1974-046 AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING A TRACT OF LAND CONTIGUOUS AND ADJACENT TO
THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, BEING ALL THAT LOT, TRACT OR PARCEL OF
LAND CONSISTING OF 351 4 ACRES OF LAND LYING AND BEING SITUATED
IN THE COUNTY OF DENTON, STATE OF TEXAS, CLASSIFYING THE SAME AS
"A" AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT PROPERTY, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
WHEREAS, the request for annexation was introduced at a re-
gular meetlng of the Clty Councll of the City of Denton, Texas,
on the petition of the Planning Department of the City of Denton,
Texas, and
WHEREAS, an opportunity was afforded, at a public hearing
held for that purpose on July 2, 1974 for all interested persons
to state thelr vlews and present evidence bearing upon the annexa-
tion provided by thls ordlnance, and
WHEREAS, thls ordinance has been published ~n full at least
one time ~n the official newspaper of the C~ty of Denton, Texas,
prior to ~ts effective date, and after the public hearings,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS,
HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
That the hereinafter descrlbed tract of land be, and the same
Ks hereby annexed to the C~ty of Denton, Texas, and the same ~s
made hereby a part of said C~ty and the land and the present and
future lnhabltants thereof shall be entztled to all the r~ghts and
privileges of other citizens of said City and shall be bound by the
acts and ordlnances of sald Clty now in effect or whlch may here-
after be enacted and the property sltuated there~n shall be sub]ect
to and shall bear ~ts pro-rata part of the taxes levled by the Clty
The tract of land hereby annexed Ks described as follows, to-wit
All that certain lot, tract or parcel of land lying and being s~tu-
ated in the County of Denton, State of Texas and belng a 351 4 acre
traot, more or less, ~n the M E P & P R R Company Survey, Abstract
No 950, the S Hembry Survey, Abstract No 643, the B Merchant Sur-
vey, Abstract No 800, the C Chacon Survey, Abstract No 298, the
J C Baker Survey, Abstract No 47, the A F Cannon Survey, Abstract
No 232, and the E Pr~tchett Survey, Abstract No 1020, Denton County,
Texas and being more partioularly described as follows
BEGINNING at a polnt ~n the exlstlng c~ty l~mlts as described ~n ordi-
nance number 73-5 of the Clty of Denton, Denton County, Texas, sald
point lying on the east r~ght of way of State School Road,
THENCE south 21° 19' east with said eastern right of way same being
the existing city limit, 275 6 feet, more or less to a point for
corner,
THENCE south 39° 18' east with said east right of way and city llmlts
699 0 feet, more or less, to a point for corner,
THENCE south 17° 06' east with said east right of way and centerllne
117 3 feet, more or less, to a point in the Denton-Corinth Common
Jurisdiction Line,
THENCE south 82° 24' west with said jurisdiction line 25 0 feet, more
or less, to the northwest corner of the L Young Survey, Abstract No
1451, same being the middle of State School Road,
THENCE south with sald Jurisdiction line 1730 0 feet, more or less,
to the northerly southwest oorner of the L Young Survey in the middle
of a public road, same point also being in the north boundary line of
the B Merchant Survey,
THENCE south 88° 58' west with said jurisdiction line 830 0 feet, more
or less, to a point for corner,
THENCE south with said jurisdiction line 3400 0 feet, more or less, to
a point for a corner,
THENCE east with said jurisdiction llne 300 0 feet, more or less, to
an inner corner of the B Merchant Survey, same being the northwest
corner of the A Serren Survey, Abstract No 1198,
THENCE south with said Jurisdiction line 2150 0 feet, more or less, to
the southeast corner of the B Merchant Survey, same being the north-
east corner of the B B B & C R R Company Survey, Abstract No 190,
THENCE north 89° west with sald Jurisdiction line same being the north
boundary line of the B B B & C R R Company Survey 1600 0 feet, more
or less, to a point for a corner,
THENCE south 1° 30' west wlth sald 3urlsd~ctlon l~ne passing the south-
east corner of the C Chacon Survey, same being the northeast corner of
