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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 190 ORDINANCE �0. 190 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS; SETTING FORTH RESULTS OF A PUBLIC HEARING; EXTENDING THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CI7Y OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS TO INCLUDE ALL LANDS AND AREA WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITS AND BOUNDARIES AND ANNEXING TO THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ALL OF THE AREA WITHIN SUCH LIMITS AND BOUNDARIES; PROVIDING THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL NOT IMPAIR OR AFFECT ANY OTHER ANNEXATION ORDINANCE WHETHER PASSED ON ONE OR MORE READINGS AND NOT YET PASSED ON FINAL READING; PROVIDING A SAVING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. WHEREAS, in accordance with Article 970a, Section 6, publication of a Notice of Public Hearing was duly caused to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area to be annexed and in the City of Friendswood, Texas, and a copy of such publication is attached hereto and made a part hereof. AND W�EREAS, ON August 6, 1973, at 7:30 p,m. in the City Hall of the City of Friendswood, Texas, a public hearing was duly held, according to the published notice, affording the opportunity for several interested persons to appear before the City Council of Friendswood, Texas to present evidence in regard to the feasibility and practicability of the annexation of such territory to the City; and WHEREAS, the hearing was completed and every person who desired to be heard was given a full opportunity to present evidence on the advantages or disadvantages of such annexation; and WHEREAS, the necessary Ordinance or Ordinances have been prepared to complete the annexation proceedings , now therefore: SE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCII OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, STA7E OF TEXAS: Section 1 . That the boundaries and limits of the City of Friendswaod are hereby extended so as to embrace and include the following described area of land, and the following described area of land is hereby annexed to and made a part of the City of Friendswood, to-wit: BEING 562.5 acre tract of land in the Perry & Austin League situated in Galveston County, Texas , and being parts of lots 25, 26, 27 , 28, a11 oflots33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51 , 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, and part of lot 42, all in the Einar Hoidale & Ashley Coffman Subdivision of the upper end of The Perry and Austin League and the Thomas Labor situated in Galveston County, Texas , and recorded in Book No. 215 at page 394 in the office of the County Clerk of Galveston County, Texas, ThP above said 562.5 acre tract of land being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows to wit: BEGINNING at a point in the Southeasterly line of lot 29, in the Hoidale & Coffman Subdivision, that i� N45 E 40-00 feet from the South Corner of lot 29, said point also being in the Northeasternly line of Medody Lane based on 60 feet in width; THENCE S45°E a distance of 2640.00 feet to a point in the Southeasterly line of lot 25 in said Hoidale & Coffman Subdivision, said point also being in the city limit line of the City of Friendswood, Texas , said point being N45 E 40.00 feet from the south corner of Lot 25; THENCE N45 E and along the Southeasterly line of lots 25 and 36 and a Northeasterly extension thereof also being along the city limit line of the City of Friendswood, Texas, a distance of 4406.00 feet more or less to the center line of Clear Creek. THENCE in a Northwesterly direction and following the meanders of the centerline of Clear Creek to the North Corner of Lot one (1 ) Block 10 in Longwood Park Subdivision, according to a map or plat of said Longwood Park Subdivision recorded in book 254-A page 90 of the map records _ in Galveston County, Texas , THENCE S45°W along the Northeasterly line of lots 1 Block 10 and a Southeasterly extension there of also along the Northeasterly line of lot 8 Block 11 a11 in Longwood Park Subdivision, a distance of 810.07 feet more or less to a point in the Northwestly line of Lot 48 in the Hoidale & Coffman Subdivision; THENCE S45°W along the Northwesterly line of above said North- westerly line of lot 48, a distance of 564.50 feet to the west corner of said Lot 48, said point also being the North corner of lot 47 all in said Hoidale & Coffman Subdivision. TNENCE S45°E and along the dividing line between lots 47 and 48 in Hoidale & Coffman Subdivision a distance of 827.00 feet more or less to the East Corner of Lot 47, said point also being the South Corner of Lot 48; TNENCE S45°W along the Southeasterly line of lot 47 and the Northwesterly lqne of lot 46 to the West Corner of lot 46, all in Hoidale & Coffman Subdivision; said point also being the North Corner of Lot 32; Thence S45°E along the Northeasterly line of lot 32 a distance of 660 feet more or less to the East corner of lot 32, in the Hoidale & Coffman Subdivision, THENCE S45°W and along the Southeaster1y line of lots 29 and 32 and the Northwesterly lines of lots 28 and 32 a distance of 1280.00 feet more or less to the place of beginning. Containing 562.5 acres more or 1ess. Being 0.88 square miles. Section 2. This ordinar�ce shall not repeal , impair, modify or in anywise affect any other ordinance annexing territory to the City of Friendswood, or any other ordinance heretofore passed on one or more readings and not yet passed on final reading annexing any territory to the City of Friendswood, but such other ordinance or ordinances shall remain and continue to be effective to their intent and purpose as therein stated wholly unaffected in any way or manner by the passage of this ordinance. This ordinance shall not in anywise be impaired or affected by any other ordinance heretofore introduced or passed on any reading, whether final or not; nor shall it be affected by any other ordinance which may there- after be introduced or passed on one or more readings, pending the final passage of this ordinance; and this ordinance shall be effective to its intent and purpose as hereinabove stated, wholly unaffected by any other annexation ordinance introduced and passed or hereafter introduced and passed on any reading, whether final or not final , annexing territory to the City of Friendswood, and wholly unaffected by any ordinance heretofore or hereafter passed calling a hearing and giving notice relative to the institution of any annexation proceeding. The procedure initiated hereby and the annexation proceedings instituted hereunder shall be independent of any other proposed and pending annexation of such territory and such other proceedings shall not be affected hereby. Section 3. If any section, or part of this ordinance shall be held unconstitutional , illegal or invalid, or the application thereof ineffective or inapplicable as to any territory, such unconstitutionality, illegality, invalidity or ineffectiveness of such section or part shall in no wise affect, impair or invalidate the remaining portion or portions thereof, but as to such remaining portion or portions, the same shall be and remain in full force and effect; and should this ordinance for any reason be ineffective as to any part of the area hereby annexed to the City of Friendswood, such ineffectiveness of this ordinance as to any such part or parts, of any such area shall not affect the affectiveness of this ordinance as to all of the remainder of such area, and the City Council hereby declares it to be its purpose to annex to the City of Friendswood every part of the area described in Section 1 of this ordinance, regardless of whether any other part of such described area is hereby effectively annexed to the City. Provided further, that if there is included in the general description of territory set out in Section 1 of this ordinance to be hereby annexed to the City of Fr�endswood any lands or area which are already a part of and included within the general limits of the City of Friendswood, or which are presently part of and included in the limits of any other city, town or village, or which are not within the City of Friendswood jurisdiction to annex, the same is hereby excluded and excepted from the territory to be annexed hereby as fully as if such excluded and excepted area were especially described herein. APPROVED ON FIRST READING this the 6th day of August , 1973. APPROVED ON SECOND READING this the 20th day of August , 1973. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON THIRD READING this the 17th day of September , 1973. �.f�,'��.�( , ,�1�'�' s`� �'� L���"! � ' �-'V� Ralp L. Lowe, Mayor ATTEST: � r�'��-� � ��x�� City Secretary App s t o m: Ci t tto