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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 105 ORDINANCE NO. /~ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, ANNEXING THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF THE COLONY: Ail that certain lot, tract, or parcel of land, lying and being situated in the Town of Colony, Denton County, Texas, and being a part of a certain First Tract of 156.5 acres of land as conveyed by deed dated September 7,1950, from John A. Griffin and wife, Jennie Griffin, to John A. Griffin, Jr. and wife, Dorothy Griffin, Trustees, as shown of record in vol. 375, p. 256 of the Deed Records of Denton County, Texas; being out of the BBB & CRR Co. Survey, A-172, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a 60-penny nail in the centerline of an east and west public road whose width is 40 feet, and being the S.W. corner of the above mentioned First Tract of 156.5 acres; also being the S.W. corner of said BBB & CRR Co. Survey, A-172; THENCE north, along the west boundary line of the above mentioned First Tract, and passing at 20 feet, a fence corner post and steel pin in the north boundary line of said road; continuing on said course, and along existing fenceline, a total distance of 208.72 feet, to a steel pin for the N.W. corner of tract herein described; THENCE south, 89° 10' east, and parallel to the south boundary line of said 156.5 acre tract, 208.72 feet, to a steel pin for corner; THENCE south, and parallel to the west boundary line of said 156.5 acre tract, and passing at 188.72 feet, a steel pin in the north boundary line of public road; continuing on said course, a total distance of 208.72 feet, to a 60-penny nail in the centerline of said road for corner and being in the south boundary line of said 156.5 acre tract; THENCE north, 89° 10' west, and being 20 feet north of, and parallel to the south boundary line of said 156.5 acre tract, same being along the north boundary line of public road, 295.19 feet, to point of beginning, and containing 2.00 acres of land; EXTENDING THE BOUNDARY LIMITS OF SAID CITY SO AS TO INCLUDE SAID PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY LIMITS; GRANTING ALL PRIVILEGES OF OTHER CITIZENS AND BINDING ALL INHABITANTS BY ALL THE ACTS, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS OF SAID CITY; PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE EXTP~TERRITORIBL JUPISDICTION OF THE CITY; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, after holding a public hearing under the provisions of Article 970a of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas and finding that the following described land is adjoining the present City Limits of the City of The Colony on all sides, the City Council of the City of the Colony has concluded that said area should be annexed to and made a part of the City of The Colony, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the following described territory be, and the same is hereby, annexed to the City of The Colony, Denton County, Texas, and the boundary limits of the City of The Colony are hereby extended to include the following described territory within the City Limits of the City of The Colony and the same shall hereafter be included within the territorial limits of the City, and the property situated therein shall bear its pro rata part of the taxes levied by the City and the inhabitants thereof shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of the citizens and shall be bound by the acts, ordinances, resolutions, and regulations of said City. SECTION 2. That the territory to be so annexed is more par- ticularly described as follows: Ail that certain lot, tract, or parcel of land, lying and being situated in the Town of Colony, Denton County, Texas, and being a part of a certain First Tract of 156.5 acres of land as conveyed by deed dated September 7, 1950, from John A. Griffin and wife, Jennie Griffin, to John A. Griffin, Jr. and wife, Dorothy Griffin, Trustees, as shown of record in vol. 375, p. 256 of the Deed Records of Denton County, Texas; being out of the BBB & CRR Co. Survey, A-172, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a 60-penny nail in the centerline of an east and west public road whose width is 40 feet, and being the S.W. corner of the above mentioned First Tract of 156.5 acres; also being the S.W. corner of said BBB & CRR Co. Survey, A-172; THENCE north, along the west boundary line of the above mentioned First Tract, and passing at 20 feet, a fence corner post and steel pin in the north boundary line of said road; continuing on said course, and along existing fenceline, a total distance of 208.72 feet, to a steel pin for the N.W. corner of tract herein described; THENCE south, 89° 10' east, and parallel to the south boundary line of said 156.5 acre tract, 208.72 feet, to a steel pin for corner; THENCE south~ and parallel to the west boundary line of said 156.5 acre tract, and passing at 188.72 feet, a steel pin in the north boundary line of public road; continuing on said course, a total distance of 208.72 feet, to a 60-penny nail in the centerline of said road for corner and being in the south boundary line of said 156.5 acre tract; THENCE north, 89° 10' west, and being 20 feet north of, and parallel to the south boundary line of said 156.5 acre tract, same being the north boundary line of public road, 295.19 feet, to point of beginning, and containing 2.00 acres of land. SECTION 3. That it is not the intention of the City of The Colony to annex any territory not legally subject to being annexed by it and should any portion of the above described territory not be subject to annexation by the City, such fact will not prevent the City from annexing such territory which is above described and is subject to annexation by the City, and it is the intention of the City to annex only such territory as may be legally annexed by it within the limits of the above described area. SECTION 4. That in accordance with Article 970a of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of The Colony shall, upon enactment of this Ordinance, be extended. SECTION 5. That this Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and the publication of the caption as the law and charter in such cases provide. DULY PASSED ON FIRST READING BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, ON THE DAY OF ~ ¥ , 1980. THE CAPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE DESCRIBING THE TERRITORY TO BE ANNEXED WAS PUBLISHED ONE TIME IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY ON THE ~ DAY OF ~/', 1980. FINALLY PASSED ON SECOND READING ON THE ~ DAY 0 , 1980. DULY PdE C©~DED: /~ROVED AS.TO LEGALITY ~ // CIT~ SECRETARY ~ CITY ATTORNEY