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ORDINANCE NO ~ ~,Z
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AN ORDINANCE DECLARING CERTAIN FINDINGS, PROVIDING FOR
THE EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, PROVIDING FOR THE ANNEXATION OF A
CERTAIN 204 234 ACRES (0 319 SQUARE MILES) OF LAND,
MORE OR LESS, OUT OF THE HENRY ROBERTSON SURVEY, ,
ABSTRACT NUMBER 1259, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, WHICH SAID
TERRITORY LIES ADJACENT TO AND ADJOINS THE PRESENT
CORPORATE BOUNDARY LIMITS OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS,
PROVIDING THAT THE TERRITORY ANNEXED SHALL BEAR ITS
PRO RATA PART OF TAXES, PROVIDING THAT THE INHABITANTS
THEREOF SHALL HAVE ALL THE PRIVILEGES OF ALL THE
CITIZENS OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, FINDING AND PROVIDING
THAT SURROUNDING CERTAIN UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY AS A
RESULT OF SAID ANNEXATION IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST,
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 FOR SEVERABILITY 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 an opportunity to be heard on the proposed annexation
of the territory hereinafter described, was held in the City
Council Chambers in the Municipal Office Building of Fort Worth,
Texas, on the 6th day of June 2000, which date was not more than
forty (40) days nor less than twenty (20) days prior to
institution of annexation proceedings, and
WHEREAS, a second public hearing before the City Council of
the City of Fort Worth, Texas, wherein all interested persons
were provided an opportunity to be heard on the proposed
annexation of the territory hereinafter described, was held in
the City Council Chambers in the Municipal Office Building of
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Fort Worth, Texas, on the 20th day of June 2000, which date was
not more than forty (40) days nor less than twenty (20) days
prior to the institution of annexation proceedings, and
WHEREAS, notice of the first 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 25th day of May 2000, and posted on the City of Fort
Worth's Internet web site on the 26th day of May 2000, which
dates were not more than twenty (20) days nor less than ten (10)
days prior to the date of said such public hearing, and
WHEREAS, notice of the second 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 8th day of June 2000, and posted on the City of Fort
Worth's Internet web site on the 9th day of June 2000, which
dates were not more than twenty (20) days nor less than ten (10)
days prior to the date of said such public hearing, and
WHEREAS, written notice of the proposed annexation was
provided to the Northwest Independent School District, 1800
State Highway 114, Justin, Texas 76247-8700 on the 25th day of
May 2000, which date was not more than twenty (20) days nor less
than ten (10) days prior to the date of the first public
hearing, and
WHEREAS, written notice of the proposed annexation was
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provided by certified letter to Burlington Northern Santa Fe,
2650 Lou Menk Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76131-2830 on the 25th day
of May 2000, and
WHEREAS, prior to the posting and publication of the
notices of public hearings, a Service Plan providing for the
extension of municipal services into the hereinafter described
territory was prepared for inspection by and explanation to the
inhabitants of the area to be annexed, and
WHEREAS, the population of the City of Fort Worth, Texas,
is in excess of 100,000 inhabitants, and
WHEREAS, the hereinafter described territory lies within
the exclusive 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 City of Fort Worth finds that the inclusion of
the hereinafter described territory into the corporate limits of
the City of Fort Worth will cause the unincorporated area shown
on the attached Map Exhibit "A", to be entirely surrounded by
the corporate boundaries of the City of Fort Worth, and that the
surrounding of said unincorporated area is, and is hereby found
to be, in the public interest, and
WHEREAS, the hereinafter described territory contains
204 234 acres (0 319 square miles) of land, more or less,
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SECTION 1
That 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 corporate 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 204 234 acre tract of land situated in the HENRY
ROBERTSON SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 1259 and being a portion
of a 78 78 acre tract of land described in deed to Versie
H McKee and recorded in Volume 11731, Page 2227, Deed
Records, Tarrant County, Texas, and also being a portion of
a 95 40 acre tract of land described in deed to Denie McKee
and recorded in Volume 3209, Page 255, Deed Records,
Tarrant County, Texas, and also being a portion of a 100 00
acre tract of land described in deed to Versie H Mcl:ee arld
