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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1999-2350 enlarging the boundaries of Reinvestment Zone Number One City of La Porte, Texas, Ordinance No. 19-2.350 AN ORDINANCE ENLARGING THE BOUNDARIES OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE, CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE FOREGOING SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 311, Texas Tax Code, created Reinvestment Zone Number One, La Porte, Texas, (the "Zone") by Ordinance 99-2325, passed May 24, 1999; and WHEREAS, the City may enlarge the boundaries of an existing reinvestment zone pursuant to Section 311.007(a); and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the area proposed to be included in the Zone is located wholly within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte and is contiguous to the existing boundaries of the Zone. WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the area meets the requirements of Section 311.005 of the Texas Tax Code because the area proposed to be added to the Zone substantially impairs and arrests the sound growth of the City because it contains substantial areas that are predominantly open and underdeveloped, and lack public water distribution, wastewater collection and storm drainage facilities, and have defective or unusual conditions of title, and exhibit deterioration of site or other improvements, which conditions substantially impair and arrest the sound growth of the City. WHEREAS, less than ten percent of the property proposed to be included in the enlarged Zone, excluding property dedicated to public use, is used for residential purposes, as defined in Section 311.006 of the Texas Tax Code; and WHEREAS, the total appraised value of taxable real property in the enlarged Zone and in any other existing reinvestment zones does not exceed fifteen percent of the total appraised value of taxable real property in the City and in the industrial districts created by the City; and WHEREAS, the enlarged Zone does not contain more than fifteen percent of the total appraised value of real property taxable by Harris County or the La Porte Independent School District, within whose boundaries the Zone, as enlarged, is located; and WHEREAS, the proposed improvements in the enlarged Zone will significantly enhance the value of all taxable real property in the Zone and will be of general benefit to the City. q9-2350 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: Section 1. That the facts and recital contained in the preamble of this ordinance are hereby found and declared to be true and correct. Section 2. Enlargement of the Reinvestment Zone Number One, City of La Porte The City, acting under the provisions of Chapter 311, Texas Tax Code, including Section 311.005(a) and 311.007(a), does hereby enlarge the Zone, Texas, by adding the area described in Exhibit "A" and depicted in the map attached hereto as Exhibit "B". Section 3. Tax Increment Base The enlargement of the Zone shall be effective on the effective date of this Ordinance. The tax increment base for the enlarged Zone shall include the tax increment base established by Ordinance 99-2325, and after the effective date of this Ordinance shall include the land added to the Zone by this Ordinance. Section 4. Ratification The creation of the Zone by Ordinance No. 99-2325 is hereby ratified and confirmed. Section 5. Severability If any provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance, or the application of same to any person to set circumstances, is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, void or invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance or their application to other persons or set of circumstances shall not be affected thereby, it being the intent of the City Council in adopting this Ordinance that no portion hereof or regulations connected herein shall become inoperative or fail by reason of any unconstitutionality, voidness or invalidity of any portion hereof, and all provisions of this Ordinance are declared severable for that purpose. Section 6. Open Meetings It is hereby found, determined and declared that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting of the City Council at which this Ordinance was adopted was posted at a place convenient and readily accessible at all times to the general public at the City Hall of the City for the Time required by law preceding its meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Texas 2 941-1350 Government Code, Ch. 551, 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 hereof 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 7. Notices The contents of the notice of the public hearing, which hearing was held before the City Council on August 9, 1999, and the publication of said notice, are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed. Section 8. