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Home My WebLink AboutO-1989-1628 . . ORDINANCE NO. 1628 AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING A PORTION OF WEST nln STREET 1 ABANDONING PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS1 FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW 1 AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte has been requested by record owner of all of the property abutting the hereinafter described portion of of West "In Street, in the City of La Porte, to vacate, abandon, and permanently close that portion of West nln Street1 and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte has determined and does hereby find, determine and declare that the hereinafter described portion of West nln Street is not suitable, needed, or beneficial to the public as a public road or street, and that the closing of the hereinafter described portion of West nln Street is for the protection of the public and for the public interest and benefit, and that the hereinafter described portion of said West nln Street should be vacated, abandoned, and permanently closed. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: 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, the hereinafter described portion of West nI" Street is hereby permanently vacated, abandoned and closed by the City of La Porte, to-wit: Being that portion of the right-of-way of West nln Street, lying and being situated between Block One Hundred Sixty-six (166) and Block One Hundred Seventy- One (171), Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, said right-of-way being 60' in width and extending east 212.56' from the east right-of-way line of State Highway 146 Frontage Road, and containing 12,753.60 square feet, more or less. Section 2. 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 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 . . ORDINANCE NO. 1628 Page 2 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, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. Section 3. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage and approval, and it is so ordered. PASSED AND APPROVED, this.1..Jt.n day of. Feb~uary, 1989. BY ATTEST: ~ ~1. . Cherle B ac , Clty Secretary Ae;2/dd Knox W. Askins, City'Attorney ~ " " e . CITY OF LA PORTE APPLICATION FOR THE CLOSING OF STREETS AND ALLEYS Date We, the undersigned owners, Fred Westeraren. Jr.. Trustee and Bayshore National Bank of La Porte of the following described real property located within the City of La Porte, Texas, hereby request and make application under the terms of the Ordinance Number 1550 for the facating, abandoning and closing of the following Streets and/or Alleys: LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF STREETS AND/OR ALLEYS Street(s): West "I" Street between Block 166 and Block 171, Town of La Porte extending east 212.56' from the east righb.of-way line of the SH146 frontage road. No. of Square Feet: 12,753.60 REASON FOR REQUEST To provide additional land area for new construction proposed for Block 166. Plot Plan Attached Proof of Ownership Submitted herewith is an application fee of $100.00. ..... Fred Westergren, Jr., Trustee Bayshore National Bank ---/ ~ B~_:--:-~,. 0.;.:' ,. ~ ~Psy: v P.O. 0 x 666 La Porte, Texas 77571 471-5325 o f L a P'o r..t e P.~~, , La Porte, Texas 77571 471-4400 , APPRAISAL INFORMATION HCAD Prime Rate ~.~.~ per square foot. Concurrence of Revenue Adjacent Property HCAD Prime Fee to be collected by City: ACTION -Recommended action to City Council City Council Action Date Ordinance No. dated e e ~'...,~ ... The Light cODlpany Houston Lighting & Power p, O. Box 597 S~abrook, Te~s_~~~~_ (713) 474-4151 November 16, 1988 Cherie Black, City Secretary City of La Porte Post Office Box 1115 La Porte, Texas 77571 re: Street Closure West "1" East of Hwy 146 Dear Ms, Black: Mr. Fred Westergren has requested the City to and abandon a portion of West "1" Street and you have for our concurrence in the closure. close asked Houston.Lighting & Power Company has investigated this request and determined we have no facilities within the area to be abandoned. Therefore, our Company can interpose no objection to the request as filed. Si=erely, 2::-~l::- District Manager JLW/jm A Subsidiary of Houston Industries Incorporated e . ~ ~.... EN I EX. P. O. BOX 937, LA PORTE, TEXAS 77571 November 7, 1988 Cherie Black City Secretary, City of La Porte P. O. Box 1115 La Porte, Texas 77512 RE: Closing of West I street between block 166 and block 171, Town of La Porte extending east 212.56' from east right of way line of the S H 146 Frontage Road. Entex, A Division of Arkla, Inc. has no facilities in or around the area described above and have no objections to the closing.oof said area. ;/l:;;;)J~ Michael T. Stewart MaJl88er La Porte, Texas e e ~......