recorded in Volume 3209, Page 253, Deed Records, Tarrant
County, Texas, and also being a portion of Hicks Road
right-of-way and the G C and S F Railroad right-of-way,
said 204 234 acre tract of land being more particularly
described by metes and bounds as follows
BEGINNING at a point for the approximate intersection of
the east right-of-way line of said G C and S F Railroad
and the south right-of-way line of said Hicks Road,
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THENCE N 89° 43'01" W, along the approximately south right-
of-way line of said Hicks Road, a distance of 1693 33 feet
to a point,
THENCE N 00 ° 24'28" E, leaving the approximately south
right-of-way line of said Hicks Road, a distance of 450 34
feet to a point,
THENCE S 89 40'06" W, a distance of 1112 44 feet to a
point,
THENCE S 00 24' 28" W, a distance of 441 32 feet to a
point in the approximate south right-of-way .lines of said
Hicks Road,
THENCE N 89 ° 43'01" W, along the approximate south right-
of-way line of said Hicks Road, a distance of 777 48 feet
to a point,
THENCE N 00 74'14" E, leaving the approximate south right-
of-way line of said Hicks Road, a distance of 301 54 feet
to a point for the northeast corner of a tract of land
described in deed to Archie F and Lou J Ragland and
recorded in Volume 12703, Page 1, Deed Records, Tarrant
County, Texas,
THENCE S 89 ° 00'06" W, along the common boundary of the
herein described tract of land and said Ragland tract of
land, a distance of 629 33 feet to a point,
THENCE N 00 ° 28'37" E, a distance of 2321 70 feet to a
point,
THENCE S 89 36' 28" E, a distance of 1401 82 feet to a
point,
THENCE N 00 24' 28" E, a distance of 559 45 feet to a
point,
THENCE S 89 22' 35" E, a distance of 268 61 feet to a
point in the westerly right-of-way line of U S Highway No
287,
THENCE S 47 ° 23' 43" E, along the westerly right-of-way
line of said U S Highway No 287, a distance of 2321 30
feet to a point,
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THENCE S 42 ° 13' 00" E, continuing along the westerly
right-of-way line of said U S Highway No 287, a distance
of 554 74 feet to a point,
THENCE S 47 ° 24' 00" E, continuing along the westerly
right-of-way line of said U S Highway No 287, a distance
of 619 19 feet to a point in the approximate east line of
.said G C and S F Railroad,
THENCE S Ol ° 39' 57" W, leaving the westerly right-of-way
line of said U S Highway No 287, a distance of 775 77
feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 8,896,425
square feet or 204 234 acres of land, more or less
SECTION 2
That the above described territory is shown on Map Exhibit
"A" which is attached hereto and expressly incorporated herein
by reference for the purpose of illustrating and depicting the
location of the her.einabove described territory
SECTION 3
That the above described territory hereby annexed shall be
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
in accordance with the Service Plan and shall be bound by the
acts, ordinances, resolutions and regulations of the City of
Fort Worth, Texas
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SECTION 4
That annexation of the above described territory into the
City of Fort Worth will cause an unincorporated area to be
entirely surrounded by the corporate boundaries of the City of
Fort Worth, that said unincorporated area will not be included
within the City of Fort Worth as a result of said annexation,
and that the surrounding of said unincorporated area by the City
of Fort Worth is in the public interest
SECTION 5
That attached hereto, marked Exhibit "X" and incorporated herein
for all purposes incident hereto, is a Service Plan providing
for the extension of municipal services into the area to be
annexed, said Service Plan having been prepared prior to
publication of the notices of hearings prescribed under Section
43 063 of the Texas Local Government Code, and having been made
available at said hearings for inspection by and explanation to
the inhabitants of the area to be annexed
SECTION 6
That this ordinance shall and does amend every prior
ordinance in conflict herewith, but as to all other ordinances
or sections of ordinances not in direct conflict, this ordinance
shall be, and the same is hereby made cumulative
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SECTION 7
That it is hereby declared to be the intent of the City
Council 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 by the valid judgment or decree of
any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality
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 phrase,
clause, sentence, paragraph or section
SECTION 8
That this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force
and effect from and after the date of its passage, and it is so
ordained
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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MAP LEGEND MAP REFERENCES
Current Incorporated Area Mapsco 19 -R
Acres to be Annexed
