HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 14-024ORDINANCE NO.14 -024
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING AN AREA AS
THE GATSBY REINVESTMENT ZONE PURSUANT TO THE
TEXAS REDEVELOPMENT AND TAX ABATEMENT ACT
(TEXAS TAX CODE, CHAPTER 312); PROVIDING TAX
INCENTIVES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL.
WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont endeavors to create the proper economic and
social environment to induce the investment of private resources in productive business
enterprises located in areas of the City; and,
WHEREAS„ it is found to be feasible and practical and would be a benefit to the
land to be included in the zone and to the City of Beaumont after the expiration of any
agreement entered into pursuant to the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act;
and,
WHEREAS., the zone is for Commercial - Industrial tax abatement; and,
WHEREAS, the area being designated is reasonably 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 of Beaumont; and,
WHEREAS, to further this purpose, it is in the best interest of the City of Beaumont
to designate the area described in Exhibit "A" and shown on Exhibit "B" as the Gatsby
Reinvestment Zone pursuant to the Texas Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act (Texas
Tax Code, Chapter 312);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
That the statements and findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby,
in all things, approved and adopted.
Section 2.
That the City Council hereby designates the area described in in Exhibit A and shown
on Exhibit "B," attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes, as the Gatsby
Reinvestment Zone (herein referred to as the "Zone ")
Section 3.
That the City Council finds that the Zone meets the criteria contained in the Texas
Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act (Texas Tax Code, Chapter 312).
Section 4.
That the City Council finds that the designation of the reinvestment zone would
contribute to retention or expansion of primary employment in the area and /or would
contribute to the attraction of major investments that would be a benefit to the property and
would contribute to, the economic development of the municipality.
Section 5.
That the City Council may provide certain tax incentives applicable to business enterprises
in the Zone, which are not applicable throughout the city, as allowed for in the Act.
Section 6.
That the City Council has established certain guidelines and criteria governing tax
abatement agreements and is therefore eligible to participate in tax abatement.
DESCRIPTION OF THE GATSBY REINVESTMENT ZONE
All hearings and coordinates are based on the Texas Coordinate System, South Central Zone,
(NAD 27).
BEGINNING at a 2" iron pipe found for the most Southerly corner of the herein described
Gatsby Reinvestment lone and a call 727.93 acre tract tieing a part of the same tracts as recorded
in Volume 1765, Page 220, Jefferson County Deed Records (J.C.D.R.); said "POINT OF
BEGINNING" being in the North line of McFaddin Canal No. 1.
THENCE, North 58 °01'45" West, at 695.32 feet pass a TXDOT concrete ROW monument with
aluminum disk found at the intersection of the South RO`rir line of State Highway FM 3514, said
FM Highway 3514 being a perpetual road easement as recorded in File Number 9310194, Film
Code 104 -73 -1433. J.C.O.P.R., at 1273.69 feet pass a found TXDOT concrete ROW monument
in the North ROW line of said FM 3514, and continuing for a total distance of 2914.31 feet (call
North 54 °19'27" West, 2914.29 feet) to a found 2" iron pipe in concrete (Yount -Lee Oil Co.