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage and approval, and it is so ordered. PASSED AND APPROVED, this qs-- day of fftt 5'r , 1999. CITY OF LA PORTE By: rman L%1VI o e Mayor ATTEST: 1ra1wka. JI . Martha A. Gillett City Secretary API ' •V'�I John i Arm ong Assistan,C. Attorney EXHIBIT "A" 1 STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HARRIS ADDITIONS TO TIRZ NO. 1 TRACT NO. 1: BEGINNING at the intersection of the east right-of-way line of San Jacinto Street and the north right-of- way line of Caplen Avenue(East"I"Street); THENCE in an easterly direction along the north right-of-way line of Caplen Avenue to its intersection with the east right-of-way line of Virginia Street; THENCE in a southerly direction along the east right-of-way line of Virginia Street to its intersection with the east right-of-way line of Park Drive; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the east right-of-way line of Park Drive to its intersection with the north right-of-way line of North Circle Drive; THENCE in an easterly direction along the north right-of-way line of North Circle Drive to its intersection with the west right-of-way line of Bayshore Drive; THENCE in a southerly direction along the west right-of-way line of Bayshore Drive to its intersection with the east right-of-way line of San Jacinto Street,as extended south; THENCE in a northerly direction along the east right-of-way line of San Jacinto Street to the Point of Beginning. TRACT NO.2: BEGINNING at the intersection of the east right-of-way line of Park Drive and the west right-of-way line of San Jacinto Street; THENCE in a southerly direction along the west right-of-way line of San Jacinto Street to its intersection with the west right-of-way line of Bayshore Drive; THENCE in a southerly direction along the west right-of-way line of Bayshore Drive to its intersection with the north right-of-way line of Fairmont Parkway; THENCE in a westerly direction along the north right-of-way line of Fairmont Parkway to its intersection with the east right-of-way line of Park Drive; THENCE in a northerly direction along the east right-of-way line of Park Drive to the Point of Beginning. TRACT NO. 3: BEGINNING at the intersection of the south line of the said 6.3192 acre tract extended and the west line of the Union Pacific Railroad; THENCE in a northerly direction along the west line of the Union Pacific Railroad to its intersection with the south right-of-way line of Fairmont Parkway; 2 THENCE in an easterly direction along the south right-of-way line of Fairmont Parkway to its intersection with the east right-of-way line of South 16th Street; THENCE in a southerly direction along the east right-of-way line of South 16th Street to its intersection with the north right-of-way line of West"K" Street; THENCE in an easterly direction along the north right-of-way line of West"K" Street to its intersection with the east right-of-way line of South 12th Street; THENCE in a southerly direction along the east right-of-way line of South 12th Street to its intersection with the north right-of-way line of West"L" Street; THENCE in an easterly direction along the north right-of-way line of West"L" Street to its intersection with the west right-of-way line of State Highway 146; THENCE in a southerly direction along the west right-of-way line of State Highway 146 to its intersection with the south line of said 6.3192 acre tract as extended east; THENCE in a westerly direction along the south right-of-way line of said 6.3192 acre tract to the Point of Beginning. SAVE AND EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING TRACT CONSISTING OF 20.68 ACRES OF LAND MORE OR LESS: BEGINNING at the intersection of the west right-of-way line of South 16th Street and the south right-of- way line of West"L" Street; THENCE in a westerly direction along the south right-of-way line of West"L" Street extended to its intersection with the east line of the Union Pacific Railroad; THENCE in a southerly direction along the east line of the Union Pacific Railroad to its intersection with the south line of a 3.3263 acre tract extended,being the south line of the Bayou City Industrial Park; THENCE in an easterly direction along the extended south line of the said Bayou City Industrial Park to its intersection with the west right-of-way line of South 16th Street; THENCE in a northerly direction along the west right-of-way line of South 16th Street to its intersection with the north right-of-way line of West"0" Street(abandoned); THENCE in a westerly direction along the north right-of-way line of West"0" Street(abandoned)to its intersection with the west line of the Johnson Hunter Survey, A-35; THENCE in a northerly direction along the west line of the Johnson Hunter Survey, A-35 to its intersection with the north right-of-way line of West"M" Street; THENCE in an easterly direction along the north right-of-way line of West"M" Street to its intersection with the west right-of-way line of South 16th Street; THENCE in a northerly direction along the west right-of-way line of South 16th Street to the Point of Beginning. 