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~_~__~J CITY COUNCIL MEETING:
AGENDA R};QUEST FORM
September 28, 1999
ITEM # _~~
ITEM CAPTION:
Consider approval of an ordinance abandoning a vacant 7.5 foot utility easement along the rear of Lot 11,
Block 8 Village of Cottonwood Creek Section I (234 Winding Hollow Lane); and authorizing the Mayor to
sign.
APPROVED
BY
CITY COUNCIL
TITLE: ~ Director of Engineering/Public Works.~/
STAFF COMME~~
The City of Copper Engineering Department has been contacted concerning the abandonment of an existing
7.5 foot utility easement on the rear of Lot 11, Block 8 Village of Cottonwood Creek Section I (234 Winding
Hollow Lane). The City has no utilities in this easement. The franchise utility companies have stated that
they have no utilities in the easement and no plans to utilize the easement in the future. Similar requests have
been approved at 218, 246 & 254 Winding Hollow. A statement of value of the easement is included with
this agenda item.
Staff recommends approval of the abandonment of the 7.5 foot utility easement and will be available for
questions at the Council meeting.
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DIR. INITIALS: ~ FIN. REVIEW:~ CITY MANAGER REVIEW:
Agenda Request Form - Revised 2/99 Document Name: #09281
TI-IE WILSON GROUP
Real Estate Appraisal and Consulting
September 14, 1999
F. Scott Wilson, MAI
President
(972) 304-1097
Mr. Scott Yager
234 Winding Hollow Lane
Coppell, TX 75019
Re:
Estimate of Value of Easemem Abandonmem, 234 Winding Hollow Lane
Lot 11, Block 8, Village at Cottonwood Creek, Section 1
Coppell, Dallas County, Texas
Dear Mr. Yager:
An inspection and appraisal was made of the referenced property to estimate the contributory value of the
fee simple interest of the abandonment of the 7.5' Utility Easemem. The intended use of this appraisal is
to assist the client (Scott Yeager) in valuation of the contributory value of the aforementioned easemem for
the purpose of requesting the City of Coppell to abandon the easement (intended use).
The appraisal and final estimate of value is based upon visual inspection, analyses of the property and
research into various factors influencing value. In conclusion, it is estimated that the "as is" contributory
market value of the abandoned easement, as of September 14, 1999, was:
FIFTY DOLLARS
$50
(As-Is Contributory Market Value)
This is a Restricted Appraisal Report which is intended to comply with the reporting requirements set forth
under Standards Rule 2-2(c) of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) for a
Restricted Appraisal Report. As such, it presents no discussions of the data, reasoning, and analyses that
were used in the appraisal process to develop the appraiser' s opinion of value. Supporting documentation
concer~ing the data, reasoning, and analyses is retained in the appraiser' s file. The depth of discussion
contained in this report is specific to the needs of the client and for its intended use. The scope of the
appraisal included obtaining comparable property data, neighborhood data and market data from the
market utilizing the area Multiple Listing Service, public information and other available sources and
analyzing the data in its relation to the subject property.
The appraiser is not responsible for unauthorized use of this report. The use of the appraisal by anyone
other than the stated intended user (Client) and for any other use (stated Intended Use), is prohibited.
Acceptance of, and/or use of this appraisal report constitutes acceptance of the conditions set forth in the
Limiting Conditions and Assumptions.
I appreciate this opportunity to be of service to you. In the event any questions arise, or if I can be of
further assistance, please call.
Respectfully submitted,
The Wilson Group, Inc.
F. Scott v~irson, MAI
600 S. Denton Tap Road, Suite 133, Coppell, TX 75019 ~ 972/304-1097 ~ Fax 972/304-0155
Appraiser's Certification
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief:
The statements of fact contained in this report are true and correct.
The reported analyses, opinions, and conclusions are limited only by the reported assumptions and limiting
conditions, and are by personal, impartial and unbiased professional analyses, opinions and conclusions.
I have no (or the specified) present or prospective interest in the property that is the subject of this report
and no (or the specified) personal interest or bias with respect to the parties involved; any specified interest
or bias has not affected the impartiality of m opinions and conclusions.
My engagement in this assignment was not contingent upon developing or reporting predetermined results.
My compensation for completing this assignment is not contingent upon the development or reporting of a
predetermined value or direction in value that favors the cause of the client, the amount of the value, the
attainment of a stipulated result, or the occurrence of a subsequent event directly related to the intended
use of this appraisal.