monument), said monument being the rnost Easterly corner of a call 2.125 acre tract conveyed to
Amoco Pipeline Company as recorded in File Number 98- 9801168, Jefferson County Official
Public Records (J.C.O.P.R.);
THENCE, along the 'South line of said 2.125 acre tract, South 59 °03'22" West, 415.10 feet (call
62 °42'45" West, 414.70 feet) to a 5/8" iron rod found for the most Southerly corner of said
2.125 acre tract, said corner being in the Easterly ROW line of Union Pacific Railroad (formerly
T &NO RR), said corner being the Northwest corner of a call 8.203 acre tract as recorded in File
Number 98- 9821361, J.C.O.P.R.;
THENCE, along said Easterly ROW line of Union Pacific Railroad (100' wide), North
30 °56'59" West, 267.57 feet (call North 27 °14'47" West, 26721 feet) to a 3/" iron pipe with cap
set for the Northwest or most Westerly corner of said 2.125 acre tract, from said 3/4" iron pipe a
found 1" iron pipe bears North 18'58'16" East, 1.62 feet;
THENCE, North 59'03`22" East, at 278.71 feet (call 278.14 feet) pass a 2" iron pipe in concrete
(Yount -Lee Oil Co. monument) found for a corner of said 727.93 acre tract and said 2.215 acre
tract, and continuing for a total distance of 2191.91 feet (call 2191.00 feet) to a point :in a found
fence corner post in concrete;
THENCE, North 30'49'18" West, at 8.80 feet pass a i/2" iron rod with Amoco Production cap
found for reference, and continuing for a total distance of 3350.00 feet (call North 27 °06'49"
West. 3350.01 feet) to a point at a 2" iron pipe in concrete found destroyed;
THENCE, along the most Northwesterly line of said 727.93 acre tract, North 42 002' 16" East, at
10.00 feet pass a 3/4" iron pipe with cap set for reference, and continuing for a total distance of
2306.14 feet (call North 45 °4545" Cast, 2306.11 feet) to a '/2" iron rod with Amoco Production
cap found at the most Northerly corner of said 727.93 acre tract;
EXHIBIT "A„
THENCE', North 42'02'16" East, 148.02 feet (call North 45 °45'45" East, 148.00 feet) to a found
%" iron rod with Anloci) Production cap;
l'I -IINCE along the :Southwesterly line of a call 103.89 acre TEPPCO tract as recorded in File
Number 9006316, film Code 103-07-1160, J.C.O.P.R., South 52 °27'45" East, 1864.90 feet to a
'," iron pipe with cap set for the most Southerly corner of said 103.89 acre tract, from said 3/4"
iron pipe a found iron rod with Amoco Production cap bears North 24 °51'54" East, 4.99 feet;
THENCE, along the Southeasterly Iine of said 103.59 acre tract and a call 13.12 acre TEPPCO
tract as recorded in File Number 9006316, North 37023'15" East, 2681.07 feet (call 2681.0 feet)
to a 3/4" iron pipe with cap set for the inost Easterly corner of said 13.12 acre tract, said corner
being in the Southwesterly line of a. Lower Neches Valley Authority (LNVA) 120 foot wide
canal easement as recorded in Volume 264, Page 489, J.C.D.R.;
THENCE, along the Northeasterly line of said 13.12 acre tract, same being the Southwesterly
line of said LNVA easement, North 52 °27'30" West, 1903.70 feet to a 3/4" iron pipe ,vith cap set
for the most Northerly corner of said 13.12 acre tract;
THENCE, traveling In a Northerly direction approximately 365 feet to a 3/4" iron pipe with cap
set at the intersection of the Northerly line of said McFaddin Canal No. 2 with said GSU
Northeasterly line, said corner being the Southwest corner of the residue of a call 155.58 acre
tract as recorded in Volume 260, Page 233, J.C.D.R.;
THENCE, along the Northerly line of said McFaddin Canal No. 2, same being the South line of
said 155.58 acre tract, North 53 °05'46" East, 1098.05 feet to a set ;/" iron pipe with cap;
THENCE, along the North line of said McFaddin Canal and the south line of said 155.58 acre
tract, North 61'13'45"' East, 400.24 feet to a 3/4" iron pipe with cap set in the Westerly ROW line
of State Highway 69, 96 & 287 (343' wide), from said pipe an iron rod with plastic cap bears
North 46 °48'00" West, 6.73 feet;
THENCE, traveling in an Easterly Northeasterly direction approximately 335 feet to ,a 3/4" iron
