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HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
ROGER NELSON, CITY MANAGER/
JULY 16, 2002
EMERGENCY ACCESS EASEMENT ABANDONMENT — LOT 16,
BLOCK A, COLLEGE CREEK
City Council consider adopting an ordinance abandoning a 15 -foot wide emergency access
easement across Lot 16, Block A, College Creek, and take any necessary action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The owner of Lot 16, Block A, College Creek, has requested the abandonment of a 15 -foot
wide emergency access easement. The owner of the property wants the "emergency
access" portion of the existing easement abandoned to prevent public access to this strip
of his property. He has dealt with vandalism along this side of his lot due to ease of access
from the College Street sidewalk, and plans to extend his fence across the easement to
prevent access to the area.
The police and fire departments agreed to the abandonment since emergency access
across the lot is no necessary. The emergency access easement was dedicated with the
development of College Creek to provide a secondary access route to the new
neighborhood from College Street. With the extension of Hudgins Drive to Lancaster
Drive, a secondary route to the neighborhood is available via City streets.
The access easement is also a drainage easement with existing drainage improvements
in place. The City will retain the drainage easement rights.
Staff recommends approval.
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, ABANDONING AND VACATING A 15 -
FOOT WIDTH EMERGENCY ACCESS EASEMENT
LOCATED IN LOT 16, BLOCK A, COLLEGE CREEK, IN THE
CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AS HEREINAFTER
DESCRIBED AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the property owner of Lot 16, Block A, College Creek, recorded in
Volume 388-178, Page 49, Plat Records, Tarrant County, Texas, the property containing
a 15 -foot width emergency access easement, more specifically described in Exhibit "A" and
"B" attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes, has requested the emergency
access easement, as herein after described be abandoned and vacated; and
WHEREAS, the emergency access easement is not needed for public use and will
not be needed in the future for public use; and
WHEREAS, abandoning and vacating the said emergency access easement will
relieve the City of Grapevine, Texas from the cost and expense of maintaining said
property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That all matters stated in the preamble of this ordinance are true and
correct and are hereby incorporated into the body of this ordinance as if copied in their
entirety.
Section 2. That the emergency access easement located within the property
described in Exhibit "A" and "B", attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes,
is hereby abandoned and vacated for public use and the same is hereby abandoned and
vacated insofar as all public right, title, interest in and to said emergency access easement
is concerned save and except the retention of said emergency access easement as a
drainage easement for public use.
Section 3. That the terms and provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed to be
severable, and that if the validity of any section, subsection, word, sentence or phrase shall
be held to be invalid, it shall not affect the remaining part of this ordinance.
Section 4. The fact that the emergency access easement is no longer needed by
the public for public usage and would create a hardship or burden upon the City of
Grapevine to keep open and maintain such emergency access easement creates an
urgency and an emergency for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety, and
general welfare which requires that this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and
after its passage and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 16th day of July, 2002.
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PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
Lot 16, Block A, COLLEGE CREEK, an Addition to the City of Grapevine,
Texas, according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 388-178, Page
49, Plat Records, Tarrant County, Texas.
Note; This lot is not in the 100yr flood hazard zone, Zone A, according
to the HUD Flood Insurance Rate Map Comm Panel 480598 0015B,
Dated 11-17-82; Local drainage not investigated.
Note; To the best of my knowledge the TP&L Easm't recorded in Volume
8483, PG 2050, DRTCT, does not effect the subject property.
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description, depicts and describes the results of a careful and accurate survey made .��• OF
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apparent encroachments or protrusions across boundary lines, shortages of arca or '*
boundary, except as shown hereon. The only casements 1 have knowldge of are those !�••• ......... .........
as shown. Any reIerance to the 100 yr flood plain or flood hazard zones, are an RICHARD C. MAKI
utimate based on data provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Flood
Insurance Program, and should not br interpreted as a study or determination of .p•, 4�7
the flooding propensities of chis property.
/C"SUNote: This survey was performed in connection with the transaction described in .
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