Ordinance No. 1,004ORDINANCE NO. 1004
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF CER-
TAIN BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AND THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY CONSISTING
OF A TEN (10) FOOT STRIP OF LAND, WHICH SAID TER-
RITORY LIES ADJACENT TO AND ADJOINS THE PRESENT
BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS.
WHEREAS, a public hearing before the City Council
of the City of Baytown, Texas, where all interested persons
were provided with an opportunity to be heard on the proposed
annexation of the following described property, to -wit:
A 10 -foot wide strip situated in the State of Texas,
County of Chambers, and being located in the John
Ijams Survey (Abstract 15), lying wholly within the
right -of -way of Farm Market Road No. 1405 and along
the easterly side thereof, said 10 -foot wide strip
being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a.point on the existing City limit line
of the City of Baytown where the northeasterly right -
of -way line of Tri -City Beach Road (Farm Market Road
No. 2354) presently forms a junction with the easterly
right -of -way line of Farm Market Road No. 1405, said
point of beginning being along the northeasterly line
of a 10 -foot wide strip annexed by the City of Baytown
pursuant to Ordinance No. 769 -A adopted by the City
Council of the City of Baytown, and described as
Tract 2 in said Ordinance;
THENCE, from said point of beginning along the said
easterly right -of -way line of Farm Market Road No.
1405 in a northerly direction a distance of 10,560
feet running contiguously with all the courses,
bearings and meanders, including sight easement areas
of said easterly right -of -way line of Farm Market
Road No. 1405 to a point, said point being located
approximately 186.43 feet north of the northerly
right -of -way line of former McKinney Road which is
now discontinued as a public road but which is main-
tained as an existing private plant road of United
States Steel Corporation;
THENCE, in a westerly direction perpendicular to
the easterly right -of -way line of Farm Market Road
No. 1405 a distance of 10 feet to a point.
THENCE, in a southerly direction parallel to and
10 feet from the easterly right -of -way line of
Farm Market Road No. 1405 running parallel with
all the courses, bearings and meanders, including
sight easement areas of the easterly right -of -way
line of Farm Market Road No. 1405 a distance of
approximately 10,560 feet to a point on the existing
City of Baytown city limit line on the northeasterly
right -of -way line of Tri -City Beach Road (Farm Market
Road No. 2354);
THENCE, in a southeasterly direction along the exist-
ing city limit line a distance of approximately 10
feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
was held at 6:30 o'clock p.m. in the City Council Chamber of
the City Hall of the City of Baytown, Texas, on the 20th day
of November, 1969, which date is not more than twenty days nor
less than ten days, prior to the institution of annexation
proceedings; and
WHEREAS, notice of such public hearing was published
in a newspaper having general circulation in the City of
Baytown, Texas, and in the above described territory on the
3rd day of November, 1969, which date is not more than twenty
nor less than ten days prior to the date of such public hearing;
and
WHEREAS, the total corporate area of the City of
Baytown, Texas, on the first day of January, 1969, was 17,280
acres; and
WHEREAS, the population of the City of Baytown, Texas,
is 45,841 inhabitants; and
WHEREAS, the above described territory lies within
the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Baytown,
Texas; and
WHEREAS, the above described territory lies adja-
cent to and adjoins the City of Baytown, Texas; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY.COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN, TEXAS.
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Section 1: That the following described land and
territory lying adjacent to and adjoining the City of
Baytown, Texas, is hereby added and annexed to the City of
Baytown, Texas, and the said territory hereinafter described
shall hereafter be included within the boundary limits of the
City of Baytown, Texas, and the present boundary limits of
such City, at the various points contiguous to the area here-
inafter described, are altered and amended so as to include
said area within the corporate limits of the City of Baytown,
Texas, to -wit:
A 10 -foot wide strip situated in the State of Texas,
(' County of Chambers, and being located in the John
Ijams Survey (Abstract 15), lying wholly within the
right -of -way of Farm Market Road No. 1405 and along
the easterly side thereon, said 10 -foot wide strip
being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the existing City limit line
of the City of Baytown where the northeasterly right -
of -way line of Tri -City Beach Road (Farm Market Road
No. 2354) presently forms a junction with the easterly
right -of -way line of Farm Market Road No. 1405, said
point of beginning being along the northeasterly line
of a 10 -foot wide strip annexed by the City of Baytown
pursuant to Ordinance No. 769 -A adopted by the City
Council of the City of Baytown, and described as
Tract 2 in said Ordinance;
THENCE, from said point of beginning along the said
easterly right -of -way line of Farm Market Road No.
1405 in a northerly direction a distance of 10,560
feet running contiguously with all the courses,
bearings and meanders, including sight easement
areas of said easterly right -of -way line of Farm
Market Road No. 1405 to a point, said point being
located approximately 186.43 feet north of the northerly
right -of -way line of former McKinney Road which is
now discontinued as a public road but which is main-
tained as an existing private plant road of United
States Steel Corporation;
THENCE, in a westerly direction perpendicular to
the easterly right -of -way line of Farm Market Road
No. 1405 a distance of 10 feet to a point;
THENCE, in a southerly direction parallel to and
10 feet from the easterly right -of -way line of
Farm Market Road No. 1405 running parallel with
all the courses, bearings and meanders, including
sight easement areas of the easterly right -of -way
line of Farm Market Road No. 1405 a distance of
approximately 10,560 feet to a point on the exist-
ing City of Baytown city limit line on the north-
easterly right -of -way line of Tri -City Beach Road
(Farm Market Road No. 2354);
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THENCE, in a southeasterly direction along the
existing City limit line a distance of approximately
10 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
Section 2: The above described territory and the
area so annexed shall be a part of the City of Baytown, Texas,
and the property so added hereby shall bear its pro rata
part of the taxes levied by the City of Baytown, Texas, and
the inhabitants thereof shall be entitled to all of the rights
and privileges of all the citizens and shall be bound by the
acts, ordinances, resolutions and regulations of the City
of Baytown, Texas.
AY/101111 Section 3: This ordinance shall be published and
passed in the manner provided in Article 1, Section 9 of
the Charter of the City of Baytown, Texas.
December, 1959. 1
C. GLEN WALF R, Mayor
ATTEST:
E'07NA OLIVER, City Clerk
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WILLIAM R. LAUGHLIN, Coty Attorney