pipe with cap set at the intersection of the Northerly line of said McFaddin Canal No. 2 with said
Easterly ROW line, said pipe being in the South line of the residue of said 155.58 acre tract;
THENCE, along the Northerly line of said McFaddin Canal No. 2, same being the South line of
said 155.58 acre tract, North 61'13'45" Last, 333.62 feet to a set 3/" iron pipe with cap;
THENCE, along the North line of said McFaddin Canal and the South line of said 155.58 acre
tract, North 43 °42'38" East, 191.53 feet to a 3/4" iron pipe with cap set in the Westerly ROW lisle
of State Highway FM 347 (200' wide);
THENCE, traveling in a Northeasterly direction approximately 215 feet to a /z" iron rod round in
the Northeast ROW line of State Highway FM 347 (200' wide at this point);
THENCE. along the Northeast ROW line of said FM Highway 347, North 51 042'49" West, at
15.5 feet pass a found concrete ROW nionunient, and continuing for a total distance of 396.17
feet to a found TXDOT concrete monument with brass cap (disturbed);
THENCE, continuing along the ROW line of FAd Highway 347 (varying width), North
42'14'32" bast, 128.65 feet (call 126.76) to a sct ,1i4" iron pipe with cap;
THENCE, along the ROW line of FM Highway 347, North 63 °42'49" West, 230.38 feet to a set
`/" iron pipe with cap, said point being the beginning of a curve to the right;
THENCE, 200.00 feet along said curve to the right in said ROW line, said curve having a radius
of 954.93 feet, a delta of 12 °00'00 ", and a chord bearing North 57 °4249" West, 199.63 feet to a
point on a found 4" iron pipe fence post;
THENCE, along the ;ROW line of said FM Highway 347, North _51 °42'49'' West, 101.62 feet to
a point on found 4" iron pipe fence post;
THENCE, North 43 132'08" East, 1,187.75 feet (call North 4715'27" East) along the Southeast
line oil' a call 20.03 acre tract as recorded in File Number 97- 9731390, J.C.O.P.R. to a found 2"
iron pipe in concrete (Yount -Lee Oil Co. monument) said point being the East corner of said
20.03 acre tract, said. point also being in the West line of the Kansas City Southern Railroad
(100' wide) as recorded in Volume 230, Page 58, J.C.D.R.;
THENCE, along the Southwest line of said Kansas City Southern Railroad, South 47 °48'03"
East, 1,002.54 feet (call South 44 °05'03" East), to a set ?/4" iron pipe with cap from which a
found '' /2" iron rod bears South 50 °27'20" West, 1.41 feet), said iron pipe being in the North line
ofMCFaddin Canal No. 2;
THENCE, along said North line and a Southeasterly line of a 24.05 acre tract as recorded in File
Number 2001014848, J.C.O.P.R., North 74 °23'22" East, approximately 10 feet to a 3/4" iron pipe
with cap found in the Southwesterly ROW line of said Kansas City Southern Railroad,
THENCE, North 77 °-)C' 12" East, 121.79 feet to a 3/4" iron rod xvith cap set in the Northeasterly
line of said railroad;
THENCE, along said Northeasterly ROW line, North 47 °48'03" West, 54.29 feet to a 5/8" iron
rod (bent) found at the Southwest corner of a call 23.5505 acre tract as recorded in File Number
98814109;
THENCE, along the South line of said 23.5505 acre tract, North 83 °25' 16" East, 398.85 feet to a
2" iron pipe found at the Southeast comer of said 23.5505 acre tract, said corner being a corner
of a call 461.42 acre tract as recorded in File Number 2001014848, J.C.O.P.R.;
THENCE, North 4748'03" West, 2,715.70 feet (call North 44 °07'00" West, 2,713.75 feet)
along said Easterly line of said 23.5505 acre tract to a 1" iron pipe found for the most Westerly
cornea- of the herein described tract, said point being the most Southerly corner of a call 203.2524
acre tract as recorded in File Number 98-9814111, said point also being in the East line of said
23.5505 acre tract;
THENCE, North 41 056'47" East, 2,730.34 feet (call North 45 °38' East, 2,730.3 feet), to a found
%" iron rod;
THENCE, North 87 °28'34" East (call South 88 °55' East), at 464.63 feet, pass a found 3 -1/2"
aluminum pipe, at 876.09 feet pass a found 3 -1/2" aluminum pipe, at approximately 2200 feet to
a point f'or comer being the Southwest corner of a call 24.6091 acre tract described as "bract 128,
