line of the Houston Ship Channel; . THENCE in a Northwesterly direction along an imaginary line 2600 feet distant from, parallel to, and Southwest of the said center line of the Houston Ship Channel to the point where the said imaginary line intersects the North- west bank of Peggy Lake; THENCE Southerly and Easterly with the meanders of the Northwest bank of Peggy Lal<e to a point being the North- west corner of Houston Lighting & Power Company Right- of- Way on Peggy Lake; THENCE with said right-of-way S 490-10' W 55.67 feet to a point for a corner of said Houston Lighting & Power Company Right-of- Way; . THENCE with said right-of-way N 530-10' W 1128.50 feet to a point in an imaginary line 100 feet distant, from and parallel to, East boundary line of San Jacinto Battleground State Park; . THENCE in a Southwesterly direction along an imaginary line 100 feet from, parallel to, and East of the East boundary line of the said State Park extended, and along an imaginary line 100 feet distant from, parallel to, and East of the said East boundary line of the said State Park, to the point where the said imaginary line intersects with an imaginary line 100 feet from, parallel to, and South of the South boundary line of the said State Park exten~ed; THENCE in a Northwesterly direction along an imaginary line 100 feet from, parallel to, and South of the South boundary line of the said State Park extended, and along an imaginary line 100 feet distant from, parallel to, and South of the said South boundary line of the said State Park, to the point where the same intersects with an imaginary line 2600 feet from, parallel to, and South of the center line of the Houston Ship Channel; . . - 5 - . THENCE in a Southwesterly direction along an imaginary line 2600 feet distant from, parallel to, and South of the center line of said Houston Ship Channel, to the point where said imagi- nary line intersects with an imaginary line 100 feet from, parallel to, and East of the East right-of-way line of the said Texas State Highway No. 134; THENCE in a Southerly direction along an imaginary line 100 feet from, parallel to, and East of the said East right- of-way line of the said Texas State Highway No. 134, to a point where the said imaginary line intersects with the South right-of-way line of the County Road known as the Miller Cut Off Road; . THENCE in an Easterly direction along the said South right-of-way line of the said Miller Cut Off Road, and following continuously the said right-of-way line in an Easterly, Southeasterly and Southerly direction to the point where the said right-of-way line intersects with the North boundary line of the Enoch Brinson Survey, Abstract No.5, Harris County, Texas; THENCE in a Westerly direction along the said North boundary line of the said Enoch Brinson Survey a distance of 90 feet to a point; THENCE in a Northerly direction along an imaginary line 90 feet from, parallel to, and West of the West right-of- way line of said Miller Cut Off Road, a distance of 2, 191. 4 feet more or less; '. THENCE S 870 02' W a distance of 692. 21 feet to a point for corner; THENCE S 20 58' E a distance of 348 feet to a point for corner; .-.--. . THENCE S 870 02' W a distance of 435 feet to a point for corner; . THENCE N 20 58' W a distance of 30 feet to a point for corner; THENCE S 870 02' W a distance of 399 feet to a point for corner; THENCE N 20 58' W a distance of 20' feet to a point for corner; THENCE N 870 02' E a distance of 90 feet to a point for corner; THENCE S 20 58' E a distance of 19 feet to a point for corner; . THENCE N 870 02' E a distance of 35 feet to a point for corner; THENCE N 20 58' W a distance of 19 feet to a point for corner; e e - 6 - ~ . - ". THENCE N 870 02' E a distance of 90 feet to a point for corner; . ~ - ...' THENCE S 20 58' E a distance of 19 feet to a point for corner; THENCE N 870 02' E a distance of 25 feet to a point for corner; THENCE N 20 58' W a distance of 34 feet to a point for corner; THENCE N 870 02' E a distance of 125 feet to a point for corner; THENCE S 20 58' E a distance of 34 feet to a point for corner; . "'. THENCE N 870 02' E a distance of 35 feet to a point for corner; THENCE S 20 58' E a distance of 30 feet to a point for corner; THENCE N 870 02' E a distance of 433 feet to a point for corner; THENCE N 20 58' Wa distance of 348 feet to a point for corner; THENCE N 870 02' E a distance of 693. 