Ordinance No. 8,163971229 -1
ORDINANCE NO. 8163
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
CREATING THE CHEVRON REINVESTMENT ZONE PURSUANT TO
RESOLUTION NO. 1327 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN;
MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT;
AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the creation and retention of job opportunities that bring new wealth is one of the
highest civil priorities of the City of Baytown (the "City "); and
WHEREAS, Chevron Chemical Company ( "Chevron ") desires to construct a new Normal Alpha
Olefins ( "NAO ") manufacturing plant; and
WHEREAS, Chevron has represented that it will increase the value of its property by
approximately ONE HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION AND NO 1100 DOLLARS ($150,000,000.00) to TWO
HUNDRED MILLION AND NO/ 100 DOLLARS ($200,000,000.00) after the construction is completed;
and
WHEREAS, Chevron has represented that the modernization project will result in the preservation
of jobs for all of its current six hundred fifty (650) employees as well as for all of its current three hundred
fifty (350) full -time maintenance contractors, the addition of approximately forty -five (45) new jobs, and
the creation of ten (10) full -time construction maintenance jobs; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown has held a public hearing on December 18,
1997, on the designation of the proposed reinvestment zone to be known as the Chevron Reinvestment
Zane; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown finds that it is reasonably likely that the
creation of the proposed zone will contribute to the expansion of primary employment and will attract
major investment in the proposed zone that will be of benefit to the property and that will contribute to
the economic development of the City; and
WHEREAS, the improvements sought to be constructed within the proposed zone are feasible and
practicable and will be of benefit to the land to be included within the proposed zone and to the City;
NOW THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, hereby establishes and
designates a reinvestment zone to be known as the Chevron Reinvestment Zone (the "Zone ") for the
purpose of encouraging economic development though commercial or industrial tax abatement. This
designation shall be effective for five (5) years from the effective date of this Ordinance.
Section 2: That the Zone hereby established is more particularly in Exhibit "A" which is
attached hereto and made a part hereof for all intents and purposes.
Section 3: That this Ordinance shall serve as notice to every taxing unit that includes inside
® its boundaries property that is located within the boundaries of the Zone of the establishment of the
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• Chevron Reinvestment Zone by the City, and the City Clerk is hereby directed to send certified copies
of this Ordinance to all such affected taxing units.
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Section 4: Should any portion or part of this Ordinance be held for any reason to be invalid
and unenforceable, the same shall not be construed to affect any other valid portion hereof, but all valid
portions hereof shall remain in full force and effect and to this end all provisions of this Ordinance are
hereby declared to be severable.
Section 5: This Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City
Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of
Baytown this the 29" day of December, 1997.
PETE C. ALFARO, Mayor
ATTEST:
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EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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R5WA—CIO RAMIREZ, City Attorney
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EXHIBIT "A"
Field Notes for Industrial District No. 2
Tract No. 1•
BEGINNING at the Point of Intersection of the South right of way line of U. S.
Highway 10 with the East right of way line of Sjol:ndcr Road;
THENCE', Southerly along the East right of way lime of Sjolandcr Road aid being
also the West line-
cf Gulf Oil Corporation 66.583 acre tract of land to the NorLss
line of Needlepoint Road;
TH—_- NC E, Easterly along the North tight of way line of Needlepoint Road being
also the eemtcrlinc of Cedar Bayou Stream;
THMENCF., Northerly with the meanders of the centerline of Cedar Bayou Stream
to the South right of way lime of U. S. Highway 10;
THENCE, Westerly along the South right of way Line of U. S. Highway 10 to the
POINT OF BEGINNING.
BEGINNING at the Point of Intersection of the NorLh right of way line of U. S.
Highway 10 with'the East right of way line of Sjolandcr Road;
THENCE, Easterly along the North right of way fuse of U. S. Highway 10 to the
centerline of Cedar Bayou Stream;
THENCE, Northerly wish the meanders of; the centerline of Ccdar,Bayou Stream
to the Northeast corner of that certain 16..059"aere tract conveyed to Gulf Oil
Corporation by J. M. Huber Corporation, a`s� -described in deed recorded in Vol -
u.^se 4964, at Page 354 of the Harris Couat-I Decd Records, Barris County,
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TH=NC.= , Westerly along the North line of the aforementioned 16. 059 acre tract
to the Nor thweat right of way line of the Dayton -Goose Creek Railroad;
THENC , Northeasterly along the Northwest right of way line of the Dayton -Goose
Creek Railroad to the centcrline of the new dredged channel of Cedar Bayo..;
Stream;
THENCE, Northwesterly with the meanders of the centerline of the newly dredged
charnel of Cedar Bayou Stream to the most Nor thcr ly corncr of that certain it act
of land conveyed to Gulf Oil Corporation by S. R. Williams, as described in decd
recorded i�n Volume 239, at Page 176 of the Chambers County Deed Records,
Char -nbers County, Texas, said point also being in the centerline of the old Cedar
Bayou Stream;
THENCE; Southerly with the meanders of the old Cedar Bayou Stream to the Nort]
lime 'of that certain 650.73 acre tract owned by Gulf Oil Corporation;
TH —ZNCE. Westerly along the North line of the said 650.78 acre tract to Lac Fact
right of way line of Sjolana:ei Road;
TF' NCI, South 09 degrees 28 minutes 15 ccconds West over and across Sjolandcr
Road, and continuing with the 1'lest line of the aforc.ncntioncd 650.78 acre tract;
THENCE, North 80 derrccs 30 minuics 50 ccconds, East along the South lint of
® the afor cmcntioned 650.75 acre tract a distance of 254.75 fcct to the East right of
way line of Sjolandcr Road.