P. Humpluueys Survey, Abstract 32 in the Jefferson County Tax Records.
"THENCE, traveling in a Northerly direction along the West line of said 24.6091 acre tract
approximately 1005 sect to a point for corner,
THENCE, traveling in a, Westerly direction along the North line of said 24.6091 acre tract
approximately 750 feet to a point in the vegetation line of the Neches River,
THENCE, along with t?te meanders of the Neches River the following courses and distances:
Southeast approximately 570 feet to a point;
Southeast approximately 475 feet to a point;
South 14 °23'24" Fast, 479.93 feet to a point on the end of an existing bulkhead;
South 08 °41'51" East, 996.25 feet along an existing bulkhead to a point;
South 37 °2652" West, 97.18 feet along an existing bulkhead to a point;
South 12°03'07" Fast, 90.65 feet along an existing bulkhead to a point;
South 24 °41'26" West, 54.32 feet to a point on the end of said bulkhead;
South 05 °00'28" Fast, :263.95 feet to a point;
South 10'22'26" East, 128.42 feet to a point;
South 86 °15'02" West, 27.20 feet to a point;
South 19 °1 1'28" West, 105,60 feet to a point;
South 31 °57'39" Fast, 60.57 feet to a point;
Sough 75 °59'58" East, 57.99 feet to a point;
North 89 °01'22" East, 91.42 feet to a point;
South 15 °36'54" East, 37.98 feet to a point;
South 23 °49'09" West, 39.63 feet to a point;
South 14 °25'57" West, 241.83 feet to a point;
South 36 °47'52" East, 46.54 feet to a point;
South 05 °09'24" Easr, 44.99 feet to a point;
South 31'53'11 " East, 354.38 feet across a United States Maritime Commission channel to the
end of an existing bulkhead;
South 26°37' 11" East, 226.69 feet to a point;
South 46 °41'09" East, 111.12 feet to a point;
South 79 °45' 19" East, 77.11 feet to a point;
South 43 °02'03" East, 123.25 feet to a point;
THENCE, departing the Neches River, South 03 °43'30" East, at 20.24 feet pass a '' /z" iron pipe
set for reference, and continuing for a total distance of 120.24 feet to a set 3/" iron pipe with cap;
THENCE, South 27°36'31" West (call South 31 °20'02" West), along the North line of a Kansas
City Southern Railroad strip of land as recorded in Volume 230, Page 626, J.C.D.R., at 10.0 feet
pass a found 2" iron pipe, and continuing for a total distance of 1,428.00 feet to a point in deep
In arsli;
THENCE, South 38 138'59" West, 269.63 feet, (call South 42 °17'54" West, 270 feet) to a set 3/4"
iron pipe with cap;
THENCE, South 86 °26'16" West (call North 89 °56'13" West), 148.00 feet to a found 2" iron
pipe in concrete (Yount -Lee Oil Co. monument);
THENCE, North 89'14'28" West, 102.67 feet (call North 85'26'13" West, 103 feet) to a found
%" iron rod,
THENCE. North 46 °58'31" West, 455.46 feet (call North 43 °21'07" West, 455 feet) to a set' /"
iron pipe with cap;
THENCE, South 32 °20'56" West, at 3.60 feet pass a found %" iron rod in concrete, and
continuing for a total distance of 685.34 feet (call South 36 °03'02" West, 684.74 feet) to a found
', /�" iron rod;
THENCE. continuing South 3T'20'26" West, approximately 840 feet, to a point fbr corner in the
Northcast ROW line of said State 11ighway FM 347;
THENCE, traveling irk a Southwesterly direction approximately 105 feet to a point for corner
being the East core,,- of a I3.202 acre tract described as Tracts 5 -A & 5 -C, P. Humphreys
Survey, Abstract 32 in the Jefferson County Tax Records.
