PUBLIC NOTICE

The Chancery Court of Lafayette County, Mississippi, will hear the City of Oxford, Mississippi’s, Petition for Annexation on Friday, June 23, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. at the Lafayette County Chancery Courthouse. The Chancellor shall determine the propriety of Ordinance 2023-3, described more fully below. Any persons interested in, affected by, or having objections to the proposed annexation have the right to appear and enter their objections, if any.
ORDINANCE No. 2023 -3
An ordinance enlarging, extending, and defining the corporate limits and boundaries of the City of Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi; specifying the improvements to be made in the annexed territory and the municipal or public services to be rendered therein; and for other purposes related thereto. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION I. It is hereby found and determined that the public convenience and necessity requires that the corporate boundaries of the City of Oxford, be and the same are hereby extended and enlarged so as to embrace the adjacent and unincorporated land and territory in Lafayette County, Mississippi, hereinafter described.
SECTION II. The unincorporated land and territory which is added to and included in the corporate limits of the City of Oxford, Mississippi, is situated in Lafayette County, Mississippi,
and is more particularly described as follows:
PROPOSED ANNEXATION AREA 1
Commencing at a point on the Southeast corner of a parcel of land described in Instrument Number 2022-1594 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; said point also being on the Existing Corporate Limits of the City of Oxford, Mississippi, as described in the Decree Approving, Ratifying and Confirming the Proposed Enlargement of the Boundaries of the City of Oxford, Mississippi, and Describing the Boundaries of the Municipality as Altered [Cause No. CV2018-223(A)], as record on September 10, 2018 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi and the POINT OF BEGINNING; Thence run Westerly along the Existing Corporate Limits of the City of Oxford and continue along the said Existing Corporate Limits of the City Oxford a total of 712.02 feet, more or less, to a point on the Northeast corner and most northern point of a parcel of land described in said Instrument Number 2022-1594; Thence run Southeasterly and Southerly along the East line of said parcel of land a total of 586.33 feet to a point on the Southeast corner of said parcel of land, said point being on the Existing Corporate Limits of Oxford and also being the POINT OF BEGINNING.
SECTION III. Upon the addition of the lands and territory described in Section II hereof, the corporate limits and boundaries of the City of Oxford, Mississippi, shall be and are described as
provided in this Section III. Further, Section 1-10 of the City’s Code of Ordinances shall be amended to read as follows: Sec. 1-10. Corporate Limits
The boundaries and limits of the City of Oxford, Mississippi, shall be and are as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of the Southeast quarter of Section 23, Township 8 South, Range 3 West, said point also being the POINT OF BEGINNING of this description; Thence run Southerly to the Southeast corner of said Section 23; Thence run Southerly to the Northeast corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 212, Page 51 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Northwesterly to the Northwest corner of said parcel described in Deed Book 212, Page 51; Thence run Southerly along the West line of said parcel described in Deed Book 212, Page 51 to a Western corner, said point also being the Northwest corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 2008, Page 7803 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Southerly along the West line of said parcel described in Deed Book 2008, Page 7803 to its Southwest corner, said point also being on the North right-of-way of Mississippi Highway 6; Thence run Southerly across said right-of-way of Mississippi Highway 6 to the Northeast corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 2007, Page 3060 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi, said point also being on the South right-of-way of Mississippi Highway 6; Thence run along the North line of said parcel described in Deed Book 2007, Page 3060, to its Northwest corner; Thence run Southerly along the West line of said parcel described in Deed Book 2007, Page 3060, to its Southwest corner, said point being on the South line of Section 26, Township 8 South, Range 3 West; Thence run Westerly along the South line of said Section 26 to its intersection with the South right-of-way of County Road 406; Thence run Westerly along the South right-of-way of County Road 406 to its intersection with the East line of a parcel described in Deed Book 437, Page 540, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Southerly, Easterly, and Southeasterly along the East line of said parcel described in Deed Book 437, Page 540, to its intersection with the West line of said Section 35; Thence run Southerly along the West line of said Section 35 to the Southeast corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 356, Page 513 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Westerly along the South line of said parcel described in Deed Book 356, Page 513 and the Westerly extension thereof to its intersection with the West right-of-way of Mississippi Highway 334; Thence run Northerly along the west right-of-way of Mississippi Highway 334 to the Southeast corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 452, Page 338 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Southwesterly to the Southwest corner of said parcel described in Deed Book 452, Page 338, said point also being the Southeast corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 370, Page 623 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Westerly 23 feet, more or less, to a Southwest corner of said parcel described in Deed Book 370, Page 623; Thence run Northwesterly along a West line of said parcel described in Deed Book 370, Page 623 to its intersection with the South line of a parcel described in Deed Book 509, Page 303 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Westerly to the Southwest corner of said parcel described in Deed Book 509, Page 303; run thence South 6 degrees 43 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 220 feet, more or less, to an existing iron pipe; run thence South 3 degrees 59 minutes 41 seconds West a distance of 98.13 feet to an existing iron pipe on a fence line; run thence South 0 degrees 48 minutes 46 seconds East along said fence line a distance of 256.63 feet to a fence corner; run thence South 88 degrees 35 minutes 57 seconds West along said fence line a distance of 73.63 feet to a fence corner; run thence South 04 degrees 21 minutes 30 seconds West along said fence line a distance of 121.19 feet to a fence corner;