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Zoning Map 14-8
Acres Disannexed NSA Tad Map 2036-456
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2nd Public Hearing 06-20-00
Date of Adoption 07-11-00
Council District. 2
Focus Area H -Northwest
EXHIBIT X
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SERVICE PLAN FOR ANNEXED AREA
Property Subject to Plan HENRY ROBERTSON SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO 1259 (the
Annexation Area)
Location and Acreage: NORTH SIDE OF HICKS ROAD EXTENDING NORTHWARD TO
THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF U.S HIGHWAY NO
81/287 - 204.234 ACRES
County TARRANT
Municipal services to the Annexation Area will be furnished by or on behalf of
the City of Fort Worth, Texas, at the following levels and in accordance with the
following service plan programs
1 PROGRAM FOR SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ANNEXATION
The City will provide the following services in the Annexation Area on the
effective date of the annexation, unless otherwise noted
A Police Protection
The Fort Worth Police Department (FWPD) will provide law enforcement
services in the Annexation Area commencing on the effective date of
annexation The services will include
Normal patrols and responses,
Handling of calls for service and incident reports;
Special units, such as traffic enforcement, criminal investigations,
Narcotics, gang suppression, and special weapons and tactics team
The Annexation Area would become part of Beat C-16 The FWPD estimates
that the average response time to the annexation area will exceed the
city-wide average response time of 17 21 minutes, since the area is
located some distance from the more populous areas of the city The FWPD
is working on improvements to ensure sufficient coverage throughout the
city
B Fire Protection
Fire protection services by existing personnel and equipment of the Fort
Worth Fire Department, within the limitations of available water and
distances from existing fire stations, will be provided to the Annexation
Area commencing on the effective date of the annexation These services
include
1st responder emergency medical services
Fire suppression and rescue;
Hazardous materials mitigation and regulation;
Dive rescue;
Technical rescue;
Fire Safety Education;
Aircraft/rescue/firefighting;
Fire protection system plan review;
Inspections;
Emergency management planning
These services are provided on a city-wide basis All Fort Worth
firefighters are certified by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection
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C Emergency Medical Services
Emergency medical services by existing personnel and equipment of the Fort
Worth Fire Department will be provided to the Annexation Area commencing
on the effective date of the annexation The Fort Worth Fire Department
serves as the first responder on life threatening medical emergencies as
a part of the MedStar system All Fort Worth Fire Department personnel
are certified at an Emergency Medical Technician level or higher All
engines, trucks, and rescue units carry Automatic External Defibrillators
for use with heart attack victims
D Solid waste Collection
Solid waste collection shall be provided to the Annexation Area in
accordance with existing City ordinances and policies commencing on the
effective date of the annexation Services will be provided by City
personnel or by private solid waste service providers under contract with
the City Persons using the services of a privately owned solid waste
management service provider may continue to use such services until the
second anniversary of the annexation
Solid waste collection services for businesses and multi-family dwelling
complexes having three or more units may be provided by the City or
private service providers at the discretion of the customer
E Operation and Maintenance of Water and Wastewater Facilities
The Annexation Area is located in the CCN of the City of Fort Worth A
proposed 36" water main is to be installed in Hicks Road The City will
provide water service to the Annexation Area in accordance with the
"Installation Policy of Community Facilities "
Sewer service will be available from an existing 30" sewer main located in
Big Fossil- Creek adjacent to Harmon & Blue Mound Road The City will
provide sewer service to the Annexation Area in accordance with the
"Installation Policy of Community Facilities "
F Operation and Maintenance of Roads and Streets, Includin Street Li htin
The following services will be provided in the Annexation Area commencing
on the effective date of the annexation, unless otherwise noted
The Transportation and Public Works Department will assume maintenance of
public streets over which the City has jurisdiction These services
include emergency pavement repair and repair maintenance of public streets
on an as-needed basis Public streets will be included in the City's
preventive maintenance program Preventive maintenance projects are
