Ordinance No. 1,541-AORDINANCE NO.1541-A
AN ORDINANCEPROVIDING FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF CERTAIN BOUNDARY
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS,AND THE DISANNEXATION OF
CERTAIN TERRITORY,WITHINTHE PRESENT BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE
CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS.
WHEREAS,a public hearing before the City Council of the Cityof Baytown,
Texas,where all interested persons were provided with an opportunity to be
heard on the proposed disannexation of the following described property,to-wit:
499.73 acres located in the William ScottUpper League,Abstract 66,Harris
County,Texas,out of andpart of that certain tract commonly known as the
Exxon Company,U.S.A.,Baytown Refinery site.Said 499.73 acres being
described more fully as follows:
BEGINNING at a 3/4-inch iron rod in the south right-of-way line ofPark Street,
formerly known as First Street,at the northwest cornerof the Busch Terrace
Subdivision according to theplat thereof recorded in Volume 9,Page 10,Map
Records,Harris County,Texas:
THENCE,south 31°55'west (called south 34°west)with the west line of said
Busch Terrace Subdivision 125 feet to the southwest corner of Lot 1,Block 1;
THENCE,south 58°05'east (called south 56°east),parallel with and 125 feet
south of the south line of Park Street,1,118 feet to the northeast corner of
Lot A,Block 5,Busch Terrace Subdivision;
THENCE,parallel to and 100 feet west of the west line of Airhart Drive(formerly known as BaytownAvenue)south 31°55'west (called south 34°west)
1,855 feet to a point in the south line of Dorris Street (formerly known as
Goose Creek Avenue)forthe northeastcorner of Lot 4,Block 38 of said Busch
Terrace Subdivision;
THENCE,south 32°08'west (called south 33°47'west)along a line bisecting
Blocks 38,43,and a portion of 48 of aforesaid subdivision 1,339.1 feet to a
point on the boundary between and 19 feet south of the most northerly common
corner of Lots 1 and 20,Block 48 of said subdivision,said point also being
on the projected centerline of a private road identified as Fannin Streetof
Exxon Company,U.S.A.,Baytown Refinery.
THENCE,north 58°05'west (called north 56°west)at 1,112.83 feet past the
west line of the Busch Terrace Subdivision,in all 3,257.83 feet to the pointofintersectionofthecenter!ines of Fannin Street and San Jacinto Avenue in
Exxon Company,U.S.A.,Baytown Refinery.
THENCE,with the centerline of San Jacinto Avenue north 31°55'east 1,756.8 feet
to a point in the south line of Park Street;
THENCE,with the south line of Park Street north 85°51'east 165.89 feet;
THENCE,south 4°40'east 211.34 feet;
THENCE,south 58°00'east 26.87 feet;
THENCE,north 85°49'east 303.22 feet;
THENCE,north 31°55'east 37.97 feet;
THENCE,north 85°5V east 73.51 feet;
THENCE,south 58°05'east 40 feet;
THENCE,north 31°55'east 272.0feet to a point in the south line of Park Street;
THENCE,with the south line of Park Street north 85°51'east 1,872.59 feet to the
point of beginning containing 204.17 acres.
COMMENCING at a 4-inch iron pipe at the northerly corner of Block 1 of the
Airhart addition to the Cityof Baytown;
THENCE,south 31°55'west 291.5 feet to a point in the north boundary of the
Missouri Pacific Railroad right ofway;
THENCE,north 58°15'west 85.6 feet to the point of curve of a curve to the
left having a radius of 856.14 feet;
THENCE,along said curve a curvilinear distance of 572.6 feet to the POINT OF
BEGINNING of Tract 2 described herein;
THENCE,continuing along said 4°curve to the left 1.83 feet to the point of
tangency of said curve;
THENCE,south 83°25'west 132 feet to the point of curve of a curve tothe
right having a radius of 599.12 feet;
THENCE,along said curve to the right a curvilinear distanceof218.36 feet to
the point of tangency of said curve;
THENCE,north 75°35'west 124.0 feet to the point of curve of a curve to the
right having a radius of 599.12 feet;
THENCE,along said curve to theright,182.99 feet to the point of tangency of
said curve;
THENCE,along the north right-of-way line of Missouri Pacific Railroad right-
of-way north 58°05'west 4,197.23 feet to a point in the centerlineof West
Avenue of Exxon Company,U.S.A.,Baytown Refinery.
