HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1975-040 ORDINANCE # 75-40
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR APPORTIONING OF OVER-
LAPPING EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION BETWEEN THE
CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AND THE CITY OF' COPPELL,
TEXAS, PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEX.
REV.CIV.STAT.ANN.ART.970 A MUNICIPAL ANNEXf#TION
� ACT: PROVIDING FOR THE ORDINANCE TO GO INTO EFFECT
WHEN AND IF SAME IS ALSO A.PPROVED BY THE CITY OF
COPPELL; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City of Grapevine, Texas, a Home Rule City,
situated in Tarrant County, Texas, and the City of Coppell,
a General Law City, s ituated in Dallas County, Texas , have
boundary lines that are in close proximity to each other;
and
WHEREAS, the governing bodies of the two cities pursuant
to and in accordance with Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann.Art.970 a Munici-
pal Annexation Act desires to apportion their overlapping
areas of extraterritorial jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the two cities are in agreement to take any and
all necessary steps to release any boundary claims heretofore
made by each of the cities in the areas that will be reserved
exclusively to each of the cities; and
WHEREAS, the governing bodies of each of the cities are
in agreement that it is in the best interest of the two muni-
cipalities and for the welfare of their respective citizens
to reach an agreement as to the boundary lines of the two
f cities and to apportion any overlapping extraterritorial
`"� jurisdictions of the two municipalities.
NOW, THERERORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the City of Grapevine does hereby agree,
pursuant to and in accordance with Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann.Art.
970 the Municipal Annexation Act that all of the property East
of the hereinafter described line is hereinafter exclusively
within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Coppell.
The City of Grapevine hereby relinquishes any claim of extra-
territorial rights it may have in said area and further the
City of Grapevine agrees to take any action that may be necess-
ary to relinquish any territorial or boundary claims it may
have had in the past into said area. The City of Grapevine
a9rees to pass disannexation ordinances if any of its prior
annexation ordinances cover any of the property hereinafter
described that is henceforth to be exclusively within the
province of the City of Coppell.
The City of Grapevine takes this action in apportioning
the extraterritorial jurisdiction claims between the City of
Grapevine on the condition that the City of Coppell does here-
' by or hereinaf ter agree, pursuant to and in accordance with
Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann.Art.970 the Municipal Annexation Act
that all the property West of the hereinafter described line
is hereinafter exclusively within the extraterritorial juris-
diction of the City of Grapevine. The City of Coppell hereby
relinquishes any claim of extraterritorial rights it may have
in said area and further the City of Coppell agrees to take any
action that may be necessary to relinquish any territorial or
boundary claims it may have had in the past into said area.
The City of Coppell agrees to pass disannexation ordinances if
any of its prior annexation ordinances cover any of the property
hereinafter described that is henceforth to be exclusively with-
in the province of the City of Grapevine.
The agreed upon line between the municipalities is
described as follows:
BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the North
R.O.W. line of State Highway 121, as it stands on
September 1, 1975, with the Dallas-Denton County line;
THENCB in a Southwesterly direction along the said
North R.O.W. line of State Highway 121 to its point
of intersection with the Tarrant-Dallas County line;
THENCE in a Southerly direction along the said Tarrant-
Dallas County line to its point of intersection with
the South R.O.W. line of County Road 3012, sometimes
called Cottonwood Road and as shown on the official
Tarrant County Road Map in use until 1973. Said
point being the end of the line being described.
All of the property East of said line is to be exclusively
within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Coppell.
The City of Grapevine hereby relinquishes any territorial claim
it may have into said territory and agrees to pass appropriate
disannexation ordinances if any prior annexation ordinances in-
cluded any of the territory that is to be exclusively within
the jurisdiction of Co�pell.
All of the property west of said line is to be exclusively
within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Grapevine.
The City of Coppell hereby relinquishes any territorial claim
it may have into said territory and agrees to pass appropriate
disannexation ordinances if any prior annexation ordinances in-
cluded any of the territory that is to be exclusively within
, the jurisdiction�of Grapevine.
Section 2. That this ordinance is passed contingent upon
and subject to the City of Coppell approving a similar ordi-
nance or resolution that is passed pursuant to the Texas Muni-
cipal Annexation Act.
Section 3. The fact that it is imperative that the City
of Grapevine, Texas , and the City of Coppell , Texas, agree on
a mutual boundary and resolve any dispute or claims relative
to overlapping boundaries and overlapping claims of extra-
territorial jurisdiction presents an emergency relating to the
public health, moral and general welfare that requires this
ordinance to be passed on an emergency basis.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the 7th day of October , 1975.
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