Subject: 10272/Ordi/Annex Req/Theobold Date: Mon, 6 Feb 1995 11:36:34 -0500 ORDINANCE NO. 10272 AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, BY ANNEXING CERTAIN TERRITORY CONTIGUOUS TO THE PRESENT CORPORATE LIMITS OF SAID CITY, BEING AN AREA ON THE SIDE OF LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN IN HAMILTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, OWNED BY MRS. E.R. THEOBOLD, BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED HEREIN. ______________________________ WHEREAS, under the provisions of Chapter 113, Public Acts of Tennessee of 1955, as amended (T.C.A. A76-51-101, et seq.), the City Council adopted a Resolution on July 18, 1995, directing the Clerk of the Council to give notice of a public hearing with reference to the annexation of the herein described territory, to be held August 1, 1995, at 6:00 p.m., which notice was published in the daily newspapers of Chattanooga, Tennessee, more than seven (7) days before August 1, 1995; and WHEREAS, the City of Chattanooga has been petitioned by all of the property owners of the affected territory to annex such territory, a copy of which Petition executed by Mrs. E.R. Theobold and dated June 30, 1995, is attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference; and WHEREAS, said area contains less than one-fourth (1/4) square mile and less than five hundred (500) inhabitants and by the terms of the foregoing act, it is not necessary to submit a plan of services to the Planning Commission; and 0C WHEREAS, after such public hearing and investigation by the City Council, it now appears that the prosperity of the City and of the territory herein described and as described in said notice will be materially retarded and the safety and welfare of the inhabitants and property of the City and the herein described territory endangered if such territory is not annexed; and WHEREAS, the annexation of the hereinafter described territory is deemed necessary for the health, welfare and safety of the residents and property owners thereof, as well as of the City of Chattanooga as a whole; NOW, THEREFORE, SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, That under the authority conferred by Chapter 113, Public Acts of 1955, and the amendments thereto (T.C.A. A76-51-101, et seq.), that there be and hereby is annexed to the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and included within the corporate boundaries of said City an area on the side of Lookout Mountain, in Hamilton County, contiguous to the corporate boundaries of said City, owned by Mrs. E.R. Theobold, which territory is more fully described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the existing Chattanooga City Limit Line, being also the northwestern property corner of Parcel B-017, on Hunnicutt's Tax Map Number 155I and southwestern property corner of Parcel B-014, Map Number 155I; thence, in a northeasterly direction on the common property line of Parcels B-013 and B-014, Map Number 155I, to the northwestern property corner of Parcel B-014, Map Number 155I, being also a point in the south- western right-of-way line of Cravens Terrace; thence, continuing on an extension of aforesaid common property line to the northeastern right-of-way line of Cravens Terrace; thence, in a southeasterly direction, along said northeastern right-of-way line to a point opposite the northeastern property corner of Parcel B-014, Map Number 155I; thence, perpendicular to said right-of-way line in a southwesterly direction to the northeast property corner of Parcel B-014, Map Number 155I, and being also the northwestern property corner of Parcel B-015, Map Number 155I; thence, in a southwesterly direction along the common property line between Parcels B-014 and B-015, Map Number 155I, to a point in the existing city limit line and the northeastern property line of Parcel B-017, Map Number 155I; thence, continuing along the existing city limit line in a northwesterly direction and being also along the common property line between Parcels B-014 and B-017, Map Number 155I, to the POINT OF BEGINNING. SECTION 2. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That residents of and persons owning property in the above-described territory shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges of citizenship in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, immediately upon annexation as though the above-described territory annexed had always been part of said City of Chattanooga, Tennessee. SECTION 3. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance shall become operative thirty (30) days from and after its passage, or as otherwise provided by the provisions of Chapter 113, Public Acts of Tennessee of the year 1955, as amended. SECTION 4. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance shall take effect, as distinguished from becoming operative, two (2) weeks from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it. PASSED on Third and Final Reading August 8, 1995. s/s____________________________ CHAIRPERSON APPROVED:__X__ DISAPPROVED:____ DATE: ___________ _____, 1995. s/s____________________________ MAYOR PAN.tlm