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ORDINANCE NO..~? ~~ O V AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ANNEXING TO AND BRINGING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AND AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR CERTAIN LAND IN PENN TOWNSHIP CONTIGUOUS THEREWITH; (VOCO, INC.) (NORTHEAST CORNER OF IRELAND ROAD & IRONWOOD ROAD SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46614) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT A Petition for the voluntary annexation and for the zoning of acres located in Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, has been filed by either fifty-one percent (51%) of the owners of the land in the territory sought to be annexed and Zoned, or the owners of seventy- five percent (75%) of the total assessed value of the land for property tax purposes. It is the intent and purpose of the Ordinance to annex this territory to the City of South Bend, Indiana, and to establish a zoning district for this territory. THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. That the following described real estate situated in St. Joseph County, Indiana, being contiguous by more than one-eight (1/8) of its aggregate external boundaries with the present boundaries of the City of South Bend, Indiana, shall be and hereby is annexed to and brought within the City of South Bend: LEGAL DESCRIPTION THAT PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST, PENN TOWNSHIP, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EXISTING MUNICIPAL CORPORATE LIMIT LINE WHICH IS N. 89°-49'-19" E., 165.00 FT. MORE OR LESS FROM A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 29, WHICH POINT IS S. 00°-00'- 00" W., 1969.76 FT. FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 29; THENCE N. 89°-49'-19" E. ALONG SAID CORPORATE LIMIT LINE, 827.88 FT. TO THE WEST LINE OF A PARCEL OF GROUND OWNED BY EDWARD ROSE OF INDIANA AND KNOWN AS TAX KEY N0. 26-1034-0578.01 IN THE RECORDS OF THE AUDITOR OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA; THENCE S. 00~-05'-50" E. ALONG SAID WEST LINE AND ITS SOUTHERLY EXTENSION, 678.87 FT. MORE OR LESS TO THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF IRELAND ROAD; THENCE S. 89°-57'-24" W. ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE, 652.57 FT. MORE OR LESS TO THE EXISTING CORPORATE LINE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND; THENCE ALONG SAID CORPORATE LINE, N. 00°-08'- 23" E., 70.00 FT. MORE OR LESS TO THE NORTH LINE OF IRELAND ROAD; THENCE S. 89°-57'-24" W., 300.96 FT. MORE OR LESS ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF IRELAND ROAD AND ITS WESTERLY EXTENSION AND SAID CORPORATE LINE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST LINE OF IRONWOOD ROAD EXTENDED SOUTH; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID CORPORATE LINE AND THE EAST LINE OF IRONWOOD ROAD AND ITS SOUTHERLY EXTENSION, N. 00° -00'-00" E., 325.00 FT. MORE OR LESS; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID CORPORATE LINE FOR THE NEXT TWO COURSES, N. 90°-00'-00" E., 125.00 FT. MORE OR LESS AND N. 00~-00'-00" E., 300 FT. MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING 13.37 ACRES MORE OR LESS. SUBJECT TO ALL LEGAL HIGHWAYS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD. SECTION II. That the boundaries of the City of South Bend, Indiana, shall be and are hereby declared to be extended so as to include the