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AN ORDINANCE
ABANDONING AND VACATING A 6,001 -SQUARE FOOT PORTION OF
A 20 -FOOT WIDE X 300 -FOOT LONG, UNDEVELOPED PUBLIC
ALLEY RIGHT-OF-WAY, OUT OF BLOCK 19, BROOKLYN ADDITION,
BETWEEN THE NEAL STREET AND HAYES STREET PUBLIC
RIGHTS-OF-WAY; SUBJECT TO OWNER'S COMPLIANCE WITH THE
SPECIFIED CONDITIONS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, John M. Golden, owner of J Golden Properties, Inc., requested the
abandonment and vacation of the undeveloped public alley right-of-way, out of Block
19 Brooklyn Addition, for the construction and development of a gated town home
community on property including the undeveloped public alley right-of-way; 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 undeveloped public alley right-
of-way subject to the provisions below. (Exhibit)
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. That the 6,001 -square foot portion of the 20 -foot wide x 300 -foot long,
undeveloped public alley right-of-way out of Block 19, Brooklyn Addition, between the
Neal Street and Hayes Street public rights-of-way is abandoned and vacated, the plat
thereof is recorded in Vol. A, Pages 31-32 of the Map Records of Nueces County,
Texas. subject to J. Golden Properties, Inc.'s, compliance with the following specified
conditions as part of the abandonment and vacation:
Payment is waived because City Code, Sec. 49-12, eliminates payment of
the fair market value when an abandoned public right-of-way is
unimproved, not used for any public purpose, and acquired by an abutting
property owner
) Gas Department las an existing 2 -inch wrapped steel gas line that will
have to be relocated and if required a utility easement dedicated, at
owner's expense
{) Wastewater Department has an existing 8" sewer main that will have to be
abandoned in place or relocated and existing taps/services that will have
to be plugged. at owner's expense.
4) Water Department has an existing 2" waterline that will have to be
abandoned at owner's expense
AT&T has some old power poles in the alley right-of-way that will have to
be removed at owner's expense.
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0) Upon approval from Council and ordinance issued, all grants of street
closures must be recorded in the Real Property Map Records of Nueces
County. Texas, in which the property is located. 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
Owner must comply with all the specified conditions of the ordinance
within 180 days of Council approval
SECTION 2. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council members, copy
attached, the City Council finds and declares an emergency due to the need for
immediate action necessary for the efficient and effective administration of City affairs
and suspends the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances at two
regular meetings so that this ordinance is passed and shall take effect upon first reading
as an emergency measure on this 13th day of February, 2007.
ATTEST
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Armando Chapa Henry Garr
City Secretary Mayor, City of Corpus Christi
APPROVED: February 7, 2007
ary Smith
Assistant City Attorney
For City Attorney
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Corpus Christi, Texas
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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,
Council Members
The above ordinance
Henry Garrett
Brent Chesney
John Marez
Jerry Garcia
William Kelly
Rex A. Ksnnison
Melody Cooper
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
Respectfully,
Henry Garrett
Mayor. City of Corpus Christi
was passed by the following vote:
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