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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 5, ZONING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY COMMERCIAL (C-3), 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 November 18, 1981: 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 December 22, 1981, 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 December 22, 1981, and no proceedings to prevent said annexation having been filed in the Circuit Court of 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 January 27, 1982.
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 December 22, 1981, 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:
A part of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, being more particularly described as follows: Begin at the Southwest corner of aforesaid SW ¼ NE ¼; thence N89°02’ E on the 40 acre line 50’; thence N 0°11 ½’ E 50’ to the North right-of-way line of Race Street; thence N89° 02’E along said right-of-way line 149’; thence S89° 03’ E along said right-of-way line 530.31’ to the point of beginning proper; thence N 0° 11 ½’ E 625.74’; thence N 89° 05’ E 143.12’; Thence S 0°11 ½’ W 627.88’ to the North right-of-way line of Race Street; thence S 89° 02’ W along said right-of-way line 73.60’; thence N 89° 03’ W along said right-of-way line 70.03’ to the point of beginning proper, containing, 2.07 acres and being subject to a sanitary sewer easement across the South side thereof.
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 5 of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Section 4: Said lands and territory annexed to the City of Jonesboro are hereby zoned Commercial (C-3).
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 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 hereby declared to exist and this ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 15th day of February, 1982.