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AN ORDINANCE APPROVING PETITION FOR ANNEXATION AND BRINGING PROPERTY INTO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FOLEY (18228 U.S. HWY 98 West)
Summary
Dovie Stephens, through her attorney, Jule Herbert, Jr. is requesting to annex one parcel of land into the Corporate limits of the City of Foley. The City Clerk is requesting zoning fees in the amount of $250 be waived since she was not asked to be included in the 2014 Annexation by Legislative Act.
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WHEREAS, on the 23rd day of June, 2015, Dovie Stephens, being the owner(s) of all the real property hereinafter described, did file with the City Clerk a petition asking that the said tract(s) or parcel(s) of land be annexed to and become a part of the City of Foley, and
WHEREAS, said petition did contain the signatures of all the owners of the described territory and a map of said property showing its relationship to the corporate limits of the City of Foley, and
WHEREAS, the governing body did determine that it is in the public interest that said property be annexed to the City of Foley and it did further determine that all legal requirements for annexing said real property have been met pursuant to Sections 11-42-20 through 11-42-24, Code of Alabama, 1975;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF FOLEY, ALABAMA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Council of the City of Foley, Alabama, finds and declares as the legislative body of the City that it is in the best interests of the citizens of the City, and the citizens of the affected area, to bring the territory described in Section 2 of this ordinance into the City of Foley.
Section 2. The boundary lines of the City of Foley, Alabama, be, and the same are hereby altered or rearranged so as to include all of the territory heretobefore encompassed by the corporate limits of the City of Foley, Alabama, and in addition thereto the following described territory, to-wit:
Tax Map Parcel # 05-54-09-30-0-000-016.000
Beginning at the Northeast corner of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 30, Township 7 South, Range 4 West, and run thence due South 56.4 feet to a point on the South right of way line of Magnolia Springs-Foley Highway (U.S. HWY 98), which is the point of beginning of the land herein described; and from said point of beginning running thence due South along the East line of said East half of Northwest Quarter of Southwest Quarter of said Section 30, 243.6 feet to a point, thence running South 89° 40’ West 175 feet to a point; thence running due North 245.6 feet to a point on the South right of way line of the Magnolia Springs-Foley Highway (U.S. HWY 98); thence running South 89° 40’ East along the South line of said Magnolia Springs-Foley Highway (U.S. HWY 98) 175 feet to the point of beginning.
Section 3. Petitioner requested and Council approved zoning as R-1B, Residential Single Family, upon adoption of this ordinance. Petitioner also requested the $250 zoning fee be waived and Council approved the waiver.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be published as provided by law, and a certified copy of same, together with a certified copy of the petition of the property owners, shall be filed with the Probate Judge of Baldwin County, Alabama.
Section 5. The territory described in this ordinance shall become a part of the corporate limits of Foley, Alabama, upon publication of this ordinance as required by law.