the J C Baker Survey, passlng the southwest corner of the B B B &
C R R Company Survey, same being the northwest corner of the G W
McGlothln Survey, Abstract No 888, overall, a total distance of 3950 0
feet, more or less, to the southwest corner of the G W McGloth~n Sur-
vey in the middle of F M Road 2181, same being the northwest corner of
the J C Baker Survey, Abstract No 48,
THENCE south with said ~urlsd~ctlon line passing the southwest corner
of the J C Baker Survey, same being the northwest corner of the W B
Hause Survey, Abstract No 557, same also being the end of the Denton-
Corinth Common Jurisdiction Line, continuing with the west boundary
line of the W B Hause Survey, same being the east boundary line of
the A F. Cannon Survey, Abstract No 232, a total distance of 5400 0
feet, more or less, to the southeast corner of said Cannon Survey,
same being the northeast corner of the J Teague Survey, Abstract No
1258,
THENCE north 89° west with the south boundary line of the Cannon Sur-
vey, same being the north bo%~ndary line of the J Teague Survey and
passing the northwest corner of sald Teague Survey, same being the
northeast corner of the L Cohen Survey, Abstract No 246, contlnu-
lng and crossing the G C & S F R R Company right of way, con-
tlnulng with the City Llmlts of Copper Canyon to the southwest cor-
ner of the Cannon Survey, same being the northwest corner of the L
Cohen Survey and also a turning point in the Copper Canyon C~ty L~mlts,
continuing, a total distance of 5850 0 feet, more or less, to a point
600 0 feet north 89° west from the southwest corner of the A F Cannon
Survey, same being the southeast corner of the E Prltchett Survey,
Abstract No 1020,
THENCE north 1° east 600 0 feet to a poant for a corner,
THENCE south 89° east crossang the east boundary lane of the Pratchett
Survey, same beang the west boundary lane of the Cannon Survey, cross-
lng the raght of way of the G C & S F R R Company, overall, a
total dastance of 5239 4 feet, more or less, to a poant 600 0 feet
westerly from the east boundary lane of the A F Cannon Survey,
THENCE north parallel wath and 600 0 feet westerly from the east boun-
dary line of the Cannon Survey part of whach is also the Denton-Corinth
Common Jurasdactaon Lane, 4797 3 feet, more or less, to a point for a
corner, same poant beang southeasterly approximately 2250 0 feet from
the end of the caty limits on F M Road 2181,
THENCE north 1° 30' east parallel wath and 600 0 feet westerly from
saad Jurasdactaon Llne crossang the north boundary lane of the J C
Baker Survey, Abstrac% No 47, same belng the south boundary lane of
the C Chacon Survey, contanuang and crossang the north boundary line
of said Chacon Survey, same being the south boundary lane of the B
Merchant Survey, a total dastance of 4552 6 feet, more or less, to a
point for a corner,
THENCE south 89° east 1284 2 feet, more or less, to a poant 900 0 feet,
more or less, westerly from and 600 0 feet northerly from saad juras-
dact~on l~ne,
THENCE north, parallel wath saad Jurisdiction lane and crossang the
north boundary line of the Merchant Survey, same being the south boun-
dary line of the S Hembry Survey, ~stract No 643, a total distance
of 5523 5 feet, more or less, to a poant for a corner, same beang
600 0 feet northerly and 600 0 feet westerly from a corner of the jur-
isdiction lane,
THENCE north 88° 58' east 830 0 feet, more or less, to a poant 600 0
feet west of and 600 0 feet northerly from said ]urasdlctaon lane,
THENCE north, parallel to and 600 0 feet west of saad ]urasdlctlon
lane 1140 7 feet, more or less, to an angle point for a corner,
THENCE north 2° 58' east 914 3 feet, more or less, to the place of be-
gannlng and contaanang 351 4 a~res of land, more or less
SECTION II
The above descrabed property is hereby classafaed as "A" Agra-
cultural Dastract Property and shall so appear on the official zoning
map of the City of Denton, Texas, which map is hereby amended accord-
lngly
SECTION III
Thas ordanance shall be effective ammedaately upon ats passage
PASSED and APPROVED thas the/~// Day of /~~ ,
1974
~/~ ~ BILL NEU, MAYOR
ATTES /~, CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
BROQKS~HOLT, CIT RETARY
W~ RALPH MANN~, CITY ATTORNEY