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AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING CERTAIN LAND ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY COURT OF CRAIGHEAD COUNTY
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, that:
SECTION 1: That the territories and lands annexed to the City of Jonesboro by order of the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas by its orders of September 20, 2004 and October 21, 2004, be and are hereby accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, said territory hereinafter described shall be hereafter deemed and taken to be 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: That the lands and territories are hereby annexed to and accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and more particularly described as follows:
All that part of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 1, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, Craighead County, Arkansas lying North of Drainage Ditch, less and except the North 210.0 feet of the East 420.0 feet and being more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the Northeast corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 1; thence South 00°48'27" West 210.00 feet to the point of beginning proper; thence continue South 00°48'27" West 1328.65 feet to the center line of ditch; thence along said ditch as follows; thence South 85°55'23" West 27.16 feet; thence North 82°11'57" West 71.66 feet; thence North 27°13'41" West 31.92 feet; thence North 48°50'02" West 31.06 feet; thence North 80°15'31" West 28.65 feet; thence South 84°35'59" West 123.84 feet; thence North 66°42'00" West 43.42 feet; thence North 70°13'06" West 101.51 feet; thence North 75°10'50" West 45.18 feet; thence North 61°47'28" West 14.23 feet; thence North 50°40'14" West 86.85 feet; thence North 85°02'42" West 25.44 feet; thence South 77°25'48" West 22.83 feet; thence South 32°25'48" West 10.61 feet; thence South 00°34'19" East 27.69 feet; thence South 57°32'26" West 25.92 feet; thence North 84°04'30" West 57.92 feet; thence North 40°11'43" West 54.80 feet; thence South 83°27'02" West 64.49 feet; thence North 77°00'54" West 25.37 feet; thence South 74°13'24" West 143.03 feet; thence North 74°19'15" West 46.48 feet; thence North 57°13'44" West 74.49 feet; thence South 75°00'36" West 95.93 feet; thence North 59°12'32" West 132.33 feet; thence North 29°27'19" West 84.66 feet; thence North 22°40'20" West 42.46 feet; thence North 15°54'33" West 32.41 feet to the West line of aforesaid; thence North 01°16'14" East 56.52 feet; thence North 01°16'14" East 87.45 feet; thence North 00°34'48" East 1004.45 feet; thence North 89°03'48" East 909.85 feet; thence South 00°48'27" West 210.00 feet; thence North 89°03'48" East 420.00 feet to the point of beginning proper having an area of 1,769,474.89 square feet or 40.623 acres.
SECTION 3: That the lands and territories 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: That said lands and territories annexed to the City of Jonesboro are hereby zoned R-1.
SECTION 5: That 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 benefit; that said benefits and protections 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; this ordinance being necessary for the preservation of public peace, health and safety shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 1st day of February, 2005.