Bill Text: GA HB1219 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Decatur, City of; change corporate limits of city

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-04-11 - Effective Date [HB1219 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB1219-Introduced.html

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House Bill 1219 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

By: Representatives Benfield of the 85th, Drenner of the 86th, Henson of the 87th, Holcomb of the 82nd, Gardner of the 57th, and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Decatur, approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 4351), so as to change the corporate limits of the city by annexing certain territory into the city; to provide for a description of the property annexed; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

An Act providing a new charter for the City of Decatur, approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 4351), is amended by adding a new Section 1.12 to read as follows:

"SECTION 1.12.

In addition to all other territory included within the boundaries of the city, the city shall also include the following described real property:

All that tract or parcel of land lying in Land Lot 248, 15th District, DeKalb County, Georgia and being more particularly described from DeKalb County tax mapping as follows: Beginning at the intersection of East College Avenue northerly right of way and Arcadia Avenue easterly right of way, run south along said Arcadia Avenue easterly right of way to the southwest corner of tax parcel 15-248-07-001; thence, leaving said Arcadia Avenue easterly right of way, run westerly to the southeast corner of tax parcel 15-248-06-020 and a point along Arcadia Avenue westerly right of way; thence, leaving said Arcadia Avenue westerly right of way, run, along the southerly boundary of said tax parcel 15-248-06-020, run westerly to the southeast corner of tax parcel 15-248-06-021; thence, along the southerly boundary of said tax parcel 15-248-06-021, run westerly to the southwest corner of said tax parcel 15-248-06-021; thence, leaving said southerly boundary of said tax parcel 15-248-06-021 and along the easterly boundary of tax parcel 15-247-02-022, run southerly to the southeast corner of said tax parcel 15-247-02-022; thence, leaving said easterly boundary of tax parcel 15-247-02-022 and along the southerly boundary of said tax parcel 15-247-02-022, run westerly to the southwest corner of said tax parcel 15-247-02-022; thence, leaving said southerly boundary of said tax parcel 15-247-02-022 and along the westerly boundary of tax parcel 15-247-02-022, run northerly to the southeast corner of tax parcel 15-247-02-023; thence, leaving said westerly boundary of tax parcel 15-247-02-022 and along the southerly boundary of tax parcel 15-247-02-023, run westerly to the southwest corner of tax parcel 15-247-02-023 and a point along Derrydown Way easterly right of way; thence, leaving said Derrydown Way easterly right of way and continuing along said southerly boundary of tax parcel 15-247-02-023 if extended westerly, run westerly to Derrydown Way westerly right of way; thence, along said Derrydown Way westerly right of way, run northerly to the intersection of said Derrydown Way westerly right of way and East College Avenue southerly right of way; thence, along said East College Avenue southerly right of way, run westerly to the city limits of City of Decatur; thence, leaving said East College Avenue southerly right of way and along the city limits of City of Decatur, run northerly to the southerly right of way of Howard Avenue; thence, along said city limits of City of Decatur and said Howard Avenue southerly right of way, run northeasterly to a point along the east line of land lot 247; thence, leaving said Howard Avenue southerly right of way and along said city limits of City of Decatur and east line of Land Lot 247, run northerly to the southwest corner of tax parcel 15-248-02-006 and a point along Georgia Railroad northerly right of way; thence, leaving said city limits of City of Decatur and east line of land lot 247 and along the southerly boundary of said tax parcel 15-248-02-006 and Georgia Railroad northerly right of way, run northeast to the intersection of said Georgia Railroad northerly right of way and Arcadia Avenue easterly right of way if extended northwesterly to said Georgia Railroad northerly right of way; thence, leaving said Georgia Railroad northerly right of way and along said Arcadia Avenue easterly right of way if extended northwesterly, run southeasterly to the mitered intersection of said Arcadia Avenue easterly right of way and East College Avenue northerly right of way; thence, along said mitered intersection of Arcadia Avenue easterly right of way and East College Avenue northerly right of way, to the point of miter at East College Avenue; thence, run southerly to the point of beginning. Said tract or parcel of land being inclusive of all interior tax parcels, right of ways and alley ways."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.