HomeMy WebLinkAbout12983ORDINANCE NO. 12,983
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE ANNEXATION
TO THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS,
OF PART OF SECTIONS 22, 23, 26 and 27,
TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 13 WEST, PU-
LASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, WHICH LAND IS
CONTIGUOUS TO THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, upon the petition of Tall Timber De-
velopment Corporation, and after due notice of a hearing on
said petition, which notice was published for the time and
in the manner prescribed by law, the County Court of Pulaski
County, Arkansas, did, on October 4, 1974, enter its order
annexing the area more specifically described in Section I
hereof to the City of Little Rock; and,
WHEREAS, more than thirty days have elapsed within
which any interested person could institute proceedings in
the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas, to prevent
said annexation, and there appeared no protestants to this
annexation; and
WHEREAS, the area hereinafter particularly de-
scribed in Section I hereof is contiguous to and adjoins the
existing City Limits of the City of Little Rock, and all
proceedings prerequisite to the annexation of said area have
been conducted as required by law; and
WHEREAS, it is now desirable that said area, as
hereinafter specifically described in Section I, be annexed
to the City of Little Rock;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION I. That the following described territory
in Pulaski County, Arkansas, to -wit:
A tract of land located in the S -1/2
SW -1/4, Section 23, in part of the N -1/2
NW -1/4 Section 26, in the NE -1/4 NE -1/4
Section 27 and all of the SE -1/4 Section
22, lying East of Arkansas State Highway
No. 5, all in T -1 -N R -13 -W, Pulaski County,
Arkansas, more particularly described as:
Beginning at the intersection of the East
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right -of -way line of Arkansas State High-
way No. 5 and the North line of the NE -1/4
SE -1/4 said Section 22; thence Easterly
along said North line of the NE -1/4 SE -1/4
to the Northeast corner thereof; thence
Southerly along the East line of said
NE -1/4 SE -1/4 to the Southeast corner
thereof, said corner also being the North-
west corner of the S -1/2 SW -1/4 said
Section 23; thence Easterly along the
North line of said S -1/2 SW -1/4 to the
Northeast corner thereof; thence Southerly
along the East line of said S -1/2 SW -1/4
to the Southeast corner thereof, said
corner also being the Northeast corner of
the N -1/2 NW -1/4 said Section 26; thence
Southerly along the East line of said
N -1/2 NW -1/4, 493.6 ft.; thence Westerly
721.0 ft. to a point on the East right -of-
way line of a proposed 50 ft. road; thence
Northerly along said East right -of -way
line, 146.3 ft.; thence Westerly 596:6 ft.
to a point on the East line of the NW -1/4
NW -1/4 said Section 26; thence Southerly
along said East line to a point on the
North right -of -way line of Herndon Road;
thence Westerly along said North right -
of -way line to a point on the West line
of the NE -1/4 NE -1/4 said Section 27;
thence Northerly along the West line of
said NE -1/4 NE -1/4 to the Northwest corner
thereof, said corner also being the South-
east corner of the SW -1/4 SE -1/4 said Sec-
tion 22; thence Westerly along the South
line of said SW -1/4 SE -1/4 to a point on
the East right -of -way line of Arkansas
State Highway No. 5; thence Northeasterly
along said East right -of -way line to the
point of beginning, containing 256 acres,
more or less,
be, and the same is hereby accepted as annexed to, and is
hereby made a part of the incorporated area of the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas; and that said lands be, and the same
are hereby assigned and attached to the Fourth Ward of said
City.
SECTION II. It is hereby ascertained and declared
that the lands above described and hereby annexed are being
devoted strictly to urban uses; that there are valuable
improvements to be made thereon, and that said lands have
been platted and are being developed in accordance with the
Ordinances and regulations of the City of Little Rock, and
that in order to secure the benefits to be derived from
compliance with the Ordinances and Regulations of the City
concerning development of the above described lands, it is
necessary that the said lands be immediately annexed. It
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is, therefore, declared that an emergency exists, and this
Ordinance being necessary for the preservation of public
peace, health and safety of the area shall be in full force
and take effect immediately on and after its passage.
PASSED: November 20, 1974
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ATTESTS: APPROVED:
City Cle Vice Mayor
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