THENCE,north 31°55'east with the centerline of said West Avenue 715 feet to
a point;
THENCE,south 58°5'east parallel to and715 feet north of the north boundary
of Missouri Pacific Railroad right-of-way,a distance of 5,095.12 feet to a point;
THENCE,south 31°55'west 36.09feet;
THENCE,south 85°56'west 129.2 feet;
THENCE,south 83°33'west 129.3 feet;
THENCE,south 73°2O'west129.3 feet;
THENCE,south 65°31'west 129.3 feet;
THENCE,south 8°33'east 108.93 feet to the point of beginning of Tract 2
containing 78.31 acres.
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BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the north right-of-way line of Missouri
Pacific Railroad right-of-way easement and the centerline of Exxon Company,U.S.A.,
Baytown Refinery street known as West Avenue:
THENCE,north 31°55'east with the centerline of said West Avenue 715 feet to a
point;
THENCE,north 58°05'west 1,600.35 feet to a point on the east right-of-way line
of Missouri Pacific Railroad right-of-way easement;
-THENCE,with said railroad right-of-way easement south HO21'west 348.11 feet
to a point;
THENCE,south 5°40'east 100 feet;
THENCE,south 11°49'east 100 feet;
THENCE,south 17°58'east 100 feet;
#*THENCE,south 24°07'east 100 feet;
THENCE,south 30°16'east 100 feet;
THENCE,south 35°58'east 85.69feet;
THENCE,north 10°23'east a distance of 20.00 feet to a pointnorth 37.5feet
perpendicular from the main line track of Missouri Pacific Railroad;
THENCE,to the left along a curve to the left having a radius of 917.43 feet
a curvilinear distance of323.30 feet to the point of tangency of said curve;
THENCE,south 58°05'east 709.77 feet to the point of beginning of Tract 3
herein described containing 22.74 acres.
BEGINNING at the southeast cornerof that certain 58.30-acre tract conveyed
to Humble Oil &Refining Company bythe United States of America,by deed
dated April 19,1944,and recorded in Volume 2941,Page 218 of the deed records
of HarrisCounty,Texas;
THENCE,along the south line of said tract north 87°44'west 1,749.92 feet to
a point in the north right-of-way lineof Bayway Drive;
THENCE,withsaid right-of-way line of Bayway Drivesouth 30°23'east 592.3 feet
to the point of curvature of a curve to the right having a radiusof 1,196.28
feet;
THENCE,along said curve to the right,a distance of 384.52 feet to the point
of tangency of said curve;
THENCE,south 11°58'east 666.2 feet to the point of curvature of a curve to
the left having a radius of 5,680.0 feet;
THENCE,along said curve to the left a distance of 188.36 feet to the point of
tangency of said curve;
THENCE,withsaid right-of-way line ofBayway Drive south 13°52'east873.65
feet to the point of curvature of a curve to the left having a radius of
1,096.28 feet;
THENCE,withsaid curve to the left a distance of 614.57 feet to the point of
tangency ofsaid curve;
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THENCE,south 44°33'east 646.63 feet to point the curvature of a curve to the
left having a radius of 1,096.28 feet;
THENCE,along said curve to the left a distanceof 740.73 feet to the point of
tangency of said curve;
THENCE,south 83°16'east 949.85 feet to the point of curvature of a curve to
the right having a radius of 1,196.28 feet;
THENCE,along said curve a distance of 566.17 feet to the pointof tangency of
said curve;
THENCE,south 56°9'east 475.5 feet to a point in the north right-of-way line
of foresaid Bayway Drive;
THENCE,north 31°55'east 1,268.1 feet to a point in the south right-of-way
line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad right-of-way easement;
THENCE,with said south right-of-way line north 58°05'west 3,024.2 feet to the
point of curvature of curve tothe right having a radius of977.43 feet;
