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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 RESIDENTIAL (R-3); DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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WHEREAS, 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 December 4, 1999; 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, Arkansas; 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 January 26, 1999, at which hearing it was found and declared that said petition for annexation was right and proper and that such lands hereinafter described shall 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 January 26, 1999 and no proceedings to prevent said annexation having 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, by its order of March 1, 1999.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the City Council for 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 26, 1999, 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 privileges of the inhabitants within the original limits of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
SECTION 2: The lands and territory are hereby annexed to and accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and more particularly described as follows:
The Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 34, Township 15 North, Range 4 East, Craighead County, at Jonesboro, Arkansas, containing in all 1,756,575 square feet or 40.325 acres, more or less, subject to easements, restrictions, reservations and rights of way of record.
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 territories annexed to the City of Jonesboro are hereby zoned 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, and other protection and benefits, and 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 and 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.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 5th day of April, 1999.