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ORDINANCE NO. 95-007 '
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF CERTAIN
BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, AND THE
ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY CONSISTING OF 29.72 ACRES, MORE OR
LESS, WHICH IS LESS THAN TEN PERCENT (10%) OF THE TERRITORY
INCLUDED WITHIN ITS PRESENT CITY LIMITS, WHICH SAID TERRITORY LIES
ADJACENT TO AND ADJOINS THE PRESENT BOUtVDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY
Or PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS; APPROVING SERVICE PLAN AND PROVIDING ZONING
FOR SAID TERRITORY.
WHEREAS, public hearings before the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas,
where all interested persons were provided with an opportunity to be heard on the proposed
annexation of the following described property:
Situated in Lamar County, Texas, and being a part of the Redin Russell
Survey #786, and being part of a 99.54 acre tract of land conveyed Glenn
Townes and Bobby Smallwood by deed recorded in Volume 410, Page 154, of
tlie Real Property Records of said County and State.
BEGINNING at tlle southeast corner of a tract of land
conveyed Richard B. Swint and wife, Susan Brown Swint, by
Bessie Lee Haynes, et al by deed recorded in Volume 526, Page
880, Deed Records, Lamar County, Texas, said point being in the
present City Limit Line and being an inside ell corner of said
Townes-Smallwood 99.54 acre tract;
THENCE South 60 Deg. 28 Min. East a distance of 528.58
feet to a point;
THENCE South 1 Deg. 03 Min. East a distance of 560.50
feet to a point;
THENCE 53 Deg. 57 Min. West a distance of 325 feet,
more or less, to the intersection with a line that is 600 feet
northeast of and parallel to the center line of the outside lane of
Loop Highway 286 and said point being in the present City Limit
Line;
THENCE Northwesterly with the present City Limit Line,
said line being 600 feet northeast of and parallel to the outside lane
of Loop Higliway 286, a distance of 1805 feet to a point;
THENCE North 35 Deg. 47 Min. East, continuing along
the present City Limit Line, a.distance of 680 feet more or less to
a point in the South Boundary Line of said Swint tract of land;
THENCE South 60 Deg. 28 Min. East with the present
City Limit Line, a distance of 828.58 feet, more or less, to the
place of beginning and containing 29.72 acres of land.
were held at Paris, Texas, by and before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of
Paris, Paris, Texas, on the 3rd day of October, 1994, at 5:30 o'clock p.m. in the Council
Room, City Hall, Paris, Texas; by and before the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris,
Texas, in Regular Session convened on the 6th day of October, 1994, at 6:00 o'clock p.m. in
the Council Room, City Hall, Paris, Texas; and, by and before the City Council of the City of
Paris, Paris, Texas, in Regular Session convened on the lOth day of October, 1994, at 6:00
o'clock p.m. in the Council Room, City Hail, Paris, Texas, which dates are not more than forty
(40) nor less than twenty (20) days prior to the institution of annexation proceedings; and,
WFIEREAS, notice of such public hearings was published in a newspaper having general
circulation in the City of Paris, Texas, and in the above described territory; on the 25th day of
September, 1994, which date is not more than twenty (20) nor less than ten (10) days prior to
the date of such public hearings; and,
WHEREAS, the total corporate area of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, on the first day
of January, 1994, was 17,931.57 acres; and,
WHEREAS, tlie population of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, was in excess of 25,000
and less than 50,000 inhabitants, as determined by the 1980 Census; and, '
WHEREAS, the above described territory lies within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of
the City of Paris, Paris, Texas; and,
WHEREAS, the above described territory lies adjacent to and adjoins the City of Paris,
Paris, Texas; and,
WHEREAS, the above described territory contains 29.72 acres, more or less, which
when added to other property annexed in the year 1994 is less than ten percent (10 of the
present acreage contained in the corporate limits of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas; and,
WHEREAS, a service plan providing for the extension of municipal services to the
above described tenitory should be approved; and,
WHEREAS, the above described property should be properly zoned as of the date of
annexation; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS:
Section 1. The following described land and territory lying adjacent to and adjoining the
City of Paris, Paris, Texas, is hereby added and annexed to the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, and
said territory hereinafter described shall hereafter be included within the boundary limits of the
City of Paris, Paris, Texas, and the present boundary limits of said City, at the various points
contiguous to the area hereinafter described, are altered and amended so as to include said area
within the corporate limits of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, to-wit:
Situated in Lamar County, Texas, and being a part of the Redin Russell
' Survey #786, and being part of a 99.54 acre tract of land conveyed Glenn
Townes and Bobby Smallwood by deed recorded in Volume 410, Page 154, of
the Real Property Records of said County and State.
