1988-1752388L
NO 6~_12~
AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING A TRACT OF LAND CONTIGUOUS AND ADJACENT TO
THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, BEING ALL THAT LOT, 1RACT OR PARCEL OF
LAND CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 20 8309 ACRES OF LAND LYING AND
BEING SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF DENTON, STATE OF fEXAS AND BEING
PART OF THE J DICKSON SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO 342 AND A CANNON
SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO 232 DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, CLASSIFYING THE
SAME AS AGRICULTURAL "AT' DISTRICT PROPERTY, AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, a request for annexation for the property described
in Exhibit "A", a copy of which is attached hereto and incorpo-
rated by reference herein, was introduced at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, on the petition of
the City of Denton, and
WHEREAS, an opportunity s afforded, at a blic hearing held
for that purpose on the day of p , 1988 in the
Council Chambers for all interested pers O&T. to state their views
and present evidence bearing upon the annexation provided by this
ordinance, and
WHEREAS, an opportunit}'~ was afforded, at a p lic hearing held
for that purpose on the /(pT~ day of ~g , 1988 in the
Council Chambers for al nterested person& to state their views
and present evidence bearing upon the annexation provided by this
ordinance, and
WHEREAS, this ordinance has been published in full at least
one time in the official newspaper of the City of Denton, Texas,
prior to its effective date, and after the public hearings,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That the tract of land described in said Exhibit
"A" e, an the same is hereby annexed to the City of Denton,
Texas, and the same is made hereby a part of said City and the
land and the present and future inhabitants thereof shall be
entitled to all the rights and privileges of other citizens of
said City and shall be bound by the acts and ordinances of said
City now in effect or which may hereafter be enacted and the
property situated therein shall be subject to and shall bear its
prorata part of the taxes levied by the City
SECTION II The property described in Exhibit "A" is hereby
classi ie as gricultural "A" District and shall so appear on the
official zoning map of the City of Denton, Texas, which map is
hereby amended accordingly
SECTION III Should any section or part of this ordinance be
held unc- ons~tional, illegal or invalid, or the application
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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 remain-
ing 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 Denton,
such ineffectiveness of this ordinance as to any such part or parts
of any such area shall not affect the effectiveness of this ordi-
nance 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
Denton every part of the area described in said Exhibit "A" 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 within the general description of terri-
tory set out in Section I of this Ordinance to be hereby annexed
to the City of Denton any lands or area which are presently part
of and included within the limits of the City of Denton, or which
are presently part of and included within the limits of any other
City, Town or Village, or which are not within the City of
Denton's jurisdiction to annex, the same is hereby excluded and
excepted from the territory to be hereby annexed as fully as if
such excluded and excepted area were expressly described herein
SECTION IV This ordinance shall be effective immediately
upon is passage
Introduced before the City Council on the 4:&day of
1988
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council on the d-46 day of
1988
4n Y S EP ^NS, A
ATTEST
J N F ' TERS, CI' SECRET
(tTAY OF ENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
DEBRA ADAMI DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
BY
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EXHIBIT "A"
ALL that certain lot, tract or parcel of land lying and being
situated in the County of Denton, State of Texas, and being part
of the J Dickson Survey, Abst No 342 and A Cannon Survey,
Abst No 232, and also being part of a tract of land as
conveyed from Henry C Thompson, Jr to R D Martin by deed
dated November 24, 1980 and recorded in Volume 1048, Page 191 of
the Deed Records of Denton County, Texas, and more particularly
described as follows
BEGINNING at a point in the present city limits, said point
lying in the west boundary line of the tract described in
Ordinance No 87-119, said point also lying in the north
boundary line of said R D Martin Tract and the south boundary
line of the Old Alton Cemetery Tract, said point also lying
250 0' west of and perpendicular to the centerline of F M 2181,
THENCE southeasterly along the present city limits as
established in said Ordinance 87-119 with a curve to the left
having a radius 10396 26', a central angle of 190 34' 57 9"
and a chord bearing and length of south 200 22' 01 9" east,
474 90', an arc length of 477 22' to a point lying in an
easterly boundary line of said Martin Tract for corner,
THENCE south 00 07' 45" west along an easterly boundary line
of said Martin Tract a distance of 455 49' to an inner ell
corner of said Martin Tract lying in the south boundary line of
said Dickson survey and the north boundary line of said Cannon
survey for corner,
THENCE south 890 47' 45" east along the southerly north
boundary line of said Martin Tract, same being the south
boundary line of said Dickson survey and the north boundary line
of said Cannon survey a distance of 110 0' to a point for corner,
THENCE south 170 23' 11" east along the east boundary line of
said R D Martin Tract a distance of 142 7' to a point for
corner,
THENCE south 270 32' 29" east along the east boundary line of
said R D Martin Tract a distance of 695 35' to the southern
most corner of said R D Martin Tract same being a point lying
in the northeast boundary line of a tract conveyed to the United
States of America for corner,
THENCE north 550 59' 39" west along the southwest boundary
line of said Martin Tract and the northeast boundary line said
USA Tract a distance 948 32' to an inner ell corner of said USA
Tract for corner,
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EXHIBIT "A" (Con't)
THENCE north 160 52' 52" west along the west boundary line of
said R D Martin Tract and the east boundary line of said USA
Tract passing the north boundary line of said Cannon survey and
the south boundary line of said Dickson survey, passing at
1487 98' the southerly northwest corner of said R D Martin
tract and the southwest corner of a tract described in a deed
from R D Martin et ux to Tim D Masten et ux dated October 14,
1981 and recorded in Volume 1106, Page 730 of the D R D C T ,
continuing for a total distance of 1,855 35' to the northwest
corner of said Masten Tract, said point also lying in the south
right-of-way line of an east/west county road for corner,
THENCE south 890 18' 49" east along the north boundary line
of said Masten Tract and the south right-of-way line of said
county road, passing at 242 0' the northeast corner of said
Masten tract and the northerly northwest corner of said R D
Martin tract, continuing for a total distance of 484 62 to the
northerly northeast corner of said R D Martin Tract for corner,
THENCE south 10 21' 17" west along the westerly east boundary
line of said R D Martin Tract a distance of 299 29' to a point
lying in the north boundary line of said Old Alton Cemetery
tract for corner,
THENCE south 890 44' 10" west along the northerly south
boundary line of said R D Martin Tract and the north boundary
line of said Old Alton Cemetery tract a distance of 20 8' to an
inner ell corner of said R D Martin Tract, same being the
northwest corner of said Old Alton Cemetery Tract for corner,
THENCE south 00 43' 57" west along the westerly east boundary
line of said R D Martin Tract and the west boundary line of
the Old Alton Cemetery Tract a distance of 335 84' to an inner
ell corngr of said R D Martin Tract and the southwest corner
of said Old Alton Cemetery Tract for corner,
THENCE south 870 18' 0" east along the southerly north
boundary line of said R D Martin Tract and the south boundary
line of said Old Alton Cemetery Tract a distance of 234 33' to
the Place of Beginning and containing 20 8309 acres of land
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