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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1975-1017 . . ORDINANCE NO. 1017 . AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING CERTAIN PORTIONS OF SEVENTEENTH (17TH) STREET; CERTAIN PORTIONS OF WEST "G" STREET; AND CERTAIN PORTIONS OF WEST IIHII STREET; AND VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING THE ALLEYS LYING WITHIN BLOCKS EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE (833), EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR (834), EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE (859), EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY (860), EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY-NINE (869), AND EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY (870), IN THE TOWN OF LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of La Porte has been requested by the record owner of all of the property abutting Seventeenth (17th) Street, from the north right-of-way line of West "I" Street to the south right-of-way line of West "FII Street; West IIHII Street from the west right-of-way - line of South Sixteenth (16th) Street to the west property line of Blocks Eight Hundred Fifty-nine (859) and Eight Hundred Seventy (870), Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas; and West "G" Street from the west right-of-way line of South Sixteenth (16th) Street to the west property line of Blocks Eight Hundred Thirty-four (834) and Eight Hundred Fifty-nine (859), Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas; to vacate, abandon and permanently close said portions of said streets; and WHEREAS, the said portions of said streets have never been opened or used as public roads or streets; and -e WHEREAS, said portion of Seventeenth (17th) Street is one block west of and parallel to Sixteenth (16th) Street, which is a main traffic artery and thoroughfare in the City of La Porte, and the said Sixteenth (16th) Street will in the future continue to furnish all needed access and thorough- fare for traffic of any nature; and WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of La Porte has determined and does hereby find, determine and declare that the hereinafter described portions of Seventeenth (17th) Street; West "HII Street; and West "G" Street; are not suit- able, needed, or beneficial to the public as public roads or . streets, and that the closing of the hereinafter described e e -2- portions of Seventeenth (17th) Street; West IIH" Street; and . West "G" Street; is for the protection of the public and the public benefit, and that such portions of said streets should be vacated, abandoned and permanently closed; and WHEREAS, the said alleys in said Blocks Eight Hundred Thirty-three (833), Eight Hundred Thirty-four (834), Eight Hundred Fifty-nine (859), Eight Hundred Sixty (860), Eight Hundred Sixty-nine (869), and Eight Hundred Seventy (870), Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, have never been opened or used as public thoroughfares, and the public utilities now making use of such alleys have all given their written consents for their closing; and e WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of La Porte has determined and does hereby find, determine and declare that said alleys are not suitable, needed, or beneficial to the public as public alleys, and should be vacated, abandoned and permanently closed; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT: 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, all of the hereinafter described portions e of Seventeenth (17th) Street, West "H" Street, and West "G" Street, and all of the hereinafter described alleys, in the Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, all according to the map or plat thereof recorded in the office of the County Clerk of Harris County, Texas, are hereby permanently vacated, abandoned and closed by the City of La Porte, to-wit: 1. Seventeenth (17th) Street from the north right-of-way line of West "I" Street to the south right-of-way line of West "FII Street; . 2. West "H" Street, from the west right-of-way line of South Sixteenth (16th) Street to the west property line of Blocks Eight Hundred Fifty-nine (859) and Eight Hundred Seventy (870), Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas; and . e -3- . 3. West "G" Street, from the west right-of-way line of South Sixteenth (16th) Street to the west property line of Blocks Eight Hundred Thirty-four (834) and Eight Hundred Fifty- nine (859), Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas; and 4. All of the alleys in Blocks Eight Hundred Thirty-three (833), Eight Hundred Thirty-four (834), Eight Hundred Fifty-nine- (859), Eight Hundred Sixty (860), Eight Hundred Sixty-nine (869), Eight Hundred Seventy (870), Town of La Porte, Harris County, Texas. Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the 15th day of May, 1975. PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 5th day of May, A.D. 1975. . CITY OF LA PORTE By t. ~ ::2;g;~<( E. A. Thomas, Mayor ATTEST: )?,~ L-?..) Ci ty erk APPROVED: ~-eL~44 C' 'y Engineer . :~ uJ d/ City Attorney .