prioritized on a Citywide basis and scheduled based on a variety of
factors, including surface condition, rideability, age, traffic volume,
functional class, and available funding Any necessary rehabilitation or
reconstruction will be considered and prioritized on a citywide basis
Street lights installed on improved public streets shall be maintained by
the City of Fort Worth in accordance with current City policies Other
street lighting shall not be maintained by the City of Fort Worth
The Transportation and Public Works Department will also provide
regulatory signage services in the Annexation Area Traffic signal, stop,
and all other regulatory studies are conducted in conjunction with growth
of traffic volumes All regulatory signs and signals are installed when
warranted following an engineering study Faded, vandalized, or missing
signs are replaced as needed "CALL BACK" service is provided 24 hours a
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day, 365 days a year for emergency sign repair For major arterials and
collectors, the marking of streets is on an 18-month frequency All
improved intersections and roadways are striped upon improvement All
roadways are re-striped and remarked as needed
G Operation and Maintenance of Parks, Play rounds and Swimming Pools
Residents of this property may utilize all existing parks and community
service facilities throughout the City, beginning with the effective date
of the annexation Existing parks, playgrounds, swimming pools and other
recreational and community facilities within the Annexation Area that are
private facilities will be unaffected by the annexation
Existing parks, playgrounds, swimming pools and other recreational and
community facilities within this property shall, upon deeding to and
acceptance by the City and appropriations for maintenance and operations,
be operated by the City of Fort Worth, but not otherwise
H Operation and Maintenance of Any Other Publicly Owned Facility, Buildin
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In the event the City acquires any other facilities, buildings or services
necessary for municipal services located in the Annexation Area,
maintenance services will be provided by the appropriate City department
2 PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SERVICES
In addition to the services identified above, the following services will be
provided in the Annexation Area on the effective date of the annexation, unless
otherwise noted
A The residents of the Annexation Area will receive library services from the
Fort Worth Public Library ccmmencing on the effective date of the
annexation
B The City will provide general municipal administration and administrative
services
C The Transportation and Public Works Department will provide drainage
maintenance services in the Annexation Area at current Citywide service
levels The City will assume maintenance for all public drainage channels
within dedicated ,public drainage easements
The Transportation and Public Works Department will provide the following
services
Storm sewer maintenance;
Watershed development review and inspection
The Environmental Management Department will provide the following
services
Emergency spills and pollution complaints response;
Storm sewer discharge pollution prevention (commercial only);
Water quality assessments for creeks
The Department of Engineering will provide information relating to flood
plains
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D Enforcement of the City's environmental health ordinances and regulations,
including but not limited to weed and brush ordinances, junked and
abandoned vehicle ordinances, food handlers' ordinances and animal control
ordinances, will be provided within the Annexation Area on the effective
date of the annexation Complaints of ordinance or regulation violations
within the area will be answered and investigated by existing personnel
beginning on the effective date of the annexation
E The City's building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and all other
construction codes will be enforced within the Annexation Area beginning
with the effective date of the annexation
F The City's zoning, subdivision, sign, manufactured housing, junk yard and
other ordinances shall be enforced in the Annexation Area beginning on the
effective date of the annexation
G All inspection services furnished by the City of Fort Worth, but not
mentioned above, will be provided to the Annexation Area beginning on the
effective date of the annexation
3 PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING FULL MUNICIPAL
SERVICES WITHIN 2-1/ YEARS
In addition to the services listed above, the City will provide full municipal
services to the Annexation Area commensurate with the levels of services provided
in other parts of the City except if differences in topography, land use, and
population density constitute a sufficient basis for providing different levels