My analyses, opinions, and conclusions were developed, and this report has been prepared, in conformity
with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
I have made a personal inspection of the property that is the subject of this report.
No one provided significant professional Assistance to the person signing this report.
F. Scott Wilson, MAI
TX-1326137-G
Lone Star Gas Company
P.O. Im ~0~ ·
CiV of Copp~
P.O. Box 47~
Coppe/l, Taxas 7501~
Utilit~ ~ at rear of'Lots 4-33 in Block 8 of'the
Village At Cottonwood Creek Section I addition in Coppell
Dear Mr. Stevens,
Tb/s/s to inform you that Lone
locat~ at th~ r~r of'th~ above mfinencaf properties, nor do we -'-- '-' ..........
~-~u~;UL U~ U~
of this Utility EasemeaL
Itl can be of further assistance please do not hesitate to call me at (972) 317-~.~21.
Sincerely,
Kev'in B. Page
Business Development Manager
Lone Star
Pipeline Company
1931Ec~ SixIh S~.
It~fna, Tm 75060
~ 214-.S79-0232
255 l'~q~ BAd,
¢oppell, 2~X
Re: l/tility £ttsement/7~tllage af Cattanwaad Creek
Dear Mr. Stevens:
.)
~'anuary 14, 1997
Re: · Lot 15, Block 8
Villages of Cotto~ Creek
Coppell, Texas
Dear Nl'. Stevens:
GTE has no facilitiee in the rear o_£ the lot re£erenced above,
a.l.so ..knom~. aS_ 218 ~indin9 l~ollow ~ane, and ha~ no
o=]ec~xon ~o the abandon~nt o£ any ea~e~n~ An the
or any other lot in Block 8.
Sincerely,
Nee Beth b~ale¥ ~/
Engineer, O.S.P.
PARA(~ON
¢ A · L ·
Mr. Doug Stev~m
City of Copp~
P.O. Box 478
Copp~ll, TX 75019
U~ity mmmt ~t V'~a~ ofComnm,d ~
218 W'uafing Hollow
To whom it may concern:
Paragon Cable has no objz~ions ~o thz abovz r~fr.,m~ ahmdonmmt. Ifw~ ~an b~ of any
further ~ pl~ ~ b m ~ m t (~) $01.~.
D~isa/D~ Coordimor
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7m lO. 1997
Doug Stevem
City of Copp
2~$ Psrkw~y Blvd.
Coppell, TX 75019
1~: Abandonment Request
To whom it may eem~m:
! have reviewed tim abandonment requesi ~ncm~ing a utflfty easemgnt loeaiM acm=ms the mar of
218 Wimfin~ Hoflow, beJng lot 15, blogk 8, o£Villages of Coltonwood Cmdr. TU E~e~G has
no immediato cont~icts with this mque~. Please call mc at 32~-8907 ifyou should have any
for, her questions,
Sincerely,
]effKey
Distribution Sm'vfc~ Planner
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. ~
11/o9/99 18~o110
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
ABANDONING A UTILITY EASEMENT, LOCATED ON LOT 11,
BLOCK 8 OF VILLAGE OF COTTONWOOD CREEK SECTION I
AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBITS "A" AND "B" ATTACI:I'E.D
HERETO, IN FAVOR OF THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER;
PROVIDING THAT SUCH ABANDONMENT SHALL BE IN
EXCHANGE FOR THE PAYMENT BY THE ABUTTING
PROPERTY OWNER OF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE
PORTION OF THE UTILITY EASEMENT TO BE ABANDONED;
PROVIDING THAT SUCH ABANDONMENT SHALL BE THE
INTEREST WHICH THE CITY MAY LEGALLY AND LAWI~LLY
ABANDON; PROVIDING THAT SAID ORDINANCE SHALL
CONSTITUTE A QUITCLAIM DEED THAT MAY BE RECORDED
WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF DALLAS COUNTY TEXAS;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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$15.00
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Coppell has determined that the
utility easement located on Lot 11, Block 8 of Village of Cottonwood Creek Section I, an
Addition to the City of Coppell, Texas and more particularly described in Exhibits "A"
and "B" attached hereto, is no longer needed for City services; and
WHEREAS, the abutting property owner desires that said utility easement be
abandoned and in consideration thereof has agreed to pay to the City of Coppell, Texas,
the fair market value of the property as established by an appraisal; and
WHEREAS, a proper appraisal has been conducted establishing the fair market
value of the easement to be abandoned to be $50.00;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas has
determined that the utility easement located on Lot 11, Block 8 Village at Cottonwood
Creek Section I, an Addition to the City of Coppell, Texas, and more particularly
described in Exhibits "A" and "B", attached hereto and made a part hereof for all
purposes, is no longer needed or necessary for public purposes and should be, and is
hereby, abandoned in favor of the abutting property owner, in exchange for the payment
of the fair market value of the easement to be abandoned.