run thence South 84 degrees 05 minutes 57 seconds East along said fence line a distance of 73.44 feet to a fence corner; run thence South 2 degrees 19 minutes 40 seconds West along said fence line a distance of 797.18 feet to a fence corner said corner also being the Southeast corner of Lafayette County Tax Parcel Number 138-Z-34-0144.00 and also located on the North line of Tax Parcel Number 138-Z-34-0043.00; thence run along the north line of Tax Parcel Number 138-Z-34-0043 South 89°16’46” East a distance of 1,054.49 feet, more or less, along the north line of the southeast quarter of said Section 34 to a 1/2-inch steel tube on the west line of the East Oxford Water Association, Inc. property; thence run South 02°16’51” East a distance of 182.37 feet along said East Oxford Water Association, Inc. west property line to a 3/8-inch iron bar; thence run North 87°43’11” East a distance of 206.46 feet along the south line of said East Oxford Water Association, Inc. property to a 3/8-inch rebar; thence run North 02°16’51” West a distance of 70.82 feet along the east line of said East Oxford Water Association, Inc. property to a chain-link fence corner; thence run North 23°58’11” East a distance of 109.47 feet along a chain-link fence on said East Oxford Water Association, Inc. east property line to a 1/2-inch steel tube on said southeast quarter north line; thence run South 89°16’46” East a distance of 370.27 feet along said southeast quarter north line to a 1/2-inch steel tube at the northwesterly corner of the Gladys Ramsey property; thence run South 33°35’46” East a distance of 285.84 feet along the southwesterly line of said Gladys Ramsey property to a 1/2-inch steel tube at the southerly corner of said Gladys Ramsey property; thence run North 53°41&’59” East a distance of 221.00 feet along the southeasterly line of said Gladys Ramsey property to a 1/2-inch steel tube on the south right-of-way line of Mississippi Highway 334 and the Northeast corner of Tax Parcel Number 138-Z-34-0043.00; thence run along the East line of Tax Parcel Number 138-Z-34-0043.00 South 41°32’03” East a distance of 201.58 feet along said Mississippi Highway 334 south right-of-way line to a 3/4-inch iron bar at the northwest corner of the William Arnold property; thence run South 40°26’49” West a distance of 610.38 feet along the west line of said William Arnold property to a 1/2-inch steel tube on the east bank of a ditch; thence run South 63°03’49” West a distance of 100.50 feet along said William Arnold west property line and said east ditch bank to a 1/2-inch steel tube; thence run North 82°21’11” West a distance of 53.00 feet along said William Arnold west property line and said east ditch bank to a 1/2-inch steel tube; thence run South 18°23’49” West a distance of 89.50 feet along said William Arnold west property line and said east ditch bank to a 1/2-inch steel tube; thence run South 06°59’11” East a distance of 52.00 feet along said William Arnold west property line and said east ditch bank to a 1/2-inch steel tube, said steel tube being the southwest corner of said William Arnold property and the northwest corner of the John Tramel property; thence run South 12°54’13” East a distance of 95.19 feet along the west line of said John Tramel property to a steel fence rail at the northeast corner of the David Smith property; thence run North 72°37’18” West a distance of 469.57 feet along the north line of said David Smith property to a 3/8-inch iron bar; thence run South 63°33’51” West a distance of 52.08 feet along said David Smith north property line to a 3/8-inch iron bar; thence run North 86°29’59” West a distance of 97.64 feet along said David Smith north property line to a 3/8-inch iron bar; thence run South 72°02’09” West a distance of 145.75 feet along said David Smith north property line to a 3/8-inch iron bar; thence run Southwesterly along said David Smith north property line a distance of 81.02 feet, more or less, to a point on the Northeast corner and most northern point of a parcel of land
described in Instrument Number 2022-1594 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette
County, Mississippi; thence run Southeasterly and Southerly along the East line of said parcel of land a total of 586.33 feet to a point on the Southeast corner of said parcel of land; thence, from the Southeast corner of said parcel of land, run Southeasterly along the south line of said David Smith property a distance of 307.20 feet, more or less, to a 3/8-inch rebar on the west line of the Loretta Fox property;
thence run South 12°06’02” West a distance of 61.67 feet along said Loretta Fox west property line to a 1/2-inch iron bar; thence run South 73°12’01” East a distance of 177.81 feet along the south line of said Loretta Fox property to a 1/2-inch steel tube; thence run South 18°00’00”