21' to a point for corner in an imaginary line 90 feet West of, and parallel to, the West right-of-way line of Miller Cut Off Road; . THENCE in a Northerly direction along an imaginary line 90 feet from, parallel to, and West of the West right-of-way line of the said Miller Cut Off Road, and following continuously the said imaginary line 90 feet distant from, parallel to, and West of the said right-of- way line, around the turns and bends of the said right-of- way line in a Northerly, Northwesterly and Westerly direction, to the point where the said imaginary line intersects with an imaginary line 100 feet distant from, parallel to, and East of the East right-of-way line of the said Texas State Highway No. 134; THENCE in a Southerly direction along an imaginary line 100 feet distance from, parallel to, and East of the said East right-of-way line of said Texas State Highway No. 134, a distance of 1,966.04 feet more or less to a point on the South boundary line of a 75 feet wide Houston Lighting & Power Company tract, said South boundary line being also on coordinate South 198.0 of the Celanese Polymer Company's coordinate system; /-- .~ ~..... THENCE N 870 31' E 110.0 feet along said South boundary line of the Houston Lighting & Power Company tract; . . . - 7 - / . THENCE S 20 29' E along a line parallel to and 210.0 feet East of the East right-of-way line of Texas State Highway No. 134, said line being along coordinate East 210.0 of Celanese Polymer Company's coordinate system, for a distance of 891. 5 feet to the intersection of said line with the center line of a plant road on the Celanese Polymer Company tract; THENCE N 870 31' E along the center line of said plant road, said line being along Celanese Polymer Company's coordinate South 1089.5 for a distance of 370.0 feet to the intersection of said center line with the center line of a North -South plant road on the Celanese Polymer Company's tract; . ......".r. THENCE S 20 29' E along the center line of said North- South road, said center line being on coordinate East 580.0 of Celanese Polymer Company's coordinate system, for a distance of 220.0 feet to the intersection of said center line with the center line of an East-West plant road on Celanese Polymer Company's tract; THENCE S 870 31' W along the center line of said East- West plant road, said center line being on coordinate South 1309.5 of Celanese Polymer Company's coordinate system, for a distance of 480. 0 feet to a point which is 100 feet East of the East right-of-way line of Texas State Highway No. 134; . THENCE in a Southerly direction along an imaginary line 100 feet distant from, parallel to, and East of the said East right-of-way line of the said Texas State Highway No. 134, and following continuously the said imaginary line 100 feet distant from, parallel to, and East of the said East right-of-way line of the said Texas State Highway No. 134, around the turn and bend of the said East right-of-way line of the said Texas State Highway No. 134, to the point where the said imaginary line intersects with an imaginary line 100 feet distant from, parallel to, and North of the North right-of-way line of the said Texas State Highway No. 225; THENCE in a Southeasterly direction along an imaginary line 100 feet from, parallel to, and North of the said North right-of-way line of the said Texas State Highway No. 225 to a point of intersection with the North property line of the E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Inc. tract of land; THENCE N 890 35' E, a distance of 9, 410 feet more or less along the North property line of said E. 1. Du Pont de Nemours tract of land to a point in the West right-of-way line of Sens Road; ., " THENCE S 00 29' E, along the West right-of-way line of Sens Road a distance of 1,555.3 feet more or less to a point for corner; . THENCE N 890 32' E, a distance of 2,660 feet to a point for corner; . - e e - 8 - . THENCE N 00 26' W, a distance of 300 feet to a point for corner; THENCE N 890 32' E, a distance of 700 feet to a point for corner; THENCE N 00 26' W, a distance of 1405 feet to a point for corner; THENCE N 890 32' E, a distance of 200 feet to a point for corner; THENCE S 00 26' E, a distance of 650 feet to a point for corner; THENCE N 890 32' E, a distance of 100 feet to a point for corner; . THENCE S 00 26' E, a distance of 50 feet to a point for corner; ---- -. THENCE N 890 