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Home My WebLink AboutItem 12 - Easement AbandonmentMEMOTO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER MEETING DATE: MAY 5, 2020 SUBJECT: APPROVE ABANDONMENT OF A UTILITY EASEMENT ABANDONMENT AT 3551 MERCURY DRIVE RECOMMENDATION: City Council consider adopting an ordinance abandoning a portion of a 7.5 -foot wide utility easement on Lot 3-R, Block 8, Placid Peninsula, Second Addition, and take any necessary action. FUNDING SOURCE: BACKGROUND: The property owner at 3551 Mercury Drive has requested the City abandon a 226 square foot utility easement in the southeast corner of their backyard. The utility easement was originally dedicated from the Placid Peninsula Addition plat in 1959 and was never occupied. The public franchise utilities have signed off on the abandonment. Staff recommends approval. ORDINANCE NO. 2020-020 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, ABANDONING AND VACATING A 7.5 - FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT ON LOT 3-R, BLOCK 8, PLACID PENINSULA, SECOND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED WHEREAS, the owner of Lot 3-R, Block 8, Placid Peninsula, Second Addition located at 3551 Mercury Drive, City of Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas has requested that a portion of a 7.5 -foot Utility Easement of said lot, as herein after described, be abandoned and vacated; and WHEREAS, this easement was originally dedicated to the City as a 7.5 -foot Utility Easement on the plat of Lot 3, Block 8, Placid Peninsula, Second Addition according to Plat Volume 388-18 in 1959; and WHEREAS, the applicant has received signatures from all public franchise utility companies and the 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 easement will relieve the City of Grapevine, Texas from the cost and expense of maintaining said property; and WHEREAS, the City Council deems the adoption of this ordinance is in the best interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the public. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS: Section 1. That all matters stated herein above are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference, as if copied in their entirety. Section 2. That the 226 square feet portion of a Utility Easement located on Lot 3-R, Block 8, Placid Peninsula Addition in Exhibits "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 right of way is concerned. 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 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 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 5th day of May, 2020. APPROVED: William D. Tate Mayor ATTEST: Tara Brooks City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney Ordinance No. 2020-008 2 r EX141BIT "A" EASEMENT ABANDONMENT Being a poilion of Lot 3-R, Block S of Placid Peninsula Addition, Second Filing", ata Addition to the City of Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas FIELD NOTE DESCRIPTION: BEING 3 tract of Land situated in Lol 3-R, Block 9 of'Placid Peninsula, Second Addition, an Actclitinn to the City ot`Grapevine, Tanam County, Texas, acovdint. nl fire Plat thereof rc:onicd in VuIunte 31%'8-97, Page 11 Plat Records of Tatraut County, Temas (PATC T f, same being a purttun of if 15-Ivot utility casefnent as shown on said Plat. and bring mum particularly &-scribed by metes and bounds as fol loins: BEGINNING at u lr2 inch iron rod with cap stamped '•Precis: ' leund ter an interior ell corder of the herein deserib:d tract of land, same being an interinr ell comcr ofsaid Lot 3-R, and being the owl lso most norlliwcwt turner of Lot 19,.R: THENCE Soulh 3? der -revs 02 minutes 21`1 seconds Wcst, will the norlimest litIC of said Lot lS-R and with the southeast line of said Lot 3-11. a distance of 1'1? icer io a P2 inch iron rod with velloti►• cap stamped "Arthur Surveying Company" set for Comm sante being the easternmost corner of Lot 2-11, and heing the southernmost cornu ol'said Lot 3-R; THENCT N411111 �2 degr+xs i7 nlrontes .Ui Sevonds West, with the nntilleast tine of. -aid Lol 2-R and with file wuth4resi line of said Luc 3-R. a distance of 7.511 feet to a point fur comer. THENCE North 3? dcgrccs 02 minutes 20 smonds Gast, owr and arnrss --nd Lot 3-R, a distance of 8.71 feet of a point for corner, THENCE South till decrees 59 minutes Op seconds l:am, over and acrnrts said Lot 3-11, a distaniv of 21.13 1�et to a Imi nt for comer. THENCE South Oil dgrevs it l minutes Oil scxcrnds 11'est, Lwei and i runs said Lot 3.11-1 distance of ?.Sit feet it.) a puinl lirr turner in Ila: nurtll Ime. of said Lut IS•R: THENCE: North tilt demes 5.} minutes (111 seconds West. with the norlh line of said Lot I S -R and with die south line of-oid Lot 3-R. a distance of _' 1-3 3 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 226 .NgUare feet of land, more or :0- IH",,;'ILLI'1,{ ..r: .:.............ti.. tiH6F. I' r ..a ARTHUR AAMD SURVEY114C ill. 4721.'21 41;;.� '11 RK, I{91a.iw;11 :0- IH",,;'ILLI'1,{ ..r: .:.............ti.. tiH6F. I' r ..a A N SCALE: l"= 20' Bearings shown hereon are based on the referenced Plat unless otherwise noted. NOTES: • F.IR(C.) =1/2" Imn Rod Found (With cap) • S.I.R =1/2" Iron Rod Set with yellow cap stamped "ARTHIJR SURVEYING COMPANY" 3551 Mercury Drive (50' ROW) C.M. MERCURY F.I.R. 0---- ------�--- N89 59'00"W 96.90' (Basis of Bearings) DRIVE C.M. C.M. F.I.R. F.I.R. —o S89.59'00"E 177.00' I Lot 3-R, Block 8 Placid Peninsula, Second Addition Vol. 388-97, Pg. 11 all Improvements P.R.T.C.T. _not shown hereon _ ARTHUR ® LAND SURVEYING 220 Elm St., # 200 - Lewisville, TX 75057 Ph. 972.2219439 - TFRN# 10063800 srthursurveying.com Established 1986 vuo stone bar S89059'00"E 25.13' S00001100"W 226 sq. ft. 7.50' , -22' 36.53' 1 —,t—: ,—moi e�R • sW Fi F 00a�� „ a o� wv' Pel � rz;� 00 � M P-4 O i 1\T89a59'00"W 15' Utility, '02'20"W 21.33' Easement 4.97' Lot 18-R EX MIT "B„ EASEMENT ABANDONMENT Being a portion of Lot 3-R, Block 8 of Placid Peninsula Addition, Second Filing, an Addition to the City of Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas 03-03-2020 SHEET 2 of 2 ,A 7 ryo LEGEND FIR. — x — mox OYERHEAO UDLm PONER PACE 4l S2 3 LILWr PAC£ GUY WRE(S) c— 117, RRE HmRANT y�V` J, + i 0 S VH SAWARY S5, MANHOLE Lot •4 �. 2-R ti,, 0� O/ WAW? M-7ER •a WARNV£ E E G'A'VaQ / WX Or A9oHALT ® L17WFM AREA 13 I ;ptF; n N I � I F.I.R. ARTHUR ® LAND SURVEYING 220 Elm St., # 200 - Lewisville, TX 75057 Ph. 972.2219439 - TFRN# 10063800 srthursurveying.com Established 1986 vuo stone bar S89059'00"E 25.13' S00001100"W 226 sq. ft. 7.50' , -22' 36.53' 1 —,t—: ,—moi e�R • sW Fi F 00a�� „ a o� wv' Pel � rz;� 00 � M P-4 O i 1\T89a59'00"W 15' Utility, '02'20"W 21.33' Easement 4.97' Lot 18-R EX MIT "B„ EASEMENT ABANDONMENT Being a portion of Lot 3-R, Block 8 of Placid Peninsula Addition, Second Filing, an Addition to the City of Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas 03-03-2020 SHEET 2 of 2