HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-367ORDINANCE NO. NS-367 DECLARING TH.w, RESULT OF THE CANVASS
OF THE RETURNS--6F THE SPECIAL ANNEXATION ELECTION IN THE
TERRITORY E~OWN AND DESIGNATED AS "WEST SANTA ANA ANNEX"
AND APPROVING AND DECLARING TEE ANNEXATION OF SAID TERRI-
TORY TO THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFOP~NIA
WHEREAS, heretofore the City Council of the City of Santa Ana
adopted Resolution No. 58-243, in response to a petition for annexa-
tion of certain territory consenting to the commencement Of proceed-
ings under the Annexation Act of 1913, and thereafter the proponents
of said annexation published notice of intention to circulate a
petition for said annexation, and thereafter filed a copy of said
published notice, together with an accompanying statement and affi-
davit showing the publication of the same; and
WHEREAS, upon receipt of said documents said City Council
adopted Resolution No. 58-260 acknowledging the receipt of said
documents and approving the circulation of said petition, and said
petition was duly circulated, filed with, and examined by the Clerk
of the Council of said City, and the County officer having charge
of the registration of voters, and the certificate of said two of-
ricers was filed with and shewed to said City Council that said
petition had been signed by 49-09 per cent of all of the registered
electors in said territory within a period of four days from the
commencement of the circulation of said petition, that is, more
than one-fourth of the o~ualified electors had signed a petition
for annexation; and
WHEREAS, said City Council thereon adopted Resolution No.
58-296 declaring its intention to call a special election to submit
the question of annexation of said territory to the City of Santa
Aha to the electors residing in said territory, designating "West
Santa Ana Annex" as an ~l~opriate name by which said territory was
to be referred to upon the ballots used at said election, and fixed
December 29th, 1958, at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the
City Hall, Santa Ana, California, as the day and hour for ov~ne~s to
show cause why said territory should not be annexed, and/or to file
protests against said election; that at said hour it was determined
that protests had been filed by less than one-half of the value
of said territory, and said protest hea~ng was continued to 5:00
P.M., January 8, 1959, for the filing of further protests; and
WHEREAS, at said continued hea~ ng additional protests had
been filed and that all of said protests represented an assessed
value in the amount of $316,690.00, and that the assessed value of
the territory was $1,969,290.00, and it was determined and declared
that the protests represented only 16 per cent of the assessed value
of the territory and that the owners of one-half of the value of
the territory proposed to be annexed, as shown by the last equalized
assessment roll of 0range County, had not protested against said
election; and
'.tHEREAS, the City Council thereupon declared that it had come
to their attention that the boundaries of said "West Santa Ana Annex"
had inadvertently overlapped or included a small portion of Garden
Grove Annexation No. 63, and that said overlapped or included area
was less than one-half of I per cent of the "West Santa Ana Annex",
and directed that the boundaries of said annexation be a~ended, as
permitted by Gca~rnmen~deSection 35121.5, to exclude said small por-
tion of overlapped territory, that the new boundary description, to-
gether with a new map, be submitted to the 0r~ge County Boundary
Commission, and ~hen approved as to definiteness and certainty that
it should be used in all future documents and matters relating to
said "West Santa Ana Annex"; and
WHEREAS, said City Council thereupon adopted Resolution No.
%9-14 declaring said facts and fixing the date of March 10, 1959,
for a special municipal election on the question of annexation, and
thereafter adopted Ordinance No. NS-360 ordering, calling, and pro-
viding for a special municipal election to be held in said territory
on March 10, 19~, to determine the question of said annexation; and
WHEREAS, said election was regularly held on the 10th day of
March, 1958, and the ballots at said election presented the following
proposition to the electors within said territory:
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Shall the territory designated ( YES', )
and known as "West Santa Ana ( )
Annex" be annexed to the City ( ' )
of Santa Aha? ( NO , )
and on the 16th day of March, 1959, at the
first regular meeting of
said City Council occurring more th~ three days after said election,
said City Council did meet au d canvass the returns of said election.
