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ORDINANCE NO.
775
AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING A PORTION OF
BAYSHORE DRIVE, IN BAYSHORE PARK SUBDIVISION, HARRIS COUNTY"
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WHEREAS, ,the c'ity Commission of the City of La Porte
has been requested by the record owner of all of the property
abutti~g the hereinafter described portion of Bayshore Drive in
Bayshore Park Subdivision, ,to vacat.e, .abandon, .and permanently
close that portion of Bayshore Drive; and
WHEREAS, .the said portion of Bayshore Drive requested
to be closed is a dead-end street; and
WHEREAS,. ,the remaini~g portion of Bayshore Drive is
presently, ',and will in the future continue to furnish all
needed access and thoroughfare for traffic of any nature;,"-and
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WHEREAS, .the City Commission of the City of La Porte
has determined and does hereby find, determine and declare that
the hereinafter described portion of Bayshore Drive is not
suitable, ,needed, .or beneficial to the public as a public road
or street,' ,and that the closi!lg of the hereinafter described
portion of Bayshore Drive is for the protection of the public
and for the public benefit, ,and that such portion of Bayshore
Drive should be vacated, .abandoned, ,and, permanently closed;
NOW, ,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY ,OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. Under and by virtue of the power, granted
to the City of La Porte under its Home Rule Charter and Chapter
13, ,Title 28, Article. 1175, ,of the Revised Civil Statutes of
the State of Texas, ,1925, ~ll of that portion of Bayshore Drive
shown as a shaded area on Exhibit A, attached hereto, incorporated
by reference herein, and made a part hereof for all purposes,
and more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows,
to-wit:
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BEGINNING at a 5/811 iron rod found for the Northwest
corner of Lot One (l), ,Bayshore Block, ,Bayshore Park,
a subdivision according to the map or plat thereof
recorded in Volume lO',' .page 22, of the map records of
Harris CountYiTexas, .said point being the point of curve
of a curvi~g havi~g a radius of 50 feet;
THENCE, in a Southerly direction along the West line of
said Lot One (l), peing a curve to the left having a
radius of 50 feet, :a distance of 78.54 feet to the
point-of-tangent of said curve, ,being a point in the
South line of said Lot One (l); ,
THENCE, .South 5l08' East along the South line of said
Lot One (1), ,a distance of L55 feet to the Northwest
corner of a IIReser~ell Tract;
THENCE, South '38052' West along the West line of said
IIReservell tract, a distance o~ 50 feet (call distance
52 feet) to the Northeast corner of Lot Six (6) Bay
Front Block;
THENCE, North 5l008' West along the North line of said
Lot Six (6), ~ay Front Block;' a 30-foot street previously
closed; and Lots Two (2.) and Three' (3), of Bay Front
Block, a dista'nce of 305 feet, ,to the No'rthwest corner
of Lot Two (2), ,Bay Front Block, ,said point being the
point-of-ta~gent of a curve havi~g a 50-foot radius;
THENCE, ~n a Northe~ly and Easterly direction along a
curve to left having a lOO-foot radius, a distance of
l57.08 feet to the' POINT OF BEGINNING; said portion of
Bayshore Drive herewith closed having an area of 0.2969
acres, more or less, and being the shaded area on the
plat attached hereto as Exhibit A,
is hereby permanently vacated, abandoned and closed by the City
of La Porte.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be
in force from and after its pass~ge and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the .-;r_olV day of t?'("~ ,
1967.
ATTEST:
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Ci ty Clerk, , i ty of La orte, ,Texas
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APPROVED:
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C1ty E~g1neer, Cit~ of La Porte