Ti-3 -ENCE. Southerly zlemr the East right of way line of Sjolandcr Road to t ?je POINT
OF
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• Beginning at a 5/8" iron rod on the east right -of -way of Sjolander Road
and being the northwest corner of an 11.07 acre tract of land conveyed from
Minnie Johnson to James C. Savell et ux, in deed dated October 13, 1969 and
recorded in Volume 7789, Page 337 of the Deed Records of Harris County,
Texas, and said point also being the south edge of the ingress and egress
easement of the Harris County Flood Control District for their drainage
ditch labeled Q117- 00 -00,
Thence, North 77 27'53" East along the north line of said 11.07 acre
tract a distance of 1150.40 ft. to a steel angle iron at a fence corner post
marking the northeast corner of said tract,
Thence, South 10 48' East along the east line of said tract and across
the Diamond Shamrock Pipeline Corridor a distance of 444.2 feet to a point
on the north line of Baytown Industrial District No. 2,
Thence, North 79 12130" East along the north line of Baytown Industrial
District No. 2 a distance of 1550.06 feet to a point, said point being the
POINT OF BEGINNING of the herein described tract;
Thence, continuing North 79 12130" East along the north line of Baytown
Industrial District No. 2 a distance of 1783.3 to a corner,
Thence, North 10 31'30" West, crossing the Diamond Shamrock Pipeline
Corridor and continuing for a total distance of 1351.74 feet to a 5/8" iron
rod set for an angle point,
Thence, North 55 31130" West a distance of 169.71 feet to a 5/8" iron
rod set for an angle point,
Thence, North 10 31130" West a distance of 1336.32 feet to a point in
the centerline of the old Cedar Bayou stream,
Thence, along.the meanders of the centerline of the following courses
and distances,
South 76 09'10" West - 184.30 feet, to a point,
South 83 16'55" West - 194.87 feet, to a point,
South 11 22135" West - 76.28 feet, to a point,
South 17 41131" East - 224.79 feet, to a point,
South 29 55'41" East - 116.98 feet, to a point,
South 07 01137" West - 78.74 feet, to a point,
South 38 55156" West - 40.85 feet; to a point,
South 61 42141" West - 225.39 feet, to a point,
South 54 03106" West - 417.94 feet, to a point,
South 21 39125" West - 299.83 feet, to a point,
South 45 16119" West - 243.89 feet, to a point,
Thence, South 59 16'01" West a distance of 90.00 feet to a point in the
centerline of old Cedar Bayou Stream for the northwest corner of herein
described tract,
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Thence, South 08 09135" East a distance of 788.74 t'o a 5/8" iron rod in
the centerline of an ingress and egress easement for the Harris County Flood
Control District,
Thence, South 78 31'35" west a distance of 200 ft. with the centerline
of said ingress and egress easement, to a 5/8" iron rod,
Thence, South 10 90158" East, along the westernmost line of herein
described tract and crossing the Diamond Shamrock Pipeline Corridor for a
total distance of 851.33 feet, to the POINT OF BEGINNING, and containing
82.199 acres, more or less, of land.
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SAVE A.ND EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING "i9IiICH HAS BEEN ANNEXED BY THE CITY:
BEGINNING at a concrete monument on the Sout
• h right o_
way line of Interstate Highway 10, said concrete mon-
ument being Northwest corner of 106.254 acre tract
transferred to J. H. Huber Corporation by Gulf Oil
Corporation by deed under date of Noveaber 30, 1962 of
record in Volume 4964, Page 351 of the Deed Records of
Harris County, Texas;
THENCE South 64 °05' West a distance of 519.30 feet to
a point along South right of way line of Interstate
Highway 10;
TH =NC£ North 09 °29'50" West 460.25 feet across Inter-
state Highway 10 to a point beyond the North right of
sway line of said highway;
THENCE South 80.30'10" west a distance of 1900.00 feet
to a point;
THENCE North 09 °29'50" Hest a distance of 3613.10 feet
to a point;
THENCE North 20 °30'10" East a distance of 2400.00 feet
to a point;
THENCE South 09.2915.0" East a distance of 3938.35 feet
across Interstate High% -,ay 1.0 right of way to the Place-
of BEGINNING. -
Being a tract containing 203.57•acres, of which 3.57
acres is Interstate Highway 10 right of way. (Gulf
Tract)
BEGINNING at a point on the South right of way line of
Interstate Highway 10, said point being 1,169.79 feet
South 64 degrees 05 minutes West of the intersection of
the West line of the Huber Corporation property and the
South right of way line of Interstate Highway 10;
THENCE, South 64 degrees 05 minutes west along the
South right of way line of Interstate Highway 10 a
distance of 1,422.70 feet to a concrete raonunent for
the Northwest corner of this tract;
THENCE South 09 degrees 29 minutes 50 seconds East
parallel with the West line of said Huber Corporation
tract, at 1,464.58 feet pass concrete monument, and in
a11'1,494.58 feet to a point in Needle Point Road on
the South line of Share "B" for the Southwest corner of
the herein d'ascribed tract;
THENCE, North 80 degrees 30 minutes 50•seconds East
along Needle Point Road and the South line of Share
a distance of 1.,364.68 feet to the Southeast corner of
this tract;
THENCE, Forth 09 degrees 29 minutes 30 seconds west
parallel to the west line of said Huber Corporation
tract a distance of- 1,896.99 feet to the South richt of
way line of Interstate Highway 10, being tine POINT G?
BEGINNING, and containing 53.127 acres of land out of
Share 'y," 3•:m. PloodSood Surve_v, Harris Cotin;.y, :exa;.
(J. M. Huber Tract)