1986-2441568L
NO SLa Z
AN ORDINANCE ABANDONING AND VACATING A CERTAIN DRAINAGE EASEMENT
AS DESCRIBED HEREIN, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas has
determined that the hereinafter described drainage easement is
no longer needed for public use, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of Texas Revised
Civil Statutes, Article 5421c-12, an appraisal of the fair
market value of said easement has been obtained, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with state law, said easement is
being abandoned and vacated in consideration of the receipt of
their fair market value by the abutting property owner thereof,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
That the hereinafter described easement is abandoned and
vacated as an easement for drainage facilities
All that certain lot, tract or parcel of land lying and being
situated in the City and County of Denton, State of Texas, and
being part of the C Carter Survey, Abstract No 275, and being
part of Lot No 16, Block E of the Northwood Estates Addition,
an addition to the City/County of Denton conveyed to Robert
Eugene Campbell and wife, Judith Gale Campbell by deed dated
August 30, 1985 and recorded in Volume 1712, Page 550 of the
Deed Records of Denton County, Texas, as more particularly
described as follows
BEGINNING at the northeast corner of said Lot 16, Block E, same
being the southeast corner of Lot 17, Block E, said point lying
in the west right-of-way line of Craig Lane,
THENCE south along the east boundary line of said Lot 16, same
being the west right-of-way line of Craig Lane to the south
boundary line of a 20 foot drainage easement for a corner,
THENCE west 20 feet south of and parallel with the north
boundary line of said Lot 16, same being south boundary line of
said Lot 17, to a point lying in the east boundary line of a 16
foot utility easement for a corner,
THENCE north with the east boundary line of said 16 foot utility
easement to the north boundary line of said Lot 16, same being
the south boundary line of said Lot 17, for a corner,
THENCE east along said line to the place of beginning
SECTION II
That said easement is herein abandoned and vacated, and by
operation of law, the City of Denton's property interest in said
easement shall revert to the abutting property owner, whether
one or more, and the City of Denton hereby releases any and all
claims to the use of the property described in said easement
referenced herein for the purposes therein described
SECTION III
That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
its passage and approval ~~,~~~C~~
PASSED AND APPROVED this the ^day of J 1986
RAY ST P ENS, MAYOR
CITY DENT N, TEXAS
ATTEST
C~ L , CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
DEBRA ADAMI DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
BY ~y
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