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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 370 CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS ORDINANCE NO. ~) AN ORDINANCE CALLING TWO (2) PUBLIC HEARINGS IN ACCOR- DANCE WITH TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. ART. 970a MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION ACT AND SECTION 1.03, OF CHAPTER I OF THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, ADOPTED JANYARY 20, 1979, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE INSTITUTION OF ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS TO ANNEX ALL THAT LOT, TRACT, PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A", WITH THE FIRSj~ PUBLIC HEARING TO BE CONDUCTED ON THE ~ DAY OF ~c-)~q-r~t~Sg[, 1985, AT ~ O'CLOCK p .M., AND WITH THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING TO BE CONDUCTED AT THE CITY HALL, 5576 NORTH COLONY BOULEVARD, THE COLONY, TEXAS AT PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF NOTICE; DIRECTING PREPARA- TION OF A SERVICE PLAN FOR INSPECTION AT THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY % NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS: Section ]. That pursuant to and in accordance with Tex. Rey, Civ. Stat. Ann. art. 970a and Section ].03, of Chapter I of the Home Rule Charter of the City of The Colony, Texas, -adopted January 20, ]979, two (2) public hearings to consider institution of annexation proceedings to annex thai lot, tract, and parcel of ]and described in Exhibit "A" which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as if copied in its enlirety into the body of this ordinance and are hereby called as follows: (a) Public hearing within the site to be annexed is set for the~ day of~, 1985, at ~ o'clock ~ .m. (b) Public hearing at the City Hail, 5576 North Colony Boulevard, The Colony, Texas, is set for the ~ day of ~%~, ]985, at Section 2. Ail interested persons shall be given the opportunity to be heard at said public hearings which shall be conducted and held nol more than forty (40) days nor ]ess than twenty (20) days prior to the institution of annexation proceedings. Section B. Notice of Public Hearing. (a) Notice of this public hearing shall be published in a newspaper having genera] circulation in the City, and in the territory proposed to be annexed. Said notice shall be accomp]isehd by publication of this ordinance in its entirety, including Exhibit "A" at ]east once in said newspaper not more than i~enty (20) days nor ]ess than ten (]0) days prior to each public hearing. (b) Additional notice by Certified Mai] shah be given to railroad companies, if any, serving the City and on %he City's tax roll ~,here the ~ght of way is located within the territory to be annexed. Section 4. The City Council hereby directs the City Manager to prepare a service plan that provides for the extension of municipal services into the area to be annexed in accordance ~ith Section ]0 of TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. art., 970a. Said Service plan shall be made available for ~nspection and explained to the inhabitants of the area to be annexed at the pubSc hea~ngs. Section 5. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of ~e Colony, Texas, ~re inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace and general ~e]fare of the inhabitants of the City of The Colony, Texas, creates an emergency for the immediate preservation of the pubSc business, property, health, safety and general ~elfard of the public which requires thai this ordinance shah become effective from and after the date of its passage and it is accordingly so ordained. Section 6. That this ordinance shall take effec~ from and after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED this the ..... day of ~~ 19S5. {j.-~,&rr/ D. "Sample, 2~layor ATTEST: Patti Jones, C~ Secretary [ SEAL] APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney CITY O~F THE COLONY ANNEXATION TIMETABLE Check -. List Council receives petitions (HR Charter 1.03) or proposed for annexation from City Manager (HR. Charter 1.04) No Date {)-10-85 Time Requirements Direct appropriate departments to prepare "service plan" (Municipal Annexation Act Sec. 10B) Date 9-10-85 Council receives service plan, call Public Hearings by resolution and require notices to be published. Date 9-10-85 Publish notices of Public Hearings on actual land and at City Hall concurrently. (Notify railroads if involved. ) Date 9-12-85 10 to 20 days prior Conduct Public 'Hearings on land to be annexed and at to hearing City Hall. Date 9-23-85 I 20 to 40 Council passes annexation ordinance at Regular days after or Special Session. hearings Date 10-14-85 Patti Jones,/City Secretary