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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1973-972 .- . . .,.-, e , ORDINANCE NO. 972 AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE INTENTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS TO ANNEX CERTAIN TERRITORY; CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING AT WHICH ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERAD; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF SUCH HEARING BY THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: , Section 1. The City Commission of the City of La Porte hereby declares its intention to institute annexation proceed- ings, to annex the following described territory to the City of La Porte by the passage of an ordinance of annexation extending the general corporate limits of the City of La Porte for all purposes to include within such territory all ofi,the following described territory now situated within the exclusive extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of La Porte. As used herein, the term extraterritorial jurisdiction shall have the same meaning ascribed to it as is ascribed to it in the Municipal Annexation Act of 1963, compiled as Article 970a, Vernon's Annotated Texas Statutes: TRACT NO. 1 BEING a tract of land out of the Johnson Hunter Survey, A-35, and the W. P. Harris Survey, A-30, Harris County, Texas, and being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: BEGINNING at the intersection of the North right-of- way line of West "0" Street with the West right-of-way line of new State Highway No. 146, said point being on the existing city limit line of the City of La Porte; THENCE in a Southerly direction following the West right-of-way line of said new State Highway 146 to the point of intersection with the South right-of-way line of McCabe Road; THENCE in Westerly direction along the South right- of-way line of McCabe Road and a Westerly projection of the South right-of-way line of McCabe Road to the point of intersection with the West right-of-way line of the T.&N.O. Railroad; THENCE in a Northerly direction along the West right-of- way line of the T.&N.O. Railroad to the point of inter- section with a Westerly projection of the North right-of-way line of West "0" Street; THENCE in an Easterly direction along the Westerly projection of the North right-of-way line of West "0" Street and the North right-of-way line of West "0" Street to the POINT OF BEGINNING. . , Ordinance No. 972 , Page 2. . TRACT NO. 2 BEING a tract of land out of the Johnson Hunter Survey, A-35, and the W. P. Harris Survey, A-30, Harris County, Texas, and being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: BEGINNING at the intersection of the North right-of- way line of West "0" Street with the East right-of-way line of new State Highway #146, said point being on the existing city limit line of the City of La Porte; THENCE in an Easterly direction along the North right- of-way line of West "0" Street to the point of inter- section with the North Bank of Little Cedar Bayou; THENCE in a Southeasterly direction along the North Bank of Little Cedar Bayou to the point of intersection with the East right-of-way line of State Highway Spur #501 (Old State Highway #146); . THENCE in a Southerly direction along the East right- of-way line of State Highway Spur #501 (Old State Highway #146) to the point of intersection with an Easterly extension of the South right-of-way line of McCabe Road; THENCE in a Westerly direction along the Easterly extension of the South right-of-way line of McCabe Road and the South right-of-way line of McCabe Road to the point of intersection with the East right-of-way line of New State Highway #146; . THENCE in a Northerly direction along the East right-of- way line of New State Highway #146, to the point of intersection with the most Southerly South line of the La Porte Utility District, said point being 500 feet North of the North right-of-way line of McCabe Road; THENCE in an Easterly direction parallel to and 500 feet North of the North right-of-way line of McCabe Road, a distance of 2,000 feet more or less, to a point for corner in the West line of the Shoreacres Mobile Home Park (Fountain Head Mobile Home Park); THENCE, in a Northerly direction along the West line of said Fountain Head Mobile Home Park, a distance of 340 feet more or less to the Northwest corner of said Shoreacres Mobile Home Park (Fountain Head Mobile Home Park) ; THENCE in an Easterly direction along the North line of said Fountain Head Mobile Home Park, a distance of 1,360 feet more or less to a point for corner 500 feet West of the West right-of-way line of State Highway Spur #501 (Old State Highway #146); THENCE in a Northerly direction parallel to and 500 feet West of the West right-of-way line of State Highway Spur #501 (Old State Highway #146) to the point of intersection with the North line of the W. P. Har.ris Survey, A-30, same being the South line of the Johnson Hunter Survey, A-35; .'. THENCE in a Westerly direction with the common line of the W. P. Harris Survey, A-30, and the Johnson Hunter Survey, A-35, to the point of intersection with the East right-of-way line of New State Highway #146; THENCE in a Northerly direction along the East right-, of way line of new State Highway #146 to the POINT OF BEGINNING. . . . . . . Ordinance No. 972 , Page 3. TRACT NO. 3 BEING a tract of land out of the Enoch Brinson Survey, A-5, Harris County, Texas, and being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: BEGINNING at the point of intersection of a Northerly projection of the East right-of-way line of North First (1st) Street with the shore line of San Jacinto Bay, said point being in the present city limit line of the City of La Porte; THENCE, in a Southerly direction along the Northerly projection of the East right-of-way line of North First (1st) Street, to the point of intersection with the North right-of-way line of the T.&N.O. Railroad; THENCE in a Northwesterly direction along the North right- of-way line of the T.&N.O. Railroad, a distance of 5,700 feet more or less to the point of intersection with the East line of a S.P. Railroad 50 foot easement for a spur line to the E. I. du Pont De Nemours & Company plant site; THENCE, in a Northwesterly and Northerly direction along the East line of the S.P. Railroad 50 foot easement, a distance of 2,400 feet more or less, to a point for corner in the South line of the Saint Jo Paper Company's 272.15 acre tract of land as recorded in Volume 2375 at Page 289, Harris County Deed Records; THENCE in an Easterly direction along the South line of said Saint Jo Paper Company's 272.15 acre tract, a dis- tance of 2,850 feet more or less to the point of inter- section with the Northwest right-of-way line of State Highway #146; THENCE in a Northeasterly direction along the Northwest right-of-way line of State Highway #146, a distance of 2,400 feet more or less to the point of intersection with the shore line of San Jacinto Bay; THENCE in a Southeasterly, Southerly, Southwesterly, Southerly and Southeasterly direction along the shore line of San Jacinto Bay to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Section 2. The City Commission of the City of La Porte hereby calls a public hearing at which all interested persons shall have an opportunity to be heard upon such proposal to annex the territory described above, which hearing shall be held in the City Commission Chambers, City Hall, City of La Porte, La Porte, Texas, at seven o'clock P.M. on the 10th day of December, A.D. 1973. Section 3. The annexation proceeding of which notice of intention to annex is given by this Ordinance shall be instituted not less than ten (10) days nor more than twenty (20) days subsequent to such public hearing. . . .- ..' . . Ordinance No. 972 , Page 4. Section 4. The City Clerk of the City of La Porte is hereby directed to cause notice of such public hearing to be given by publication of this Ordinance in the La Porte-Bayshore ~ Sun, a newspaper having general circulation in the City of La Porte and in the territory proposed to be annexed, such publication to be made at 1east,once, not more than twenty (20) days nor less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such public hearing. Additional notice by certified mail should be given to railroad companies then serving the city and on the city's tax roll where the right-of-way thereof is included in the territory to be annexed. Section 5. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 19th day of November, 1973. CITY OF LA PORTE ,,;;A"--;';' :'i~~'~'" " !; ::tkfu<: /' ./ ;:t,' By .- w.ctA E. A. Thomas, Mayor ~ " " '/ , :.~ - ~. ~' ~EST:.. ' "~ ~4/ ~/ cfJi:' Cler- -- - APPROVED: ~ ~1d . Ci Y Attorney