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DESIGNATION OF RIDGLEA VILLAGE/COMO AREA AS A
NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE
WHEREAS, on April 25 2000 the City of Fort Worth City Council ("Council's approved a
Policy Statement on the Creation of Local Neighborhood Empowerment Zones; and
WHEREAS, on October 3 2000 the City Council approved the criteria to determining whether
an area would be eligible to be designated as a Neighborhood Empowerment Zone; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the creation of the Ridglea Village/Como Neighborhood
Empowerment Zone ("Ridglea Village/Como NEZ") would promote (1) the creation or rehabilitation of
affordable housing m the zone, or (2) an increase in economic development m the zone, or (3) an increase
m the quality of social services, education or public safety provided to the residents of the zone; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the .creation of the Ridglea Village/Como NEZ benefits
and is for the public purpose of increasing public health, safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the Ridglea Village/Como NEZ satisfies the
requirements of §312.202 of the Tax Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY .COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS THAT
Section 1 The facts and recitations contained m the preamble of this Resolution are hereby found and
declared to be true and correct.
Section 2. The Ridglea Village/Como NEZ is hereby created as defined by the map shown on Exhibit A.
Section 3. The City Council adopts all basic incentives as described m the Neighborhood Empowerment
Zone Basic Incentives (Attached as Exhibit B) for the Ridglea Village/Como NEZ.
Section 4 The designation shall expire on April 1 2012.
Adopted this ~ day of f L , 2002
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Mayor Kenneth Barr
(;l'1'Y OF FORT WORTH
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EXHIBIT A
Fort Worth Neighborhood Empowerment
Reinvestment Zone No 2
General Description
The area to be designated as Fort Worth Neighborhood Empowerment
Reinvestment Zone No 2 for tax abatement purposes contains 1 49 square
miles of land and is described below
On the North Beginning at the intersection of Camp Bowie Boulevard
and the eastbound service road of Interstate 30 West. Thence east on the
eastbound service road to Neville Street.
On the East. Beginning at the intersection of the eastbound service road of
Interstate 30 West and Neville Street. Thence south on Neville Street to
the unnamed creek flowing southeast from Lake Como Thence southeast
along the creek centerline to its intersection with the northeastern corner of
Lot 1, Block 70 of the Chamberlain Arlington Heights Subdivision, Second
Addition. Thence south along the eastern property lines of Lots 1 and 40,
Block 70 Lots 1 and 40, Block 73, Lots 1 and 40, Block 88, Lots 1 and 40,
Block 91, Lots 1 and 40, Block 106, Lots 1 and 40 Block 109, Lot 1,
Block 124, of the Chamberlain Arlington Heights Subdivision, Second
Addition, as recorded in Volume 63, Page 44, and of Lots 3A and 37R,
Block 124R, as recorded in Volume 388 139, Page 96 of the Tarrant
County plat records, to Vickery Boulevard. This line also coincides with
the r o w of the platted, but unconstructed portion of Pentecost Street, part
of the Chamberlain Arlington Heights Subdivision, Second Addition plat,
as recorded in Volume 63, Page 44 of the Tarrant County plat records. The
entire eastern boundary described above also coincides with the shared
eastern boundary of the Lake Como and East Libby Avenue Neighborhood
Associations.
• On the South Beginning at the intersection of the above described
boundaries of the Chamberlain Arlington Heights Subdivision, Second
Addition, also described as the shared eastern boundary of the Lake Como
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and East Libby Avenue Neighborhood Associations, and Vickery
• Boulevard. Thence southwest along Vickery Boulevard to its intersection
with Ridglea Lane
On the West Beginning at the intersection of Vickery Boulevard and
Ridglea Lane Thence north along the paved Ridglea Lane to its
termination at the southeastern corner of Lot 16, Block 51 of the Ridglea
Addition, as recorded m Volume 388-G, Page 14 of the Tarrant County plat
records Thence continue north along the rear property lines of lots 16
through 6, Block 51, the eastern terrrnnus of Ridgeway Street, and the
eastern property line of Lot 5, Block 51, of the Ridglea Addition, all
recorded in Volume 388-G, Page 14 of the Tarrant County plat records, to
the northeastern corner of said Lot 5 Thence west along the rear lot lines
of lots 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1, Block 51, Ridglea Addition, as recorded in Volume
388-G, Page 14 of the Tarrant County plat records, to Westridge Avenue
Thence north and northwest along Westridge Avenue to its intersection
with Ridglea Place Thence west around the circle on Ridglea Place to
• Bernie Anderson Avenue Thence northwest along Berme Anderson
Avenue to Camp Bowie Boulevard. Thence northeast along Camp Bovcne
Boulevard to Fairfield Avenue Thence northwest along Fairfield Avenue
• to the rear property line of Lot F, Block 20, Ridglea Addition, as recorded
in Volume 6927, Page 2377, of the Tarrant County deed records. Thence
northeast along said property line to Westndge Avenue Thence southeast
along Westridge Avenue to Camp Bowie Boulevard. Thence northeast
along Camp Bowie Boulevard to its intersection with the eastbound service
road of Interstate 30 West.
Description of Mixed Use Village Boundaries
On the North Beginning at the intersection of Bernie Anderson Avenue
and Camp Bowie Boulevard. Thence northeast along Camp Bowie
Boulevard to Fairfield Avenue Thence northwest along Fairfield Avenue
to the rear property line of Lot "F, Block 20, Ridglea Addition, as recorded
in Volume 6927, Page 2377 of the Tarrant County deed records Thence
northeast along said property line to Westridge Avenue Thence southeast
along Westndge Avenue to Camp Bowie Boulevard. Thence northeast
along Camp Bowie Boulevard to its intersection with Bryant Irvin Road
North.
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On the East. Beginning at the intersection of Camp Bowie Boulevard and
• Bryant Irvin Road North. Thence south along Bryant Irvin Road North to
the southern property line of Lot 1, Block B, Ridgeway Manors Addition.
On the South Beginning at the intersection of Bryant Irvin Road North
and the southern property line of Lot 1, Block B, Ridgeway Manors
Addition, as recorded in Volume 14138, Page 4, of the Tarrant County
deed records Thence west along said property line to Westridge Avenue
On the West: Beginning at the intersection of said property line and
Westndge Avenue Thence north and northwest along Westndge Avenue
to its intersection Ridglea Place Thence west around the circle on Ridglea
Place to Bernie Anderson Avenue Thence northwest along Bernie
Anderson Avenue to Camp Bowie Boulevard
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