NOW, THEREFORE~ the City Council of the Ci~ of Santa Aha
does ordain as follows: That upon completion of the canvass of said
returns the following results were dete~nined and entered in the
Minutes of said meeting, showing the results of said election in
each of the six consolidated voting precincts, as follows:
CONSOLIDATED "YES" "NO" TOTAL
VOTING BALLOTS
PRECINCTS VOTES VOTES VOTED
~o. i 295
Absentee Ballot i 1
No. 2 526 16 542
3 34o 34 374
Absentee Ballot 1 1
No. 4 164 18 182
Mo. 5 lO4 31 135
No. 6 87 l0 97
TOTALS
SECTION 2. That
the votes cast at said
1518 121 1639
it is hereby declared that a majority of
special municipal election on the question
of annexation were cast for the annexation, and that the territory
designated "West Santa Ana Annex", which was and is contiguous to
the City of Santa Ana, in the County of Or~ ge, State of California,
and was and is described as follows:
Beginning at an angle point in the City boundary of the City
of Santa Aha, California, said angle point being the inter-
section of the north line of Seventeenth Street (80.00 feet
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wide) and the easterly right of way line of the former Newbert
Protection District Right of Way for the Channel of the Santa
Ana River; thence North 89° l~' 40" East along said north line
of Seventeenth Street, and along said City boundary 48.7
feet to a point in the northeasterly extension of the monu-
mented center line of King Street and to an angle point in said
City boundary; thence northeasterly along the westerly boundary
of the Rancho Santiago de Santa Aha and along said City'boundary
to its intersection with the easterly extension of the north
line'of Trask Avenue 20 feet northerly measured at right angles
from the center llne of said Trask Avenue; thence westerly
along said north line and its easterly extension to the west
line of Berrydale Street 30 feet westerly measured at right
angles from the center line of said Berrydale Street, snd to
the existing City boundary of the City of Garden Grove, Cali-
fornia; thence southerly along.said west line of Berrydale to
the north line of Tract No. 1369 shown on a map thereof recorded
in Book 43, page 17, Miscellaneous Mmp s, Records of Orange
County, California; thence westerly along the nc~ th line of said
Tract No. 1369 to the northwest corner thereof and to s~ d City
boundary of Garden Grove, California, and to the east line of
the west half (W 1/2) of the southeast quarter (SE l/4) of
Section 3, Township 5 South, R~ge l0 West, San Bernardino Base
and Meridian; thence southerly along said east line to the
northeasterly line of the Pacific Electric Railway Comply
right of way (lO0.00 feet wide); thence northwesterly along
said northeasterly line to the south line of the north one-
half (N 1/2), of the North one-half (N 1/2), Section l0 in said
Township 5 South, Range 10 West; thence easterly alonE sai~..
south line to the west line of the northeast quarter (NE 1/4)
of said Section 10; thence northerly along said west line to
the easterly extension of the north line of Westminster Avenue
and to said boundary of Garden Grove; thence westerly along
said north line and said boundary to the northerly prolonga-
tion of the west llne of the east 5.23 acres of the north-
east quarter (NE l/4) of the northeast quarter (NE l/4) of the
northwest quarter (NW 1/4) of Section 9; thence southerly,
along said northerly prolongation end said west line, to the
south line of said northeast quarter (NE 1/4) of the north-
east quarter (NE 1/~) of the northwest quarter (NW 1/4) of
Section 9; thence westerly, along said south line, to the east
line of Tract No. 1273 as shown on a map thereof recorded in
Book 39, page 25 of Miscellaneous Maps, records of said Orange
County; thence northerly, along said east line, to the north
line of Lot 4 of said Tract No. 1273; thence westerly, slong
said north line, to the west line of said Lot 4; thence south-
erly, along said west line, to the easterly prolongation of
the north line of Lot 15 of said Tract No. 1273; thence west-
erly, along said easterly prolongation and said north line,
to the west line of said Tract No. 1273; thence southerly,
along said west line, to the north line of Lot 14 of said
Tract; thence westerly, alon~ the westerly prolongation of
the north line of said Lot lh~ to the west line of the east
2.00 acres of the west half(W 1/2) of the northwest quarter
(NW 1/4) of the northeast quarter (NE l/4) of the northwest
quarter (i~W l/4) of sM d Section 9; thence northerly, along
said west line and its northerly prolongation, to the exist-
ing boundary of said City of Garden Grove; thence westerly,
along said existing boundary to the west line of Veraro Street
(60.00 feet wide); thence southerly along said west line to
the westerly prolongation of the north line of the southwest
quarter (SW 1/4) of the southwest quarter (SW 1/4) of the north-
west quarter (NW 1/4) of Section 9 of said Township and Range;
