§ 32-161. Area designated; boundaries.  


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  • The city council hereby designates the area described as follows as Tourist Trade Center No. 2:

    Beginning at a point being the intersection of the center lines of Durango Boulevard and South Alamo Street; thence, in a northerly direction along the center line of South Alamo Street to its intersection with the center line of Nueva Street; thence, in a westerly direction along the center line of Nueva Street to its intersection with the center line of South Presa; thence, in a northerly direction along the center line of South Presa crossing East Commerce and continuing along the center line of North Presa to its intersection with the center line of East Houston Street; thence, in an easterly direction along the center line of East Houston to its intersection with the center line of Bonham Street; thence, in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Bonham Street to its intersection with the center line of Crockett Street; thence, in an easterly direction along the center line of Crockett to its intersection with the center line of Bowie Street; thence, in a southerly direction along the center line of Bowie Street to its intersection with the north right-of-way line of East Commerce; thence, along the north right-of-way line of East Commerce to its intersection with the center line of Chestnut Street; thence, in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Chestnut to its intersection with the center line of Centre Street; thence, in an easterly direction along the center line of Centre Street to its intersection with the west right-of-way of the Southern Pacific Railroad; thence, along the west right-of-way of the Southern Pacific Railroad; thence, along the west right-of-way of the Southern Pacific Railroad to its intersection with the center line of Galveston Street; thence, along the center line of Galveston Street to its intersection with the center line of Hoefgen Avenue; thence, in a northerly direction along the center line of Hoefgen Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Hieman Street; thence, in a westerly direction along the center line of Hieman Street to its point of intersection with the extension of the southwest boundary line of Lot D, NCB 684; thence, in a northwesterly direction along the said extended line across right-of-way of Sycamore Street along southwest boundary of NCB 684 and along this extension to its intersection with south right. of-way of East Commerce; thence, continuing along the south right-of-way line of East Commerce to its intersection with the center line of Water Street; thence, continuing in a southerly direction along the center line of Water Street across Market Street and continuing along the center line of Bowie Street (Hemisfair Plaza) (Perimeter Road) to its intersection with the center line of the Entry Road to the Tower of the Americas; thence, continuing in a northwesterly direction along the center line of the Entry Road to the Tower of the Americas to its intersection with the north extension of the north boundary of a 6.0027 acre tract of U.T.S.A. property; thence, in a southwesterly direction along the northern boundary of the U.T.S.A. property crossing a point on the northeast property line of a 7.688 acre tract of the U.S. Federal Courthouse; thence, continuing in a northwesterly, southwesterly direction along the boundary of said 7.688 acre tract and along an extension of this line to its intersection with the center line of Durango Boulevard; thence, along in a westerly direction along the center line of Durango being a curve to the left to its intersection with the center line of South Alamo being the point of beginning and containing one hundred fifty (150) acres more or less.

(Code 1959, § 37A-21; Ord. No. 54244, § 1, 9-3-81)