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%- ~. ORDINANCE NO. 91-2876
AN ORDINANCE CLOSING THAT PORTIC?N OF A" STREET
LOCATED NORTH DF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY' NO. 27
ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SECTION 57, FLOCK A-1,
PLAINVIEW, HALE COUNTY,. TEXAS, NOT HERETOFORE
CLOSED AND DECLARING .THE CLOSING OF SAID
.STREET TO $E IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
WHEREAS, Gerald Autry, as the Independent Executor of the Estate of
Lorene Autry, has submitted a petition to the Gity of Plainview for the
closure of the street .being a part of the road. described in a road petition of
C. H. Van Horn,. et al. , dated .May 11, 1892, recorded in Volume 1, Page
273, :..Item 29, Commissioner's Court Minutes of Hale:. County, Texan, and
further being a strip of land 20 feet. each side of the centerline of said road
BEGINNING. at the .Northwest corner of Section 57, Block A-1, Hale County,
Texas; THENCE South 1752.8 .feet along the West .line of Section 57, Block
A-1, to its intersection with the Northeasterly right-of-way line of South
Interstate Highway No. 27; and
WHEREAS, Section 19-34 of the City of Plainview Code states that no
street or alley in the City shall ever be closed or changed by the City
Council until and unless they have first received the recommendation of the
Planning and Zoning Commission; and
~~ ~`~ WHEREAS,. on Thursday, May 9, 1991, the. Plannring .and.. Zoning
'~`, ,~ Commission held a public hearing in regard to the Gerald Autry application
for closure. of the portion of said street located North of Interstate Highway
No. 27 at Section 57, Block A-1, Plainview, Hale .County, Texas, as described
above,. and, subsequent to the hearing, recommended such closure of said
street; and
.WHEREAS, Section 193 of the Plainview City Charter states that the
City's rights to the streets and roads are inalienable, except by four-fifths
vote of the ,City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City .Council finds the closing of the portion of said
street located North of Interstate Highway No. 27 at Section 57, Block A-1,
Plainview, Hale County, Texas , as described abo~re, is in the best interest of
the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City
of Plainview, Texas , that
SECTION 1: That the street being a part of the road described in a road
petition of C. H. Van Horn, et al., dated May 11, 1892, recorded in Volume
1, Page 273, Item, 29, Commissioner's Court Minutes of Hale County, Texas,
and further being a strip. of land 20 feet each side of the centerline of said
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Ordinance No. 91-2876
road BEGINNING at the Northwest Corner of Section 57, Block A-1, Hale
County, Texas; THENCE South. 1752.8 feet along the West-.line of Section 57,
Block A-1, o its intersection with the Northeasterly right.-of-way line of
South Interstate Highway No.. 27, is hereby closed.
SECTION 2: That the Portion of said street. - located North . of Interstate
Highsnray No, 27 at Section 57, Block A-1, Plainview, Hale County, Texas, as
described in Section 1,_ shall no longer' be used as a public thoroughfare and
an ,open. street, and that the owners of the property contiguous to said street
may take possession thereof and may use the same in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas .
PASSED AND ` APPROVED by, a unanimous vote in favor on this the 23rd day
of .July, 1991:.
Don Dickson, City Council Chairman
ATTEST
Karen McBeth,_ City Secretary
APPROVED A TO CO TENT:
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Tom Hamilton, City. Attorney
APROVgD AS O FORM:~~ ,
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Tom _ Hamilton.,... City Attorney
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