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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 TERRITORIES TO WARDS 1 & 2; DECLARING THE ZONING FOR THE ANNEXED TRACT; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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WHEREAS, a petition for the annexation of a particular tract to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, hereinafter described, was duly filed in the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, on October 16, 1989; and
WHEREAS, said petition for the annexation of these lands was duly signed by a majority of the total number of the owners of the tracts 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 November 21, 1989, 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
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
SECTION 1: All of the territory and lands annexed to the City of Jonesboro by order of the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas by its order entered November 27, 1989, be and they 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 of the rights and privileges of the inhabitants within the original limits of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
SECTION 2: The portion of lands and territory hereby annexed to and accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, are more particularly described as follows:
A part of Section 9, Township14 North, Range 3 East, being more particularly described as follows: Begin at the Northwest Corner of Section 9, Township 14 North, Range 3 East; thence South on the Section Line to the Northwest Corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 9, the point of beginning proper; thence East on the 40 acre line to the centerline of the Saint Louis/ San Francisco (Burlington/Northern) Railroad; thence southeasterly with the meanderings with said railroad centerline to a point 300.00 feet North (measured at right angles) of the centerline of U. S. Highway No. 63-B; thence West parallel to and 300.00 feet from the centerline of U. S. Highway No. 63-B to the intersection with a line parallel to and 300.00 feet West ( measured at right angles ) from the centerline of U.S. Highway No.63; thence Southeasterly parallel to and 300.00 feet from the centerline of U. S. Highway 63 to the South line of the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 9; thence West on the 40 acre line to the West line of said Section 9; thence North on the Section line to the Northwest Corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 9; the point of beginning proper, containing 149.4 acres, more or less, subject to all rights-of-way and easement of record.
SECTION 3: The lands and territory annexed to the City of Jonesboro and hereby accepted by the City of Jonesboro are assigned and attached to Ward 1 & 2.
SECTION 4: Said lands and territory annexed to the City of Jonesboro are hereby classified for purposes of zoning as Residential - 1 Commercial- 3 and Commercial - 4 as shown on the plat.
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 protections 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 4th day of December, 1989.