thence easterly along said north line and its westerly prolonga-
tion to the west line of the east half (E 1/2) of the south-
west quarter (SW l/4) of the southwest quarter (SW l/4) of the
northwest quarter (NW l/4) of said Section 9; thence southerly
along said west line to the south line of Hazard Street said
south line being 2~.00 feet south of center lib; thence west-
evly along said south line to the west line of Verano Street
(b0.O0 feet wide); thence northerly along said west line to
the south line of Hazard Street (40.00 feet wide); thence
westerly along said south line to the west line of the east
half (E 1/2) of the east half (E 1/2) of Section 8 of said
Townahip and Range;. thence southerly along the west line of
the east half (E 1/2) of the East half (E 1/2) of Section 8
and l? to the north line of the south half (S 1/2) of the
south half (S 1/2) of the north half (N 1/2) of the southeast
quarter of Section l?, Township ~ South, Rsnge l0 West, San
Bernardino Base and Meridian; thence easterly along said north
line of the south half (S 1/2) of the south half (S 1/2) of
the north half IN 1/2) of the southeast quarter of Section 17
to the east line of said Section l?; thence southerly along
said east line of Section l? to the south line of the north
half (N 1/2) of the southeast quarter of said Section 17;
thence westerly along said south line of the north half (N 1/2)
of the southeast quarter of Section l? to the west line of
the east half (E 1/2) of the east half (E 1/2) of Section ~
thence southerly along said west line of the east h~ f (E )
of the east half (E 172) of said Section l? to the north line
of the south half (S 1/2) of the south half (S 1/2) of the
south half (S 1/2) of said Section l?; thence easterly along
said north line to the westerly line of Verano Street said
westerly line'being 30.00 feet westerly, measured at right
angle, from the center line of Verauo Street; thence southerly
along said westerly line to a line 210.00 feet northerly,
measured at right angles, from the center line of Smeltzer
Avenue; thence easterly along said northerly line to a line
207.00 feet easterly, measured at right angles from the center
line of Verano Street; thence southerly along said easterly
line to a line parallel with and 30.00 feet southerly, measured
at right angles from the center line of Smeltzer Avenue; thence
easterly along last mentioned parallel line to the southerly
prolongation of the east line of Tract No. 1298 as shown on a
map thereof recorded in Book 41, pages i and 2, Miscellaneous
Maps, records of Or, ge County; thence northerly along said
southerly prolongation and along said east line to the north
line of the south half (S 1/2), of the south half (S 1/2), of
the south half (S 1/2), of Section 16, of said Township and
Range; thence easterly along said nort~ line and its easterly
prolongation, to the westerly right of way line of the former
Newbert Protection District right of way for the Channel of
the Santa Aha River; thence northerly along said west line of
the foEner Newbert Protection District right of way for the
Channel of the Santa Ana River to the north line of Fifth
Street (60.00 feet wide); thence easterly along s~d north
line to its intersection with the northeasterly prolongation
of the westerly line of the Bernstein Fifth Street Annex as
annexed to the City of Santa Ana, October l, 19~6, by Ordin-
ance NS-213; thence southwesterly along said northeasterly
prolongation to the northwest corner of said Bernstein Fifth
Street Annex and to the center line of said Fifth Street;
thence easterly along the center line of Fifth Street and
along said City boundary to the center line of King Street;
thence in a general northerly direction along said City bound-
ary of the City of Santa Ana to the point of beginning,
is hereby declared to be and it is ~nexed to and, from the effective
date of this 0rdinsnce, shall become and be a part of the City of
Santa Ana, California.
SECTION 3. That this Ordinance shall take effect 30 days
from and after ~he date of its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa
Ana at
1959.
ATTEST:
CLERK 0F~THE COUNCIL
its adjourned regular meeting held on the 23rd day of March,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF S~TA ANA )
I, MARION SUTTNER, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of
the Council of the City of Santa Ana, California; that the foregoing
Ordinance was regularly introduced at its regular meeting held on
the l~th day of March, 1959, ~nd was again considered by said Council
at its adjourned regular meeting held on the 23r~ day of March, 1959,
and was at said meeting regularly passed and adopted by said Council
by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEN: ~oyalE. ~ll~bar~, S~.nl~yCo Gould, Jr.,
A. A. R~l, Dale H. Heird~V
NOES, COUNCILMEN: ~
ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: J. Ogden Markel
CLERK OF THE~COUNCIL
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