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Ord 040-91 5/7/1991 ORDINANCE NO. ifi) -yI AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, DESIGNATING A CERTAIN AREA AS AN INDUSTRIAL REINVESTMENT ZONE, CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AGREEMENTS WITHIN THE ZONE, AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO; PROVIDING FINDINGS OF FACT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE REINVESTMENT ZONE AND THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE. WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, (the "City" ) , desires to promote the development or redevelopment of a certain contiguous geographic area within its jurisdiction by the creation of a Reinvestment Zone, as codified in Chapter 312 of the Texas Tax Code and known as The Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act, Vernon' s Texas Civil Statutes, (the "ACT" ) ; and, WHEREAS, a hearing before the City Council was set for 8:30 o'clock a.m. on the 7th day of May, 1991, such date being at least seven (7) days after the date of publication of the notice of such public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Wichita Falls; and, WHEREAS, the City has called a public hearing and published notice of such public hearing, and has properly notified the proper officials of Wichita County and Wichita Falls Independent School District, as required by the ACT; and, WHEREAS, upon such hearing being convened, there was presented proper proof and evidence that notices of such hearing had been published and mailed as described above; and, WHEREAS, the City, at such hearing invited any interested person, or his attorney, to appear and contend for or against the creation of the Reinvestment Zone, whether all or part of the territory, which is described by a metes and bounds description attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and depicted in the drawing attached hereto as Exhibit "B" , should be included in such proposed Reinvestment Zone; and, WHEREAS, all owners of property located within the proposed Reinvestment Zone, and all other taxing units and other interested persons, were given the opportunity at such public hearing to protest the creation of the proposed Reinvestment Zone or the inclusion of their property in such Reinvestment Zone; and, WHEREAS, the proponents of the Reinvestment Zone offered evidence, both oral and documentary, in favor of all of the foregoing matters relating to the creation of the Reinvestment Zone, and no opponents of the Reinvestment Zone appeared to contest creation of the Reinvestment Zone; and, WHEREAS, after considering all testimony and evidence offered at the public hearing, the City Council finds that improvements in the Reinvestment Zone will enhance significantly the value of all taxable real property in the Zone, will be of general benefit to the City of Wichita Falls, and that it will be in the public interest to pass this ordinance creating a Reinvestment Zone. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are hereby found and declared to be true and correct. SECTION 2. The City, after conducting such hearing and having heard such evidence and testimony, has made the following findings and determinations based on the evidence and testimony presented to it: (a) That the public hearing on adoption of the Reinvestment Zone has been properly called, held and conducted, and that notice of such hearing has been published as required by law; and, (b) That the City has jurisdiction to hold and conduct this public hearing on the creation of the proposed Reinvestment Zone, pursuant to the ACT; and, (c) That creation of the proposed Zone, with boundaries as described in Exhibits "A" and "B" , will result in benefits to the City, its residents and property owners, and to the property, residents and property owners in the Reinvestment Zone; and, (d) That the Reinvestment Zone, as defined in Exhibits "A" and "B" , meets the criteria for the creation of a Reinvestment Zone as set forth in Section 312.202 of the ACT in that: ( 1) It is a contiguous geographic area located wholly within the corporate limits of the City. (2) The area will reasonably be likely, as a result of the designation, to contribute to the retention or expansion of primary employment, or to attract