32' E, a distance of 150 feet to a point for corner; THENCE S 00 26' E, a distance of 705 feet to a point for corner; THENCE N 890 32' E, a distance of 1,510 feet to a point for corner; THENCE S 00 26' E, a distance of 200 feet to a point for corner; THENCE S 890 32' W, a distance of 2,460 feet to a point for corner; THENCE S 00 26' E, a distance of 300 feet to a point for corner; . THENCE S 890 32' W, a distance of 2, 860 feet to a point for corner in the West right-of-way line of Sens Road; THENCE S 00 29' E, a distance of 336.9 feet along the West right-of-way line of Sens Road to a point for corner; THENCE S 890 15' W, a distance of 488.9 feet to a point for corner; THENCE N 00 29' W, a distance of 336.9 feet to a point for corner; . THENCE S 890 IS' W, a distance of 3,943.6 feet more or less along the South property line of the E. 1. Du Pont de Nemours tract of land to a point of intersection with an imaginary line 100 feet distance from, parallel to, and North of the North right-af-way line of said Texas State Highway No. 225; .."'-- . . ----. . . ""- e. . . - 9 - THENCE in a Southeasterly direction along an imaginary line 100 feet distant from, parallel to, and North of the said North right-of-way line of the said Texas State High- way No. 225, to the point where the said imaginary line intersects with an imaginary line 100 feet distant from, parallel to, and North of the Northernmost boundary line of the said Town of Lomax; THENCE in an Easterly direction along an imaginary line 100 feet distant from, parallel to, and North of the Northern- most boundary line of the said Town of Lomax, to the point where the said imaginary line intersects with an imaginary line 100 feet distant from, parallel to, and East of the Easternmost boundary line of the said Town of Lomax, ex- tended; THENCE in a Southerly direction along an imaginary line 100 feet distant from, parallel to, and East of the Eastern- most boundary line of the said Town of Lomax extended, and along an imaginary line 100 feet distant from, parallel to, and East of the Easternmost boundary line of the said Town of Lomax, to the point where the said imaginary line intersects with an imaginary line 100 feet distant from, parallel to, and North of the North right-of-way line of the said T. & N. O. Railroad; THENCE in a Southeasterly direction along an imaginary line 100 feet distant from, parallel to, and North of the North right-of-way line of the said T. & N. O. Railroad, to the point where the said imaginary line intersects with the East right-of-way line of North First Street of the City of La Porte, extended; THENCE in a Southerly direction along the East right-of- way line of the said North First Street extended, and along the East right-of-way line of the said North First Street, to the center line of the said West Madison Street, the same being on the present City Limit line of the City of La Porte; THENCE in a Westerly direction along the present City Limit line of the City of La Porte, to the Place of Beginning. SECTION 2. The City Commission of The City of La Porte hereby reserves and preserves the rights, powers, duties and effect of prior ordi- nances and in no way releases nor relinquishes any part or portion of the territory therein annexed. SECTION 3. Should any portion of the territory sought to be annexed herein not be subject to annexation by the City of La Porte, then it is the intention of the City Commission of the City of La Porte to annex only such portion of said area as may be legally subject to annexation by the City of La Porte, and the fact that a portion of said area may not legally be subject to annexation by said City shall not affect the validity of the annexation of ~--.. /" .. .-.. ~-.. . ...... ...-....... /' . . ~. . . . - 10 - the remaining portions of said territory, it being the intention of the City Commission to annex all or such portions of the above described area as it may legally annex. SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage and publication as the Charter in such cases provided. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COMNHSSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE on first reading on this the 27th day of November, 1961. ATTEST: L~l(f~~ PASSED AND APDROVED BY THE CITY COr~lISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE ON FINAL READING ON THIS THE 30TH DAY OF DECEr4BER, 1961. ATTEST: