85-0401 ~ ORDINANCE N0. 85-040
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 17.55 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
BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, 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:
All that tract or parcel of land a part of
the Reddin Russell Survey No. 786, Lamar County,
Texas, and being a part of a 94 . 07 acre tract of
land devised to Estelle Council as shown in
Affidavit recorded in Volume 305, Page 455, Deed
Records of Lamar County, Texas, and being more
particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point in the North boundary
line of Stone Avenue, said point,being N59°40'W,
801.5 feet from the Southwest corner of a tract of
land conveyed to Powderly-Reno Consolidated
Independent School District by deed recorded in
Volume 459, Page 163, Deed Records, Lamar County,
Texas, and being the Southwest corner of a 6 acre
tract of land under option to Northwestern Cor-
poration;
THENCE North 4°21'W, 817.1 feet to a point;
THENCE Ilorth 50°30'W, 501.6 feet to a point,
the same being the Southeast corner of the North
Paris Baptist Church property;
THENCE South 76°12'E, 1,449.3 feet to a+
point, the same being the Northwest corner of the
North Lamar Independent School District property;
THENCE South, 718.7 feet with the West
boundary line of said North Lamar Independent
School District property to a point;
THENCE South 30°20'W, 232.8 feet with said
North Lamar Independent School District property,
to a point, the same being the Northeast corner of
a 2 acre tract conveyed to G. Edward Clark, III
and M. Thomas Cuttrell by Estelle Council by Deed
dated January 14, 1984;
THENCE North 59°40'W, 295.1 feet with the
North boundary line of said 2 acre tract to a
paint, said point being in the East boundary line
of the 6 acre tract under option to Northwestern
Corporation;
THENCE South 30°20'E, 215.8 feet to a point,
the same being the Northeast corner of said b acre
tract; I
THENCE North 59°40'W, ,511 feet to a point,
the same being the Northwest corner of said 6 acre
tract;
THENCE South 30°20'W with said 6 acre tract's
West boundary line to the place of beginning,
containing 17.55 acres of land more or less.
were held at Paris, Texas, on the llth day of April, 1985,
in Regular Session convened, at 5:15 o'clock P.M., in the
Council Room, City Hall, Paris, Texas, and on the 15th day
of April, 1985, in Regular Session convened, at 7:00 o'clock
P.M., in the Council Room, City Hall, Paris, Texas, which
dates are not more than forty (40) nor less than twenty (20)
days prior to the institution of annexation proceedings;
and,
WHEREAS, 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
17th, 30th and 31st days of March, 1985, which dates are 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, 1985, was
14,258.457 acres; and,
WHEREAS, the population of the City of Paris, Paris,
Texas, is in excess of 25,000 and less than 50,000 inhabi-
tants; 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 17.55
acres, more or less, which when added to other property
annexed in the year 1985 is less than ten per cent (lOZ) of
the present acreage contained in the corporate limits of the
City of Paris, Texas; and,
WHEREAS, the above described property should be pro-
perly 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 terri-
tory 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, Texas, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land a part of
the Reddin Russell Survey No. 786, Lamar County,
Texas, and being a part of a 94. 07 acre tract of
land devi_sed to Estelle Council as shown in
Affidavit recorded in Volume 305, Page 455, Deed
Records of Lamar County, Texas, and being more
particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point in the North boundary
line of Stone Avenue, said point being N59°40'W,
801.5 feet from the Southwes,t corner of a tract of
land conveyed to Powderly-Reno Consolidated
Independent School District by deed recorded in
Volume 459, Page 163, Deed Records, Lamar County,
Texas, and being the Southwest corner of a 6 acre
tract of land under option to Northwestern Cor-
poration;
THENCE North 4°21'W, 817.1 feet to a point;
THENCE North 50°30'W, 501.6 feet to a point,
the same being the Southeast corner of the North
Paris Baptist Church property;
THENCE South 76°12'E, 1,449.3 feet to a
point, the same being the Northwest corner of the
North Lamar Independent School District property;
THENCE South, 718.7 feet with the West
boundary line of said North Lamar Independent
School District property to a point;
THENCE South 30°20'W, 232,8 feet with said
North Lamar Independent School District property,
to a point, the same being the Northeast corner of
a 2 acre tract conveyed to G. Edward Clark, III
and M. Thomas Cuttrell by Estelle Council by Deed
dated January 14, 1984;
THENCE North 59°40'W, 295.1 feet with the
North boundary line of said 2 acre tract to a
point, said point being in the East boundary line
of the 6 acre tract under option to Northwestern
Corporation;
THENCE South 30°20'E, 215.8 feet to a point,
the same being the Northeast corner of said 6 acre
tract;
THENCE North 59°40'W, 511 feet to a point,
the same being the Northwest corner of said 6 acre
tract;
THENCE South 30°20'W with said 6 acre tract's
West boundary line to the place of beginning,
containing 17.55 acres of land more or less.
Section 2. The above described territory and area
so annexed shall be part of the City of 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
1nd 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 above described territory is hereby
, zoned Office District (0) upon annexation as provided for in
Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 of the City of Paris, Paris,
Texas.
Section 4. It is hereby declared to be the inten-
tion 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
paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional or invalid by the valid judgment or decree
of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconsti-
tutionality 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 Pari_s to exclude any area or areas described in
the description of the property'to be annexed, which are not
within said City's jurisdiction ~o annex and that such area
or areas should be carved out of the description of the
property herein described 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 5. This ordinance shall be published 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 8th day of July, 1985.
Ggtorge-Fisher, ayor
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
T. K. aynes, ity ttorney
SERVICE PLAN FOR PROPOSED ANNEXATION I
OF 17.55 ACRE TRACT - STONE AVE.
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 to present residents and land owners within the City Limits.
2. Water service along Stone Avenue principal frontage of tract is currently
available. City sewer service lines will be provided to the area upon
request and subject to the same utility line extension policies in effect
within the City. A pro rata program is available to persons who extend
water and sewer mains which provides for partial reimbursement of such
costs. 3. The City of Paris will maintain all water and sewer mains serving the
area once they have been installed and accepted.
4. Maintenance of all streets in the area will the responsibility of the
City of Paris.
5. Street lighting will be provided in the area in accordance with established
criteria and will be the responsibility of the City.
6. There are no parks, playgrounds or swimming pools within the area to be
annexed and none are proposed at this time.
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