major investment in the Zone, that would be a benefit to the property and that would contribute to the economic development of the City. ( 3 ) No part of the property in the Reinvestment Zone is owned or leased by a member of the governing body of the City or Town, or by a member of a zoning or planning board or commission of the City. ( 4) Improvements in the Reinvestment Zone will enhance significantly the value of all taxable real property in the Reinvestment Zone. SECTION 3 . The City hereby creates a Reinvestment Zone over the area described by the description in Exhibits "A" , attached hereto and depicted in a drawing attached hereto as Exhibit "B" , and such Reinvestment Zone shall hereafter be identified as the Industrial Reinvestment Zone, Number , City of Wichita Falls, Texas, (the "Zone" ) . SECTION 4. The operation of the Zone shall commence on January 1, 1992, for a period of five ( 5) years, may be renewed for an additional five ( 5) years, or may terminate sooner by subsequent ordinance. SECTION 5. A written agreement( s) as provided in the ACT, with the owners of the property located within the Reinvestment Zone, is hereby authorized for a period of up to ten ( 10) years, and the written agreement(s) shall provide an exemption from taxation the increased value in the real and/or personal property in an amount of up to one hundred percent ( 100%) of the increased value. SECTION 6. If any section, paragraph, clause, or provision of this ordinance shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph, clause, or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 7. It is hereby officially found, determined, and declared that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place, and subject of the meeting of the City Council at which this ordinance was adopted was posted at a place convenient and readily accessible at all times to the general public at the City Hall of the City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Article 6252-17, 1 -> /7 Vernon' s Annotated Civil Statutes, as amended, and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter hereof has been discussed, considered, and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves, and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. SECTION 8. The contents of the notice of public hearing, which hearing was held before the City Council on the 7th day of May, 1991, and the publication of said notices, is hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed. ' A PASSED AND APPROVED this the 76/ day of vy!��'f 1991. O G #1d°17gde- - A Y O ATTEST: City Y • S • • EXHIBIT "A" A tract of land out of Block 6, League 4, Cherokee County School Lands, Wichita County, Texas, said tract being more specifically described by metes and bounds as follows: BEGINNING at a 1/2" iron rod in the West right-of-way line of U.S. 281 Expressway, (Henry S. Grace Freeway) , said 1/2" iron rod bears South 71° 14 ' West 2,079. 08 feet and South 27° 16 ' West 547. 10 feet from the Northeast corner of said Block 6, said 1/2" iron rod also being the Southeast corner of Lot 1, Block 1, West Hursh Addition, an addition to the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, and being the Northeast corner and Place of Beginning of this description; THENCE South 27° 16 ' West 655.05 feet along said West right- of-way line to a Sucker Rod in said West right-of-way line for the Northeast corner of Lot 2B, Block 1, said West Hursh Addition, and the Southeast corner of this tract; THENCE North 89° 59 ' West 471.66 feet along the North line of said Lot 2B to a 1/2" iron rod in the East right-of-way line of Armory Road, a dedicated street, for the Northwest corner of said Lot 2B and the Southwest corner of this tract; THENCE North 00° 50 ' 35" West 761. 87 feet along said East right-of-way line to a 1/2" iron rod in said East right-of-way line for the Southwest corner of Lot 5, Block 1, said West Hursh Addition and the Northwest corner of this tract; THENCE South 89° 03 ' East 446.25 feet along the South line of said Lot 5 and the South line of Beth Street, a dedicated street, to a 1/2" iron rod for the Southwest corner of said Lot 1 and a Northerly corner of this tract; THENCE South 62° 44 ' East 353 .66 feet along the South line of said Lot 1 to the Place of Beginning and containing 10.54 acres, more or less. /,) . � MIOWES IERN 149RM1^/AY 1... a..l I .1' i :.", HARVEY OR, I A V ■• AA'ii N I. 1 4 Y1 i A ^ • �,l / ii '{ fi i I ' /q r i I t if MONT60MoY sr, I 4 // t0// / f / / / R '/ O n ,, • / / i. / d f / i a ;?..if / • Y. / 4 $ 4 : I./ "ZrZ i �P , i 4` It' / d j j � • ++ u i e C • w • / / r a / . / / .