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AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING CERTAIN LANDS ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, BY ORDER OF COUNTY COURT OF CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS, ASSIGNING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY TO WARD 3; 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 April 1, 1976; and
WHEREAS, said petition for the annexation of said land 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 duly published and a hearing held, and an Order was entered upon said hearing on August 26, 1976, declaring that said petition for annexation was right and proper and said lands hereinafter declared should be annexed to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas; and
WHEREAS, thirty (30) days have expired since the entering of said Order and no proceedings to prevent said annexation have 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.
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 be, and hereby are, 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, to-wit: Cedar Heights 4th Addition to Jonesboro, Arkansas:
Begin at the Northeast Corner of Lot 197 of College Place Subdivision; thence North 89.0 Degrees 38.0 Minutes West on the North line of said Lot 197, 192 feet to the Southeast corner of Cedar Heights 3rd Addition, being on the East line of Marshall Street; thence North 24.0 Degrees, 26.0 Minutes West along East line of Marshall Street 223.7 feet; thence Northwesterly along East line of Marshall Street on a 29.0 Degree, 48.0 Minute curve to the left 114.7 feet; thence North 58.0 Degrees 37.0 Minutes West along East line of Marshall Street 100.0 feet; thence Northwesterly along East line of Marshall Street on a 44.0 Degree 33.0 Minute curve to the right 78.5 feet; thence Northeasterly on East line of Marshall Street and South line of Cedar Heights Drive on a 190.0 Degree 59.0 Minute curve to the right 47.1 feet; thence North 66.0 Degrees, 23.0 Minutes East along South line of Cedar Heights Drive 200.0 feet; thence Northeasterly along the South line of Cedar Heights Drive on a 24 Degree 14 Minute curve to the right 87.7 feet; thence North 87.0 Degrees 32.0 Minutes East along the South line of Cedar Heights Drive 156.8 feet to the West line of Cedar Heights 6th Addition; thence South 24.0 Degrees, 26.0 Minutes East 399.4 feet; thence North 89.0 Degrees 48.0 Minutes East 50.0 feet; thence South 0 Degree, 12.0 Minutes East 60.5 feet; thence North 89.0 Degrees, 48.0 Minutes East 50.0 feet; thence South 0 Degree 12.0 Minutes East 140.0 feet; thence North 89.0 Degrees 48 Minutes East 59.2 feet; thence Northeasterly on a 169.0 Degree 40.0 Minute curve to the left 14.5 feet; thence South 24.0 Degrees 51.0 Minutes East 60.0 feet; thence South 16.0 Degrees 24.0 Minutes East 131.6 feet to a fence; thence South 89.0 Degrees 30.0 Minutes West along said fence 72.0 feet; thence South 89.0 Degrees 55.0 Minutes West along said fence 50.0 feet; thence South 89.0 Degrees 48.0 Minutes West along said fence 50.0 feet; thence North 89.0 Degrees 51.0 Minutes West along said fence 50.0 feet; thence South 89.0 Degrees 44.0 Minutes West along said fence 97.9 feet to a fence corner; thence Southerly along a fence 220 plus or minus to the North right-of-way line of Arkansas State Highway No.1; thence Southwesterly on said right-of-way line35.0 plus or minus to the East line of College Place Subdivision; thence North 0 Degrees 53.0 Minutes East on the East line of College Place Subdivision 432.4 feet to the point of beginning, containing 6.7 acres.
Section 3: The lands and territory annexed to the City of Jonesboro are hereby accepted by the City of Jonesboro and are hereby assigned and attached to Ward 3 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 emergency 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 6th day of June, 1977.