CC Resolution No. 43 RESOLUTION NO. 43
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
FINDING, ESTABLISHING AND DECLARING THAT MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIES NEAR THE CORPORATE LI51ITS OF THE CITY OF BAY-
TOWN DO NOT USE BAYTOWN'S MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO THE SAME
EXTENT, IF ANY, AS DO PRIVATE CITIZENS AND, CONSEQUENTLY,
SUCH MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES SHOULD BE ANNEXED PROPORTION-
ATELY TO THEIR USE .AND ENJOYMENT OF SUCH MUNICIPAL SERVICES;
PROVIDING TH.�T THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOT SURRENDERING ANY OF
ITS POLICE POWERS BY ADOPTING THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR
THE DISTRIBUTION :AND PUBLIC.;TION OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND PRO-
VIDING FOR T.H. EFFECTIVE D,JE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the Gulf Coast, in general , is heavily industrialized; and
WHEREAS, the Houston Ship Channel and the Baytown area particularly have a
heavy concentration of industrial establishments ; and
WHEREAS, it is to the mutual advantage of industries and municipalities to
cooperate wherever possible for the general advancement of the affected population;
and
WHEREAS, it is generally recognized that manufacturing industries rarely, if
ever, directly use the municipal services of the City of Baytown; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown is of the opinion that manu-
facturing industries that do not use these municipal services should not be fully
annexed; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN:
Section l : That the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby finds, declares
and establishes that manufacturing industries near the corporate limits of this City
rarely, if ever, use the municipal services furnished by the City to its private
citizens. Council further finds , declares and establishes that such manufacturing
industries should not be annexed in excess of twenty (20%) per cent of the fair value
of such property. If annexation proceedings are started against such industry or an
area including such industry such proceedings shall be concluded in stages so that
no more than twenty-five (25%) per cent of the twenty (20%) per cent of the industry
to be annexed shall be annexed in any one (1) year.
New manufacturing industries shall not be annexed until no less than five (5)
years have elapsed after completion of construction. (For this purpose net capital
improvements to existing industry shall be treated as "new industry").
Section 2: It is expressly provided hereby, that it is not the intention of
the City Council to create an industrial district or enter into a contractual arrange-
ment with the owners of land in the City's two (2) mile extraterritorial jurisdiction,
as provided in Article 970a of Vernon' s Civil Statutes ; furthermore, the City Council
hereby expressly reserves to itself and its successors all the police powers hereto-
fore ;ind hereafter granted to it and the City.
Section 3: That this Resolution shall take effect from and after its passage
by the City Council , and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed
to execute this Resolution and to properly publicize same. The City Clerk is further
directed to furnish copies of this Resolution to the Chamber of Commerce and inter-
ested industries.
INTRODOCED, RE.iD PASSED by the affirmative vote, of the City Council of the
City of Baytown, this S -�l-day of 61ay, 1964.
C. L. Liggett, N..D., Mayor
ATTEST:
Edna Oliver, City Cleric
APPROVED:
Georg�/Chnndlei, City Attorney