THENCE,along said curve 293.78 feet to a point;
THENCE,south 10°23'west 19.14 feet to a point on the south right-of-way line
of the Missouri Pacific Railroad right-of-way;
THENCE,north 39°6'west 100 feet;
THENCE,north 34°2'west 100 feet;
THENCE,north 27°5T west 100 feet;
THENCE,north 22°15'west 100 feet;
THENCE,north 16°23'west 100 feet;
THENCE,north 10°30'west 100 feet;
THENCE,north 4°42'west 100 feet;
THENCE,north 0°58'east 100 feet;
THENCE,north 6°35'east 255 feet;
THENCE,north 10°32'east 48 feet;
THENCE,north 11°2T east 486.1 feet to a point in the westright-of-way line
of Missouri Pacific Railroad;
THENCE,south 87°44'west 100 feet to the point of beginning of Tract 4 herein
described containing 194.51 acres.
was held at7:00 o'clock p.m.in the City Council Chamber of the City Hall of
the City of Baytown,Texas,on the 24th day of January,1974,which date is
not more than twenty (20)nor less than ten (10)days prior tothe institution
of disannexation proceedings;and
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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 13th day of January,1974,which date is not more than twenty (20)
nor less than ten (10)days prior to the date of such public hearing;and
WHEREAS,the total corporate area of the City of Baytown,Texas,on the
1st day of January,1974,was 17,274 acres;and
WHEREAS,the population of the City of Baytown,Texas,is approximately
50,000 inhabitants;and
WHEREAS,the above described territory lies within the City limits of the
Cityof Baytown,Texas;NOW THEREFORE,
BEIT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1:That the followingdescribed land and territory lying within
the City limits of the City of Baytown,Texas,is hereby disannexed from the
City of Baytown,Texas,and thesaid territory hereinafter described shall here
after be excluded from the boundary limitsof the City of Baytown,Texas,and
the present boundary limits of such City,at the various points hereinafter des
cribed,are altered and amended so as to exclude said area from the City limits
of the City of Baytown,Texas,to-wit:
499.73 acres located in the William Scott Upper League,Abstract 66,Harris
County,Texas,out of andpart of that certain tract commonly known as the
Exxon Company,U.S.A.,Baytown Refinery site.Said 499.73 acres being
described more fully as follows:
BEGINNING at a 3/4-inch iron rod in the south right-of-way line of Park Street,
formerly known as First Street,at the northwest corner of the Busch Terrace
Subdivision according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 9,Page 10,Map
Records,Harris County,Texas:
THENCE,south 31°55'west (called south 34°west)with the west line of said
Busch Terrace Subdivision 125 feet to the southwest corner of Lot 1,Block 1;
THENCE,south 58°05'east (called south 56°east),parallel with and 125 feet
south of the south lineof Park Street,1,118 feet to the northeast corner of
Lot A,Block 5,Busch Terrace Subdivision;
THENCE,parallel to and 100 feet west of the west line of Airhart Drive(formerly known as Baytown Avenue)south 31°55'west (called south 34°west)
1,855 feet to a point in the south line of Dorris Street (formerly known as
Goose Creek Avenue)forthe northeast corner of Lot 4,Block 38 of said Busch
Terrace Subdivision;
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THENCE,south 32°08'west (called south 33°47'west)along a line bisecting
Blocks 38,43,and a portion of 48of aforesaid subdivision 1,339.1 feet to a
point on the boundary between and 19 feet south of the most northerly common
corner of Lots 1 and 20,Block48 of said subdivision,said point also being
on the projected centerline of a private road identified as Fannin Street of
Exxon Company,U.S.A.,Baytown Refinery.