East a distance of 31.50 feet along said Loretta Fox south property line to a 1/2-inch steel tube in the centerline of a large gully on the north line of the Terry Tramel property; thence run South 49°12’12” West a distance of 142.16 feet along said gully and said Terry Tramel west property line to a 1/2-inch steel tube; thence run South 02°54’25” West a distance of 59.47 feet along said gully and said Terry Tramel west property line to a 1/2-inch steel tube; thence run South 17°24’47” West a distance of 53.76 feet along said gully and said Terry Tramel west property line to a 1/2-inch steel tube; thence run South 12°21’57” East a distance of 52.22 feet along said gully and said Terry Tramel west property line to a 1/2-inch steel tube; thence run South 42°19’13” East a distance of 53.56 feet along said gully and said Terry Tramel west property line to a 1/2-inch steel tube; thence run South 02°44’36” East a distance of 45.87 feet along said gully and said Terry Tramel west property line to a 1/2-inch steel tube; thence run Due East a distance of 73.26 feet along said Terry Tramel west property line to a 1/2-inch steel tube; thence run Due South a distance of 100.00 feet along said Terry Tramel west property line to a 1/2-inch steel tube at the southwest corner of said Terry Tramel property; thence run Due East a distance of 200.00 feet along the south line of said Terry Tramel property to a 1/2-inch steel tube on the west right-of-way line of Bell River Road; thence run southwesterly along a 667.41-foot radius curve to the right, having a Chord Direction and Chord Distance of South 17°50’14” West and 151.14 feet, a distance of 151.46 feet along said Bell River Road west right-of-way line to a point, said point being the Southeast corner of Tax Parcel Number 138-Z-34-0043.00 and the Northeast corner of Tax Parcel Number 182-03-0002.00; thence run along the East line of Tax Parcel Number 182-03-0002.00 South 24°20’19” West a distance of 13.80 feet along said Bell River Road west right-of-way line to a 1/2-inch steel tube on the south line of said southeast quarter; thence run the following calls along said Bell River Road west right-of-way line: South 24°20’19” West a distance of 168.69 feet to a point; Southeasterly along a 384.84-feet radius curve to the left (Chord Bearing S 06°29’51” E, Chord Length 394.52’) a distance of 414.23 feet to a point; South 37°20’02” East a distance of 36.69 feet to a point; Southeasterly along a 515.16-feet radius curve to the right (Chord Bearing S26°17’52” E, Chord Length 197.23’) a distance of 198.46 feet to a point; South 15°15’42” East a distance of 47.26 feet to a point; Southeasterly along a 675.15 feet radius curve to the right (Chord Bearing S 08°32’54” E, Chord Length 157.85’) a distance of 158.21 feet to a point; South 01°50’05” East a distance of 39.54 feet to a point; Southwesterly along a 335.54-feet radius curve to the right (Chord Bearing S 09°36’08” W, Chord Length 133.07’) a distance of 133.96 feet to a point; South 21°02’22” West a distance of 125.17 feet to a point; Southwesterly along a 714.84-feet radius curve to the left (Chord Bearing S 15°52’36” W, Chord Length 128.65’) a distance of 128.82 feet to a point; Southwesterly along a 628.68-feet radius curve to the right (Chord Bearing S 26°41’26” W, Chord Length 346.08’) a distance of 350.60 feet to a point; South 42°40’00” West a distance of 217.39 feet to a point; Southwesterly along a 645.03-feet radius curve to the left (Chord Bearing S 31°04’58” W, Chord Length 259.04’) a distance of 260.82 feet to a point; South 19°29’57” West a distance of 126.75 feet to a point; Southwesterly along a 665.16-feet radius curve to the right (Chord Bearing S 31°12’25” W, Chord Length 269.95’) a distance of 271.84 feet to a point; Southwesterly along a 633.88-feet radius curve to the left (Chord Bearing S 24°48’13” W, Chord Length 394.09’) a distance of 400.73 feet to a point; South 06°41’34” West a distance of 100.79 feet to a point; Southeasterly along a 294.84-feet radius curve to the left (Chord Bearing S 17°09’29” E, Chord Length 238.44’) a distance of 245.47 feet to a point; Southeasterly along a 981.66-feet radius curve to the left (Chord Bearing S 50°34’38” E, Chord Length 326.35’) a distance of 327.87 feet to a point; South 60°08’43” East a distance of 145.46 feet to a point; Southeasterly along a 247.13-feet radius curve to the right (Chord Bearing S 30°57’48” E, Chord Length 241.00’) a distance of 251.74 feet to a point; South 01°46’53” East a distance of 219.94 feet to a point; Southwesterly along a 619.37-feet radius curve to the right (Chord Bearing S 12°15’23” W, Chord Length 300.47’) a distance of 303.50 feet to a point; South 26°17’40” West a distance of 407.17 feet to a point; Southwesterly along a 436.26-feet radius curve to the left (Chord Bearing S 08°29’27” W, Chord Length 266.77’) a distance of 271.12 feet to a point; South 09°18’46” East a distance of 30.54 feet to a point; Southeasterly along a 858.22-feet radius curve to the left (Chord Bearing S 19°19’56” E, Chord Length 298.63’) a distance of 300.16 feet to a point; South 29°21’06” East a distance of 156.41 feet to a point; Southeasterly along a 250.66-feet radius curve to the right (Chord Bearing S 05°37’13” E, Chord Length 201.76’) a distance of 207.64 feet to a point; South 18°06’39” West a distance of 31.88 feet to a point; Southwesterly along a 393.31-feet radius curve to the right (Chord Bearing S 37°56’35” W, Chord Length 266.87’) a distance of 272.28 feet to a point; Southwesterly along a 459.84-feet radius curve to the left (Chord Bearing S 34°35’09” W, Chord Length 362.14’) a distance of 372.22 feet to a point; Southwesterly along a 745.75-feet radius curve to the right (Chord Bearing S 30°00’16” W, Chord Length 475.93’) a distance of 484.40 feet to a point; Southwesterly along a 959.84-feet radius curve to the left (Chord Bearing S 40°41’30” W, Chord Length 264.54’) a distance of 265.39 feet to a point; Southwesterly along a 1,079.01 feet radius curve to the right (Chord Bearing S 41°03’23” E, Chord Length 310.99’) a distance of 312.08 feet to a point; thence South 49°20’31” West a distance of 159.01 feet to a 1/2-inch steel tube located at the Southeast corner of Tax Parcel Number 182-10-0002.00; Thence run Southwesterly to the Southeast corner of said parcel described in Deed Book 2006, Page 6248; Thence run Westerly to the Southwest corner of said parcel described in Deed Book 2006, Page 6248, said point also being on the East line of a parcel described in Deed Book 2009, Page 8089,
