Ordinance No. 9,394ORDINANCE NO. 9394
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
® TEXAS, DISCONTINUING, ABANDONING FOR PUBLIC USE AND CLOSING
PLUM STREET AND THE PORTION OF CASEY ROAD ADJACENT TO PLUM
STREET, BAYTOWN, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS; ABANDONING AND
QUITCLAIMING ALL INTEREST OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AND THE
PUBLIC IN AND TO PLUM STREET AND THE PORTION OF CASEY ROAD
ADJACENT TO PLUM STREET; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE
AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST AND DELIVER CONVEYANCE TO THE
ABUTTING OWNER; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE
THEREOF.
WHEREAS, Plum Street and the portion of Casey Road adjacent to Plum Street, Baytown,
Harris County, Texas, is not now used by the public; and
WHEREAS, no interest of the public requires that Plum Street and the portion of Casey Road
adjacent to Plum Street be improved or kept open; and
WHEREAS, the interest of the public will be benefited by the termination of any obligation
on the part of the City of Baytown to maintain Plum Street and the portion of Casey Road adjacent to
Plum Street as a public right -of -way; and
WHEREAS, the only known owner of property abutting or adjoining Plum Street and the
portion of Casey Road adjacent to Plum Street has 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 Plum
Street and the portion of Casey Road adjacent to Plum Street be discontinued, abandoned and closed,
and it further appears that the interest of no other owners of property adjacent to said streets in Casey
Subdivision, Section 2 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 Plum Street and the portion of Casey Road adjacent to Plum Street,
Baytown, Harris County, Texas, be and the same are 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 Plum Street and the portion of Casey Road adjacent to Plum Street, and does hereby approve
the application of the owner of the property abutting Plum Street and the portion of Casey Road
adjacent to Plum 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 Plum Street and the
portion of Casey Road adjacent to Plum 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.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City
of Baytown this 25th day of July, 2002.
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PETE C. ALFARO, Mayor
;ATTEST:
GI AY SMITH, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
NACIO RAMIlRZ, SR., C y Attorney
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