of service, no later than two and one-half '(2- ;~) years after the effective date
of the annexation If full municipal services cannot be reasonably provided
within the aforementioned time period, the City will propose a schedule for
providing said services within a period of four and one-half (4-1/2) years after
the effective date of the annexation, and/or upon commencement of development of
a subdivision within this property, whichever occurs later
"Full municipal services" are services
municipal taxation and provided by the
shall provide the services by any of the
to any other area of the City
that are funded in whole or in part by
City within its boundaries The City
methods by which'it extends the services
4 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
The City will initiate acquisition or construction of capital improvements
necessary for providing full municipal services adequate to serve the Annexation
Area Any such construction shall be substantially completed within two and one-
half (2- ,~) years after the effective date of the annexation If capital
improvements necessary for providing full municipal services for the Annexation
Area cannot be reasonably constructed within the aforementioned time period, the
City will proposed a schedule for providing said services within a period of four
and one-half (4-1/2) years, and/or upon commencement of development of a
subdivision within this property, whichever occurs later
Acquisition or construction shall be accomplished by purchase, lease, or other
contract Any such construction shall be accomplished in a continuous process
and shall be completed as soon as reasonably possible, consistent with generally
accepted local engineering and architectural standards and practices
A Police Protection No capital improvements are necessary at this time to
provide police protection to the Annexation Area Need for construction
of new facilities will be assessed periodically based on population
growth, predicted growth and call volume
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B Fire Protection No capital improvements are necessary at this time to
provide fire protection to the Annexation Area Need for construction of
new facilities will be assessed periodically based on population growth,
predicted growth, call volume and response times
C Solid Waste Collection No capital improvements are necessary at this time
to provide solid waste collection services to the Annexation Area
D water and Wastewater As development and construction of subdivisions
commence within this property, water and sewer mains of the City will be
extended by the property owner in accordance with provisions of the
Subdivision Ordinance and other applicable policies, ordinances, and
regulations City participation in the costs of these extensions shall be
in accordance with applicable City policies, ordinances, and regulations
Such extensions will commence within two and one-half (2-1/2) years from
the effective date of the annexation ordinance If water and sewer mains
of the City cannot be reasonably constructed within the aforementioned
time period, the City will propose a schedule for providing said services
within a period of four and one-half (4-1/2) years, and/or upon
commencement of development of a subdivision within this property,
whichever occurs later
Following is a summary of the Water and wastewater Installation Policy as
set out in Section III of the City's Policy for the "Installation Policy
of Community Facilities "
The developer shall cause to be constructed all water and wastewater
facilities required to provide service to the development,
subdivision, or lot/tract The developer shall be responsible for
100% of the cost for water and wastewater facilities designed to
provide service to the proposed development If larger facilities
are required based on comprehensive study, the additional
incremental cost shall be borne by the City
Connection to existing City water mains for domestic water service
to serve residential, commercial, and industrial uses within the
Annexation Area will be provided in accordance with existing City
ordinances and policies Upon connection to existing mains, water
will be provided at rates established by City ordinances 'for such
service at the normal rates charged throughout the City
Connections to existing City sanitary sewer mains for sanitary
sewage service in the Annexation Area will be provided in accordance
with existing City ordinances and policies Upon connection, to
existing sanitary sewer mains, sanitary sewage service will be
provided at rates established by City ordinances for such service at
the normal rates charged throughout the City
E Roads and Streets No road or street related capital improvements are
necessary at this time Future extensions of roads or streets and future
installation of related facilities, such as traffic control devices, will
be governed by the City's standard policies and procedures
