Ordinance No. 617v
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ORDINANCE NO._
AN ORDINANCE ENLARGING AND EXTENDING THE BOUNDARY
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXj4S, AND ANNEXING
ADDITIONAL ADJACENT TERRITORY TO SAID CITY, ALL OF
WHICH IS DESCRIBED HEREIN; CONTAINING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND PASS-
AGE OF THIS ORDINANCE IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN
ARTICLE I, SECTION 9, OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY
OF BAYTOWN.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN:
Section 1: Intent and Purpose-of this ordinance: The City Council of the
City of Baytown, acting pursuant to Section 9 of Article I of the Charter of said
City, hereby declares that it is necessary that the hereinafter described terri-
tory lying adjacent to the City be annexed and the existing boundary limits of the
City be extended to include such territory. The purpose and intent of this exten-
sion of the boundary limits of the City of Baytown 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 Baytown, Texas, be en-
larged 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 fol-
lowing described lines, to -wit:
BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the West right -of -way
line of Harbor Street with the North line of the Houston Light-
ing and Power Company Tract in the City of Baytown, Wm. Scott
Upper League, Harris County, Texas, said point of beginning being
further described as situated South 32 degrees 19 minutes West -a
distance of 49.5 feet from the point of intersection of the afore-
said street West right -of -way line and the North right -of -way line
of Dayton Street, and said point of intersection of said streets
described as lying North 20 degrees 26 minutes West a distance of
74.6 feet from the Northwest corner of Block One in Airhart Addi-
tion, Wm. Scott Upper League, Harris County, Texas, and said point
of intersection of the aforesaid street property lines being known
as point No. 35 in the City limits of Baytown, formerly Pelly, as
adopted by the City Council by Ordinance dated April 17, 1947,
said point of intersection being further identified by the Humble
Refinery Coordinate System as being North 5974.96 and West 1026.11
and lying on the Southern boundary line of the Humble Oil & Refin-
ing Company, Baytown Refinery Plant Site;
THENCE, North 32 degrees 18 minutes East into the private property
of the aforesaid Humble Baytown Plant Site with a line parallel
to and 1.04 feet Easterly from the centerline of a private road
identified as East Avenue and its Southern projection for a dis-
tance of 1795.04 feet to the centerline of a private road identi-
fied as Humble Street;
THENCE, North 57 degrees 42 minutes West with the aforesaid center-
line of Humble Street, 1043.49 feet to the centerline of a'private
road identified as Baytown Avenue;
THENCE, North 32 degrees 18 minutes East with the aforesaid
centerline of Baytown Avenue. 1636.17 feet to the centerline
of a private road identified as Fannin Street within the Bay-
town Refinery property;
THENCE, North 57 degrees 42 minutes West with the aforesaid
centerline of Fannin Street 1075.40 feet to the centerline of
a private roadway identified as San Jacinto Avenue;
THENCE, North 32 degrees 18 minutes East 1794.00 feet to the
centerline intersection of the aforesaid San Jacinto Avenue
with the Wooster -Cedar Bayou County Road;
THENCE, continuing Northerly with the centerline of the afore-
said San Jacinto Avenue and its deviations approximately 1368.00
feet to an angle point, said point being identified by the Humble
Refinery Coordinate System as North 12,568.00 and West 3.100.00;
THENCE, North 57 degrees 42 minutes West, 605.83 feet to an angle
point;
THENCE, North 32 degrees 18 minutes East, 300.00 feet to an angle
point;
THENCE, North 57 degrees 42 minutes West, 849.25 feet to an angle
point;
THENCE, North 32 degrees 18 minutes East 1234.27 feet to a point
in the Southwesterly right -of -way line of Decker Drive. said point
being identified by the Humble Refinery Coordinate System as North
14,102.27 and West 4,555.08;
THENCE, Northwesterly with the Southwesterly right -of -way line of
Decker Drive to the point of intersection of the Southwesterly
right -of -way line of Decker Drive with a line which is parallel to
and 100 feet Southerly and perpendicular to the North line of the
William Scott Upper League;
THENCE, Westerly parallel to the North line of the William Scott
Upper League but Southerly and perpendicular 100 feet distance
therefrom to point, said point being situated South 00 degrees 40
minutes East 100 feet and North 89 degrees 28 minutes East 100
feet from the point of intersection of the North line of the Wm.