THENCE,north 58°05'west (called north 56°west)at 1,112.83 feet past the
west line of the Busch Terrace Subdivision,in all 3,257.83 feet to the point
ofintersectionof the centerlines of Fannin Street andSan Jacinto Avenue in
Exxon Company,U.S.A.,Baytown Refinery.
THENCE,with the centerline of San Jacinto Avenue north 31°55'east 1,756.8 feet
to a point in the south line of Park Street;
THENCE,with the south line of Park Street north 85°51'east 165.89 feet;
THENCE,south 4°40'east 211.34 feet;
THENCE,south 58°00'east 26.87 feet;
THENCE,north 85°49'east 303.22 feet;
THENCE,north 31°55'east 37.97 feet;
THENCE,north 85°51'east 73.51 feet;
THENCE,south 58°05'east 40 feet;
THENCE,north 31°55'east 272.0 feet to a point in the south line of Park Street;
THENCE,with the southline of Park Street north 85°51'east 1,872.59 feet to the
point of beginning containing 204.17 acres.
COMMENCING at a 4-inch ironpipe at the northerly corner of Block 1 of the
Airhart addition to the City of Baytown;
THENCE,south 31°55'west 291.5 feet to a point in the north boundary of the
Missouri Pacific Railroad right of way;
THENCE,north 58°15'west 85.6 feet to the point ofcurve of a curve to the
left having a radius of 856.14 feet;
THENCE,along said curve a curvilinear distance of 572.6 feet to the POINT OF
BEGINNING ofTract 2 described herein;
THENCE,continuing along said 4°curve to theleft 1.83 feet to the point of
tangency of said curve;
THENCE,south 83°25'west 132 feet to the point of curve of a curve to the
right having a radius of 599.12 feet;
THENCE,along said curve to the right a curvilinear distance of 218.36 feet to
the point of tangencyof said curve;
THENCE,north 75°35'west 124.0 feet to the point of curve of a curve to the
right having a radius of 599.12 feet;
THENCE,along said curve to the right,182.99 feet to the point of tangency of
said curve;
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THENCE,along the north right-of-way line of Missouri Pacific Railroad right-
of-way north 58°05'west 4,197.23 feet to a point in the center!ine of West
Avenue of Exxon Company,U.S.A.,Baytown Refinery.
THENCE,north 31°55'eastwith the centerline of saidWest Avenue 715 feet to
a point;
THENCE,south 58°5'east parallel to and715 feet north of the north boundary
of Missouri Pacific Railroad right-of-way,a distanceof 5,095.12 feet to a point;
THENCE,south 31°55'west 36.09 feet;
THENCE,south 85°56'west 129.2feet;
THENCE,south 83°33'west 129.3 feet;
THENCE,south 73°20'west 129.3feet;
THENCE,south 65°31'west 129.3 feet;
THENCE,south 8°33l east 108.93 feet to the point of beginning of Tract 2
containing 78.31 acres.
BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the north right-of-way line of Missouri
Pacific Railroad right-of-way easement and the centerline of Exxon Company,U.S.A.,
Baytown Refinery street known as West Avenue:
THENCE,north 31°55'east with the centerline of said West Avenue 715 feet to a
point;
THENCE,north 58°05'west 1,600.35 feet to a point on the east right-of-way line
of Missouri Pacific Railroad right-of-way easement;
THENCE,with said railroad right-of-way easement south 11O21'west 348.11 feet
to a point;
THENCE,south 5°40'east 100 feet;
THENCE,south 11°49'east 100 feet;
THENCE,south 17°58'east 100 feet;
THENCE,south 24°07'east 100 feet;
THENCE,south 30°16'east 100 feet;
THENCE,south 35°58'east 85.69 feet;
THENCE,north 10°23'east a distance of 20.00 feet to a point north 37.5 feet
perpendicular from the main line trackof Missouri Pacific Railroad;
THENCE,to the left along a curve to the left having a radius of 917.43 feet
a curvilinear distance of 323.30 feet to the point of tangency of said curve;
THENCE,south 58°05'east709.77 feet to the point of beginning of Tract 3
herein described containing 22.74 acres.
