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ORDINANCE NO. 2009-050 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS ABANDONING A <br />FIFTEEN (15) FOOT ALLEY BETWEEN 3RD STREET SE AND 5TH STREET SE, BEGINNING <br />AT THE NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF EAST HEARON STREET GOING NORTH A <br />DISTANCE OF 246.45 FEET TO THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE OF LOT 23, CITY BLOCK <br />142, CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; DECLARING THAT THERE IS NO PUBLIC NECESSITY OR <br />NEED FOR SAID ALLEY FOR CITY USE; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS <br />RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY <br />CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, it has been brought to the attention of the City Council of the City of <br />Paris that a fifteen (15) foot alley between 3rd Street SE and 5th Street SE, beginning at the <br />north boundary line of East Hearon Street going north a distance of 246.45 feet to the south <br />property line of Lot 23 of City Block 142, Paris, Texas is of no use as an alley to the City of <br />Paris or to its citizens, and the City Council so finds; and, <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris has received a letter from the <br />adjacent property owner requesting that the fifteen (15) foot alley be abandoned from the <br />north boundary line of E. Hearon Street a distance of 246.45 feet to the south property line <br />of Lot 23, City Block 142; and, <br />WHEREAS, the City Engineer has reviewed the requested alley abandonment and <br />has determined that the alley is of no use to the City and that there are no existing or <br />planned utilities for this alley; and, <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris conducted a public hearing on the <br />14th day of December, 2009, to receive comments from citizens and members of the <br />general public for and against the proposal to abandon the aforesaid alley; and, <br />WHEREAS, the City Council, hereby determines that it is in the best interest of the <br />citizens and the City of Paris to abandon the aforesaid alley. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />PARIS, TEXAS: <br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby <br />in all things approved. <br />Section 2. That the fifteen (15) foot alley, between 3rd St. SE and 5th Street SE, <br />beginning at the north boundary line of E. Hearon Street going north a distance of 246.45 <br />feet to the south property line of Lot 23, City Block 142, City of Paris, Texas, as further <br />described in Exhibit A, attached hereto, is found to be of no use as an alley to the City of <br />Paris or its citizens, therefore, such alley is hereby abandoned. <br />Section 3. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas in <br />