Scott Upper League and the East line of the Steinman Tract;
THENCE, South 00 degrees 40 minutes East parallel to the East line
of the Steinman Tract but perpendicular 100 feet distance there-
from to a point opposite an angle point in the Steinman Tract East
line, and continuing South 21 degrees 10 minutes West parallel to
but Easterly 100 feet perpendicular to the East line of the Stein-
man Tract to the Northwest corner of a 47.81 acre tract of land
conveyed to Defense Plant Corporation by Humble Oil & Refining
Company, now being a part of the property owned by United Rubber
and Chemical Company;
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THENCE, South 87 degrees 44 minutes East with the North line of
said 47.81 acre tract of land, a distance of 674.00 feet;
TH6CE, South 2 degrees 16 minutes West. a distance of 461 feet;
THENCE, North 87 degrees 44 minutes West, a distance of 701.5
feet;
THENCE, South 2 degrees 16 minutes West, a distance of 739 feet
to the South line of the said 47.81 acre tract of land;
tHENCE, North 67 degrees 44 minutes West, a distance of 579.54
feet to the Southwest corner of said 47.81 acre tract, said
corner being situated Easterly 100 feet from the East line of
Sweeney Subdivision;
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THENCE, Southwesterly over and across a 100 foot strip owned
by the Humble Oil & Refining Company to the Northwest corner
of Defense Plant Corporation 81.34 acre tract;
THENCE, South 20 degrees 56 minutes West with the West line of
said Defense Plant Corporation 81.34 acre tract, 1741.61 feet
to the Southwest corner of said 81.34 acre tract, being situated
in the North right -of -way line of Cedar Bayou Wooster Road and
perpendicular 40 feet from the East line of the Sweeney Subdivi-
sion;
THENCE, Southerly over and across Cedar -Bayou Wooster Road to
the Northwest corner of Defense Plant Corporation 58.299 acre
tract;
THENCE, South 20 degrees 52 minutes West with the West line of
said Defense Plant Corporation 58.299 acre tract at 491.91 feet
the most Western corner of the Defense Plant Corporation tract
and continuing on said line to the point of intersection of said
West line of Defense Plant Corporation 58.299 acre tract pro -
jected South 20 degrees 52 minutes West and the Northeasterly
right -of -way line of Market Street Road;
THENCE, Southerly with the Northeasterly right -of -way line of
Market Street Road to the point of intersection of the North-
easterly right -of -way line of Market Street Road and the South
line of the Defense Plant Corporation 58.299 acre tract projected
North 87 degrees 44 minutes West;
THENCE, South 87 degrees 44 minutes East past the Southwesterly
corner of the Defense Plant Corporation 58.299 acre tract, con-
tinuing South 87 degrees 44 minutes East 1733.75 feet to the West
right -of -way line of the Houston North Shore Railroad;
THENCE, South 11 degrees 43 minutes West with the West right -of-
way line of said Houston North Shore Railroad to a point, said
point further described as lying North 32 degrees 19 minutes
East 715 feet from the North line of the Houston North Shore
Railroad 8.8 acre easement projected North 57 degrees 41 minutes
West;
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THENCE, over and across Houston North Shore right -of -way line of
which center line is situated South 32 degrees 19 minutes East
854.64 feet, North 57 degrees 41 minutes West 6685.5 feet, North
32 degrees 19 minutes East 619.62 feet, North 11 degrees 43 min-
utes East 133.9 feet from the Northeast corner of the Houston
Light G Power Company tract, to the West line of the Humble Oil
& Refining Company property continuing on a line situated North
32 degrees 19 minutes East 715 feet from the North line of the
Houston North Shore Railroad 8.8 acre easement to the point of
intersection with the North line of said Houston Light G Power
Company tract;
THENCE, South 73 degrees 56 minutes East with the North line of
said Houston Light f; Power Company tract to the POINT OF BEGINN-
ING.
Section 3: That the above described additional territory and area so annexed
shall be
a part of the City of Baytown, and the property so added to said City shall
bear its
pro rate part of the taxes levied by the City of Baytown and the inhabitants
thereof
shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges of all the citizens and
shall be
bound by the acts, ordinances, resolutions, regulations and provisions of
the Charter of the City of Baytown.
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Section 9: 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 por-
tion or portions of the above described territory is hereby excluded and the remain-
ing territory is hereby annexed to the 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 portion or portions of the 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 town, then such portion or portions of the above
described territory is hereby excluded from the limits of the City of Baytown and the
40 remaining territory is hereby annexed to the City of Baytown and the boundary limits
of said City of Baytown 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 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 terri-
tory is hereby annexed to the City of Baytown and the boundary limits of said City of
Baytown are hereby amended to conform to the territory so annexed.
Section 7: If any provision, exception, section, paragraph, sentence, clause
or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or set of cir-
cumstances or to any particular tract or parcel of land, shall for any reason be
held unconstitutional, void, or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity
of the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to other persons or
sets of circumstances or to other tracts or parcels of land included in the territory
hereinabove described in Section 2 of this ordinance.
Section 8: That this ordinance upon and after its introduction shall be pub-
lished and finally acted upon in the manner provided in Article I. Section 9, of the
Charter of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ.and PASSED by the affirmative vote of a majority of the City
Council of the City of Baytown on this the 8th day of December, 1960.
R. H. Pruett, Mayor
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Edna Oliver. City Clerk