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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 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 September 20, 1978; 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; 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 13, 1978, 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 November 13, 1978, 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 December 15, 1978.
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 13, 1978, 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 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:
A part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 28, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, Craighead County, Arkansas, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest Corner of said Section 28, Township 14 North, Range 4 East; thence North 89 degrees 30 minutes East 60 feet; thence South along the East right-of-way line of Highway No.173 a distance of 1545 feet to the point of beginning proper; thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes 34 seconds East 500.0 feet; thence South 1053.0 feet to the North right-of-way line of Race Street; thence South 89 degrees 22 minutes West along the North right-of-way line of Race Street a distance of 500.0 feet to the East Right-of-way of Highway No173; thence North along the East right-of-way line of Highway No.173 a distance of 1053.6 feet to the point of beginning proper, containing 12.09 acres, more or less.
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 6 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 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 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 January, 1979.