Tract 2 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Northerly to the Northeast corner of said parcel described in Deed Book 2009, Page 8089; Thence run Westerly to the Northwest corner of said parcel described in Deed Book 2009, Page 8089;
Thence run Southwesterly to an interior corner of said parcel described in Deed Book 2009, Page 8089, said point also being the South corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 2006, Page 3247 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Northwesterly to the West corner of said parcel described in Deed Book 2006, Page 3247; Thence run Southwesterly 15 feet, more or less, to the Southeast corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 2013, Page 7514, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Northwesterly along the South line of said parcel described in Deed Book 2013, Page 7514, to the Southwest corner of said parcel, said point also being the East corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 526, Page 71, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Southwesterly along the East line of said parcel to the Southeast corner of said parcel described in Deed Book 526, Page 71, said point also being the Northeast corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 2014, Page 6969, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Southwesterly along the East line of said parcel to the Southeast corner of said parcel described in Deed Book 2014, Page 6969; Thence run Northwesterly along the South line of said parcel to the Southwest corner of said parcel described in Deed Book 2014, Page 6969, said point also being the Northwest corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 2009, Page 8089, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Southerly along the West line of said parcel described in Deed Book 2009, Page 8089, to the Southwest corner of said parcel, said point also being the Southeast corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 493, Page 177, of the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi, said point also being on the North right-of-way of Lafayette County Road 414; Thence run Westerly along the South line of said parcel described in Deed Book 493, Page 177, to the Southwest corner of said parcel, said point also being on the Highway 7 East right-of-way; Thence run Southerly across the right-of-way of Lafayette County Road 414 to the Northwest corner of a parcel described in Deed Book WR08, Page 588, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Southwesterly, Southerly, and Southeasterly along the West line of said parcel described in Deed Book WR08, Page 588, to the Southwest corner of said parcel; Thence run Easterly along the South line of said parcel described in Deed Book WR08, Page 588, to the Northeast corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 378, Page 420, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi, said point also being the Northwest corner
of a parcel described in Deed Book 2009, Page 8089, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Southerly and Southeasterly along the West line of said parcel to the Southwest corner of said parcel, said point also being on the North line of a parcel described in Deed Book 2010, Page 2566, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Easterly along the North line of said parcel described in Deed Book 2010, Page 2566 to the Northeast corner of said parcel; Thence run Southerly along the East line of said parcel described in Deed Book 2010, Page 2566, to the Southeast corner of said parcel;
Thence run Westerly along the South line of said parcel described in Deed Book 2010, Page 2566, to the Southwest corner of said parcel, said point also being on the East right-of-way of Lafayette County Road 401; Thence run Southerly along the East right-of-way of County Road 401 to the Northwest corner of the Twingates Subdivision as described in Plat Cabinet B, Slide 48 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Easterly to the Northeast corner of said Twingates Subdivision; Thence run Southerly along the East line of said Twingates Subdivision, and continue along the Southerly extension thereof to its intersection with the South line of Section 16, Township 9 South, Range 3 West; Thence run Westerly along the South line of Said Section 16 to the West right-of-way of Mississippi Highway 7; Thence run Northerly along the West right-of-way of Mississippi Highway 7 to its intersection with the South line of a parcel described in Deed Book WB15, Page 209 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Westerly along the South line of said parcel described in Deed Book WB15, Page 209, to its intersection with the West line of said Section 16; Thence run Northerly to the Northwest corner of said Section 16; Thence run Westerly to the Southwest corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 2006, Page 6720, in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Northerly to the Northwest corner of said parcel described in Deed Book 2006, Page 6720; Thence run Northeasterly to the Northeast corner of said parcel described in Deed Book 2006, Page 6720; run thence Northerly a distance of 2,120 feet, more or less, along the West boundary line of South Oaks Subdivision Phase I, II and III and the West section of line of said Section 9 to the Northwest corner of said South Oaks Subdivision, Phase III, said corner also being the Northwest corner of Tax Parcel Number 182-Y-09-0131.00; run thence North a distance of 1,130 feet, more or less, continuing along the West line of said Section 9 and the West line of Tax Parcel Number 182-Y-09-0204.00 to the Northwest corner of said Section 9, said corner also being the Northwest corner of Tax Parcel Number 182-Y-09-0204.00 and the section corner common to Sections 4,5, 8 and 9, Township 9 South, Range 3 West; run thence North along the West line of said Section 4 one mile, more or less, to the section corner common to Sections 4 and 5, Township 9 South, Range 3 West and Sections 32 and 33, Township 8 South, Range 3 West; run thence westerly along the South line of said Section 32 to the Southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 32, said point being on the North-South half section line