BEGINNING at the southeast corner of a tract of land
conveyed Richard B. Swint and wife, Susan Brown Swint, by
Bessie Lee Haynes, et al by deed recorded in Volume 526, Page
880, Deed Records, Lamar County, Texas, said point being in the
present City Limit Line and being an inside ell corner of said
Townes-Smallwood 99.54 acre tract;
THENCE South 60 Deg. 28 Miii. East a distance of 528.58
feet to a point;
THENCE South 1 Deg. 03 Min. East a distance of 560.50
feet to a point;
THENCE 53 Deg. 57 Min. West a distance of 325 feet,
more or less, to the intersection with a line that is 600 feet
northeast of and parallel to the center line of the outside lane of
Loop Highway 286 and said point being in the present City Limit
Line; I
THENCE Nortliwesterly with the present City Limit Line,
said line being 600 feet nortlieast of and parallel to the outside lane
of Loop Highway 286, a distance of 1805 feet to a point;
THENCE North 35 Deg. 47 Min. East, continuing along
tlie present City Limit Line, a distance of 680 feet more or less to
a point in the South Boundary Line of said Swint tract of land;
THENCE South 60 Deg. 28 Min. East with the present
City Limit Line, a distance of 828.58 feet, more or less, to the
place of beginning and containing 29.72 acres of land.
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Section 2. The above described territory and area so annexed shall be part of the City
of Paris, Paris, Texas, and the property so added hereby shall bear its pro rata part of the taxes
levied by the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, and the inhabitants thereof shall be entitled to all of
the rights and privileges of all the citizens and shall be bound by the acts, ordinances, resolutions
and regulations of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas.
Section 3. The service plan providing for the extension of municipal services into the
above described territory, attached hereto as Exhibit A, is hereby approved.
Section 4. The above described territory is hereby zoned Agricultural (A) upon
annexation as provided for in Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas.
Section 5. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council of the City of
Paris that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are
severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragrapli, or section of this ordinance shall be
declared unconstitutional or invalid by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any of the remaining phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been ~
enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any unconstitutional
or invalid phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections. It is further hereby declared to
be the intention of the City Council of the City of Paris to exclude any area or areas described
in the description of the property to be annexed, whicli are not within said City's jurisdiction
to annex and that such area or areas should be carved out of the description by the valid
judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, in order that such area or areas would
not cause this annexation ordinance to be found to be invalid, voidable or void.
Section 6. This ordinance shall be publislied and passed in the manner provided in
Article II, Section 7, of the Charter of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9tli day of January, 199..
Don Shelton, Mayor
ATTEST:
Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED S TO FORM:
T. K. Haynes, Ci y Attorney
- SERVICE PIaAN PROPbSED ANNEXATION
OF A 29.72 ACRE TRACT OF LAND EAST OF STILLHOUSE ROAD AND NORTH
OF LOOP 286 N.E. (PROPOSED STILLHOUSE ESTATES)
PROPOSED SERVICE PROGRAM:
1. Immediately upon annexation, the City will furnish police
protection; fire protection and solid waste collection on the
same basis as is offered present land owners within the City
Limits.
2. The property on this tract of land will be served by City
water and sanitary sewer, Lone Star Gas and Texas Utilities
Electrical services.
3. The city of Paris will maintain all water and sewer mains
servicing the area. The developer will install water and
sewer utilities within his subdivision. The City will assume
' ownership of and maintenance of the utilities after a one year
guarantee period is over.
4. This tract of land is to be developed for residential
purposes. Proposed streets will be maintained by the City of
Paris after one year guarantee period is over.
5. Street Lighting is the responsibility of the City of Paris and
will be provided to the area on the same basis as is provided
for other areas in the City Limits. Requests for street
lights are submitted to the City Manager's office for
investigation of need in accordance with approved policy.
6. There are no parks playgrounds or swimming pools in the area
and none are proposed.
EXIiIBIT A