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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 09 - Hidden Lakes Estates Phase TwoI MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: ROGER NELSON, CITY MANAGER MEETING DATE: JANUARY 20, 2004 SUBJECT: UTILITY EASEMENT ABANDONMENT — LOT 24, BLOCK 2, HIDDEN LAKES ESTATES PHASE TWO RECOMMENDATION: City Council consider adopting an ordinance abandoning a ten foot utility easement located across the rear of Lot 24, Block 2, Hidden Lakes Estates Phase Two, and take any necessary action. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The owner of Lot 24, Block 2, Hidden Lakes Estates Two has requested that the 10 foot utility easement be abandoned to allow him to construct a swimming pool in the back yard. The property backs up to Corps property on the west side of Snakey Lane. Public Works operations staff and the franchise utilities are agreeable to this abandonment. Staff recommends approval. JLH/Ing 0:\agenda\ 1 -20-04\Lot 24 Blk 2 Hidden Lakes Estates Two ABmemo ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, ABANDONING AND VACATING A PORTION OF A UTILITY EASEMENT IN THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the property owner of Lot 24, Block 2, Hidden Lakes Estates Phase Two, recorded in Cabinet A, Slide 957, Plat Records of Tarrant County, Texas, the property containing a ten foot utility easement, more specifically described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes, has requested the ten foot utility easement, as herein after described be abandoned and vacated; and WHEREAS, the existing ten foot utility easement, described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes, is not needed for public use and will not be needed in the future for public use. 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 existing ten foot utility easement located within the property described in Exhibit "A", 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 existing ten foot utility easement 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 existing ten foot utility 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 utility 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 20th day of JANUARY, 2004. ATTEST: m ORD. NO. 2 8995 EXHIBIT A SCALE: V = 20' so. Lot 23 Ufa Lot 24 Block 2/ z� �sd` \ / 1ae�ro4 6y00 O, d: off\ 'b v0 Park Lot A fps Q�o �USA Tract A-60 �.1 FIELD NOTES BEING A PORTION OF A UTILITY EASEMENT HAVING A WIDTH OF 10.00 FEET ACROSS A PORTION OF LOT 24, BLOCK 2, HIDDEN LAKES ESATES, PHASE TWO, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS,ACCORDING TO THE REVISED PLAT RECORDED IN CABINET A, SLIDE 967, PLAT RECORDS, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 2700 INDIAN OAKS DRIVE, SAID PORTION BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS: IEGINNING at a 1/2" iron found at the:.mst easterly corner of said Lot 24, THENCE N. 350-50'-04"W. 10.00 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 24 to a point in same for corner; THENCE S. 540-09'-56"W. along a line 10.00 from and parallel to the southeasterly line of said Lot 24, 65.00 feet to a point in the southwesterly line of said Lot 24; THENCE S. 350-50'-04" E. 10.00 feet along the southwesterly line of said Lot 24 to a 1/2" iron found at the most southerly - corner of same ; THENCE N. 540-091-58" E. 65.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. 5f P�O1O 9 �F� au " WARDSURVEYING CO., INC.C P..w:8zo233 Fortw T.xna 7,6184-0233 Ph eeN it 281+3411