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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 13422~r ORDINANCE NO l.J~~,~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS (1986), AS AMENDED, BY DESIGNATING CERTAIN PROPERTY IN TARRANT COUNTY AS FORT WORTH TAX ABATEMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NO 29, PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas ("City"), desires to promote the development or redevelopment of a certain contiguous geographic area within its jurisdiction by the creation of a reinvestment zone for commercial/industrial tax abatement, as authorized by the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act, V.T C A , Tax Code, Chapter 312, as amended; and WHEREAS, the City Council has elected by City Resolution NO. 2379 to become eligible to participate in tax abatement, and WHEREAS, the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act further provides that property within a reinvestment zone may be eligible for, inter alia, commercial/industrial tax abatement, subject to the governing body of the municipality establishing guidelines and criteria for such eligibility and entering into a written tax abatement agreement with the owner of taxable real and/or personal property that is located in the reinvestment zone; and WHEREAS, a public hearing in a regularly scheduled meeting before the City Council was opened at 10 00 a m on the 21st day of April, 1998, such date being at least seven (7) days after the i° date of publication of the notice of such public hearing as required by the Tax Code, and WHEREAS, written notice of the public hearing was delivered to the presiding officer of the governing body of each affected taxing unit (that includes in its boundaries the real property that is to be included in the proposed reinvestment zone) at least seven (7) days before the date of the public hearing, and WHEREAS, the City, at such hearing, invited all interested persons or their representatives to appear and speak for or against the designation of the proposed reinvestment zone, the boundaries of the proposed reinvestment zone, whether all or part of the territory described in this ordinance should be included in such proposed reinvestment zone, and the concept of tax abatement; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS- SECTION 1 That the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), as amended, is hereby amended by adding to Chapter 32, Taxation, Article III, a new Division 29, entitled Tax Abatement Reinvestment Zone No 29, which shall read as follows DIVISION 29 TAX ABATEMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NO 29 Section 32-39.70 Findings and Determinations The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are hereby found and declared to be true and correct. The City, after conducting such hearings and having -2- heard such evidence and testimony, has made the following findings and determinations based on the testimony and evidence presented to it (a) That a required hearing on the designation of Tax Abatement Reinvestment Zone No 29 has been properly called, held and conducted and that notices of such hearing have been published as required by law and delivered to all taxing units overlapping the territory inside the proposed reinvestment zone, and (b) That the boundaries of the reinvestment zone shall be the boundaries as described in Exhibit "A", which is attached hereto and made a part hereof; and (c) That the designation of the reinvestment zone for commercial/industrial tax abatement, with boundaries as described in Exhibit "A", and the improvements sought are feasible and practical and will be a benefit to the land included in the zone and to the City after the expiration of any Tax Abatement Agreement entered into under V T C A , Tax Code, Section 312,204, and (d) That the reinvestment zone as described in Exhibit "A" meets the criteria for the designation of a reinvestment zone as set forth in V T C A., Tax Code, Section 312 202, as amended, in that it is reasonably likely as a result of the designation to contribute to the retention or expansion of primary employment or to attract major investment in the zone that would be a benefit to the property and that would contribute to the economic development of the City Section 32-39 71 Designation of Zone Pursuant to the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act, V.T.C A., Tax Code, Sections 312 001 through 312 209, the City hereby designates a reinvestment zone for commercial/ industrial tax abatement encompassing the area in Exhibit "A", attached hereto, and such reinvestment zone shall hereafter be designated as Tax Abatement Reinvestment Zone No 29, City of Fort Worth, Texas The designation of this zone expires five (5) years after the effective date of -3- this division and may be renewed for periods not to exceed five (5) years. Section 32-39 72 Effective date This division shall take effect on April 21, 1998 SECTION 2 This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), as amended, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed SECTION 3 It is hereby declared to be the intention 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 such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section -4- SECTION 4 This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, and it is so ordained APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY Assistant City torney Date: T - 02~~ ~~ ADOPTED: -7 ` a2~- ~I~ EFFECTIVE - ~- a r- 9~ -s- EXHIBIT "A" Property Description 1.0160 ACRES OF LAND BEING a tract of land out of the David Strickland Survey, Abstract 1376, in the City of Fort Worth and being the same tract conveyed to Jerry W Smith recorded in Volume 6806, Page 1787, Deed Records