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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 6; ZONING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY AGRICULTURAL 1 (AG-1); 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 October 10, 1986; and,
WHEREAS, said petition for annexation of said lands was duly signed by the sole owners 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 November 10, 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 entered and,
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 November 10, 1986, be and hereby are accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas and said territory hereinafter described shall be hereafter deemed and taken to a part and parcel of the limits of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas and the inhabitants residing herein 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 (Industrial Park property)
Tract 1: South Half of the Northwest Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, the Northeast Quarter, the North Half of the Southeast Quarter, and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, all in Section 25, Township 14 North, Range 4 East.
Tract 2: North Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 25, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, including all lots in Blocks A, B, C, D and E of Lazy Acres, a subdivision, and all publicly dedicated areas thereof: Less and except all that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 25, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, lying South of the right-of-way of the Jonesboro Lake City and Eastern Railroad, said exception containing 4 acres, more or less.
Tract 3: Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter and North Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 36, Township 14 North, Range 4 East.
Tract 4: Section 28, Township 14 North, Range 5 East.
Tract 5: Section 29, Township 14 North, Range 5 East.
Tract 6: Section 30, Township 14 North Range 5 East.
Tract 7: North Half of the Northwest Quarter and North Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 31, Township 14 North, Range 5 East.
Tract 8: North Half of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Northeast Quarter of Section 32, Township 14 North, Range 5 East.
Section 3: The lands and territory annexed to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas are hereby accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas are hereby assigned and attached to Ward 6 to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Section 4: Said lands and territory annexed to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas are hereby zoned Agricultural 1 (Ag-1).
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 other 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, shall take effect and shall be in full force from and after its passage.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 15th day of December, 1986.