HomeMy WebLinkAbout026088 ORD - 12/21/2004
AN ORDINANCE
ABANDONING AND VACATING A 2,725-SQUARE FOOT PORTION OF
A 10-FOOT WIDE UTILITY EASEMENT IN LOT 3, BLOCK 1, COUNTRY
CREEK UNIT 2; REQUIRING THE OWNER, MR. SHANE GRAY, TO
COMPLY WITH THE SPECIFIED CONDITIONS; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, there is a 2,725-square foot portion of a 10-foot wide utility easement in Lot
3, Block 1, Country Creek Unit 2, as recorded in Volume 55, Pages 186-187, Map
Records Nueces County, Texas, that the owner, Shane Gray, (Owner), wishes to have
abandoned and vacated; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that it is feasible and advantageous to the City of
Corpus Christi to abandon and vacate said portion of the utility easement for all
purposes, subject to the provisions below.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. That the 2,725-square foot portion of a 1 O-foot wide utility easement in Lot
3, Block 1, Country Creek Unit 2, as recorded in Volume 55, Page 186-187, Map
Records Nueces County, Texas is abandoned and vacated for public use as utility
easement, subject to Owner's compliance with the following specified conditions as part
of the abandonment and vacation:
1. Payment of the fair market value, appraised at $1,365.00, for the proposed
2,725-square foot portion of a 10-foot wide utility easement that is to be
abandoned and vacated at owner's expense.
2. Upon approval from Council and ordinance issued, all grants of easement
closures must be recorded at Owner's expense in the real property records of
Nueces County, Texas. Prior to Building Permit approval of construction, an up-
to-date survey, abstracted for all easements and items of record, must be
submitted to the Director of Development Services.
3. Owner must comply with all the specified conditions of the ordinance within 180
days of Council approval; however, the Director of Development Services may
extend the time limit for an additional 180 days if extenuating circumstances
outside the Owner's control necessitate an extension.
SECTION 2. That upon written request of the Mayor or five council members, copy
attached, the City Council (1) finds and declares an emergency due to the need for
immediate action necessary for the efficient and effective administration of City affairs
and (2) suspends the Charter rule that requires consideration of and voting upon
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ordinances at two regular meetings so that this ordinance is passed and takes effect
upon first reading as an emergency measure this the 21st day of December, 2004.
ATTEST:
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
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Armando Chapa
City Secretary
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Samuel L. Neal, Jr.
Mayor
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Assistant City Attorney
For City Attorney
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance, an
emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and
voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings: I/We, therefore, request that you
suspend said Charter rule and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or
at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully,
Respectfully,
Samuel L. eal, Jr., Mayo
City of Corpus Christi
Council Members
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
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Rex A. Kinnison
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
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