1977-057NO 77-s 9
AN ORDINANCE CLOSING A CERTAIN PORTION OF AUSTIN STREET, VACATING,
CLOSING AND ABANDONING AS A PUBLIC STREET A PORTION OF AUSTIN
STREET LYING BETWEEN SYCAMORE STREET AND MULBERRY STREET AS PER
MAP OR PLAT OF SAID AREA RECORDED IN THE DEED RECORDS OF DENTON
COUNTY, TEXAS, SAID TRACT OF LAND BEING FURTHER DESCRIBED HEREIN
IN FULL, AFTER FINDING THAT THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
NO LONGER REQUIRES ITS CONTINUED EXISTENCE, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
TO SIGN A QUIT CLAIM DEED, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, First United Methodist Church of Denton, Texas has
made a request to the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas
to close an abandon a certain portion of Austin Street in the City
of Denton so that they may construct additional facilities for the
Church, and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds and determines that
the public convenience and necessity no longer require the con-
tinued existence of a portion of Austin Street between Sycamore
Street and Mulberry Street, and
WHEREAS, the City Council determines that it is in the best
interest of the City of Denton and its citizens to close this por-
tion of Austin Street for the use and benefit of the First United
Methodist Church of Denton, Texas,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS,
HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
The City Council does hereby approve the request received from
the First United Methodist Church of Denton, Texas for the closing
and abandoning of Austin Street from Sycamore Street to Mulberry
Street
SECTION II
That the following described parcel of land containing 15,000
square feet, more or less, situated in the City of Denton, Denton
County, Texas and more particularly described by metes and bounds
as follows
All that certain lot, tract or parcel of land lying and being situ-
ated in the City and County of Denton, State of Texas, and being
part of the W Loving Survey, Abstract No 759, and being part of
the Original Town of Denton, Texas, and being more particularly
described as follows
BEGINNING at a point in the south right of way line of Mulberry Street,
said point of beginning being 150 0 feet east of the northwest corner
of Lot 1, Block 23 of the Original Town of Denton, Texas, and also be-
ing the intersection of the south right of way line of Mulberry Street
and the west right of way line of Austin Street,
THENCE east along the south right of way line of Mulberry Street a dis-
tance of 50 0 feet to a point for a corner, same being the northwest
corner of Lot 2, Block 23 of the Original Town of Denton, Texas, and
also being the northwest corner of a tract of land conveyed by Denton
Independent School District to the Trustees of First United Methodist
Church by deed dated August 26, 1976, and recorded in Volume 801, Page
484 of the Deed Records of Denton County, Texas,
THENCE south along the west boundary line of said Lot 2, Block 23, same
being the east right of way line of Austin Street passing at 150 0 feet
the southwest corner of said Lot 2, Block 23, same being the northwest
corner of Lot 5, Block 23 of the Original Town of Denton, Texas, and
continuing south a total distance of 300 0 feet to a point for a corner,
same being the southwest corner of said Lot 5, Block 23 and lying in the
north right of way line of Sycamore Street,
THENCE west along the north right of way of Sycamore Street, a distance
of 50 0 feet to a point for a corner, same being the southeast corner
of Lot 6, Block 23 of the Original Town of Denton, Texas,
THENCE north along the west right of way line of Austin Street, same be-
ing the east boundary line of said Lot 6, Block 23, passing at 150 0
feet the northeast corner of said Lot 6, Block 23, same being the south-
east corner of the aforementioned Lot 1, Block 23 and continuing north
a total distance of 300 0 feet to the place of beginning and containing
15,000 square feet of land, more or less
PROVIDED, that the above described tract is hereby vacated and abandoned
only in so far as any right, title or interest may be vested in the
public as a public street, but it is expressly made a part of this deed
that a water line easement is expressly retained by the City of Denton
the same as if an easement were granted therefore to the City of Denton
by the owner thereof with all rights of ingress, egress and regress in,
along, upon and across same being retained by the City of Denton until
such uses therein are abandoned by separate action, said easement being
more particularly described as follows
BEGINNING at a point in the south right of way line of Mulberry Street,
said point of beginning being 161 0 feet east of the northwest corner
of Lot 1, Block 23 of the Original Town of Denton, Texas,
THENCE east along the south right of way line of Mulberry Street a dis-
tance of 16 0 feet to a point for a corner,
THENCE south a distance of 300 0 feet to a point for a corner in the
north right of way line of Sycamore Street, said point being 27 0 feet
east of the southeast corner of Lot 6, Block 23 of the Original Town
of Denton, Texas,
THENCE west along the north right of way line of Sycamore Street, a
distance of 16 0 feet to a point for a corner,
THENCE north a distance of 300 0 feet to the place of beginning and
containing 4,800 square feet of land, more or less
be, and the same is hereby vacated, closed and abandoned insofar as
any right, title or interest may be vested in the public as a public
right of way, and the City Council hereby authorizes the title and
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interest in and to the above described tract of land to vest in
the First United Methodist Church of Denton, Texas, as the abutting
owner, for use as part of the Church facilities, and other purposes
for the benefit of the Church and the public
SECTION III
That the Mayor of the City of Denton, Texas is hereby authorized
to sign a quit claim deed conveying the above described tract of land
to First United Methodist Church of Denton, Texas for their use and
benefit
SECTION IV
That this ordinance shall become effective fourteen (14) days
from the date of its passage, and the City Secretary is hereby
directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be published twice
in the Denton Record-Chronicle, the official newspaper of the City of
Denton, Texas, within ten days of the date of its passage
PASSED and APPROVED this the 22N.o day of 1Voj,~Aje&4L ,
A D 1977
ELTNO7 HUGHES, MAM)K
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
ATTEST
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/ , CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
OF DENT TEXA S
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