HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 11 - The Bluffs at Grapevine AdditionMEMOTO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER
MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 20, 2020
SUBJECT: 10-FOOT WIDE UTILITY EASEMENT ABANDONMENT
RECOMMENDATION: City Council consider adopting an ordinance abandoning a 10-foot wide
utility easement on Lot 1A1, Block 1, The Bluffs at Grapevine Addition,
and take any necessary action.
FUNDING SOURCE:
BACKGROUND: The property owner located at 1776 State Highway 26 has requested the
City abandon a 10- foot wide utility easement. A sanitary sewer force main
in the 10-foot wide utility easement has been rerouted due to the new
development. The 10-foot utility easement was originally dedicated by Vol.
9833, Pg. 0219 D.R.T.C.T. The public franchise companies approve of
the abandonment.
Staff recommends approval.
ORDINANCE NO. 2020-050
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, ABANDONING AND VACATING A 10-
FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT ON LOT 1A1, BLOCK 1, THE
BLUFFS AT GRAPEVINE ADDITION TO THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, Lot 1A1, Block 1, The Bluffs at Grapevine Addition located at 1776
State Highway 26, City of Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas has requested that a 10-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 10 foot Utility
Easement by separate instrument from Vol. 9833 PG. 0219 D.R.T.C.T.; 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, all constitutional and statutory prerequisites for the approval of this
ordinance have been met, including but not limited to the Open Meetings Act; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems the adoption of this ordinance to be 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 the above premises are found to be true and correct and are
incorporated into the body of this ordinance as if copied in their entirety.
Section 2. That the 0.2283 acre Utility Easement located on Lot 1A1, Block 1, The
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 day of 20th October, 2020.
APPROVED:
___________________________
William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
___________________________
Tara Brooks
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
___________________________
City Attorney
Ordinance No. 2020-050 2
Exhibit 3
North 66 degrees 33 minutes 57 seconds East, a distance of 158.51 feet to a
point on the north line of said Lot 1A1;
THENCE, North 89 degrees 41 minutes 01 seconds East, along the north line of said
Lot 1A1, a distance of 25.48 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and CONTAINING
0.2283 of an acre or 9,946 square feet of land, more or less.
Notes:
1. Bearings are based on the Texas State Plane Coordinate System, North Central
Zone (4202), North American Datum 1983 (2011). All distances are surface
distances.
2. An exhibit map of even date herewith accompanies this metes and bounds
description.
I certify that this survey was performed on the ground under my supervision.
For Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
cep.
lIITCNELL SAGUN.PILLAR ............................
Mitchell S. Pillar
Registered Professional Land Surveyor
Texas Registration No. 5491
Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
TBPELS Firm Registration No. 10025600
1717 McKinney Ave., Suite 1400
Dallas, Texas 75202
(214) 871-3311
Date: September 22, 2020
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