THENCE, traveling; is a Southwesterly direction along the Southeast line of said 13.202 acre
tract approximately 1000 feet to a point being the most Southerly corner of said 13.202 acre tract
and the East ROW li;ae of State Highway 69, 96 & 287t-
THENCE, continuing, Southwest along the same line 220 feet to a point in the West ROW line of
State Highway 69, 96 & 287, also being the north line of a call 101.86 acre tract of land, being
part of a tract conveyed to Amoco Pipeline Company as recorded in File Number 98.- 9801168,
Jefferson County Official Public Records (J.C.O.P.R.);
THENCE, along said Southwest ROW line of FM Highway 347, South 51 °42'49" East,
approximately 1260 feet, to a concrete ROW monument found for corner from which a found ''/2"
iron rod bears South 52 °05'33" East, 4,34 feet, said corner being the most Easterly corner of said
101.86 acre tract;
THENCE, South 38 °2543" West (call South 42 °05'58" West), 2129.69 feet to a 3/4" iron pipe
with cap set at the intersection of the South line of said 101.86 acre tract with the Easterly ROW
line of US Highway 69, 96 and 287 (338 feet wide at this point);
THENCE, in an Easterly direction approximately 330 feet to an iron rod in concrete (bent) bears
North 89 °16'49" East, 0.57 feet, said point being in the Westerly ROW line of US Highway 69,
96 and 287 (338' wide);
THENCE,,, along said Westerly ROW line, South 27 °44'13" East, 286.94 feet to a point from
which a found 1/2" iron rod bears North 58129'12" East, 0.48 feet, said point being the
intersection of said Westerly highway ROW line with the Southwesterly lire of said LNVA 120
fbot wide canal easernent;
THENCE, along the Southwesterly line of said LNVA canal casement, North 52'27'30" West,
184.80 feet to a 3/4" iron pipe with cap set for the most Northerly corner of a call 1.64 acre LNVA
fee tract as recorded in Volume 1394, Page 410, J.C.D.R.;
THENCE, with a Westerly Tine of said 1.64 ache tract, South 141157'30" East, 230.60 feet to a -1/"
Iron pipe with cap set" for corner;
THENCE, with a Westerly Iine of said 1.64 acre tract, South 29 °20'38" East, 339.69 feet (call
335.7 feet) to a set 3/4" iron pipe with cap;
THENCE, with a Southerly line of said 1.64 acre tract, South 54'42'13"' East, 261.90 feet to a
iron pipe with cap set in the Westerly ROW line of US Highway 69, 96 & 287;
TIII NCE, aloaag said Westerly ROW line, South 27'44'13" Last, at 656.55 feet pass a found
concrete ROW znonunient, and continuing for a total distance of 658.15 feet to a 3/4" iron pipe
with cap set for corner in the Northwesterly line of old McFaddin Canal No. 1;
THENCE, along the Northwesterly line of McFaddin Canal No. 1 and the Southeasterly line of
said 727.93 acre tract, South 55 °07'11" West (call South 58 °50'West), 1320.78 feet to a point
from which a found 2" iron pipe bears North 38 °55' West. 2.0 feet;
THENCE., along the Northwesterly lime of McFaddin Canal No. I and the Southeasterly line of
said 729.93 acre trac -�, South 43 °32'50" West, 199.83 feet (call South 4715' West, 200 feet) to a
point from which a found 2" iron pipe bears North 52 107' West, 2.0 feet;
THENCE, along the Northwesterly line of McFaddin Canal No. 1 and the Southeasterly line of
said 729.93 acre tract, South 32 °11'35" West, 835.48 feet (call South 35 °55' West, 836) feet) to a
point from which a found 2" iron pipe bears North 52 °28' West, 2.0 feet;
THENCE, along the Northwesterly line of McFaddin Canal No. 1 and the Southeasterly line of
said 729.93 acre tract, South 32 °16'04" West, at 3973.53 feet pass a 3/4 " iron pipe with cap set
at the intersection o;= the North ROW line of the aforesaid State Highway FM 3514 with the
Southeasterly line of said 729.93 acre tract, at 4182.14 pass a 3/4" iron pipe with cap set in the
South. ROW line of said FM Highway 3514, and continuing for a total distance of 5024.51 feet to
the "POINT OF BEGINNING" and containing 1559.5 acres more or less.
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been made to ensure the accuracy of this map, however, the City of a
Gatsby- Reinvestment Zone�� �, Beaumont assumesno liability orBaitages due ioerrorsoromissions(
Section 7.
That a public hearing to consider this ordinance was held by the City Council on
June 10, 2014.
Section 8.
That this ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage as the law and
charter provide.
Section 9.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance, or the
application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances should for any reason
be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this
ordinance, and to such end the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are
declared to be severable.
Section 10.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the
extent of the conflict only.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont on this the 10th day
June, 2014.
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