~. @ Southwestern Bell 2922 Plum Creek Room 201 Houston, Texas 77087 November 14, 1988 Ms. Cherie Black City of LaPorte P. O. Box 1115 LaPorte, Texas 77571-1115 Dear Ms. Black: Regarding your letter dated November 2, 1988, be advised that Southwestern Bell Telephone Company has no facilities in the area, West "I" Street between Block 166 and 171, Town of LaPorte extending east 212.56' from the east right-of-way line of the SH 146 frontage road. Southwestern Bell has no objections to the closing of the aforementioned area. Any further requests for telephone service within this area will require easements or structures,provided at the owner's expense and at no cost to the Telephone Company,. to conform to any further development. Any further questions regarding this matter may be directed to Ms. Gail Dupree on (713) 641-7365. Respectfully, CfL~ Area Mgr.-Eng. Design Attachment . e r '.~' .' ., ., . DATE: //- 7- FA' FILE /1: 29 X - REF: K3 - JIbS CASE 11: _'__0__- KEY MAP REFERENCE: .../- 9. ".r"~ fl/M CITY OF LA PORTE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Checklist for Street & AlleY/Easement Closing Requests: (1) Public Utilities (a) The City shall check for existing utilities in the ROH 's, Alleys, or Easements Ah c~Laz.~~__ (b) Other public utilities will be checked by the individual franchises; i.e. Entex, Bell ~____~_ Telephone, HL&P, Cable TV ~.,~~~~ (2) Effect on adjacent property and property in surrqunding area. (Does the street closing request "landlock" or seriously dim~is~ access of adjacent land?) , 7t:IL;)M#~.pr~.64v/':)~/ ~~c::!:I'~~@~~ ------------------ (3) Effect on access by fire and other emergency vehicles. ~~~~/~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Review the closing request in regards to future needs (whether immediate or long-term) for: (a) ~;y~w~~~:we7JJ/~~~~ff (4) (b) ~~~~ares/Traff~c:: patterns* ~ ~j~.n-.t?:s . (c) Drainagp.ways* /t~ L?~rr-~r7J7rj~~/LtS (d) Other Comprehensive Plan Considerations: ,.{'and Use Plan ~OrOUghfare~ tilities* Y~fficial Parks & Rec. Map ~Community Facilities Plan VSafety Plan ~~~~~~~ ---- . e -... .....-- (' .(5) Furnish small plat (81/2" x 14" max.) of the proposed closings, the status of adjacent streets (open or closed), property owners adjacent to (or nearby and possible affected) the propos~d closing.~ ~ ~ :%=.n~ ~ ~~ (6) Receipt of comments from Public Works. ~attached L7 Forwarded to City Secretary .-' (7) Comments/Recommendation(s): ~~~~~~gT~ ~t:-~ "-)~ 7l~ n ~..;d-fbk/~~~~J~ 'city Enginee Date ~~ of Comm. Dev. Date Forwarded ~retarY ~! . by ___ ~./Z-.L2~1L Date City Council Action: ---------- ---------------- -------------------------- . by Department.Updates Tax Maps 1 If = 100 r U. V. Copy of Ord. in log Files x - ref f.il es Date --------- - .. Form Dev. p'/QA- oJt; ..... :...~ ""':. , " ),~ ." " . . " ~. ~. ~.. ~ . : o o It) ~ lB z 18) , i. ), \,-;/~ 14.3 ,..." /14 . e P'::::; '_..~ tl ~ o ?C ~ CD . . . ." r :-..~ "r " CITY OF LA PORTE INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Phillip Hoza, Engineering Department~fl.1~ Steve Gillett. Public Works Director . ~ November 9, 1988 DATE: SUBJECT: STREET CLOSURE REQUEST The Public Works Department has no objections to the request by Mr. Fred Westergren and the Bayshore National Bank to close West "I" Street between Block 166 and Block 171 extending east 212.56' from the east right-of-way line of the SH 146 frontage road. There are no current Public Works facilities located in this right-of-way nor any future plans for such facilities. SG/gs xc: John Joerns, Assistant City Manager Joel Albrecht, Community Development Director . . CITY OF LA P.ORTE PHONE (713) 471-5020, · - P:"O. Box 1115 . LA PORTE. TEXAS 77571 P.O, Box 1115 . LA PORTE. TEXAS 77571 <7 r;;;;:;) dO~ ' @O / I S7/-"j t Money Order Cashier Check RECEIPT 065060 DATE /-2b--!j RECEIVED FROM 'f/a;;tI 6~ PAYMENTFOR.~d~_ II /~ I/~ AMOUNT $ -"'\ / 5' '""""\ 0<) do- /, 70 DESCRIPTION Ct OCJ/-W.-W~-35 J ~ CITY OF LA PORTE - . PHONE (713) 471-5020 . DATE 1-:2 &-./8 9 RECEIPT 065061 RECEIVED FROM jJ~ ~ PAYMENTFOR ~ ~ _ J/:z; II~ AMOUNT $.;J II ,5;) /. '70 DESCRIPTION {!/G, 00/- 400 - L/o? - .35 / (S+ Cash ~3L/5/) oney Order Cashier Check a:: UJ ~ o .... CIJ ::) U ~ a:: w ~ o .... CIJ ::l U CAS~ . . ~-_..~- . ;. 211521 .50 21, 521 ."50 o'J~,,#~ ~ b. P JrfI" 1P ~1-1t ~,,?' /("~" .. PUFAER swsveN :' I GiHE'CK' I' I i: I'. JQm'~~ I Ib~f+R ~lhf 1~ --.1 ~I",~", .:J-jiJh"liti1l 21,521 .5,0 2' i 521 .50 DETACH AND RETAIN THIS STATEMENT THE ATTACHED CHECK IS IN PAYMENT OF ITEMS DESCRIBED BELOW IF NOT CORRECT PLEASE NOTIFY US PROMPTLY. NO RECEIPT DESIRED DATE DESCRIPTION AMOUNT Purchase I Street Southern 1/2 of "I" Street A #- va-," BAYSHORE NATIONAL BANK;