§ 3. (Revision) Boundaries.  


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  • The corporate limits of the city shall include all territory contained therein as of January 1, 1989, and the following additional tracts of land which are made a part of the city:

    (1)

    That tract known as the Baptist Village Campus Area and bounded as follows:

    Commence at the centerline of Carswell Avenue at the point where the westerly corporate limits of the City of Waycross, Ware County, Georgia, intersect said centerline; thence north 88 degrees west, a distance of 7,450 feet to the centerline of Carswell Avenue and at the center of a 58-foot-long concrete bridge over Kettle Creek; thence westerly along the centerline of Carswell Avenue, 139 feet; thence in a 90-degree angle and in a northerly direction a distance of 50 feet to the northerly right-of-way of Carswell Avenue, which is the point of beginning of the property described herein. Thence south 80 degrees, 19 minutes west and along the northerly right-of-way of Carswell Avenue; a distance of 1,693 feet; thence north 9 degrees, 41 minutes west with a distance of 1,830 feet; thence north 80 degrees, 9 minutes east with a distance of 1,693 feet; thence south 9 degrees, 21 minutes east a distance of 1,830 [feet] to the point of beginning. This property contains 72.12 acres in Land Lot 170 of the Eighth Land District of Ware County, Georgia;

    (2)

    The entire right-of-way of Carswell Avenue along that portion of Carswell Avenue extending between the tract described in paragraph (1) of this section and the westerly corporate limits of the City of Waycross and the entire right-of-way of Carswell Avenue along that portion of Carswell Avenue which abuts the tract described in paragraph (1) of this section;

    (3)

    To arrive at the beginning point of the herein described tract commence at the point on the northwesterly right-of-way of Plant Avenue where the northeasterly city limits of the City of Waycross intersects the right-of-way of Plant Avenue thence north 40 degrees, 48 minutes east, distance of 864 feet to the point of beginning of the herein described tract which point is north 40 degrees, 48 minutes east, a distance of 3,025 feet from Mile Marker 20 (U.S. Highway 82); thence in a northwesterly direction along the right-of-way of Lisbon Drive, a distance of 200 feet; thence in a northeasterly direction, and parallel with the northwesterly right-of-way of Plant Avenue, a distance of 100 feet; thence in a southerly direction parallel with Lisbon Drive, a distance of 200 feet to Plant Avenue; thence and in a southwesterly direction along the northwesterly right-of-way of Plant Avenue, a distance of 100 feet to the point or place of beginning, containing all of Lots 12 and 13 of Block A, Satilla Terrace Subdivision, according to Plat Book A, Page 188, in the Office of the Clerk of Ware Superior Court; and

    (4)

    The entire right-of-way of Plant Avenue along that portion of Plant Avenue extending between the tract described in paragraph (3) of this section and the northeasterly corporate limits of the City of Waycross, and the entire right-of-way of Plant Avenue along that portion of Plant Avenue which abuts the tract described in paragraph (3) of this section;

    (5)

    That tract known as the Nationsbank of Georgia, N.A. (Diversion Center) Tract and described as follows:

    TO ARRIVE AT THE BEGINNING POINT commence at a point on the northerly right-of-way of Memorial Drive (U.S. Highway 1, South) at the point of intersection with the corporate limits of the City of Waycross (southeasterly side), which point is the southeasterly corner of the property conveyed to Payless Shoe Source, Inc., by deed dated April 6, 1993, recorded in Deed Book 26-A, Pages 153-156, inclusive, of the Public Land Records of Ware County, Georgia; thence south 37° east along the northerly right-of-way of Memorial Drive (U.S. Highway 1) for a distance of 701 feet to a point of curvature; thence along the northerly right-of-way of Memorial Drive (U.S. Highway 1, South) which is in the shape of an are, for a distance of 1,453 feet to a point of curvature; thence south 25° east along the northerly right-of-way of U.S. Highway 1 South a distance of 944 feet, more or less, to the northwesterly corner of the tract of parcel of Nationsbank of Georgia, N.A., the beginning point of the property to be annexed, which tract or parcel of land is more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the northwestern corner of Land Lot 209 (which said point is also a corner of Land Lot 205, Land Lot 206, and Land Lot 210) and from said point run thence south 12°32' east for a distance of 2,182.14 feet to a point on the southerly margin of a 30-foot graded road which point is the point or place of beginning of the herein conveyed tract; from said BEGINNING POINT run thence south 89°40' east for a distance of 408.55 feet to a point; run thence south 0°28' east for a distance of 436.39 feet to a point; run thence south 0°13' east for a distance of 199.97 feet to a point; run thence south 76°02' west for a distance of 459.08 feet along the property of the Georgia State Patrol Headquarters to a point on the northeasterly boundary of U.S. Highway #1; run thence north 30°54' west along the northeasterly boundary of U.S. Highway #1 for a distance of 816.64 feet to a point; run thence north 47°42' east for a distance of 29.03 feet; run thence north 51°47' east for a distance of 24.59 feet to a point; run thence north 68°10' east for a distance of 25.32 feet to a point; run thence north 83°40' east for a distance of 25.10 feet to a point; run thence north 89°30' east for a distance of 115.05 feet; run thence north 89°22' east for a distance of 57.30 feet to a point; run thence south 89°50' east for a distance of 189.50 feet to the point or place of beginning, together with all improvements located thereon. All according to a plat of record in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Ware County, Georgia, in Plat Book A, Pages 1068, 1070 and 1071, to which reference is hereby made for legal purposes;

    (6)

