HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 6033 ORDINANCE NO. 6035
AN ORDINANCE MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS: PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF CERTAIN
BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, AND THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN
TERRITORY CONSISTING OF 52.4 ACRES OF LAND, WHICH SAID TERRITORY LIES ADJACENT
TO AND ADJOINS THE PRESENT BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS;
PROVIDING THAT THE TERRITORY ANNEXED SHALL BEAR ITS PRO RATA PART OF TAXES; PRO-
VIDING THAT THE INHABITANTS THEREOF SHALL HAVE ALL THE PRIVILEGES OF ALL THE
CITIZENS OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL AMEND EVERY
PRIOR ORDINANCE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
CUMULATIVE OF ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES NOT IN DIRECT CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERA-
BILITY CLAUSE AND NAMING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, a public hearing before the City Council of the City of Fort Worth,
Texas, wherein all interested persons were provided with an opportunity to be heard
on the proposed annexation of the territory hereinafter described, was held at the
City Council Chamber in the City Hall of Fort Worth, Texas on the 2nd day of December,
1968, which date is not more than twenty (20) nor less than ten (10) days prior to
the institution of annexation proceedings; and
WHEREAS, notice of such public hearing was published in a newspaper having
general circulation in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and in the hereinafter described
territory on the 22nd day of November, 1968, which date is not more than twenty (20)
nor less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such public hearing; and,
WHEREAS, the population of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is in excess of
400,000 inhabitants; and
WHEREAS, the corporate area of the City of Fort Worth, Texas was 197.630 square
miles on January 1 , 1968, and ,
WHEREAS, the hereinafter described territory lies within the extraterritorial
jurisdiction of the City of Fort Worth, Texas; and
WHEREAS, the hereinafter described territory lies adjacent to and adjoins the
City of Fort Worth, Texas; and
WHEREAS, the territory hereinafter described contains approximately 52.4 acres;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1 .
The following described land and territory lying adjacent to and adjoining the
City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby added to and annexed to the City of Fort Worth,
Texas, and said territory hereinafter described shall hereafter be included within
the boundary limits of the City of Fort Worth, 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 Fort Worth, Texas, to wit:
Being a tract or parcel of Land out of the James W. Williams
Survey, Abstract #1599, and the S. A. & M. G. R. R. Co. Survey,
Abstract #1463, situated in Tarrant County, Texas and described
as follows:
BEGINNING at a point in the present City Limit line of the City
of Fort Worth, in the North line of said S. A. & M. G. R. R. Co.
Survey 105 feet South 89 - 59' East from its Northwest corner,
same being 105. feet South 89 - 58' East from the most Easterly
Northeast corner of said Williams Survey, said point being in
the proposed Easterly R. 0. W. of McCart Street;
THENCE Southerly along a curve to the left having a radius of
536.2 feet, along said proposed East R. 0. W. 355 feet to the
end of curve;
THENCE South 10 - 08' West along the proposed East R. 0. W. Line
of McCart Street 340.0 feet to an iron for corner;
THENCE Westerly, along a curve to the Left having a radius of
505.3 feet, a distance of 329.0 feet to the end of this curve and
the beginning of another curve, this one to the Right, having a
radius of 618.16 feet;
THENCE along said curve to the Right 593.0 feet to the end of
curve;
THENCE North 700 - 49' West 658.85 feet to an iron pin for corner;
THENCE Southwesterly along a curve to the Right, having a radius
of 517.95 feet a distance of 144.3 feet to the end of curve;
THENCE South 500 - 18' West 425 feet to a point for corner in the
present City Limit line;
THENCE North 00 - 07' West along said City Limit line 1600 feet
to a point;
THENCE South 830 - 27' East along said City Limit line 1180 feet,
more or less;
THENCE South along the present City Limit line 450 feet more or
less;
THENCE South 890 - 58' East along the present City Limit line,
871 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning and containing
52.4 acres of Land, more or less.
SECTION 2.
The above described territory and the area annexed shall be a part of the City
of Fort Worth, Texas, and the property so added hereby shall bear its pro rata part
of the taxes levied by the City of Fort Worth, 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 Fort
Worth, Texas.
