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AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, AND MAKING SAME A PART OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, AND ASSIGNING SAME TO WARDS
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WHEREAS, a Petition was filed with the County Clerk of Craighead County, Arkansas, by the sole owner of the hereinafter described territory, praying that said territory be annexed to, and made a part of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas; and
WHEREAS, on September 1, 2015, the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, found that the Petition was signed by the majority of the real estate owners in said territory; that said territory was depicted on an accurate map of said territory, filed with and made a part of the said Petition, showing the property to be contiguous and adjoining the present corporate limits of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas; that proper notice had been given for the time and in the manner prescribed by law, and in all things pertaining thereto had been done in a manner prescribed by law, and that said land and territory should be annexed to and made a part of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, subject to the acceptance of same by the City Council of said City at the proper time, as provided by law; and
WHEREAS, the time fixed by law for appealing from said order of annexation made by the County Court has expired and no appeal has been taken from said order; and
WHEREAS, the Jonesboro Metropolitan Area Planning Commission has recommended that said lands be zoned RS-7, as requested by the Petitioner; and
WHEREAS, it appears to the City Council that all applicable laws of the State of Arkansas and of the City of Jonesboro have been complied with in presenting this ordinance to the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, that:
SECTION I: The following described land and territory contiguous and adjoining the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, is hereby accepted as part of and annexed to and made a part of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
The East Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 35, Township 15 North, Range 4 East, Craighead County, Arkansas, and being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the Southeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 35; thence North 00°05'20" East 1324.24 feet; thence South 89°56'01" West 661.34 feet; thence South 00°01'31" East 1327.53 feet; thence North 89°38'49" East 658.71 feet to the point of beginning proper; having an area of 875101.08 square feet, 20.09 acres more or less and being subject to all public and private roads and easements.
SECTION II: That the above described territory shall be annexed to and made a part of ward three (3) of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and the same shall henceforth be a part of said ward as fully as existing parts of said ward.
SECTION III: The Zoning Ordinance of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, codified as Chapter 117 of the Jonesboro Municipal Code, should be, and it hereby is amended so that the land within the territory is zoned as the “RS-7" classification.
SECTION IV: All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION V: The City Clerk is hereby directed to amend the official zoning district boundary map of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, insofar as it relates to the lands described hereinabove so that the zoning classification of said lands shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 16th day of August, 2016.