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BEGINNING at the southeast cornerof that certain 58.30-acre tract conveyed
to Humble Oil &Refining Company by the United States of America,by deed
dated April 19,1944,and recorded in Volume 2941,Page218of the deed records
of Harris County,Texas;
THENCE,along the south line of said tract north 87°44'west 1,749.92 feet to
a point in the north right-of-way line of Bayway Drive;
THENCE,with said right-of-way line of Bayway Drive south 30°23'east 592.3 feet
to the point of curvature of a curve to the right having a radius of 1,196.28
feet;
THENCE,along said curve to the right,a distance of 384.52 feet to the point
of tangency of said curve;
THENCE,south 11°58'east 666.2 feet to the point of curvature of a curve to
the left having a radius of 5,680.0 feet;
THENCE,along said curve to the left a distance of 188.36 feet to the point of
tangency of saidcurve;
THENCE,with said right-of-way line of Bayway Drive south 13°52'east 873.65
feet to the point of curvature of a curve to the left having a radius of
1,096.28 feet;
THENCE,with said curve to the left a distance of 614.57 feet to the point of
tangency of said curve;
THENCE,south 44°33'east 646.63 feet to point the curvature of a curve to the
left having a radius of 1,096.28 feet;
THENCE,along said curve to the left a distance of 740.73 feet to the point of
tangency of said curve;
THENCE,south 83°16'east 949.85 feet to the point of curvature of a curve to
the right having a radius of 1,196.28 feet;
THENCE,along said curve a distance of 566.17 feet to the point of tangency of
said curve;
THENCE,south 56°9'east 475.5 feet to a point in the north right-of-way line
of foresaid Bayway Drive;
THENCE,north 31°55'east 1,268.1 feet to a point in the south right-of-way
line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad right-of-way easement;
THENCE,withsaid south right-of-way linenorth 58°05'west 3,024.2 feet to the
point of curvature of curve to the right having a radius of977.43 feet;
THENCE,along said curve 293.78 feet to a point;
THENCE,south 10°23'west 19.14 feet to a point on the south right-of-way line
of the Missouri Pacific Railroad right-of-way;
THENCE,north 39°6'west 100 feet;
THENCE,north 34°2'west 100 feet;
THENCE,north 27°51'west 100 feet;
THENCE,north 22°15'west 100 feet;
THENCE,north 16°23'west 100 feet;
THENCE,north 10°30'west 100 feet;
THENCE,north 4°42'west 100 feet;
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THENCE,north 0°58'east 100 feet;
THENCE,north 6°35'east 255 feet;
THENCE,north 10°32'east 48 feet;
THENCE,north TT2T east 486.1 feet to a point in the westright-of-way line
of Missouri Pacific Railroad;
THENCE,south 87°44'west 100 feet to the point of beginning of Tract 4 herein
described containing 194.51acres.
Section 2:This ordinance shall be published and passed in the manner pro
vided by Ordinance No.1525,duly enacted on the 10th day of January,1974,by
the City Council of the City of Baytown,Texas.
INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED on FIRST READING this 7th day of
Februpry >^9 74 ■
TOM GENTRY,Mayor
ATTEST:
EDNA OLIVER,City Clerk
APPROVED:
NEEL RICHARDSON,City Attorney
INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED on SECOND AND FINAL READING this 14th
day of March 1974 .
TOM GENTRY,Mayor
ATTEST:
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EDNA OLIVER,City Clerk
APPROVED:
NEEL RIClfAROSON,City Attorney
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