of said Section 32; run thence northerly along the North-South half section line of said Section 32 to the point of intersection with the northern right-of-way line of County Road 300; run thence Northwesterly a distance of 1,760.0 feet, more or less, along the north right-of-way line of said County Road 300 to a point on the North right-of-way of said County Road 300, said point also being the Southeast corner of Tax Parcel Number 139-K-32-0179.00; run thence Northwesterly continuing along the North right-of-way line of said County Road 300 and the South line of Tax Parcel Number 139-K-32-0179.00, Tax Parcel Number 139-K-32-0180.00, Tax Parcel Number 139-K-32-0178.00 and Tax Parcel Number 139-K-32-0177.00 to the point of intersection of the North right-of-way line of said County Road 300 and the West section line of said Section 32, said point also being on the West line of Tax Parcel Number 139-K-32-0177.00; run thence Southerly a distance of 1,660.0 feet, more or less, along the West line of said Section 32 to a point, said point being the Southeast corner of Tax Parcel Number 139-P-31-0003.00 and said point also being the Northeast corner of Tax Parcel Number 139-P-31-0164.00; run thence Southerly a distance of 960.0 feet, more or less, continuing along the West line of said Section 32 and the East line of Tax Parcel Number 139-P-31-0164.00 to a point, said point being the Southeast corner of Tax Parcel Number 139-P-31-0164.00; run thence Westerly a distance of 1,430.0 feet, more or less, along the South line of Tax Parcel Number 139-P-31-0164.00, Tax Parcel Number 139-P-31-0165.00 and Tax Parcel Number 139-P-31-0166.00 to the Southwest corner of Tax Parcel Number 139-P-31-0166.00; run thence Northeasterly and Northwesterly a distance of 520.0 feet, more or less, along the West line of Tax Parcel Number 139-P-31-0166.00 to the Northwest corner of Tax Parcel Number 139-P-31-0166.00, said corner also being a point on the East right-of-way line of County Road
303 (Old Taylor Road); run thence Northwesterly a distance of 100.0 feet, more or less, to a point on the West right-of-way line of Old Taylor Road; run thence Northeasterly a distance of 800.0 feet, more or less, along the West right-of-way line of Old Taylor Road to a point, said point being the Southeast corner of Tax Parcel Number 139-P-31-0200.00; run thence Westerly a distance of 1,450.0 feet, more or less, along the south line of Tax Parcel Number 139-P-31-0200.00 to the Southwest corner of Tax Parcel Number 139-P-31-0200.00, said corner also being a point on the East right-of-way of the Mississippi Central Railroad right-of-way line (now abandoned), said point also being on the East line of Tax Parcel Number 139-P-31-0222.00; run thence Westerly a distance of 110.0 feet, more or less, to a point on the West right-of-way line of said abandoned Railroad, said point also being on the East line of Tax Parcel Number 139-P-31-0221.00; run thence Northeasterly a distance of 800 feet, more or less, along the West right-of-way line of said abandoned Railroad and the East line of Tax Parcel Number 139-P-31-0221.00 to the Southeast corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 210, Page 76, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi, said point being on the South line of the North half of Section 31, Township 8 South, Range 3 West; Thence run Westerly along the South line of the North half of said Section 31 to the Southeast corner of the North half of Section 36, Township 8 South, Range 4 West; Thence run Westerly along the South line of the North half of said Section 36 to the Southeast corner of the North half of Section 35, Township 8 South, Range 4 West; Thence run Westerly along the South line of the North half of said Section 35 to its Southwest corner; Thence run Northerly to the Northwest corner of said Section 35; Thence run Northerly along the West line of Section 26, Township 8 North, Range 4 West, to its intersection with the North right-of-way of United States Highway 278; Thence run Easterly along said North right-of-way of United States Highway 278 to the Southwest corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 2009, Page 10123, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; run thence N01°00’00”E a distance of 419.81 feet to a point, said point being the Northwest corner of Tax Parcel Number 147-X-26-0056.00; run thence N86°30’44”E a distance of 209.42 feet to a point, said point being the Northeast corner of Tax Parcel Number 147-X-26-0056.00; run thence N89°09’31”E a distance of 428.80 feet to a point, said point also being the Northwest corner of Tax Parcel Number 147-X-26-0055.00; run thence Due East a distance 334.60 feet along the North line of Tax Parcel Number 147-X-26-0055.00 to the Northeast corner of Tax Parcel Number 147-X-26-0055.00, said point also being on the West line of Tax Parcel Number 147-X-26-0054.00; run thence Northerly a distance of 450.0 feet, more or less, along the West line of Tax Parcel Number 147-X-26-0054.00 to the Northwest corner of Tax Parcel Number 147-X-26-0054.00; run thence Easterly a distance of 1,320 feet, more or less, along the North line of Tax Parcel Number 147-X-26-0054.00 and the North line of Tax Parcel Number 147-X-26-0051.00 to the Northeast corner of Tax Parcel Number 147-X-26-0051.00; said corner also being the Southeast corner of Tax Parcel Number 147-X-26-0090.00 and on the West line of Tax Parcel Number 147-X-26-018.00; run thence Northerly a distance of 750.0 feet, more or less, along the West line of Tax Parcel Number 147-X-26-018.00 to the Northwest corner of Tax Parcel Number 147-X-26-018.00, said
