STATE OF ALABAMA, LIMESTONE COUNTY, CITY OF ATHENS. Notice is hereby given that the following Ordinance will be considered by the City Council of the City of Athens, Alabama, at its regular meeting to be held on March 9, 2015, in the Council Chambers of the Athens Police Department at 951 E. Hobbs Street, in the City of Athens, Alabama, at 5:30 p.m., and at such time and place, all persons who desire shall have an opportunity of being heard in opposition to or in favor of the following proposed Ordinance. AN ORDINANCE TO DESIGNATE THE DONNELL HOUSE AND SURROUNDING YARD, LOCATED AT 601 CLINTON STREET, AS A HISTORIC SITE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE ATHENS HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE STATE OF ALABAMA, LIMESTONE COUNTY, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2015 - __________ CITY OF ATHENS. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Athens, Alabama, has heretofore adopted, The Historic Preservation Ordinance of the City of Athens, Alabama, and, WHEREAS, the Athens Board of Education, owner of the Donnell House property, supports the designation of the hereinafter described area as a historic site. WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Commission of the City of Athens, Alabama, has made a recommendation to the City Council of the City of Athens, Alabama, that the hereinafter described area should be designated as a historic site. The City Council of the City of Athens, Alabama, finds that the hereinafter described area should be designated as a historic site: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA, as follows: That all of the hereinafter described area or real estate is hereby designated as a historic site in accordance with and defined by The Historic Preservation Ordinance of the City of Athens, Alabama, and that the area is situated in City of Athens, Limestone County, Alabama, and is described as follows: A tract of land lying generally described as in the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 8, Township 3 South, Range 4 West, Limestone County, Alabama. This property is more particularly described as follows: Commence at the intersection of the centerlines of Forrest Street and Clinton Street, thence South 2 Degrees 26 Minutes 59 Seconds West along the centerline of Clinton Street a distance of 300 feet to a point; thence South 86 Degrees 59 Minutes 1 Seconds East a distance of 315 feet to the Point of Beginning along the centerline of an asphalt drive in front of the Donnell House and east of a covered walkway; thence South 0 Degrees 25 Minutes 7 Seconds West a distance of 69 feet to a point; thence South 88 Degrees 42 Minutes 59 Seconds East a distance of 155 feet to a point; thence North 0 Degrees 37 Minutes 13 Seconds East a distance of 9 feet to a point; thence South 88 Degrees 42 Minutes 59 Seconds East passing between the historic log outbuilding and a flat roofed brick outbuilding a distance of 34 feet to a point; thence North 0 Degrees 37 Minutes 13 Seconds East a distance of 90 feet to a point; thence North 87 Degrees 49 Minutes 57 Seconds West a distance of 187 feet to a point; thence South 4 Degrees 37 Minutes 16 Seconds West a distance of 33 feet returning to the Point of Beginning, containing 0.45 acres, more or less. This the 9th day of February, 2015. /s/Annette Barnes CITY CLERK The News Courier February 15 and 22, 2015
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