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AN ORDINANCE REPEALING A CERTAIN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING LANDS ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY COURT OF CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS; ASSIGNING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORIES TO WARD 2; DECLARING THE ZONING FOR THE ANNEXED TRACT; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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WHEREAS, a petition for the annexation of a particular tact to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, hereinafter described, was duly filed in the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, on April 18, 1989; and
WHEREAS, said petition for annexation for these lands was duly signed by all of the owners of the tracts 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 May 22, 1989, 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
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
SECTION 1: All of the territory and lands annexed to the City of Jonesboro by order of the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, by its order of June 28, 1989, and by Ordinance 2242 be and they are hereby repealed.
SECTION 2: The portion of lands and territory previously annexed to and accepted by the city of Jonesboro, Arkansas and affected by the repeal of Ordinance 2242 are more particularly described as follows:
The NW - 1/4 of the SE - 1/4 and the SW - 1/4 of the SE - 1/4 and a part of the NE - 1/4 of the SW - 1/4 of Section 36, Township 15 North, Range 3 East, being more particularly described as follows: Begin at the NE Corner of the NE - 1/4 of the SW - 1/4 of said Section 36; thence South 0°23’36” West on the 40 acre line 891.19 feet to the Easterly right-of-way line of Duncan Road; thence with the meanderings of said right-of-way line an follows: North 4°27’07” West 110.75 feet; North 16°41’30” West 139.68 feet; North 32°24’11” West 229.25 feet; North 53°02’48” West 190.51 feet; North 44°14’100” East 472.96 feet to the point of beginning, containing in aggregate 82.54 acres, more or less, subject to all rights-of-way and easements of record.
SECTION 3: It is hereby found and declared by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, that there is now an extreme urgency that Ordinance 2242 be repealed by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, in order to allow orderly growth and development of said lands and territory. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist and this ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, it shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this 4th of October, 2016.