corner also being on the North line of said Section 26; run thence Easterly a distance of 568 feet, more or less, along the North line of said Section 26 to the Southeast corner of Lot 300 of Wellsgate, Phase VIII, subdivision as recorded in Plat Cabinet B, Slide 109, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Northerly and Westerly along the East and North lines of said Wellsgate, Phase VIII, subdivision to the Northwest corner of Lot 305 of said Wellsgate, Phase VIII, subdivision, said point also being the Southeast corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 2006, Page 13676, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Northwesterly along the East line of said parcel to the South right-of-way of Lafayette County Road 162; Thence run Southwesterly along said South right-of-way at Lafayette County Road 162, 1370 feet, more or less, to the Northwest corner of Lot R42 of Retreat Square at Wellsgate, Phase IV, subdivision recorded in Plat Cabinet B, Slide 106, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Southwesterly along the Northwest line of said Retreat at Wellsgate, Phase IV, subdivision to the Western corner of Lot R41 of said Retreat at Wellsgate, Phase IV, subdivision, said point also being the Northeast corner of the Common Area of Wellsgate, Phase IV, subdivision as recorded in Plat Cabinet B, Slide 74, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of
Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Northwesterly and Northerly along the North line of said Wellsgate, Phase IV, subdivision to a Northeast corner of lot 253 of said Wellsgate, Phase IV, subdivision, said point also being the Southeast corner of Lot 11 of Wellsgate, Phase I, subdivision as recorded in Plat
Cabinet B, Slide 30, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Northerly along the East line of said Wellsgate, Phase I, subdivision to the Southeast corner of lot 16 of said Wellsgate, Phase 1 subdivision; Thence run Easterly to the Southeast corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 2009, Page 2315 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Northerly to the Northeast corner of said parcel described in Deed Book 2009, Page 2315; Thence run Westerly to the Northeast corner of lot 16 of said Wellsgate, Phase I subdivision; Thence run Northerly along the East line of said Wellsgate, Phase I subdivision to the South line of the Northwest ¼ of Section 23, Township 8 South, Range 4 West; Thence run Easterly to the Northeast corner of the Southwest ¼ of said Section 23; Thence run Northerly to the Northwest corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 2014, Page 58, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Easterly along the North line of said parcel 1520 feet, more or less, to the Northeast corner of said parcel;
Thence run Southerly along the East line of said parcel to the South line of the Northeast ¼ of
Section 23; Thence run Easterly along the South line of the Northeast ¼ of Section 23 to the Southeast corner of the Northeast ¼ of Section 23; Thence run Northerly 700 feet, more or less, along the West line of Section 24, Township 8 South, Range 3 West, to the Northwest corner of Woodlawn Subdivision, Phase V, said corner also being the Northwest corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 483, Page 450, in the Office f the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Easterly 1420 feet, more or less, along the North line of Woodlawn Subdivision, Phase V and Phase II, to the Northeast corner of Woodlawn Subdivision, said corner being the Northwest corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 472, Page 136, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Easterly 630 feet, more or less, along a line located 1,980.0 feet south of and parallel to the North line of Section 24, Township 8 South, Range 3 West, said line also being the North line of a parcel described in Deed Book 472, Page 136, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi, to a point on the centerline of Toby Tubby Creek; Thence run Northwesterly along the centerline of Toby Tubby Creek 1750 feet, more or less, to a point 600 feet, more or less, West of and parallel to the West right-of-way of the proposed West Oxford Loop; Thence run Northwesterly along a line 600 feet, more or less, West of and parallel to the West right-of-way of the proposed West Oxford Loop 5500 feet, more or less, to its intersection with the centerline of an unnamed creek;
Thence run Northerly along the centerline of said unnamed creek to the South line of Section 11, Township 8 South, Range 4 West; Thence run Westerly along the South line of said Section 11 to the Southwest corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 332, Page 317, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Northerly along the West line of said parcel described in Deed Book 332, Page 317, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi, to the Southeast corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 2009, Page 8414, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Northerly and Northeasterly along the East line of said parcel described in Deed Book 2009, Page 8414, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi, to the North right-of-way of Mississippi Highway 314; Thence run Southeasterly along the North right-of-way of Mississippi Highway 314 to the West right-of-way of Lafayette County Road 199; Thence run Northeasterly along the West right-of-way of Lafayette County Road 199 to the North line of Section 12, Township 8 South, Range 4 West; Thence run Easterly to the Northeast corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 515, Page 476, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Southerly, Easterly and Southerly along the East line of said parcel described in Deed Book 515, Page 476, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi, to the Southwest corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 473, Page 707, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Easterly to the Northeast corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 2009, Page 6007, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Southerly to the Northwest corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 2014, Page 5106, in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Easterly along the North line of said parcel described in Deed Book 2014, Page 5106, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi, to its intersection with the West right-of-way line of the electrical utility; Thence run Southwesterly along the East right-of-way of said electric utility to the South line of Section 7, Township 8 South, Range 