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ORDINANCE NO. 1237
AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND ABANDONING A PORTION
OF AN EASEMENT ON LOT 4, BLOCK 1 OF THE J. B. MARTIN
SURVEY ABSTRACT NO. 1134 OF THE TARRANT COUNTY
RECORDS, LOCATED IN THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE;
DECLARING THAT A PORTION OF SUCH EASEMENT IS
UNNECESSARY FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC; AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR TO EXECUTE QUITCLAIM DEEDS RELEASING
PUBLIC INTEREST OF THESE EASEMENTS; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS,the City of Southlake, Texas ("the City") is a home rule city acting under its
power adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas
Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Southlake, after careful study and
consideration, has determined that the portion of the easement, located in the City of
Southlake, recorded in Cabinet A, Slide 6044 is not being used by, nor useful or
convenient to the public in general; therefore, it would be better served and benefited by
its vacation and abandonment; and
WHEREAS, in order to remove any question as to the continued interest in the
easements, the City desires to execute a quitclaim deed releasing all title and control in
said easement to the owners of the property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE,TEXAS:
SECTION 1
A 0.19 acre portion of the drainage easement located on Lot 4, Block 1 of the J.B.
Martin Survey in the City of Southlake, more specifically described in the county records
in Cabinet A, Slide 6044. The easement records attached hereto and incorporated herein
for all purposes, are not being used by, nor useful or convenient to the public in general
and the public would be better served and benefited by their vacation and abandoned as
public easements.
SECTION 2
The Mayor of the City of Southlake, Texas, is hereby authorized and empowered
to execute quitclaim deed for the above mentioned property in Section 1 to the following
entity: Thomas and Bryanna Roop.
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SECTION 3
Copies of said quitclaim deeds shall be presented for filing with the County Clerk
of Tarrant County, Texas by the office of the City Secretary.
SECTION 4
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences,
paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the
City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional
phrase, clause, sentence,paragraph or section.
SECTION 5
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and its passage, and it so
ordained.
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