{ iii =,� , II- / ////'/ / / :i ,� /1/ I. / I Tr— !o as! 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'=t. _s g£s Pbi lil p 171 " I c o x 1- 4 ' r4 Z N y .p. .r� iil EaP. ii7 EEflsba d . i • Ad 420179 °se - Affidavit of Publication ORDINANCE NO.38-91 AN ORDINANCE NOMINATING TWO AREAS AS ENTERPRISE ZONES PURSUANT TO THE` THE STATE OF TEXAS TEXAS EXTERPRISE ZONE ACT (TEXAS ARTICLE 5190.7); PROVIDING COUNTY OF WICHITA TAX INCENTIVE;DESIGNATING AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTA- (C TIVE TO ACT IN ALL MATTERS ere, June `` PERTAINING TO THE NOMI- NATION AND DESIGNATION OF On this 5th day Of THE AREAS DESCRIBED HEREIN AS ENTERPRISE ZONES; AND FURTHER DESIGNATING A 1991 UAISON TO ACT ON ALL MAT- A D TERS PERTAINING TO THE personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT ONCE Darice Min DESIGNA T TED BY OF THE EXAS DE- g bookkeeper ORDINANCE NO.39-91 ORDINANCE WAIVING APPEN- for the Times Publishing Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the Wichita Falls DIX A,SUBDIVISIONS SECTION 9 (B)(2)(A) OF THE CODE OF Times/Record News, a newspaper published at Wichita Falls in Wichita County, ORDIDNANCES WITH RESPECT ' TO PLACING CURB AND GUTTER Texas, and upon being duly sworn ON NORTH BEVERLY DRIVE AD by me, on oath states that the attached JACENT TO THE WEST LINE OF advertisement is a true and correct copy of advertising published LOT 1, BLOCK 1, ROBERT DODGEN SUBDIVISION one CI) ORDINANCES NO.40-91 in issues thereof on the following dates: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF June 5 1 991 WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, DESIG- NATING A CERTAIN AREA AS AN INDUSTRIAL REINVESTMENT 4. ZONE,CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS,PROVIDING FOR THE ES- ( '' ''-N,--�i L�-'� ,� O r� TABUSHMENT OF AGREEMENTS WITHIN THE ZONE,AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO; Bookkeeper for Times Publishing Company PROVIDING FINDINGS OF FACT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY - of Wichita Falls CLAUSE;PROVIDING AN EFFEC- TIVE DATE FOR THE COM- MENCEMENT OF THE REINVEST- . MENT ZONE AND THIS ORDI- SEAL) Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above written. NANCE; AND PROVIDING AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE ORDINANCE NO. �� `� �J AN ORDINANCE ZONING LOTS 611-I k j '-.mod--- � _ ' - L t PRODUCTS ADDITION,WICHITA - FALLS, TEXAS, TO A PLANNED -.A,z,.;.; A f",` UNIT DEVELOPMENT TO BE ' s KNOWN AS"VITEK INDUSTRIAL ..:z* Z,',.. " ' ( PARK", AND ZONING THE PROPERTY AT 6626 SOUTH !A?3'. e WEST PARKWAY, WICHITA g c gop.; 30,-, • FALLS, TEXAS AND THE ADJA- I ORDINANCE NO.48-91 ORDINANCE NO.31-91 ORDINANCE KIN 5 -91 CENT STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY, ORDINANCE NO.45-91 ORDINANCE MAKING AN GENERAL TO A GENERAL COMMERCIAL j ORDINANCE WAIVING APPEN- AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY AN ORDINANCE MAKING AP- FUND PROPRIATION IN THE GENERAL ZONE(R-91-01) OF WICHITA FALLS CREATING A PROPRIATION FROM T.I.F.( ) DIX A, SUBDIVISIONS SECTION 1 FUND FROM T tE ENUE ORDINANCE NO.42-91 9 (B)(2)(A) OF THE CODE OF CABLE TELEVISION ADVISORY FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF RECEIVED FROM OM THE TEXAS AN ORDINANCE ZONING A ' COMMITTEE; SPECIFYING ITS $15,000 FOR PARTICIPATION IN I COMMISSION ON ALCOHOL 5.74 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT ORDINANCES WITH RESPECT TO' DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES; THE COSTS OF PUBLIC IM- '! AND DRUG ABUSE FOR 5.74 THE SOUTHEAST TACOF AND OUT PLACING CURB AND GUTTER FINDING AND DETERMINING PROVEMENTS CONSISTING OF PURPOSES OF A DRUG ABUSE PRO- OF BLOCK 14,KEMP&NEWBY ON WRANGLER RETREAT ADJA•i THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH LANDSCAPING AND AS- RESISTANCE EDUCATION PRO- SUBDIVISION OF CHEROKEE ' CENT TO THE EAST LINE OF THIS ORDINANCE WAS SOCIATED IMPROVEMENTS AD- GRAM COUNTY SCHOOL LAND, LOTS E-1 &E=Z,WRANGLER RE- ADOPTED WAS OPEN TO THE