4 West; Thence run Easterly to the Southeast corner of said Section 7; Thence run Easterly along the North line of Section 17, Township 8 South, Range 3 West, a distance of 5,280.00 feet, more or less, to the section corner common to Sections 17, 16, 8, and 9, Township 8 South, Range 3 West; Thence run Easterly along the North line of said Section 16, a distance of 338.26 feet to a point on the West right-of-way line of the Mississippi Central Railroad (now abandoned), said point also being the Northeast corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 222, Page 141, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Easterly a distance of 100.0 feet, more or less, along the North line of said Section 16 to a point on the East right-of-way line of said abandoned railroad, said point also being the Northwest corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 2005, Page 10980, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Easterly a distance of 4,824.0 feet, more or less, along the North line of said Section 16 to a point on the West right-of-way line of County Road 174 (Christman Drive), said point also being the Northeast corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 2014, Page 9842, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Northeasterly along said West right-of-way of Christman Drive to the West right-of- way of Lafayette County Road 101; Thence run Northeasterly to the East right-of-way of Lafayette County Road 101; Thence run Southeasterly along said East right-of-way of Lafayette County Road 101 to the Southwest corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 2006, Page 7637, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Northeasterly to the Southeast corner of said parcel; Thence run Northeasterly to the Northeast corner of said parcel; Thence run Easterly along the South line of Section 10, Township 8 South, Range 3 West, to the West right-of-way line of Mississippi Highway 7; Thence run Northeasterly along the West right-of-way of Mississippi Highway 7 to the Westerly extension of the North line of a parcel described in Deed Book 2016, Page 9526, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Easterly to the Northeast corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 2016, Page 9526, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Southerly to the Southeast corner of said parcel; Thence run Easterly to the East right-of-way line of Lafayette County Road 207; Thence run Southeasterly and Southwesterly along the East right-of-way line of Lafayette County Road 207, and the extension thereof, to the South right-of-way line of Mississippi Highway 30; Thence run Northwesterly along the South right-of-way line of Mississippi Highway 30 to the West line of Section 14, Township 8 South, Range 3 West; Thence run Southerly to the Southeast corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 2016, Page 867, in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Southerly along the east line of Section 15, Township 8 South, Range 3 West, 1288 feet, more or less, to its intersection with the southeast corner of Section 14, Township 8 South, Range 3 West; Thence run Easterly along the South line of said Section 14 to a point on the East line of said Section 14, said point also being the Northeast corner of a parcel described in Deed Book 2013, Page 9999, in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi; Thence run Southerly to the Northeast corner of the Southeast quarter of Section 23, Township 8 South, Range 3 West, said point also being the POINT OF BEGINNING of this description. The land area described within this description contains 27.60 square miles, more or less.
SECTION IV. Improvements. The City of Oxford, Mississippi, shall make the following improvements in said annexed territory to be completed within a reasonable time, not to exceed five (5) years from the effective date of the Ordinance, unless delayed by war or military preparedness:
(a) Repair, replace or upgrade improved and in use streets to municipal standards as warranted by their age, condition and ability to accommodate traffic demands;
(b) Develop such new major streets as required by increased traffic demands to City standards in conformance with the City’s Comprehensive Plan;
(c) Make intersection improvements, improve surface water drainage, install traffic control and safety devices, and install curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street signs, lighting and other related
improvements to municipal standards where needed;
(d) Develop and improve storm-water drainage facilities consistent with applicable laws in a manner adequate to accommodate development to be protected;
(e) Construct and equip such additional public safety facilities as warranted by concentration of population and non-residential activities, proximity requirements and the operational realities of delivering public safety services;
(f) Develop additional parks, recreation and public assembly facilities based on an assessment of needs for such improvements and in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan and established City-wide standards for such improvements; and
(g) Acquire, upgrade and interconnect public water and sewer utility lines and extend new municipal utility services into developed areas annexed as necessary, where legally permissible and financially feasible. Provide adequate water pressure and volume for firefighting purposes in areas developed at sufficient density to be required consistent with standards established by the Mississippi State Rating Bureau. Municipal investment in new water and sewer infrastructure is to be determined through the feasibility of such development on a case by case basis. The extent of municipal financial commitment to utility system development is to be limited to securing of available Federal and State grants and loans for new facilities, organizing special improvement districts to fund private components of such infrastructures, and use of capital improvement reserves and revenue bond issues for system-wide improvements which will enhance the utility system’s financial viability.