3 TRACT NO. 4: BEGINNING at the intersection of the south right-of-way line of Fairmont Parkway and the west right-of- way line of Dakota Street; THENCE in an easterly direction along the south right-of-way line of Fairmont Parkway to its intersection with the west right-of-way line of Bayshore Drive; THENCE in a southerly direction along the west right-of-way line of Bayshore Drive to its intersection with the south right-of-way line of Grove Street; THENCE in a westerly direction along the south right-of-way line of Grove Street to its intersection with the west right-of-way line of Park Drive; THENCE in a southerly direction along the west right-of-way line of Park Drive to its intersection with the west right-of-way line of Montana Street; THENCE in a westerly and northerly direction along the west right-of-way line of Montana Street to its intersection with the west right-of-way line of Dakota Street(extended); THENCE in a northerly direction along the west right-of-way of Dakota Street to the Point of Beginning. TRACT NO.5: BEGINNING at the intersection of the north right-of-way line of Forest Avenue and the west right-of-way line of Bayshore Drive; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the north right-of-way line of Forest Avenue to its intersection with the east right-of-way line of South Broadway; THENCE in a southerly direction along the east right-of-way line of South Broadway to its intersection with the center line of Little Cedar Bayou; THENCE in a southeasterly direction,meandering the centerline of Little Cedar Bayou to its intersection with the west right-of-way line of Park Drive; THENCE in a northerly direction along the west right-of-way line of Park Drive to its intersection with the south right-of-way line of Garfield; THENCE in an easterly direction along the south right-of-way line of Garfield to its intersection with the west right-of-way line of Bayshore Drive; THENCE in a northerly direction along the west right-of-way line of Bayshore Drive to its intersection with the north right-of-way line of Garfield; THENCE in a westerly direction along the north right-of-way line of Garfield to its intersection with the east right-of-way line of Oregon Street; THENCE in a northerly direction along the east right-of-way line of Oregon Street to its intersection with the south right-of-way line of Forest Avenue; THENCE in an easterly direction along the south right-of-way line of Forest Avenue to its intersection with the west right-of-way line of Bayshore Drive; 4 THENCE in a northerly direction along the west right-of-way line of Bayshore Drive to the Point of Beginning. TRACT NO. 6: BEGINNING at the intersection of the west right-of-way line of South Broadway and the south right-of- way line of West"Y" Street(abandoned); THENCE in a westerly direction along the abandoned south right-of-way line of West"Y" Street to the northwest corner of the abandoned Tidewood Section One Subdivision as recorded in Volume 66 Page 61 of Harris County Map Records; THENCE in a southerly direction along the west line of the said Tidewood Subdivision extended south to its intersection with the south right-of-way line of McCabe Road; THENCE in a westerly direction along the south right-of-way line of McCabe Road to its intersection with the centerline of West Taylor Bayou; THENCE in a southerly direction along the centerline of West Taylor Bayou to its intersection with the north line of the Shady River Subdivision as extended west; THENCE in an easterly direction along the extended north line of Shady River Subdivision to its intersection with the east right-of-way line of South Broadway; THENCE in a northerly direction along the east right-of-way line of South Broadway to the Point of Beginning. TRACT NO. 7: BEGINNING at the intersection of the south right-of-way line of West"K" Street and the west right-of- way line of South 6th Street; THENCE in a westerly direction along the south right-of-way line of West"K" Street to its intersection with the east right-of-way line of State Highway 146; THENCE in a southerly direction along the east right-of-way line of State Highway 146 to its intersection with the north right-of-way line of Little Cedar Bayou Drive(West"M" Street); THENCE in an easterly direction along the north right-of-way line of Little Cedar Bayou Drive to its intersection with the west right-of-way line of South 6th Street; THENCE in a northerly direction along the west right-of-way line of South 6th Street to the Point of Beginning. STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HARRIS DELETION FROM TIRZ NO. 1 TRACT NO. 1 A 6.3192 Acre Tract of Land known as Boncosky Trucking Terminal Restricted Reserve"A"filed for record by Film Code No.409104 of the Harris County Map Records. 7 .1.77 II eras+ TEN ce fi Is... I] ___LI li Mil Ill`D❑Eun E=JC .uii J❑__ J KO ❑_I //J/,1111111_ EMS :i111111111.11 1 ■'■,I1_ _— i ' \0, �� r V ■1i P,m 1■'■■'■11■`_■_ Milli �_I ■ �� �\.\ 0� N.T.S. _ Works 0t01; O o�■ ■m ■ E�MAI n Fri ► OOr ' ♦O ♦ Im■ mMg jooliso _- 1 t 1 1 IIri II ii v O �- 1 *1 JLuUUUUUUUUL L 0Oo0OO ♦ 1* 4 ==11.1--=_ Rffl-__ i *> Jill__ ._---_,L --_,:1 ,0,00.v,--.. ,/ 1, EiPREE--(Ti---1 I n n 1 I I i, '0*,K5).0V. : 1 ,n 1;_t■m g-" ‘ ♦ in OSII i -:fit. a % fi0 \ n___.Al I 111 I_ t r ;cL a- 1 11111111 igliiiiiIiirliq e) \vip Rom mot I L ■ I■I■I■I� ■►`111 ., i / r�© .r /r , II ..:0*/ r/ to rr/'ai�i.:. - • rir 1 ,-...7 r V . r :11.-!0 j• . /// 7, ! ±/ PROPOSED BOUNDARY CHANGES 0 % j / TO EXISTING T.LR.Z. NO. 1 o / LA PORTE TEXAS �. • / / 44, ,,... ,„ .;;;;;,........ � // - / im, E PROPOSED EXPANSION Z / jj j/j�/�//-,111-211111111k4I *I PROPOSED DELETION 'ss oj .: :•::•::•::•::•: :.::.::::::•; L�� BOUNDARY OF TIRZ NO. 1 : ii iiiii3:;:i;;i:i i;:;:�• iirmin (CREATED BY CLP ORD.99-2325) 71 f. i MAY 25, 1999 EXHIBIT " B"