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AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING CERTAIN LANDS ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY COURT OF CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS, ASSIGNING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY TO WARD 1, ZONING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY RESIDENTIAL (R-2), DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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WHEREAS, a petition for the annexation of certain lands to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, hereinafter described, was duly filed in the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, on February 18, 1985 and
WHEREAS, said petition for the annexation of said land was duly signed by all of the owners of all of the acreage to be annexed to the City of Jonesboro; and
WHEREAS, an order setting a hearing upon said petition was entered, notice was duly published of said hearing and a hearing upon said petition was duly had and held in the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, on March 25, 1985 at which hearing it was duly found and declared that said petition for annexation was right and proper and that such lands hereinafter described should be annexed to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, whereupon an order of annexation was made and entered; and
WHEREAS, thirty days having expired since the order of annexation dated March 25, 1985, and no proceedings to prevent said annexation proceedings were in all things confirmed by the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, by its order of April 29, 1985.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
Section 1: The territory and lands annexed to the City of Jonesboro by order of the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, by its order of April 29, 1985, be and are hereby accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and said territory hereinafter described shall be hereafter deemed and taken to be a part and parcel of the limits of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and the inhabitants residing therein shall have and enjoy all the rights and privileges of the inhabitants within the original limits of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Section 2: The lands and territory hereby annexed to and accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, are more particularly described as follows, to wit: (Downtown Church of Christ - Gott)
The North 179.0 feet of Lot 11 of Stratford Heights First Re-plat, Jonesboro, Arkansas, and a Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 14 North, Range 3 East, All being more particularly described as follows: Begin at the South Quarter Corner of the Southeast Quarter of aforesaid Section 14; thence North 0 degree 04’40” West 41.0 feet; thence North 88 degrees 18’ East 108.78 feet; thence North 0 degree 04’40” West 835.09 feet; to the South right-of-way line of Washington Avenue; thence with the meanderings with said South right-of-way line as follows: North 88 degrees 56’23” East - 369.25feet; North 85 degrees 07”32” East - 113.19 feet to the point of beginning proper; North 85 degrees 07’32” East187.48 feet; North 83 degrees 13’45” East 100.5 feet; North 88 degrees 56’23” East - 61.72 feet to the P.C. of a curve whose radius = 22.24 feet; thence Southeasterly along said curve 37.53 feet to the P.T. of said curve, said point being on the West right-of-way line of Stratford Drive; thence South 0 degree 06’ East along said right-of-way line 211.51 feet; thence South 88 degrees 18’ West 120.0 feet; thence South 0 degrees 06’ East 179.0 feet; thence South 88degrees 18’ West 253.5 feet; thence North 0 degree 06’ West 397.21 feet to the point of beginning proper, containing 3.00 acres.
Section 3: The lands and territory annexed to the City of Jonesboro and hereby accepted by the City of Jonesboro are hereby assigned and attached to Ward 1 of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Section 4: Said lands and territory annexed to the City of Jonesboro are hereby zoned Residential (R-2).
Section 5: It is hereby found and declared by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, that there is not an extreme urgency that the territory herein be immediately annexed to and accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, so that said property and the citizens and property owners of said territory described herein can be entitled to fire, police, zoning and other protection and benefits and that said benefits are protection are urgently needed not in order to allow orderly growth and development of said lands and territory. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall take effects and be in full force from and after its passage.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 20th day of May 1985.