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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1969-839 . ,. ;. ORDINANCE NO. . BAa: ---...!.L.7--:_ AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING ON FINAL READING THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF LA PORTE" AND EXTENDING THE BOUNDARY LIMITS 'OF THE SAID .CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section l~ The City of La Porte has heretofore adopted a Home Rule Charter. granting the Commission the power by ordi- nance to fix the boundary limits of the City of La Porte and to provide for the extension of said boundary limits, and the '. annexation of additional territory lying adjacent to the City, pursuant to and in accordance with the present or hereinafter adopted or amended, general and special laws of this State applicable to Home Rule cities. This annexation proceeding is conducted pursuant to the authority. granted by Article 1175, Revised Civil Statutes, and Article 970a, Revised Civil Statutes. Section 2. The City Commission of the City of La Porte hereby finds, determines and declares that the hereinafter described territory is adjacent and contiguous to the present City Limits of the City of La Porte, and lies within the exclusive ~xtraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of La Porte, .' and that the annexation of said territory to the City of La Porte will promote the general health, safety and welfare of persons residi~g within the City and within the hereinafter described territory. section 3. The City Commission of the City of La Porte has heretofore, on Nc:>vember 10, 1969, passed and approved . Ordinance No. 833, declaring its intention to institute pro- ceedings to annex the hereinafter described territory. A public hearing was called, and was held on November 24, 1969, at which public hearing all interested parties were given an opportunity to be heard. Notice of such public hearing was given by publication of Ordinance No. ,833 in the La Porte- Bayshore Sun on November 13, 1969, and also in The Houston Post, . . Ordinance No. ~9 , Page 2. on November 12, 1969, both of said newspapers having general . circulation in the City of La Porte and in the territory pro- posed to be annexed. Such notices and such hearing were all in conformity with the Municipal Annexation Act of 1963, Article 970a,'Vernon's Annotated Texas Statutes. Section 4. The City Commission of the City of La Porte hereby institutes annexation proceedings as to the following described territory, and the same is hereby declared annexed to the City of La Porte, Texas, and the boundary limits of the City of La Porte, .Texas, be, and the same are hereby, extended to . include the following described territory within the City Limits of the City of La Po'rte, and the same shall hereafter be included within' the territorial limits of the City of La Porte, and the inhabitants thereof shall hereafter be entitled to all rights and privil~ges of other citizens of the City of La Porte, and they shall be bound by the acts, ordinances, resolutions and regula- tionsof the City of La Porte. The territory to be so annexed is the same territory as described in said Ordinance No. 833, comprises all of the territory encompasse~ within Harris County Water Control & Improvement District No. 56, and the territory to be so annex~d is more particularly described as follows, to-wit: . . BEGINNING at a 'point on the present city limit line of the City of La Porte, at the Southwest corner of the La Porte Municipal Airport; THENCE in a Northerly direction along the West boundary line of the said airport to its Northwest corner, said corner being in the South line, or a projection thereof, of La Porte Outlot Four Hundred E~ghty (480), for a point for corner; THENCE in a Westerly direction along the South boundary line of said La Porte Outlot Four Hundred Eighty (480), or its Easterly projection, and con- tlnuing along the South line of La Porte Outlots Four Hundred Eighty-one (481) through Four Hundred Ninety (490), or a Westerly projection thereof, to an intersection with the East right-of-way line of Underwood R~ad, for,a point for corner; THENCE in a Southerly direction along the East right-of-way line of Underwood Road, crossing Spencer Highway, and continuing along said East right-of-way line of Underwood Road, and its Southerly projection, to an intersection with the South right-of-way line of Fairmont Parkway, for a point for corner; .:. . . .'. i . Ordinance No. 839 , Page 3. THENCE in an Easterly direction along the South right-of-way line of Fairmont Parkway to an inter- section with the East line of the W. M. Jones Survey, Abs. 482, for a point for corner; THENCE in a No+therly direction along the East line of the W. M. Jones Survey, Abs. 482, to an intersection with the North right-of-way line of Spencer Highway, for a point for corner; THENCE in a Westerly direction along the North right-of~way line of Spencer Highway to the PLACE OF BEGINNING, said parcel containing 1,410 acres, more or less, a plat of said territory being attached to this Ordinance as "Exhibit A," incorporated by reference herein, and made a part hereof for all purposes. Section 5. Should any section or part of this ordinance be held unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, or the applica- tion thereof ineffective or inapplicable as to any territory, such unconstitutionality, illegality, invalidity or ineffec- tiveness of such section or part shall in nowise affect, impair or invalidate the remaining portion or portions thereof, but as to such remaining portion or portions the same shall be and remain in full force and effect; and should this ordi- nance for any reason be ineffective as to any part of the area hereby'annexed'to the City of La Porte, such ineffectiveness of this ordinance as to any such part or parts of any such area shall not affect the effectiveness of this ordinance as to all of the remainder of such area, and the City Commission hereby declares it to be its purpose to annex to the City of La Porte every part of the area described in Section 4 of this ordinance, regardle~s of whether any other part of such described area is hereby effectively annexed to the City. Provided, further, that if there is included within the general description of territory set out in Section 4,of this ordinance to be hereby annexed to the City of La Porte any lands or area which are presently part of and included with~n the limits of the City of La Porte, or which are presently part of and included within the limits of any other City, Town, or Vill~ge, or which are not within the City of La Porte's jurisdiction to annex, the same is hereby excluded and excepted from the -.' . . ~'. .", " .. Ordina;nce No. 839 , Page 4. territory to be hereby annexed as fully as if such excluded and excepted area were expressly described herein. Section 6,. The City Commission of the City of La Porte hereby finds, determines and declares that the territory annexed by this ordinance, encompasses all of the territory situated within Harris County Water Control & Improvement District No. 56. Section 7. This ordinance shall not repeal, impair, modify, or in anywise affect any other annexation ordinance or ordinances of th~ City of La Porte, but such other ordi- nance or ordinances shall remain and continue to be effective, wholly unaffected in any way or manner by the passage of this ordin.ance. Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of La, Porte, on first and final reading, this the 8th day of , December, A.D. 1969. " CITY OF LA TEXAS '- <, By ".e.-> :~ u1. ~ C~ ty At orney .