HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 378 DANC£ ~S'iTH 7EX. ,R~'.~.. CIV, STAT. .~,~'"'~;,. AR~. 970~ MUNICIPAL
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RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF THE COLO3?Y, TEXAS, ADOPTED
JAN~Rf 20, ~7c. FOR THE erR_O>: OF Pr,i YiDERING THE
INSTITUTION OF AN ~r. Tl(, FR~ ~EE~,..,~ C ANNEX ALL THAi
LOT, TRACT, PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED i?: EXHIBIT "A", ~glTH
THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING TO BE CONDUCIED ON THE lSth
DAY OF November , 1985, AT7:o0 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
7:30 OULOCK p .M., ON THE 18th DAY OF November , 1985
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
NO~', THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
Section I. That pursuant to and ~n accordance with lex. Rev. Civ. Staz.
Ann. art. 970a and Section 1.03. of Cnaster ] of the Home Rule Charter of the
City of The Colony Texas, adopted January, g0, 1979, two (2) pubiic hearings
to consider institution of annexation oroceedings to annex that lot, tract, and
parcel of land described in Exhibit "A' which is attached hereto and incorporated
herein as if copied :n ~ts entirety into the body of this ordinance and are hereby
called as follows:
t a~ Public hearing within the site to be annexed is set for the~
day of No~,ember , ]985, al 7-00 o~clock p .m.
Public nearing at the City Hall, 5576 North Colony Boulevard, The
Colony, Texas. as set for the 18th day of hoverer , 1985, at
Section 2. All interested persons shall be given the opportunity to be
heard at said public hearings which shall be conducted and held not more than
forty (40) days nor less than twenty (20) days prior to the institution of
annexation proceedings.
Section 3. Notice of Public Hearing.
(a) Notice of this public hearing shall be published in a newspaper
having general circulation in the City, and in the territory proposed to
be annexed. Said notice shall be accomplisehd by publication of this
ordinance in its entirety, including Exhibit "A' at least once in said
newspaper not more than twenty (20) days nor less than ten (10) days
prior to each public hearing.
(b) Additional notice by Certified Mail shall be given to railroad
companies, if any, serving the City and on the City's tax roll where
the right 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 municioal services into the
area to be annexed in accordance with Section 10 of TEX. REV. CIV. STAT.
ANN. art., 970a. Said Service plan shall be made available for inspection
and explained to the inhabitants of the area to be annexed at the public hearings.
Section 5. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the
City of ~e Colony, Texas, are inadequate to properly safeguard the health,
safety, morals, peace and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of The
Colony, Texas. creates an emergency for the immediate preservation of the
public business, property, health, safety and general welfard of the public which
requires that this ordinance shall become effective from and after the date of its
passage and it is accordingly so ordained.
Section 6. That this o:-dlnr~nce shall tnke effect from and after
.~e .~myor · ~
ATTEST:
Patti Jones, ~ary
]SEAL]
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
EXHIBIT "A"
A Tract of land, being approximately 127 acres in area
and generally located east of and including the Burlington
Northern Railroad, and abutting the southern right of way
of State Highway 121.