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SECTION 2. That the fair market value of the portion of the utility easement
sought to be abandoned has been determined by an appraisal to be fifty dollars ($50.00).
SECTION 3. That upon payment of said sum to the City by the abulZing
property owners, this abandonment ordinance shall constitute a Quitclaim Deed in favor
of the abutting property owner, and a certified copy of the same may be filed in the Deed
Records of Dallas County, Texas, to indicate such abandonment.
SECTION 4. That the abandonment provided for herein shall extend only to
the public right, title and interest which the City of Coppell, Texas, may have in and to
said utility easement, and shall be construed to extend only to such interests that the
governing body of the City of Coppell, Texas, may legally and lawfully abandon.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall become effective from and after its
passage as the law and charter in such case provide.
_ DI~Y #ASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the
day of~.~e._, 1999.
APPROVE~
CANDY SHEEHANt MAYOR
ATTEST:
ROBEI T E HAGER ATTORNEY
9921-9.0251.9
EXHIBIT 'A'
LOT 11, BLOCK 8, VILLAGE AT COTTONWOOD CREEK, SECT. I
7.5' UTILITY EASEMENT ABANDONMENT
BEING the abandonment of a utility easement located on Lot 11, Block 8, VILLAGE AT
COTTONWOOD CREEK, SECTION I, an addition to the City of Coppell, Dallas County,
Texas, as recorded in Volume 85237, Page 5022, Deed Records Dallas County, Texas and
being more particularly described as follows:
COMMENCING at a point in the southeasterly right-of-way of Winding Hollow, said point
being common to Lot 11 and Lot 12 Block 8, VILLAGE AT COTTONWOOD CREEK,
SECTION I;
THENCE departing from the southeasterly right-of-way of Winding Hollow following the
common property line of Lot 11 and Lot 12, South 48°18'12'' East, a distance of 132.06 feet
to the POINT OF BEGINNING;
THENCE continuing along said common property line, South 48018' 12" East, a distance of
7.51 feet to a point for corner, said point being a line common to the property line of Lot 11
and Lot 12, the southerly line of a 7.5 foot utility easement and the northerly line of a
floodway & drainage easement;
THENCE departing from the common property line along said common line of the 7.5 foot
utility easement and the floodway & drainage easement, North 38o25'05" East, a distance of
80.13 feet to a point for comer, said point being in the common property line of Lot 11 and
Lot 12, Block 8, VILLAGE AT COTTONWOOD CREEK;
THENCE along said common property line, North 48018' 12" West, a distance of 7.51 feet to
a point for comer;
THENCE departing from said common property line, South 38025'05" West, a distance of
80.13 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 601 square feet or 0.014 acres of
land.
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EXHIBIT "B"
254 WINDING HOLLOW
OF COMMENCING
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COUNTY CLER:L Dallas Count~, [exa~
(Hcm~) 972-393-1592
Scott Yager
316 Willow Sprin~ Driv~
Coppell, TX 75019
September 9, 1999
Mr. Ken Griffin PE
Direetor ofEngineer~g & Public Works
city of copven
255 Parkway Blvd.
Coppell, TX 75019
Please consider this as aa official request to petition for the abandonment of a 7.5' utility
easement which runs across my back yard. My property address is: 234 Winding Hollow
Drive, CoppeiL TX. The legal description of this property is: Lot 1/, BlocA 8 of Village at
Cottomeood Creek, Section 1, an ~tdition to the City of Coppell, Dallas County, Texas,
according to the Plat recorded in Volume 85237, Page $022, Map Records, Daila~
County, TX. Our intent to eliminate the utility easemmt from thl, property ~ allow u~
to build a patio deck mucture over the ~t easement area.
It has recently come to my attention that this utility easement has been abandoned and that
there are not any ~ in this_ easemem property. Within the next week, I Mill forward a
statement ofvahe for above referenced property by a licensed real estate appraiser.
My wife and I purchased thi~ home on 09/02/99. We w~l be moving to thi~ location in
Sincerely,
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