HomeMy WebLinkAboutPETITION FOR ANNEXATIONFILED
MAY 21 2021
TERRI HOLLINGSWORTH
CIRCUIT COUNTY CLERK
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS
Case No. 2021-13
IN THE MATTER OF ANNEXING
TO THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS,
CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED IN
SECTIONS 20 AND 21, TOWNSHIP 1
NORTH, RANGE 11 WEST, PULASKI COUNTY,
ARKANSAS, INCLUDING ALL ADJACENT
RIGHTS OF WAY, CONTIGUOUS TO THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
PETITION FOR ANNEXATION
Comes now the Petitioners, by and through its attorneys, Dover Dixon Horne PLLC, as the
property owners of the following described area (the "Property"):
BEING A PORTION OF THE SWI/4 OF THE NEIA & SE1/4 OF SECTION 20,
T-I-N, R-11-W; A PORTION OF THE W1/2 OF THE SWIA F SECTION 21, T-
1-N, R-11-W; T-I-N, R-11-W; PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS; MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SW1/4 NE1/4, OF
SAID SECTION 20; THENCE S88°47'33"E ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF
SAID SW1/4 NE1/4, A DISTANCE OF 48.19' TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING;
THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID NORTH LINE S88047'39"E-624.97';
THENCE LEAVING SAID NORTH LINE S00021'42"E-491.37'; THENCE
S00°00'06"W-1371.85' TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERN RIGHT OF WAY OF
ZEUBER ROAD; THENCE S00°39'42"E-70.47' TO A POINT ON THE
SOUTHERN RIGHT OF WAY LILNE OF ZEUBER ROAD; THENCE ALONG
SAID SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY THE FOLLOWING: (1) S83°16'59"E-415.62'
(2) ALONG THE ARC OF A 2919.43' RADIUS CURVE TO THE LEFT,
HAVING AN ARC LENGTH OF 168.71' AND CHORD OF S84"56'30"E-
168.69'; (3) S86°35'58"E-936.35', (4) ALONG THE ARC OF A 4921.28'
RADIUS CURVE TO THE LEFT, HAVING AN ARC LENGTH OF 190.25' AND
CHORD OF S87°42'25"E490.24' (5) S88"48'52"3-101.62'; (6) S88°48'52"3-
65.00% (7) S88°4948"E-35.00'; (8) S88°49'48"E-350.00'; THENCE LEAVING
SAID RIGHT OF WAY SOI"57'54"W-1941.62' TO A POINT ON THE
SOUTHERN LINE OF THE SWI/4 SWI/4, SECTION 21; THENCE ALONG
SAID SOUTHERN LINE N88°40'04"W-384.84' TO THE SOUTH WEST
CORNER OF SECTION 21, THENCE NOI°53'25"E-37.94' ALONG THE
WESTERN LINE OF SAID SECTION 21; THENCE N88°37'09"W-2633.32' TO
A POINT LOCATED ON THE WEST LINE OF THE SE1/4 OF SECTION 20;
THENCE ALONG SAID WEST LINE N0203041"E-660.00'; THENCE
LEAVING SAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 20 N90"00'00"E-50.03'; THENCE
N02006' 19"E-151.47' TO A POINT LOCATED ON THE SOUTHERN RIGHT OF
WAY LINE OF ZEUBER ROAD; THENCE N32°48' 16"E-75.79' TO A POINT
LOCATED ON THE NORTHERN/EASTERN RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF
ZEUBER ROAD; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY
THE FOLLOWING: (l) N11°27'44"W-84.68', (2) N01°15'47"W- 150.82', (3 )
N01°30'22"E-952.99', (4) NOl°53'35"E-491.23' BACK TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING; CONTAINING 162 ACRES (MORE OR LESS).
LESS AND EXCEPT RIGHT OF WAY FOR ZEUBER ROAD.
l . Petitioners hereby petition the County Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas, to annex
the Property to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas.
2. Petitioners have signed this Petition before a Notary and are the owners of the
Property and collectively own one hundred percent (100%) of the acreage affected by the Petition
in accordance with Arkansas Code Annotated § 14-40-601 and § 14-40-609. Petitioners'
ownership of the property is evidenced by the letter from Standard Abstract & Title Company,
attached hereto as "Exhibit A".
3. Mr. Daniel Havner is a certified surveyor and by his verification of this Petition
confirms that the Property is contiguous to and adjoins the present city limits of the City of Little
Rock, and no enclaves will be created if the Property is annexed into the City of Little Rock. His
Verification and a map of the area to be annexed are attached hereto as "Exhibit B".
4. The Property is urban in nature and is suitable for urban usage and purposes.
5. The Property constitutes a material, logical, and reasonable extension of the
corporate city limits and legal boundaries of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas.
6. If annexed the City of Little Rock shall extend the following services to the
Property within three (3) years after annexation becomes final:
a. Police protection and assistance;
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b. Fire protection and assistance;
C. Street and road maintenance;
d. Permission for connection to water and wastewater systems;
e. Municipal Code enforcement services.
7. Petitioners have coordinated their request to annex the property with the Arkansas
Department of Transformation and Shared Services in accordance with Ark. Code Ann. § 14-40-
101, as evidenced by the letter attached hereto as "Exhibit C".
8. Petitioners seek a hearing and proper determination by the County Court of Pulaski
County, Arkansas, and by the County Judge of Pulaski County, Arkansas, that said Petition meets
the requirements of the law, and the annexation as sought herein is just and proper and in the best
interest of Pulaski County, Arkansas, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and the residents and
citizens of the affected area.
Respectfully Submitted,
DOVER DIXON HORNE PLLC
Attorneys for Petitioners
425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 3700
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Telephone: (501) 375-9151
Facsimile: (501) 375-6484
By.
'Stephen . Giles
Arkansas Bar No. 75046
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