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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 3: ZONING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY R-1 AND R-2: DECLARING AN EMERGENCY: AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (NOTE: THIS ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED BY ORD-77:2117 ON AUGUST 15, 1977)
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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 24, 1976; and
WHEREAS, said petition for the annexation of said lands was duly sought by the majority of the owners 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 31, 1976, at which hearing it was duly found and declared that said petition for annexation was right and proper and that said lands hereinafter described should be annexed to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, whereupon, an order of annexation was made and entered; and
WHEREAS, thirty (30) days have expires since the order of annexation dated January 3, 1977, 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 by its order of February 2, 1977.
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 January 3, 1977, 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; to wit:
The East Half of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼ ) of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼ ) of Section 16, Township 15 North, Range 4 East, including Lots 1 through 20, Block "A" and Lots 1 through 12, Block "B", and Lots1 through 4, Block "C", and Lots 1 and 2, Block "D", and Lots 1 through 8, Block "E", and Lots 1 through 6, Block "F" of the Meadow Lark Acres Subdivision to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and Lots 1 through 8, Block "G", and Lots 1 through 12, Block "H", of the Meadow Lark Acres Extended Subdivision to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
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 3 of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Section 4: Said lands and territory annexed to the City of Jonesboro are hereby zoned as follows:
The East Half of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼ ) of Section 16, Township 15 North, Range 4 East, including Lots 1 through 20, Block "A", and Lots 1 through 12, Block "B", and Lots 1 through 4, Block "C", and Lots 1 and 2, Block "D", and Lots 1 through 8, Block "E", and Lots 1 through 6, Block "F" of the Meadow Lark Acres Subdivision to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and Lots 1 through 8, Block "G", and Lots 5 through 12, Block "H" of the Meadow Lark Acres Extended Subdivision to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas is hereby zoned Residential R-1.
Lots 1 through 4, Block "H" of the Meadow Lark Acres Extended Subdivision to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas is 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 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 and approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of April, 1977.