2551 ORD PROVIDING EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BOUNDARY LMIMTS OF COP AND ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY CONSISTING OF 74.5 ACRES
ORDINANCE N0, 2551
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDIIIG FOR THE EXTENSION OF CERTAIN
BOUNDAR.Y LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, AND
THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY CONSISTING OF 74.5
ACRES, MORE OR LESS, WHICH IS LESS THAT3 TEN PER CENT (10%)
OF THE TERRITORY INCLUDED WITHIN ITS PRESENT CITY LIMITS,
WHICH SAITJ TERRITORY LIES ADJACENT TO AND ADJOINS THE PRE-
SENT BOUNDARY LIMITS 0F THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS.
Whereas, a public hearing before the City Council of
the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, where all interested per-
sons were provided with an opportunity to be heard on the
proposed annexation of the following described territory:
Situated in the County of Lamar and State of
Texas, a part of the Enoch Crow and the Joseph Leach
Surveys, and being mor.e particularly described as
follows:
BEGINNING at a point in the present city limit
line of the City of Paris, said point being in the
South Boundary Line of Pine Mill Road and being at
the point of intersection of a line that is 600 feet
East of and parallel to the center line of the out-
side lane of Loop 286 N. E.;
THENCE in a Southerly direction with said city
limit line and the lin.e which is 600 feet East of
and parallel to the center line of the outside lane
of Loop 286 N. E. approximatPly 1,520 feet to the
rlorth Right-of-Way line of U. S. Highway 32 East;
THENCE in an Easterly direction with said
North Right-of-Way line approximately 2,015 feet
to the center of a creek *,ahich flows South;
THLNCE in a Northerly and Northwesterly di-
rection with the rneanders of the center of said
creek approximately 2,100 feet to the North prop-
erty line of a tract of land conveyed to Roy L.
Williamson by G. L. Skidmore by deed recorded in
Book 492, Page 53, Deed Records, Lamar County,
Texas;
THENCE South 89 Deg. 57 Min. West to the South
Boundary Line of Pine Mill Road, the same being the
present city limit line of the City of Paris;
THENCE Westerly with said South Boundary Line
of Pine i1i11 Road approximately 1,500 feet to the
place of beginning and con.taining 74.5 acres, more
or less.
was held at Paris, Texas, on the lOth day of November, 1980,
which date is not more than twenty nor less than ten days prior
to the institution of annexation proceedings; and,
WHEREAS, notice of such public hearing was published in
a newspaper havir.g general circulation in the City of Paris,
Texas, aizd in the above described territory, on the 25th day
of October, 1980, which date is not more than twenty nor less
than ten days prior to the date of such public hearing; and,
WHEREAS, the total corporate area of the City of Paris,
Paris, Texas, on the first day of January, 1980, was 14,026
acres; and,
WHEREAS, the population of the City of Paris, Paris,
Texas, is in excess of 5,000 and less than 25,000 inhabi-
tants; and,
W:iEREAS, 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,
WHE?tEAS, the above described territory contains 74.5
acres, more or less, which when added to other property
annexed in the year 1980 is less than ten per cent (10%)
of the present acreage contained in the corporate limits
of the City of Paris, Texas; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THi CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY 0F
PARIS:
Section l. 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, iexas, and the present boundary limits of said
city, at the various points contiguous to the area herein-
after 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 Lamar and State of
Texas, a part of the Enoch Crow and the Joseph Leach
Surveys, and being more particularly described as
followsc
BEGINNING at a point in the present city limit
line of the City of Paris, said point being in the
South Boundary Line of Pine Mill Road and being at
the point of intersection of a line that is 600 feet
East of and parallel to the center line of the out-
side lane of Loop 286 N. E.;
THENCE in a Southerly direction with said city
limit line and the line which is 600 feet East of
and parallel to the center line of the outside lane
of Loop 286 N. E. approximately 1,520 feet to the
North Right-of-Way line of U. S. Highway 82 East;
THENCE in an Easterly direction with said North
Right-of-Way line approximately 2,015 feet to the
center of a creek which flows South;
THENCE in a Northerly and Northwesterly di-
rection with the Meanders of the center of said
creek approximately 2,p00 feet to the North prop-
erty line of a tract of land conveyed to Roy L.
WilliaMSOn by G. L. Skidmore by deed recorded in
Book 492, Page 53, Deed Records, Lamar County,
Texas;
THENCE South 89 Deg, 57 Min. West to the South
Boundary Line of Pine Mill Road, the same being the
present city limit line of the City of Paris;
THENCE Westerly with said South Boundary Line
of Pine Mill Road approximately 1,500 feet to the
place of beginning and containing 74.5 acres, more
or less.
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 inhabitants thereof shall be entitled to all of the
rights and privileges of a11 the citizens and shall be bound
by the acts, ordinances, resolutions and regulations 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 ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional
or invalid by the valid judhment or decree of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality or invalidity
shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, claus.es, sen-
tences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinancea 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, parabraphs 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 descrip-
tion 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 4, 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 29th day of December, 1980.
1100
Michael E. Malone, Mayor
ATTEST:
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H. C. G eene, City Clerk ~
APP VED AS TO FORM:
T. K. Iiaynes, City Attorney