HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 092606-Y - South Fork Dr EntranceRESOLUTION NO. 09 a l0 0 (o "Y
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS ("CITY") REGARDING THE PROPOSAL BY
THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO INSTALL A
NEW SINGLE ACCESS POINT FROM THE NEW SOUTHBOUND
FRONTAGE ROAD OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35-SOUTH AT A POINT
NORTH OF FM 2243 (LEANDER ROAD); TO CLOSE AND ELIMINATE
THE EXISTING PRIVATE ACCESS POINT ON FM 2243 (LEANDER
ROAD); AND TO REQUIRE THE DONATION OF A PORTION OF AN
EXISTING PRIVATE ROAD KNOWN LOCALLY AS "SOUTH FORK
DRIVE" OR "PAGE HOUSE DRIVE" TO THE CITY AS A PUBLIC ROAD;
MAKING FINDINGS RELATED TO SAID PROPOSAL; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, there exists a private road known locally as "South Fork Drive' or "Page House
Drive" being more particularly described as Tract No. 2 in deed to Leslie P. Best and wife, Jane Best,
recorded in Document No. 2002095519 of the Official Records of Williamson County, Texas (the
"Private Road"); and
WHEREAS, the Private Road intersects FM 2243 (Leander Rd.) at a point that is within
twenty feet (20 ) of the intersection of the frontage road of IH35S and FM 2243/Leander Road (the
"Old Access Point") as shown on Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the Private Road provides the only means of access from FM 2243/Leander
Road to the following properties: a 2.02-acre tract described as Tract No. 1 in deed to Leslie P. Best
and wife, Jane Best recorded Document No. 2002095519 of the Real Property Records of
Williamson County, Texas (` the Page House Tract"); and a 3.986-acre undeveloped tract of land
described in Document No. 9625670 of the Official Records of Williamson County ("the Leander
Tract"); and
WHEREAS, the Private Road also provides secondary or alternative access to the following
properties (1) a 1.12-acre tract located just south of the Page House Tract that is described in deed
recorded in Volume 1001, Page 736 of the Official Records of Williamson County, Texas (` the
Apartment Tract"); and (2) a 1.01-acre tract just south of the Leander Tract that is described in
Document No. 9630726 of the Official Records of Williamson County, Texas ("the Gas Station
Tract"). The Page House Tract, the Leander Tract and the Apartment Tract are referred to
collectively herein as 'the Properties;" and
WHEREAS, the Private Road also abuts and adjoins that certain private access easement
recorded in Volume 822, Page 84 of the Official Records of Williamson County Texas, and thus
facilitates access to that certain 22.3-acre undeveloped tract just south of the South San Gabriel River
known as Lot 1, Block A South Fork Apartments, recorded in Cabinet F, Slides 341-342 of the Plat
Records of Williamson County (` the South Fork Tract '), which access shall not be affected by the
construction of the New Access Point or closure of the Old Access Point
Resolution No. a1 t8 0 to - Y
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GEOR.GETOWN
TEXAS
IH 35 SOUTH BOUND
FRONTAGE ROAD(SBFR)
ACCESS LAYOUT
100
SCALE AS SHOWN
TOO
SEPTEMBER 2006
CL
ELECTR
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604 RAD. CUI
EASEM
EXISTING A
(NOT PART
NEW FF
EXISTING PRIVATELY - OWNED PASS
ROAD TO BE CLOSED; PROPERTY TO
REMAIN IN PRIVATE OWNERSHIP.