SECTION V. Services. The City of Oxford, Mississippi, shall furnish to the said annexed territory the following municipal and public services in the same manner and to the same extent
as such services are being furnished to the present citizens of the municipality, such services to begin on the effective date of this Ordinance, to wit:
(a) police protection;
(b) municipal court services;
(c) animal control services;
(d) first response fire protection and fire prevention services;
(e) emergency medical services;
(f) emergency preparedness and civil defense services;
(g) engineering services;
(h) maintenance of streets and related structures;
(i) right of way maintenance services;
(j) traffic systems maintenance services;
(k) storm-water drainage maintenance services;
(l) street lighting;
(m) administration of sanitation service;
(n) access to the City’s cultural facilities, services and programs;
(o) access to the City’s parks and recreation facilities and programs;
(p) water and sewer utility services at in-city rates for those who are customers of the City utility services;
(q) municipal planning and zoning services;
(r) municipal code enforcement and building inspection services;
(s) the right to fully participate in the affairs of the municipality through direct involvement and the right to exercise the ballot (vote) in municipal elections upon registering and meeting all
statutory and constitutional requirements; and
(t) the use and benefit of all other municipal services and facilities furnished to all present citizens of the City of Oxford, Mississippi.
SECTION VI. Planning and Zoning. The City of Oxford, Mississippi, shall undertake the
following redistricting, planning and zoning activities following the effective date of the Ordinance, to wit:
(a) Within six (6) months of the effective date of this Ordinance, the City of Oxford will prepare and the Board of Aldermen will adopt a Redistricting Plan for the Board of Aldermen so as to include all territory and persons annexed into the City. The Redistricting Plan shall conform with the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. This Redistricting Plan will provide for proportional representation of all persons annexed and will in all other ways conform with applicable Federal regulations.
(b) If necessary, the City of Oxford shall enlarge, update, revise and amend its Comprehensive Plan to include all territory annexed into the municipality and the Board of Aldermen shall adopt such revisions fulfilling all legal requirements to do so including public notice and a public hearing on enlargement, updating, revision and amendment of the Comprehensive Plan; and
(c) Following modification of the Comprehensive Plan to include territories annexed, the City of Oxford shall prepare and adopt an Official Zoning Map and such Zoning Ordinance test amendments, as are warranted to implement an adopted Comprehensive Plan. All territory annexed shall be included on the City’s Official Zoning Map and shall be classified thereon in conformance with the City’s adopted Comprehensive Plan. Adoption of Zoning Ordinance text amendments to the City’s official Zoning Map by the Board of Aldermen shall occur after proper notice and public hearing(s).
SECTION VII. Chancery Court Petition. The City of Oxford, Mississippi, by and through its counsel Mayo Mallette, PLLC, of Oxford, Mississippi, shall file a petition in the Chancery Court
of Lafayette County, Mississippi, which shall recite the facts of the adoption of this ordinance
and shall pray for the approval, ratification, and confirmation by said Court of the enlargement and extension of the municipal boundaries and limits of the City of Oxford, Mississippi, as herein fixed and determined. Said petition shall have attached thereto a certified copy of this ordinance and a plat or map showing the boundaries of the City of Oxford, Mississippi, as they will exist in the event such enlargement and extension becomes effective pursuant to this
ordinance. The attorneys for the City of Oxford, Mississippi, and the governing authorities are hereby authorized to file such other pleadings in the Chancery Court of Lafayette County, Mississippi, and take all other necessary steps such that the expansion of the municipal boundaries authorized hereby be ratified, approved, and confirmed according to the laws of the State of Mississippi.
SECTION VIII: Repealing Clause. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith shall be, and the same are hereby, repealed as of the effective date of this ordinance.
SECTION IX: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after the
date of the entry of decree of the Chancery Court of Lafayette County, Mississippi, approving, ratifying and confirming the enlargement and extension of the municipal boundaries of the City
of Oxford, Mississippi, as established by this Ordinance and the final judgment of the said Chancery Court or, in the event an appeal is taken therefrom, within ten (10) days from the final determination of such appeal. The above ordinance having been first reduced to writing and considered at a public meeting of the governing authorities of the City of Oxford, Mississippi, on motion of Alderman Bailey, seconded by Alderman Huelse, and the roll being called, the same were adopted by the following vote:
Alderman Addy voted aye
Alderman Huelse voted aye
Alderman Hyneman voted aye
Alderman Atkinson voted aye
Alderman Taylor voted aye
Alderman Bailey voted aye
Alderman Morgan voted aye
APPROVED, this the 7th day of March, 2023.
/s/ Robyn Tannehill
ROBYN TANNEHILL, MAYOR
ATTEST:
/s/ Ashley Atkinson
ASHLEY ATKINSON, CITY CLERK

Oxford Eagle:
May 21, 28 and Jun. 7, 2023
ORDINANCE 2023-3