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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 C S_ �r 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 -2- 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 A ATTESTS: APPROVED: City Cle Vice Mayor -3-