JACENT TO LOT 1-A, BLK 4, ORDINANCE NO.55-91 1 • WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS FROM TREAT ADDITION PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW BELLEVUE ADDITION, WICHITA • ORDINANCE MAKING AN AP- SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ORDINANCE.NQ.4¢-91 ORDINANCE NO.49-91 FALLS, TEXAS, AND PROPRIATION IN THE GENERAL (SF-1 SINGLE-FAMILY TO LY GENERAL COM- , AN ORDINANCE AMENDING' MAKING AN APPROPRIATION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT TO CHAPTER 18,ARTICLE IV OF THEN FROM THE HOTEL/MOTEL FUND THE DEVELOPER FOR THE SAME FUND FROM GRANT REVENUE • MERCIAL ZONE (REZONING CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE TO ASSIST IN SUPPORTING A ORDINANCE NO.52-91 FROM CRIMINAL JUSTICE R-91-04) REGULATION OF WEEDS, RUB- W E L C 0 M E F 0 R AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY DIVISION, GOVERNOR'S OF- ORDINANCE NO.43-91 BISH AND UNSANITARY MAT- REPRESENATATIVES FROM THE: OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, REVENUE DF OMCOT ER GOV- AN ORDINANCE REZONING NATO NATIONS PARTICI- CLOSING, VACATING AND LOTS 9-11, BLOCK 5, FLORAL TER ORDINANCE NO.47-91 PATING IN THE EURO-NATO ABANDONING A PORTION OF ERRPOSES L ENTITIES FOR HEIGHTS ADDITION 11ION AND SUB- AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY JOINT TRAINING PROGRAM AT AN EAST-WEST ALLEY ABUT- I PURPOSES OF DRUG ENFORCE- DIVISION, WICHITA FALLS, OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE TING THE NORTH PROPERTY DIVAS FROM SINGLE-FAMILY WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, ORDINANCE NO.50-91 LINE OF A 1.38 ACRE TRACT OF ,.• - TESAENFRO(SF-2)SINGLE-FAMILY LIMITED AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND LAND OUT OF LOT 1,BLOCK 4, ( CODE OF ORDINANCES ENTI- DETERMINING A GENERAL SER- BELLEVUE ADDITION (900 COMMERCIAL (LC) ZONE TLED`BUILDINGS',AT SECTIONS VICE RATE TO BE CHARGED FOR BROOK AVENUE), WICHITA (R-91-05) 7-28 AND 7-29 SO AS TO DE- SALES OF NATURAL GAS TO FALLS, TEXAS; AUTHORIZING ORDINANCE NO.44-91 LETE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF RESIDENTIAL AND COM- THE CONVEYANCE OF THE POR- • 4 AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE BUILDING INSPECTOR AND MERCIAL CONSUMERS IN THE • TION OF ALLEY TO THE FEE -- . ; - - ',F...'..- • THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FIRE MARSHAL UNDER SAID I CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, OWNER;AND FINDING AND DE- WICHITA FALLS,TEXAS,BY AN- SECTIONS, AND SUBSTITUTING WICHITA COUNTY, TEXAS; TERMINING THE MEETING THAT '; NIXING A CERTAIN TRACT OF ' SUCH RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE I PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED LAND ADJACENT TO THE TERRI- BUILDING AND CODE ADMINIS• , IN WHICH SUCH RATE MAY BE WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IN TORIAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF j TRATOR OR HIS DESIGNEE; ' CHANGED, ADJUSTED, AND ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW - WICHITA FALLS,TEXAS,WHICH i PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN I AMENDED; PROVIDING FOR ORDINANCE NO.53-91 TRACT OF LAND AND SERVICE THE CODE; PROVIDING A RE- I THE RECOVERY OF CURRENT ORDINANCE WAIVING SEC- PLAN FOR SUCH TRACT OF PEALER CLAUSE, AND FINDING.I RATE CASE EXPENSE; PROVID- - LAND ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS AND DETERMINING THAT THE ING FOR A SCHEDULE OF SER- ION 22-1(A)(9)OF THE CODE ORDINANCE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDI- VICE CHARGES; PROVIDING OF ORDINANCES TO PERMIT • ORDINANCE No.45-91 NANCE IS PASSED WAS OPEN SIGNS AND RESERVATION OF A FOR A MAIN LINE EXTENSION ORDINANCE WAIVING APPEN-' ■ TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY RATE; DECLARING AN EMERG- PORTION OF WILLIAMS PARK BY DIX A, SUBDIVISIONS SECTION LAW ENCY; AND FINDING AND DE- I THE SOUTHER' E ISTIAN 9 (B)(2)(A) OF THE CODE OF TERMINING THAT THE MEETING LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 22 • ORDINANCES WITH-RESPECT-TO AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE JUNE 1991 PLACING CURB AND. GUTTER' WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE ON WRANGLER RETREAT ADJA- PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW CENT TO THE EAST;LINE OF, . .