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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 5, ZONING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY COMMERCIAL (C-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 February 15, 1977; and
WHEREAS, said petition for the annexation of said land was duly signed by A.B. Clark, president, and Bobby McDaniel, secretary of Developers Mutual, a partnership, owner 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 March 25, 1977, 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 (30) days having expired since the order of annexation dated March 25, 1977, and no proceedings to prevent said annexation having 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 April 28, 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 March 25, 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 herein shall have and enjoy all 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:
A part of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of Section 28, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, being more particularly described as follows: Begin at the Southeast corner of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of Section 28 aforesaid, thence South 89 degrees 57minutes West on the 40 acre line 1012.1 feet; thence North 0 degrees 42 minutes East 313.0 feet; thence North 0 degrees 44 minutes East 347.0 feet; thence North 89 degrees 57 minutes East 315.8 feet; thence South 1 degree 03 minutes West 50.8 feet; thence East 145.0 feet; thence South 1 degree 03 minutes west 60.0 feet; thence East 410.0 feet; thence North 1 degree 03 minutes East 60.0 feet; thence East 145 feet to the 40 acre line; thence South 1 degree 03 minutes West on the 40 acre line 608.7 feet to the point of beginning containing 13.97 acres.
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 5 of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Section 4: Said lands and territory annexed to the City of Jonesboro are hereby zoned Commercial (C-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.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 20th day of June, 1977.