F Drainage Utility No capital improvements are necessary at this time to
provide drainage services
G Street_Lighting It is anticipated that new subdivisions in the Annexation
Area will install street lighting in accordance with the City's standard
policies and procedures In other cases, the City will consider
installation of additional street lighting in the Annexation Area upon
request, with priority given to street lighting for traffic safety
Provision of street lighting will be in accordance with the City's street
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lighting policies, and those of the providing utility
H Parks, Playgrounds and Swimming Pools Capital improvements such as
' parkland acquisition and development of facilities will be dictated by
future land use of the area, goals established by the Parks, Recreation
and Open Space Comprehensive Plan and appropriation of resources Should
additional residential development occur, parkland dedication or payment
in lieu thereof shall be required in accordance with the Park Policy of
the Subdivision Ordinance
Other Publicly Owned Facilities, Building or Services Additional Services
In general, other City functions and services, and the .additional services
described above can be provided for the Annexation Area by using existing
capital improvements Additional capital improvements are not necessary
to provide City services
IMPACT FEES
Notwithstanding any other provision of this service plan, a landowner within the
Annexation Area will not be required to fund capital improvements necessary to
provide municipal services in a manner inconsistent with Chapter 395 of the Local
Government Code governing impact fees, unless otherwise agreed to by the
landowner
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
7/11/00 **PZ-2214 06HENRY 1 of 2
SUBJECT ORDINANCE ANNEXING 204.234 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF THE HENRY
ROBERTSON SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 1259, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS
(ANNEXATION CASE NO A-00-05)
RECOMMENDATION
It is ,recommended that the City Council
1 Find that the inclusion of 204.234 acres of land out of the Henry Robertson Survey, Abstract
Number 1259, Tarrant County, Texas, into the corporate limits of the City of Fort Worth will cause
the unincorporated area shown on Map Exhibit "A", as included in the attached ordinance, to be
entirely surrounded by the corporate boundaries of the City of Fort Worth, and that the surrounding
of said unincorporated area is, and is hereby found to be, in the public interest; and
2. Approve the attached ordinance annexing the subject property in compliance with the requirements
of Chapter 43 of the Local Government Code of the State of Texas
DISCUSSION
On May 23, 2000 (M&C PZ-2190), the City Council approved the timetable for annexing the above
referenced property into the Fort Worth City limits. Public hearings concerning this request were held
as required by state law on June 6 and 20, 2000 Adoption of the attached ordinance will complete this
annexation process.
The annexation of the subject 204.234-acre tract will cause an unincorporated area north of Hicks Road
as shown on Exhibit "A" to be entirely surrounded by the corporate boundaries of the City of Fort Worth
and will not include the unincorporated area within the City Section 43 057 of the Local Government
Code specifically states that:
"If a proposed annexation would cause an area to be entirely surrounded by the annexing
municipality but would not include the area within the municipality, the governing body of the
municipality must find, before completing the annexation, that surrounding the area is in the
public interest."
City staff has reviewed the annexation request and recommends that surrounding the above referenced
unincorporated area is in the public interest. The Development Review Committee recommended
approval of the annexation on May 18, 2000 The City Plan Commission recommended approval of the
annexation on May 24, 2000 Staff is in the process of annexing the unincorporated area on Hicks
Road that will be surrounded after approval of this annexation (case file A-00-07) which is scheduled for
completion on August 8, 2000
This property is located on the north side of Hicks Road, and extends northward to the southwesterly
line of U S Highway 81/287 If annexed, this property would be contiguous to COUNCIL DISTRICT 2.
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SUBJECT ORDINANCE ANNEXING 204.234 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF THE HENRY
ROBERTSON SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 1259, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS
ANNEXATION CASE NO A-00-05
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Finance Director certifies that no funds are required for this action
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
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