Bill 33-02 Annexing 22,500 Block of State Road #23

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Revised 5/29/02 ORDINANCE NO. 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 PORTAGE TOWNSHIP CONTIGUOUS THEREWITH; (RAITT CORPORATION, AN INDIANA CORPORATION) (22,500 BLOCK OF S.R. # 23, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46619) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT A Petition for the voluntary annexation and for the zoning of 47.06 +/- acres located in Portage 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: ANNEXATION LEGAL DESCRIPTION PARCEL I. (ANNEXATION). THAT PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST, PORTAGE TOWNSHIP, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS: BEGINNING AT A POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF THE U.S. # 31 BY -PASS (A.K.A. ST. JOSEPH PARKWAY) AND THE NORTHERLY LINE OF S.R. # 23; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY 147 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID S.R. # 23 WITH THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID U.S. # 31 BY -PASS; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID S.R. # 23, 690 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID U.S. # 31 BY -PASS; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID LINE, 246 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE EAST LINE OF MAGNOLIA ROAD; THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID EAST LINE, 1580 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE, 1349 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE NORTH & SOUTH QUARTER LINE OF SAID SECTION 21; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID QUARTER LINE, 708 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID S.R. # 23; THENCE ALONG SAID NORTH LINE IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION FOR A TOTAL OF 2163 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING 47.06 ACRES MORE OR LESS. SUBJECT TO ALL LEGAL HIGHWAYS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD.