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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1969-840 '~. . . ORDINANCE NO. ~9&') AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING ON FINAL READING THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED TERRITOR~ TO THE CITY OF LA PORTE, AND EXTENDING THE BOUNDARY ~IMITS 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 1. The City of La Porte has heretofore adopted a Home Rule Charter granti~g 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, e.. pursuant to and in accordance with the present or hereinafter I adopted or amended, general and special laws of this State applicable to Home Rule cities. This annexation proceeding is conduyted 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 desc]~ibed territory is adjacent and contiguous to the present City Limits of the City of La Porte, and lies within the .e. exclusive extraterritorial 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 residing' within the City and within the hereinafter described territory. Section 3. The City Commission of the City of La Porte has heretofore, on November 10, 1969, passed and approved Ordinance No. 834, declaring its intention to institute pro- ceedings to annex the hereinafter described territory. A public hearing was called, and was ~eld 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. 834 in the La Porte- .' .~, .. .' .- . Ordinance No. 840 , Page 2. Bayshore Sun, on November 13, 1969, and also in The Houston Post, on November l2, 1969, both of said newspapers having general circulation in the City of La Porte and in the terri- tory proposed 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 proceedi~gs 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 Porte, and the same shall hereafter be included within the territorial limits of the City of La Porte, and the inhab~tants 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 the':ai:ty of La Porte. The territory to be so annexed is the same territory as described in said Ordinance No. 834, and 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 intersection of the North bank of Little Cedar Creek (also known as Little Cedar Bayou) and the East right-of-way line of State Highway 146 (also known as the La Porte-Seabrook Road, also known as Broadway Street); THENCE in a Southerly direction along the East - right-of-way line of said State Highway 146, to an intersection with the North boundary line of pine Bluff Addition, for a point for corner; THENCE in an Easterly direction along the North boundary line of said Pine Bluff Addition, same being the North boundary line of "Bayshore Municipal Utility District, Tract No.1", as described in Article 8280~268, V.A.T.S., to an intersection with the West shoreline of Galveston Bay, for a point for corner; THENCE in a generally Northerly direction along and following the meanders of the West shoreline of Galveston Bay to the intersection of the West shoreline of Galveston Bay and the South bank of Little Cedar Creek, for a point for corner; .. . .. . . . Ordinance No. , 840 , Page 3. THENCE in a Northerly direction across the mouth of Little Cedar Creek to the point of intersection of the North bank of Little Cedar Creek and the West shoreline of Galveston Bay, for a~p.int for corner; THENCE in a generally Westerly direction along and following the meanders of the North bank of Little Cedar Creek to the PLACE OF BEGINNING, said parcel containing 130 acres, more or less, a plat of said Territory being attached to this Ordinance as ~Exhibit A," incorporated by refer- ence herein, and made a part hereof for all purposes. Section 5. Should any section or part of this ordinance be held unconstitutional, illegal or invlaid, or the applica- tion thereof ineffective or inapplicable as to any territory, such unconstitutio~ality, ill~gality, 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 remaini?g 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 Commis- sion 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, r~gardless 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 within 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 Village, or which are not within the City of La Porte's jurisdiction to annex, 'the same is hereby excluded and excepted from the territory to be hereby annexed as fully as if such excluded and excepted area we~e expressly described herein. .~. ~ :!' - ,.' ,.. .'~, . . Ordinance No. ,840 , P~ge 4. Section 6. This ordinance shall not repeal, impair, modify, or in anywise affect any other annexation ordinance or ordinances of the 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 ordinance. Section 7. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after it's 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. , ... " \. - '. ... ':r-1<, . - .;:;:. CITY Of LA PORTE, TEXAS Ol;' "./." ....... ,,' By - .-' - ~"- /",:"" .....0.11; ". , ~ , ~;'. 2i;;;;~~ c~ C er ::: ~tJ~ c~ty Attorney