of Tarrant County, Texas; BEGINNING at a point in the called North ROW line of Collett-Little Road (a variable ROW) said point being the original Southeast corner of Redwood Estates Addition recorded in Volume 388-59, Page 59, Map Records, Tarrant County, Texas; THENCE. East 99.36 feet along the called North ROW line of Collett-Little Road to a point in the West line of a 35.285 acre tract recorded in Volume 8203, Page 1799 point also being N OOE 12' 28" E, 33.33 feet from a '/z inch iron rod found in asphalt being the Southwest corner of said 35.285 acre tract; THENCE. N OOE 10' 28" E, 444.00 feet along the West line of said 35.285 acre tract to a '/2 inch iron rod found at the Ell corner of Redwood Estates, passing a %z inch iron rod at 4.58 feet; THENCE. West 100 00 feet along the Redwood Estates line a '/z inch iron rod set in the Ell corner of said addition. THENCE. S OOE OS' 33" E, along the West line of Redwood Estates, passing a %Z inch iron rod found at 439 42 feet, in all 444 00 feet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING and CONTAINING 1 0160 acres of land. 14.6873 ACRES OF LAND BEING a tract of land out of the David Strickland Survey, Abstract No 1376, in the City of Fort Worth, Texas and being part of a 35.285 acre tract conveyed to Collette 820 Joint Venture in Volume 11628, Page 1200, Deed Records of Tarrant County, Texas and being more particularly described as follows. BEGINNING at a PK nail found in the West ROW line of Loop 820 and the Southeast corner of the 35.285 acre tract, said point being in Collett Little Road (ROW not defined); THENCE. N 89E44'40" W, 996 76 feet along the South line of said 35.285 acre tract and in Collett Little Road to the Southwest corner of said 35.285 acre tract, a % inch iron rod found, THENCE N OOE 10' 28" E, 729 64 feet along the West line of said 35.285 acre tract to a '/z inch iron rod found at the Southwest corner of a 10 0 acre tract conveyed to U S. Rental in Volume 12407, Page 307, and m the East line of Redwood Estates, recorded in Volume 388-59, Page 59; Deed Records of Tarrant County, Texas; THENCE. S 89E 20' 15" E, 505.52 feet along the South line of said 10 0 acre tract to the Northwest corner of a 2.0 acre tract conveyed to Mark Matson and wife, Nan Matson, in Volume 12517, Page 1227 Deed Records of Tarrant County, Texas, a %s iron rod set; THENCE. S OOE 52' 00" W, 173 46 feet along the West line of said 2.0 acre tract to a % inch iron rod found at its Southwest corner; THENCE. 89E 20' 15" E, 502.24 feet along the South line of said 2.0 acre tract to its Southeast corner and in the West ROW line of Loop 820, a Yz inch iron rod found; THENCE. S OOE 52' 00" W, 547.54 feet along the West ROW line of Loop 820 to the PLACE OF BEGINNING and containing 14 6873 acres of land. S 6 -M1 w CONTINUED ON MAP 79 ~_'± 93 'k4okF,;;y}';ti;: r;t6 N O~ d Z d O 7 Z ~- Z O V BOOK PAGE 1093 DETAIL MAP SECTION STARTS ON INDEX PAGE 141-- CdPYRIGHT 1971 1998 6y MAPSCO INC. ALL RfGH7S RESERVED .~ O~ d Z O O Z Z O V 0 Yg Ua ~g ih CONTINUED ON MAP 107 ~ 0 1000 2000 3000 City of Fort Worth, Texas ~1-~Ayar And aunc~l ammun~cAt~an C C DATE 4/21/98 REFERENCE NUMBER G-12190 LOG NAME 02ZONE PAGE 1 of 1 SUBJECT PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE DESIGNATING FORT WORTH TAX ABATEMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 29 BECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council 1 Hold a public hearing concerning the. designation of Fort Worth Tax Abatement Reinvestment Zone Number 29, and 2. Adopt the attached ordinance, which designates Fort Worth Tax Abatement Reinvestment Zone Number 29 pursuant to the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act, Tax Code Sections , 312.001 through 312.209, as amended (the Act) DISCUSSION The proposed zone is located in southeast Fort Worth on Collette-Little Road The exact boundaries of the property are described in Exhibit A of the attached ordinance. This site has been selected by The Fort Worth Villas by the Lake, L.P for a senior citizen low and moderate income multi-family development. The developer/property owner has submitted a tax abatement application for the facility that is to be operated at this site. This public hearing is required by the Act. In accordance with the Act, notice of this hearing was (1) delivered to the governing body of each affected taxing unit, and (2) published in a newspaper having general circulation in the City, at least seven days prior to this meeting The Act requires the property receiving abatement to be located in a reinvestment or enterprise zone. The proposed area meets the statutory criteria for the designation of a reinvestment zone, in that the area is reasonably likely, as a result of the designation, to contribute to the retention or expansion of primary employment or to attract major investment in the zone that would be a benefit to the property and would contribute to the economic development of the city Further, the improvements sought in the zone are feasible, practicable and would be a benefit to the land to be included in the zone and to the city after any tax abatement. agreements which may be entered into (in accordance with state law) have expired The designation of a reinvestment zone expires after five years and may be renewed for periods not to exceed five years. FISCAL INFORMATION/CFRTIFI[:ATIC~N The Director of Fiscal Services certifies that adoption of this ordinance does not require the expenditure of City funds. MG:m Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office by: (to) f1i"~OVW Mike Groomer 6140 ~~/ /'\/1, (1~1~11 Originatin De artment H d ~1 ~ i `/~JUfV ~I.e g p ea : APIA ~Y 19913 Tom Higgins 6192 (from) ~ Additional Information Contact: ' Jay Chapa 8003 Adopted Ordit~anc~ ~0. ~