    The entire right-of-way of Memorial Drive (U.S. Highway 1, South) in Ware County, Georgia, extending between the tract described in paragraph (1) above and the southeasterly corporate limits of the City of Waycross; and

    (7)

    That tract known as the Walker-Jones Chevrolet-Buick-Oldsmobile, Inc., tract and described as follows:

    TO ARRIVE AT THE BEGINNING POINT commence at a point on the northerly right-of-way of Memorial Drive (U.S. Highway 1, South) at the point of intersection with the corporate limits of the City of Waycross (southeasterly side), which point is the southeasterly corner of the property conveyed to Payless Shoe Source, Inc., by deed dated April 6, 1993, recorded in Deed Book 26-A, Pages 153-156, inclusive, of the Public Land Records of Ware County, Georgia; thence south 37° east along the northerly right-of-way of Memorial Drive (U.S. Highway 1) for a distance of 652 [feet]; thence at a 90° angle in a southerly direction a distance of 200 feet to a point on the southerly right-of-way of Memorial Drive (U.S. Highway 1 South); thence in a southeasterly direction along the southerly right-of-way of Memorial Drive (U.S. Highway 1) a distance of 245 feet to the northwesterly corner of property of Walker-Jones Chevrolet-Buick-Oldsmobile, Inc. The tracts to be annexed are more particularly described as follows:

    Tract One: All that certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Woodlawn Estates, a subdivision of original Land Lot 210 in the 8th Land District of Ware County, Georgia, as per plat of record in the office of the Clerk of Ware Superior Court in Plat Book A, Page 354, and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on U.S. Highway #1 South at the intersection of the western margin of said U.S. Highway #1 and the northern margin of Ambrose Street; thence in a northwesterly direction along the northern margin of Ambrose Street 441.3 [feet] to the northeastern margin of Donald Street; thence north along the northeastern margin of Donald Street 590 feet; thence almost east along the northern margin of Lots 7 and 19 of Block 2 of said subdivision 439 feet to the western margin of the U.S. Highway #1 South; thence south along the western margin of U.S. Highway #1 861.8 feet to the point or place of beginning. Said described parcel of land comprising all of Lots 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 22, 23, 24, and 25 and also the tract lying between lots 7 and 19 on the north; U.S. Highway #1 on the east; and lost [lots] 10 and 22 on the south and Donald Street on the west, all in Block 2 of Woodlawn Estates, as per plat of record as described above; EXCEPT property above described conveyed by Philis P. Williamson to Robert H.H. Myles, Jr., by deed dated August 2, 1962, recorded in Deed Book 10-Q, Page 181, in the office of the Clerk of Ware Superior Court, as described in said deed, referenced being made thereto; and

    Tract Two: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Woodlawn Estates, a subdivision in Land Lot 210 of the 8th Land District of Ware County, Georgia, as per plat of record in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court in Plat Book A, Page 354, and being generally described as a portion of the northern one-half on an abandoned street known as Donald Street and is more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on U.S. Highway [#1] at the intersection of the western right-of-way of U.S. Highway #1 at the intersection of the western right-of-way of U.S. Highway #1 and the northern right-of-way of Ambrose Street; thence proceeds south 82°07'20" west along the northern right-of-way of Ambrose Street for a distance of 450.62 feet to the northeastern right-of-way of Donald Street, and the point of beginning; thence proceed south 82°07'20" west for a distance of 31.09 feet to the intersection of the right-of-way of Ambrose Street with the centerline of Donald Street; thence proceed north 44°21'08" west for a distance of 597.41 feet; thence proceed north 45°38'52" east for a distance of 25.00 feet to the eastern right-of-way of Donald Street and the southeastern corner of lands of Walker-Jones Chevrolet-Buick-Oldsmobile, Inc.; thence proceed south 44°21'08" east along the right-of-way of Donald Street for a distance of 615.89 feet to the point of beginning, as shown on a plat of survey prepared by Hugh L. Taylor, Georgia Registered Land Surveyor No. 1447, dated August 5, 1977;

    (8)

    All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Ware County, Georgia, and known as Lots 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 of Block "G" of Satilla Terrace Subdivision of Ware County, Georgia, as per plat of survey recorded in Plat Book "A," Page 157, in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Ware County, Georgia, and known as 305 Lisbon Drive, Waycross, Georgia;

    (9)

    The entire right-of-way of Alice Street extending northerly from the existing corporate limits of the City of Waycross a distance of 1,278 feet to the intersection of Alice Street and Lisbon Drive;

    (10)

    All that tract or parcel of land situated, lying and being in the 8th Land District of Ware County, Georgia, and more particularly described as follows: All of Lot 4 and the west 60 feet of Lot 5 of Block A of North Cherokee Hills Subdivision, as per plat of said subdivision recorded in Plat Book A, Page 422, in the office of the Clerk of Ware Superior Court, and being known as 2202 Lakeview Drive, Waycross, Georgia;

    (11)

    The entire right-of-way of Lakeview Drive extending northeasterly from the existing corporate limits of the City of Waycross a distance of 129 feet to the property line of the tract described in A. [subsection (10)], above;

    (12)

    All that portion of the South Georgia Parkway from the intersection of Victory Drive to the city limits of the City of Waycross indicated by the property line of Waycross College.

(1989 Ga. Laws (Act No. 616), p. 4916, § 2; 1994 Ga. Laws (Act No. 1018), p. 4533, § 1; 1995 Ga. Laws (Act No. 41), p. 3587, § 1; 1997 Ga. Laws (Act No. 133), p. 3834, § 1; 2007 Ga. Laws (Act No. 309), p. 4261, § 1)