OR 90-470 Inclusion of area receiving longstanding treatment as a part of the CityAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 90470
AN ORDNANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS., DECLARING THE
INCLUSION OF AN AREA RECEIVING LONGSTANDING TREATMENT AS A PART OF
THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, PURSUANT TO SECTION 41.003 OF THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CODE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
W~~, The City Council des~ to review in ph~ all ar~s of the City
which according to the reeoP~ of the City have been a ~rt of the City fo~ at l~st
the preceding 20 years and determine whether or not such ~eas quMify pursuit to
Section 41.~03 of the L~tl Government C~e for incl~ion ~thin the City irr~peetive
Of any pur~rted ~nexation; and
~~, It is the intent of the City ~uneil to review seet{ons of the City
in ph~ stating ~th Ar~ 1 which is the subject ef ~his ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
P~su~t to S~ti~ 41.003 of the L~al Government Code of the State of Tens,
the City Council of the City of CoppeU, T~, hereby declar~ the ~low dascrib~
Ar~ 1, here~after refered to ~ the "ar~" to be a ~rt o{ the City of Coppoll,
Text, for ~1 p~p~e. Said a~ea ~ing in Dallas County, Tex~, and described as follo~:
Said ~ being ~rts of, but not limited to, the E. A. ~ow S~vey
A~traet 301, MeKinney and Wil~s Survey A~traet 1062, A. Lo~d~
S~vey A~tract 783, J. P~ish S~vey A~tract 1139, D. Myers Survey
A~trae~ 886, S.A. & M.G.R.R. S~vey A~tract 1442, W. Pe~ Survey
A~tract 1152, S, Thompson S~vey A~tract 1493, and J. C. Cook Survey
A~ract 315.
Beginning at a ~int in the E. A. Crow Survey, Abstract 301, said ~int
~ing the intersection of the n~[h right right-of-way line of the St. L~is
and Southwestern hilway and the e~t line of the o~iginal ineor~ration
of the City of Cop~H. Said ~int a~o being in the een~erline of Denton
Tap R~d (formally Belt Line R~d~
Thence north along the ~en~er]'ine of said Denton Tap Road ,,'> t~e ~outh
right-of-way of Sandy Lake Road (former!~' 'rhweat~ Read);
Thence east along the soulh right-~f-way of Sandy LAke Road to the top
of the west bank of the Elm feast) ~'ork of the Tr~n~!y Rive;
Thence ~outh and southeasterly al~g the ~op of the west b~k of the Elm
fork ~f the T~inity River to The ~t l~ne of ~he W. Perry Survey, A~tract
1152;
Thence sou~h along the east line of said W. Per~y Survey to the southe~
corner of ~id survey and the n~t~east earner of the S. Thompson SurveZ~,
A~trset 1493;
Thence south ~ong the east l~e of ~he S. Thompson Survey, Abstract
1493, to the n~th r[ght~f-way line of the St. I,~is & Sou~hw~tern
~lway;
Thence w~ ~th the north riOter-way l~ne of the S~. i~u~ &
Southw~tern Railway to the pls,~e of Minnlng.
Save and except a r~ht of way, which has not been wit~dn the city for
the f~ 20 ye~s) 130 feet ~i~e acr~ the D. ~(e)yc~s S~rvey, A~tract
NO. 886, and the 8. A. M. C. ~y. Survey, A~tract No. 1442, conveyed by
two septate dee~ each dat~ Octobc~ I?, 1956.
SECTION 2.
Th~ C~ty Co~ciI of the City of C~ppetl, Texa~, finds as follows:
A. tha~ the records of the City of CoppeB, Text% indicate that the area h~
~en a part of the m~lci~]ity for at leait the preceding twenty (20) ye~;
B. that the Clty of Cop~ll, Text, has prov~d~ munie~l service, ln~ludlng
~ee protection, to the area add has o~herwise treated the area as a
~rt of the Clty of Copp~l] d~ing the preening twenty (2D) yearn;
C. ~hat the~e has not bee~ a tinal j~ie~al dete~mlnat ion during the preceding
twenty (20) ye~s that the s~ea is outside the bsunds, r}~ er the City o~
Camel1;
D. That there is ne peI~ding lawsuit that challengc~ the inelmion of ~he ares
as a ~t of the City ~f Uoppe}l, Texas;
E. That portions of the a~ca were annexed into the City of Coppall on Aprll
]5, May 15, May 22, alld July 1 of 1957 and that at least since July 1,
1957, the City of Coppell has continuously treated all of the area as a
part of the City of Coppell, Texas.
SECTION 3.
This ordinance is adopted pursuant to Section 41.003 of the Local Government
Code for the purpose of establishing the presumption authorized by said section that
such area is a part of the City of Coppell, Texas, for all purposes. The adoption of
this ordinance shall not in any way affect the validity of the various original annexations
or annexation ordinances adopted by the City.
SECTION 4.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage as the
law in such eases provides.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the
/-;~ day of March, 1990.
APPROVED:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CO90-0308