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AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING CERTAIN LANDS ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY COURT OF CRAIGHEAD, ARKANSAS; ASSIGNING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY TO WARD 6; ZONING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY RESIDENTIAL (R-3); 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 October 7, 1983; and
WHEREAS, said Petition for the annexation of said lands 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 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 November 9, 1983, 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 have expired since the Order of annexation dated Sept. 13th, 1984, 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 September 13, 1984.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
Section 1: The territories and lands annexed to the City of Jonesboro by Order of the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, by its Order of September 13th, 1984, 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 the rights and privileges of the inhabitants within the original limits of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Section 2: The lands and territories hereby annexed to and accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas more particularly described as follows: (Scot Emerson)
Part of the West 273 feet of the North 301.9 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 14 Range North, Range 4 East, Subject to right-of-way of 30 feet along the West side of the tract for Richardson Drive and right-of-way of 30 feet along the North side thereof for Race Street, containing 1.89 acres less and except 0.53 acres in a tract lying in the Northwest Corner more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Northwest Corner of the Southwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 14 North Range 4 East; thence South 89°46’ East along the Half Section line 135.4 feet; thence South 1°05’ West 172.0 feet; thence North 89°46’ West 135.4 feet; thence North 1°05’ East 172.0 feet to the point of beginning proper containing 0.53 acres, leaving a net area of 1.36 acres.
Section 3: 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 6 of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Section 4: Said lands and territories annexed to the City of Jonesboro are hereby zoned Residential (R-3).
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, water and sewage and other protection 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 APPROVED this 19th day of November, 1984.