2017-031 - Disannexing a 6.91 acre tract of land ... known as 6055 Clarksville Street ... petition of Jason and Whitney Boehlar

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ORDINANCE NO. 2017 -031 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS DISANNEXING A 6.941 ACRE TRACT OF LAND BEING PART OF THE JOHN W. WILLIAMS SURVEY, KNOWN AS 6055 CLARKSVILLE STREET, OF THE CITY OF PARIS, LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN "EXHIBIT A" ATTACHED HERETO, IN RESPONSE TO LANDOWNERS' REQUEST FOR DISANNEXATION; ADJUSTING CITY BOUNDARIES TO REFLECT NEW CITY LIMITS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on May 10, 2017, property owners Jason Boehlar and wife, Whitney Boehlar filed an application for disannexation with the City of Paris, Texas requesting that their property be disannexed from the Paris City Limits due to a lack of city water and sewer services; and WHEREAS, the request includes a 6.941 acre tract of land being part of the John W. Williams Survey, Abstract No. 1001, known as 6055 Clarksville Street, of the city of Paris, Lamar County, Texas, more particularly described in "Exhibit A" attached hereto and incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein; and WHEREAS, City of Paris engineering staff and third -party engineering consultants have studied the area to determine if it is feasible or practical to run new sanitary sewer lines and install sewer lift stations to serve this area; and WHEREAS, the engineers determined that it is not currently feasible or practical to install new sanitary sewer lines and lift stations in this area which is still mostly undeveloped with low population; and WHEREAS, on June 12, 2017 the majority of the City Council voted to move forward with disannexation and called for public hearings on July 10, 2017 and July 24, 2017 in accordance with state law; and WHEREAS, notice of the public hearings was published in The Paris News on June 23, 2017 and on the City website, in accordance with state law; and WHEREAS, the City Council conducted said public hearings on July 10, 2017 and July 24, 2017; and WHEREAS, the City Council, having reviewed the disannexation requests, maps and exhibits for the proposed disannexation and having received public comment, hereby finds and determines that the proposed disannexation of the Property is in the best interests of the City of Paris, Texas and its citizens.