Ordinance No. 314ORDINANCE .NO. • 314.
AN,'ORDINANCE ENLARGING AND EXTENDING THE BOUNDARY LIMS OF
THE' CrrY OF BAY' (3PffN, TEX&S, Alva}' ANKE=G ADDITIONAL ADJACENT
TE�iR ITORY T O_ SAID CITY' ' ALL OF' :WHICH IS DESCRIBED . HEREIN;
CONTAINING A SAVINGS. CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR THE. PUBLICATION
_AND PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE..IN, THE -MANNER PROVIDED IN
ARTICLE Is .-SECTION •9; OF' THE CHARTER OF' THE CITY .OF BAYTOWN:
-BE IT'`O=J.NED BY THE' Clft-,COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAYTCffN:
SECTION '1: �-Tntent sand "Pur. ase -of' the ,Ordinance: The City Council of the
City of- Baytown, aeti.ng pursuant. to Sectioii's9. of Article I of the .Charter of , I
said City,' hereby declares that; it;�is necessary that the - hereinafter: described
'territory lying adjacent to the.city be abnexed..and the existing boundary ;
limits . of the - c ity: be extended to include,:'such territory.. The purpose. and
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intent of this- extension of the boundary limits of the City Wn '.of' Baytc is to.-
take "care of said city's present needs for. additional territory and the
reasonably anticipated' future growth„ and expansion of the city.
SECTION 2: ; THAT the boundary limits, : of the 'City of • Baytozwn, Texas,' be
enlarged and extended as. hereinafter set out; so "as .to' include within the
boundary limits: of said--city all that territory lying adjacent to said city
within :'the 'following described lines,: to: wit:
Beginn ng- at the intersection -of the, center -line, of-Spring N'lly .and'a' line..
parallel to and 200 feet-Southerly from the South right -of vay line of Market
Street Road;
- Thence Westerly with a, line•parallel to and 200 feet•Southerly from the •South
right -of -way, line of Market. Street .'Road to the intersection of said line. with
the -mean high tide'line'of the East,shore_of tha San Jacinto River,
Thence •Northerly with the mean high tide, line of the East shore'-.of the Safi
Jacinto River to the. intersection of the; mean' high tide line •with- a line.
parallel' and 200 feet Northerly 'f`rom the- North right-of -gray -line of State
Highway 73;
Thence Easterly with -a' line .parallel to • and 200 feet Northerly from the North
right -ofway line of State Highway-73 to the center -line -of rest. Fork of Goose
Creek Stream;
Thence in- a : Southerly direction with the' meanders of .the • center+ -line ' of the
West Fork of Goose Greek' Stream to the- intersection of the said center -line
with the-North line of the. Harney Whiting-'- Survey; 4
Thence Westerly. with the North line''of the Harvey Whiting-Survey to.'.the North-
west corner-of the Harvey-V ting Survey;
'Thence continuing. Westerly with an extension of the 'North, line --of the Harvey,
Whiting Survey to the East right- of--way line of Market Street, Road;• -."
Thence ' cont,inui,ng Westerly. 'with an •extension of the North line . of the Harvey-
Whiting Survey over and across Market Street Road to the West right- of!way ;
line of Market Street Road;
Thence Northerly,with the-West right, -of way line of•Market'Street Road to'the
intersection - of, the -West .right -ofway .line of Market Street Road with 'the South.
right-of-way line' of 'Decker Drive;.
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Thence Westerly, 'and' *Northerly with the South, right -o'f .v�ay line of Decker Drive
to'- the Westerly. - terminus of the South right�f -way of ,Decker 'Drive, said
�. terminus being located in the., right =of way line of Market Street: Road;
Thezice Westerly and Northerly. with the South right -of wdy line of, Market 'Street •
Road to the ,intersection of the•-- South • right' fray line of Market Street -Road
with the center -line of Spring, Gully;
Thence Southerly vrith the meanders of the center- lin e•of' Spring Gully to the
point of ' begining.
SECTION: 3: `THAT .the, above .described additional. territory and area so annexed
pa y ' ytosm,, and: she property 'so added to said city.,
shall. be a ' rt -of the ,Cit of .Ba Y -
shall'bear• its' rata of the taxes levied by the City of Baytown . an:d the
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inhabitants thereof, shall be entitled to all the. rights and privileges�of all +
',the citizens and shall be bound :by • the acts,' ordibances, ,resolutions, regulations
and - .provisions of- the Charter, of the' City'of Baytown.
SECTION tat: THAT -if any portion ':or portions of the- above ' described territory
is validly •included within the :territory limits of another city or town.. then such
portion or s" portion of._, the above described •;territory. pis hereby excluded and the
remaining • territory' is, hereby annexed to the'1 City of Baytown, and the -boundary
limits -of, said city are, hereby:amended to-,conform-to the: boundary limits of such
other city or town or. such other cities •or:'`towns. along' the area of the conflict.
SECTION 5: THAT ''if•any portio'n'or' portions of ther.above.described territory
legally may -'become '`included within the limits 'of another city or town, '�by reason
of a valid annexation ordinance, heretofore:, introduced before the council, .
commission or •other •governing body' of. such' city, or torn, then such portion' or ;
portions of the -above described territory is:,hereby, eluded from the limits of
® the City of Baytwn and-the remaining territory:is hereby annexed to the City of
'Baytown and -the boundary limits:' of --said City, `of Baytown. are hereby, amended to con-
form to :the boundary limits 'of such .other city or town•.or such other-cities or
towns along the area•'of the conflict.
SECTION 6:.�.*THAT if any legal impediment exists preventing the valid annexation
of any portion-of the above described :territory to the .City of. Baytown, then such -
portion, of- the above. described territory 'is hereby- excluded and- the remaining
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territory is, hereby.•,anneied to the 'City, of-'Baytown and the .boundary liinits' of y
said City • of .-Baytown- are hereby amended to, conform to the territory so annexed.
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