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AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING SAID LANDS ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY COURT OF CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS, SIGNING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY TO WARD 4; ZONING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY RESIDENTIAL R-1; 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 May 5, 1977; and,
WHEREAS, said Petition for the annexation of said lands was duly signed by the sole owners of all 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 June 6, 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 June 6, 1977, and no proceedings to prevent said annexation having been filed in the Circuit Court for the Jonesboro District of Craighead County, Arkansas,
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained and enacted of 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 October 4, 1976, 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:
A part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 26, Township14 North, Range 3 East, more particularly described as follows: Begin at the Southwest Corner of Lot 1, Block “A” of the Fleetwood Oaks Addition to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas; thence West 110 feet frontage of El Dorado Cove extended from its present location; thence North 130 feet; thence East 110 feet to the Northwest Corner of Lot 1, Block “A” of Fleetwood Oaks Addition; thence South 130 feet to the point of beginning, subject to five (5) foot easement along the South side thereof.
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 4 of the City of Jonesboro.
Section 4: The said lands and territory annexed to the City of Jonesboro are hereby zoned residential R-1.
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 benefits and that said benefits and protection are urgently needed 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 1st day of August, 1977.