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SECTION 3.
That this ordinance shall and does hereby amend every prior ordinance in
conflict herewith, but as to all other ordinances or sections of ordinances not
in direct conflict herewith this ordinance shall be and is hereby made cumulative.
SECTION 4.
If any section, subsection, clause, sentence, phrase, or word of this ordinance
is for any reason held void or unconstitutional, by a court of competent jurisdiction,
such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections, subsections,
clauses, sentences, phrases, or words except as the same are inseparable from and
indispensable to the remaining portions of the ordinance.
SECTION 5.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its
passage on first reading and publication and its passage on second reading as provided
for in Section 40 of Chapter XXVIII of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth and it
is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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City Attorney
Passed and approved this the day of 1968.
"ity of Fort Worth, -t exas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Notice of Public Hearing on PAGE
NUMBER Contemplated Annexation (Wedgwood 1
11/18/68 PZ-303 Addition) lof
The Essex Company, developer of Wedgwood Addition, has requested that the
City of Fort Worth annex and make municipal facilities and services available
to a tract of land containing 52.4 acres of land, located in the Wedgwood
Addition as shown on the attached map.
The owners of the property have presented to the City Secretary a petition
for annexation accompanied by the required affidavits attesting that the
petition has been duly published and posted and that no persons reside in the
area requested for annexation, in accordance with Article 970a, of the
Revised Civil Statute of the State of Texas.
The request has been reviewed by City departments and their findings have
been reviewed by the City Plan Commission which recommends annexation of
the 52.4 acres as requested.
Municipal services and facilities can be made available under standard
development policies.
A copy of the timetable showing the sequence and timing of the necessary
additional step and a map of the area are attached.
Recommendation
.9E c E he
Iis recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution setting
s ovem�e
�831 1968, at 9:30 a.m. as the time for public hearing on the contemplated
annexation and authorizing and directing the City Secretary to publish the
notices required by State statute.
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Attachs.
SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITIO Y COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY
n APPROVED ❑ OTHER (DESCRIBE) /ITAE1tARY_
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CITY MANAGER "y- /Y- 6)
CITY COUNCIL ANNEXATION TIME TABLE
MEETING DAYS CALENDAR DATES ACTION
FIRST MONDAY November 1R Councit adopts kuoZuti.on setting
pubZic heaping on .thud Monday to
con,sideA co►item.p.E'ated annexation
and onde4us pubyi.cationZ. of tcesotu-
tion one time on .the jottowing Tues-
day, Wednuday, on Th tzday.
SECOND MONDAY November 25 No Action
THIRD MONDAY December 2 Counc%2 hoZde . ts public heani.ng pni.on
.to instituting annexation pteoeeedi,ngs.
FOURTH MONDAY December 9 No action
FIFTH MONDAY pecember 16 Councit institutes annexation ptcoeeed-
.ingz by adoption of annexation otcdi-
nanee on jiAzt treading. Oxdens pubt i-
cation of otcdi,nance one .time on the
6ottowing Tuesday, Wednezday, T"day,
otc Fkiday.
SIXTH MONDAY December 23 No Action
SEVENTH MONDAY December 30 OPTIONAL ACTION: I j CounciZ wiahea .to
hold a pubtie heaAing on .the neeomnended
initiaZ zoning c bassi j icati.on at .the
.time of j.i,nnae annexation, a neso.tution
setting the zoning hew ing on the .tenth
Monday witZ be adopted on this date.
EIGHTH MONDAY January. 6 No Action
NINTH MONDAY January 13 No Action
TENTH MONDAY ,lanuary 20 Councie. adopts annexation ondinanee on
second and jinae treading.
OPTIONAL ACTION: Ij zoning hew ing has
been adv extiz ed, Counei e. hotds pubZic
heaping to es.tab.Pizh zoning of the an-
nexed area.
�Ati pu4ticatioms to be .in the ojjic.i,aZ newapapen o6 .the City of Fotct WoAth.
Dates Entered by:
February 1 , 1968 A-051-69