CC Resolution No. 351 RESOLUTION NO. 351
A RESOLUTION ABANDONING THE ANNEXATION PROCEDURE OF
CERTAIN PROPERTY INSTITUTED ON THE. 8TH DAY OF APRIL,
1971 , AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF .
WHEREAS, on the 25th day of March, 1971, the City
Council of the City of Baytown by affirmative vote passed Ordinance
No. 1085 setting the date of April 8 , 1971 , at 6 :45 o ' clock p.m.
in the City Council Chamber of the City Hall of the City of
Baytown, Texas, as the date , time and place for a public hearing
on the proposed annexation by the City of Baytown, Texas , the
following described property to-wit:
BEGINNING at a point on the most northeasterly portion of
the existing City limit line of the City of Baytown, said
point being more fully described as the point of intersection
of the easterly right-of-way line of State Highway 146 and
the west bank of Cedar Bayou Stream;
THENCE, in a northerly direction along the east right of way
line of State Highway 146 to a point, said point being the
intersection of the east right of way line of State Highway
146 and the southerly right of way line of Farm Market Road
565;
THENCE, in a northeasterly direction along the southeasterly
right of way line of the Farm Market Road 565 to a point for
corner on the southwesterly right of way line of the Farm
Market Road 2354 ;
THENCE, in a southerly direction along the Farm Market Road
2354 to a point for corner on the Northerly line of the
Houston Lighting and Power Company discharge canal;
THENCE, in a westerly direction along the north line of the
Houston Lighting and Power Company discharge canal to a
point, said point being the intersection of the northerly
line of the discharge canal and most easterly property line
of the Houston Lighting and Power Company Plant;
THENCE, in a northerly direction along the most easterly
property line of the Houston Lighting and Power Company
Plant to a point, said point being the most northeasterly
corner of the Houston Lighting and Power Company Property;
THENCE, in a westerly direction along the most northerly
property line of Houston Lighting and Power Company to a
point on the east bank of Cedar Bayou Stream;
THENCE , continuing along the projection of the Houston
Lighting and Power Company' s most northerly property line
to a point on the west bank of Cedar Bayou Stream, said
point being in the most westerly City limit line of the
City of Baytown ;
THENCE, in a northerly direction along the west bank of
Cedar Bayou Stream, said west bank being the existing Baytown
City limit line , to the point of intersection of the easterly
right of way line of State Highway 146 and the West bank of
Cedar Bayou Stream, said point being the POINT OF BEGINNING.
WHEREAS , on the 8th day of April , 1971, at 6 : 45
o'clock p.m. in the City Council Chamber of the City Hall of the
City of Baytown, Texas . The City Hall held a public hearing
giving all interested parties the right to appear and be heard
on the proposed annexation by the City of Baytown, Texas, of the
above described property; and
WHEREAS , the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas,
subsequently determined that the proposed annexation of the above
described property was not necessary or desirable at that time
and declined to take further action on the annexation of said
territory; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown is
still of the opinion that the annexation of said territory is not
necessary or desirable.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN, TEXAS :
Section 1 : That the proposed annexation instituted on
the 8th day of April, 1971 at 6 : 45 o 'clock p.m. by public hearing
in the City Council Chamber of the City Hall of the City of
Baytown, Texas , is not necessary or advisable ; and
Section 2 : That said proposed annexation on the fol-
lowing described property is hereby abandoned for all purposes,
to-wit :
BEGINNING at a point on the most northeasterly portion of
the existing City limit line of the City of Baytown, said
point being more fully described as the point of intersection
of the easterly right-of-way line of State Highway 146 and
the west bank of Cedar Bayou Stream;
THENCE, in a northerly direction along the east right of way
line of State Highway 146 to a point, said point being the
intersection of the east right of way line of State Highway
146 and the southerly right of way line of Farm Market Road
565 ;
THENCE, in a northeasterly direction along the southeasterly
right of way line of the Farm Market Road 565 to a point for
corner on the southwesterly right of way line of the Farm
Market Road 2354 ;
THENCE, in a southerly direction along the Farm Market Road
2354 to a point for corner on the Northerly line of the
Houston Lighting and Power Company discharge canal;
THENCE, in a westerly direction along the north line of the
Houston Lighting and Power Company discharge canal to a
point, said point being the intersection of the northerly
line of the discharge canal and the most easterly property line
of the Houston Lighting and Power Company Plant;
THENCE, in a northerly direction along the most easterly
property line of the Houston Lighting and Power Company
Plant to a point, said point being the most northeasterly
corner of the Houston Lighting and Power Company Property;
THENCE, in a westerly direction along the most northerly
property line of Houston Lighting and Power Company to a
point on the east bank of Cedar Bayou Stream;
THENCE, continuing along the projection of the Houston
Lighting and Power Company ' s most northerly property line
to a point on the west bank of Cedar Bayou Stream, said
point being in the most westerly City limit line of the
City of Baytown ;
THENCE, in a northerly direction along the west bank of
Cedar Bayou Stream, said west bank being the existing Baytown
City limit line, to the point of intersection of the easterly
right of way line of State Highway 146 and the West bank of
Cedar Bayou Stream, said point being the POINT OF BEGINNING.
Section 3 : This resolution shall take effect 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 on this 27th day of
September, 1971 . j
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C. GLEN WALKER, Mayor ✓
ATTEST:
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EDNA OLIVER, City Clerk
APPROVED:
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NE RICHA DSON, City Attorney