NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1971 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 6

HOUSE BILL 68

 

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF GREENSBORO TO DEDICATE TO PARKS, RECREATION AND OTHER OPEN-SPACE USES AT FAIR MARKET APPRAISAL CERTAIN LANDS ACQUIRED FOR CEMETERY PURPOSES.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  Upon a finding that the hereinafter described tract or parcel of land is not needed by the City of Greensboro for cemetery purposes for which it was originally acquired, the City Council of the City of Greensboro may, by resolution and subject to the terms and conditions set forth under the provisions of this act, authorize and direct the sale, release, transfer, dedication and assignment of said hereinafter described land to parks, recreation and general open-space purposes including streets on the basis of the fair market value of said property to be determined in the manner as hereinafter set forth; provided, that the City Council shall find that said property has not been platted and offered for sale for cemetery purposes and, in addition, that it can be devoted to a more appropriate, desirable and useful purpose for park, recreational and open-space uses including streets for the benefit of the citizens of Greensboro.

Sec. 2.  The fair market value of the hereinafter described property shall be determined by two disinterested, qualified real estate appraisers; provided, that upon adoption of a resolution as above stated, an initial payment shall be made from the Park Bond Fund, together with any other Parks and Recreation funds, in an amount sufficient to retire the balance of the outstanding cemetery bond fund (acquisition and development of the land for cemetery purposes) including principal and interest on such bonds. The balance of the fair market value shall be paid from the Parks and Recreation operating funds together with any other available funds to be paid or credited to the cemetery operating fund, such payments to be in not more than ten equal annual installments, plus six percent interest on the deferred balance.

Sec. 3.  The above referred to tract or parcel of land is hereby described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point, said point being an iron pipe and also being the Northeast property corner of Pisgah Methodist Church and further being described as being North 47 deg. 12 min. 45 sec. West 629.0 feet and South 89 deg. 24 min. 40 sec. East 803.81 feet from the centerlines of A & Y Railroad and Pisgah Church Rd.; thence with the east line of Pisgah Methodist Church South 03 deg. 10 min. 40 sec. West 356.97 feet to an iron pipe in the North right-of-way line of Pisgah Church Rd.; thence with the North right-of-way line of Pisgah Church Rd. North 86 deg. 56 min. 08 sec. East, 217.64 feet to an iron pipe, the Southwest corner of Pisgah Court Subdivision; thence with the boundary of said Pisgah Court Subdivision North 00 deg. 47 min. 22 sec. East 455.95 feet to an iron pipe and South 89 deg. 15 min. 30 sec. East 575.43 feet to an iron pipe in the west line of Lawndale Acres Subdivision; thence with the West line of said Lawndale Acres Subdivision, North 09 deg. 23 min. 38 sec. East 653.48 feet to a point; thence South 82 deg. 51 min. 34 sec. East 72.52 feet to an iron pipe, thence North 01 deg. 47 min. 07 sec. West 1416.23 feet to an iron pipe, the Northwest corner of said Lawndale Acres Subdivision; thence with the North line of said Lawndale Acres Subdivision South 87 deg. 28 min. 37 sec. East 326.01 feet to an iron pipe in the West right-of-way line of Lawndale Dr.; thence with the West line of Lawndale Drive North 12 deg. 29 min. 11 sec. West 498.69 feet to a point, said point being the Southeast corner of the Guild Court Subdivision; thence with the boundary of said Guild Court Subdivision South 89 deg. 24 min. 01 sec. West to an iron pipe, North 01 deg. 42 min. 52 sec. East 1067.65 feet to an iron pipe, North 89 deg. 58 min. 21 sec. East 377.64 feet to an iron pipe, North 01 deg. 58 min. 02 sec. East 352.99 feet to a stone monument, South 89 deg. 03 min. 01 sec. East 160.90 feet to a point in the West right-of-way line of Lawndale Dr.; thence leaving the boundary of the Guild Court Subdivision and following the West right-of-way line of Lawndale Drive for the following courses and distances, North 01 deg. 57 min. 12 sec. West 346.69 feet, North 03 deg. 04 min. 02 sec. West 525.88 feet, North 02 deg. 55 min. 59 sec. West 542.53 feet to a point, said point being the Southeast corner of the U.S. Parks Service property; thence with the South line of the U.S. Parks Service South 85 deg. 20 min. 09 sec. West 1101.10 feet to a point; thence North – deg. 00 min. 02 sec. East 262.00 feet to a point; thence South 89 deg. 59 min. 32 sec. West 241.07 feet West to a point in the East line of the property of Guilford County; thence with the Guilford County East line South 00 deg. 13 min. 28 sec. East 1009.3 feet to a point, Guilford County's Southeast property corner; thence with Guilford County's South line North 83 deg. 06 min. 59 sec. West 397.41 feet to a point, a common corner between the U.S. Park Service Guilford County and the City of Greensboro; thence with the South line of the U.S. Park Service the following courses and distances, South 10 deg. 16 min. 37 sec. West 33.36 feet, North 89 deg. 36 min. 38 sec. West 194.00 feet to a point on a curve, thence with said curve to the left for a chord bearing and distance of South 68 deg. 07 min. 09 sec. West 343.30 feet and said curve having a radius of 200 feet, thence leaving U.S. Park Service's South line and following the East line of the City of Greensboro's Public Works Department property line for the following courses and distances, South 37 deg. 14 min. 21 sec. West 120.57, South 3 deg. 12 min. 24 sec. East 132.14 feet, South 02 deg. 42 min. 03 sec. West 233.03 feet, South 53 deg. 32 min. 44 sec. East 130.72 feet, with a curve to the left having a radius of 294.0 feet and chord bearing and distance of South 15 deg. 38 min. 00 sec. East 294.07 feet, South 21 deg. 05 min. 42 sec. West 70.23 feet, South 46 deg. 22 min. 34 sec. East 236.37 feet, South 30 deg. 28 min. 34 sec. East 190.15 feet, South 12 deg. 05 min. 09 sec. East 164.25 feet, South 03 deg. 20 min. 21 sec. West 135.58 feet, South 17 deg. 57 min. 50 sec. West 163.22 feet, South 31 deg. 21 min. 33 sec. West 140.58 feet, South 42 deg. 37 min. 01 sec. West 74.40 feet, South 20 deg. 53 min. 30 sec. West 145.28 feet, South 21 deg. 56 min. 31 sec. East 42.49 feet, South 85 deg. 57 min. 04 sec. East 87.00 feet, North 76 deg. 57 min. 10 sec. East 314.97 feet, South 80 deg. 09 min. 38 sec. East 91.76 feet, South 52 deg. 02 min. 53 sec. East 84.72 feet, South 35 deg. 52 min. 26 sec. East 69.11 feet, South 01 deg. 16 min. 56 sec. East 141.45 feet, South 04 deg. 53 min. 18 sec. West 250.23 feet, South 04 deg. 30 min. 17 sec. East 2,064.87 feet to a point in the North property line of the Pisgah Methodist Church; thence with the North line of said Pisgah Methodist Church South 89 deg. 24 min. 40 sec. East 400.0 feet to the point of beginning. Containing 195.0 acres more or less.

Sec. 4.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 5.  This act shall become effective upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 12th day of February, 1971.