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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 4; 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 March 28, 1986; and
WHEREAS, said petition for the annexation of said lands was duly signed by the sole owners of all of the acreage to be annexed to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas; 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 April 29, 1986, 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 April 29, 1986, and no proceedings to prevent said annexation having been filed in the Circuit Court for the Jonesboro District of Craighead County, Arkansas, said annexation proceedings were in all things confirmed by the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, by its order of May 30, 1986.
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 Craighead County of Craighead County, Arkansas, by its order of April 29, 1986, be and are hereby accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and said territory hereinafter described shall be hereafter deemed and taken to be part and parcel of the limits of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and the inhabitants residing therein shall have and enjoy all of 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: (Jimmy Cox and Roy Milner - Spring Hill - corner of Loberg and Nettleton - Skip Mooney)
A part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and a part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 14 North, Range 3 East, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast Corner of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 23, Township 14 North, Range 3 East; thence South 89°40’West along the Half Section Line a distance of 1557.23 feet to the point of beginning proper; thence North 1°06’ East a distance of 198.5 feet; thence South 83°28’ West a distance of 320.5 feet; thence South a distance of 347.8 feet; thence North 81°20’ East a distance of 65.9 feet; thence North 70°33’ East a distance of 49.5 feet; thence North 38°19’ East a distance of 138.0 feet; thence North 66°26’ East a distance of 127.9 feet to the point of beginning, containing 2.034 acres, more or less, and being subject to street easements as shown on plat.
Section 3: The lands and territory annexed to the City of Jonesboro and thereby accepted by the City of Jonesboro are hereby assigned and attached to Ward 4 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 now 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 and protection are urgently needed now in order to allow orderly growth and development of said lands and territory. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist and this ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, it shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 7th day of July, 1986.