Ordinance No. 7,046<.;.
ORDINANCE NO. 7046
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is AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, DISCONTINUING, ABANDONING FOR PUBLIC USE, AND
CLOSING A PORTION OF OAK STREET FROM SANDY LANE TO CEDAR
BAYOU, CASEY ADDITION, BAYTOWN, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS;
ABANDONING AND QUITCLAIMING ALL INTEREST OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN AND THE PUBLIC IN AND TO SAID PORTION OF OAK
STREET; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY
CLERK TO ATTEST AND DELIVER CONVEYANCE TO THE ABUTTING
OWNERS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the portion of Oak Street from Sandy Lane to Cedar
Bayou, Casey Addition, Baytown, Harris County, Texas, is not now
used by the public; and
WHEREAS, no interest of the public requires that said portion
of Oak Street be improved or kept open; and
WHEREAS, the interest of the public will be benefitted by the
termination of any obligation on the part of the City of Baytown to
maintain said portion of Oak Street as a public right -of -way; and
WHEREAS, the only known owners of property abutting or
adjoining the above described portion of Oak Street have made
application that same be discontinued, abandoned, and closed; and
WHEREAS, it appears to be to the best interest of the City of
Baytown, Texas, that the above described portion of Oak Street be
discontinued, abandoned, and closed, and it further appears that
the interest of no other owners of property in said Casey Addition
or of the public in general will be prejudiced or impaired thereby;
NOW THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the above described portion of Oak Street,
Baytown, Harris County, Texas, be and the same is hereby
discontinued and abandoned for public use, and the City of Baytown
does for itself and for the public abandon and quitclaim all
interest in and to the above described portion of Oak Street, and
does hereby approve the application of said owners of the property
abutting said portion of Oak Street.
Section 2: That the Mayor of the City of Baytown is hereby
authorized and directed to execute and the City Clerk to attest and
deliver an appropriate conveyance of said portion of Oak Street to
the owner or owners of property abutting same, upon receipt of
proper compensation.
• Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from
and after its passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown.
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• INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the
City Council of the City of Baytown this 28th day of July, 1994.
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PETE C. ALF O, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
ACIO RAMIREZ, SR City Attorney
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