HomeMy WebLinkAbout1157 DENIEDORDINANCE NO. 1157
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS,
TEXAS EXEMPTING FROM AD VALOREM TAXES RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY OWNED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND LEASED TO OPEN ARMS
HOME, INC. TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR ABUSED WOMEN AND
CHILDREN; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 11.111 of the Texas Property Tax Code permits a city to exempt from ad
valorem taxes property owned by the United States or an agency of the United States and
used to provide transitional housing for the indigent; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas desires to exempt from ad valorem
taxation certain qualified property pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.111 of the Texas
Property Tax Code;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EULESS, TEXAS:
I.
There is hereby exempted from ad valorem taxes the following described residential property
owned by the United States or an agency of the United States and used to provide transitional
housing for the indigent under a program operated or directed by the United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development. This exemption is established pursuant to
the provisions of Section 11.111 of the Texas Property Tax Code or any successor statute for
the period of two years, 1995 and 1996. The property is described as:
203 Landover, Twin Creek estates Addition, Blk. 1, Lot 2.
II.
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council
that sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if
any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared invalid
or unconstitutional by the valid judgement or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted
by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such invalid or
unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
III.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and publication as provided by the Euless City Charter and the laws of the State of
Texas.
PRESENTED AND PASSED on first and final reading on the day of
1994, at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, by a vote of
ayes, nays and abstentions.
APPROVED:
Mary Lib Saleh, Mayor
ATTEST:
Susan Crim,,MC, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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