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ORDINANCE NO. 2034
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF CERTAIN
BOUNDA,RY LIMITS Or THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TFXAS, AND THE
ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TLRRITORY CONSISTING OF 129.1 ACRES,
MORE OR LESS, LVHICH IS LESS THAN TEN PER CENT (10%) OF THE
TERRITORY INCLUDED WITHIN ITS PRESENT CITY LIMITS2 WHICH
SAID TERRTTORY LIFS ADJACENT TO AND ADJOINS THE PRESENT
BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS.
WI-irREAS, a public hearing 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 territory:
Situated in the County of Lamar an d State of Texas,
and describ ed as follows:
BEGINNING at a point that is 600 feet South of the
center line of the outside lane of Loop Highway 286, and
is also 600 feet West of and parallel to the center line
of F. M. Highway 1507. Said point being in the present
city limit line as established by Ordinance No. 1816
, dated February 3, 1967.
THENCE in a Southeasterly direction and at 600 feet
parallel to the center line of F. M. Highway 1507 to a
point of intersection with an extension of a line being
600 feet East of and parallel to the center line of
F. M. Highway 905;
~ THENCE in a Northerly direction along said line, an
extension thereof being 600 feet East of and parallel
to the center line of F. M. I-Iighway 905 to a point in
the presenl; city limit line, said point being 40 feet
West of the most Eastern South East Corner of city
limits as established by Ordinance No. 1816 dated
February 3, 1967;
THENC E West along existing city limit line a dis-
tance of 640 feet to a concrete marker West where the
v boundary line of F. M. Highway 905 meets the South
Boundary Line of Loop Highway 286;
~ THLNC E North 520 34' West along the South Boundary
Line of said Loop Highway a distance of 305.3 feet to
' a concrete marker;
THENCE Southwest al.ong the South Boundary Line of
said Loop Highway 286 a distance of 1767.9 feet to a
point;
THENC E South 320 56' West a distance of 150.5 feet
to a point where the West Boundary Line of F. M. Highway
1507 meets the South Boundary Line of Loop Highway 286,
said point beingin the present city limit line;
THENCE South and East along the West Boundary Line
of F. M. Highway 1507 and the present city limits to a
point thai: is 600 f'eet parallel to the center line of
Loop Highway 286 and is also the most Southern South
East Corner of the city limits as established by
Ordinance No. 1816 dated February 3, 1967;
THENC E West along existing city limit line to the
place o.f beginning.
was held at Paris, Texas, on the 10th day of May, 1971, which
date is not moxe than twenty nor less than ten days prior to
the institution of annexation proceedings; and,
WHEREAS, notice of such public hearin g 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 April, 1971, which date is not more than twenty nor less than
ten days prior to the date of such public hearing; and,
v WHEREAS, the total corporate area of the City of Paris,
Paris, Texas, on the first day of January, 1971, was
11,597.5040 acres;: and,
Wf-iIIZEAS, the population of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas,
is in excess of 5,000 and less thaxi 25,000 inhabitants; 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 129.1
acres, more or less, which is less than ten per cent (10%) of
the present acreage contained in the corporate limits of the
City of Paris, Texas; NOW, THIIZEFORE,
IBE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TH E CITY OF PARIS,
PARI S, TEXAS :
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 in-
, icluded within the boundary limits of the City of 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:
Situated in the County of Laznar and State of Texas,
and described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point that is 600 feet South of the
center line of the outside la,ne of Loop Highway 286, and
is also 600 feet West of and parallel to the center line
of F. M. Highway 1507. Said point being in the present
city limit line as established by Ordinance No. 1816
dated February 3, 1967.
THENCE in a Sou theasterly direction and at 600 feet
parallel to the center line of F. M. Highway 1507 to a •point of intersection with an extension of a line being
600 feet East of and parallel to the center line of F. M. Highway 905;
THENCE in a Northerly direction along said line, an
extension thereof being 600 feet East of and parallel
to the center line of F. M. Highway 905 to a point in
the present city limit line, said point being 40 feet
West of the most Eastern South East Corner of city
limits as established by Or dinance No. 1816 dated
February 3, 1967;
, ` i•
THENC E West along existing city limit line a dis-
' tance of 640 feet to a concrete marker West where the
boundary line of F. M. Highway 905 meets the South
Boundary Line of Loop Highway 286;
THENCE North 520 34' West along the South Boundary
Line of said Loop Highway a distance of 305.3 feet to
a concrete marker;
THENC E Southwest along the South Boundary Line of
said Loop Highway 286 a distance of 1767.9 feet to a
point;
THENC E South 32° 56' West a distance of 150.5 feet
to a point where the West Boundary Line of F. M. Highway
1507 meets the South Boundary Line of Loop Highway 286,
sai d point being in the present city limit line;
THENCE South and East along the West Boundary Line
of F. M. Highway 1507 and the present city limits to a
point thai: is 600 feet parallel to the center line of
Loop Highway 286 and is also the most Southern South
East Corner of the city limits as established by
Ordinance No. 1816 dated February 3, 1967;
THENC E West along existing city limit line to the
place of beginning.
Section 2. The above described territory and area so
annexed shall be a 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 in-
habitants thereof shall be entitled -L-o all of the rights and
priv~leges of all the citizens and shall be bound by the acts,
ordinances, resolutions and regulations of the City of Paris,
Paris, Texas. That the above property shall be annexed under
the zoning classifica,tion of One-Family Dwelling District No. 2
(SF-2) as is provided for under Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 of
the City of Paris, Paris, Texas.
Section 3. It is hereby declared to be the intention of
the' City Council of the City of Paris that the sections, para-
graphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are
severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or
~section of this ordiriance 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, sen-
tences, 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 in-
valid 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 de-
scribed in the description of the property "to be annexed,
which are not within said City's jurisdiction to annex and
that such area or areas should be carved out of the description
of the pxoperty herein described by the valid judgment or de-
, cree 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 4. This ordinance shall be published and passed
3.n the manner provided in Article II, Section 7, of the Char ter
of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas.
Passed and adopted this 12th day of July, 1971.
W. Farris,
ATTES :
H. C. Greene, City Clerk
AP O E S FORM:
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T. K. Haynes, ity Attorney