§ 9-201. Compliance with and application of article.  


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  • No person shall explore for, drill for, mine, produce, store, refine or process oil, gas and other petroleum products from or on the following described lands, except as provided in this article:

    Being a tract of land in Harris County, Texas, and being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:

    BEGINNING at the intersection of the easterly right-of-way line of Aldine-Westfield Road with the southerly right-of-way line of Greens Road;

    THENCE easterly along the southerly right-of-way line of the said Greens Road to a point 100 feet east of the easterly line of the Malcolm McAuley Survey, A-577;

    THENCE northerly along a line parallel with and 100 feet easterly from the easterly line of the Malcolm McAuley Survey, A-577, crossing Greens Road, to the northerly right-of-way line of the said Greens Road;

    THENCE easterly along the northerly right-of-way line of Greens Road to the easterly line of the W.C.R.R. Survey, A-893;

    THENCE N 0° 09′ E along the easterly line of the W.C.R.R. Survey, A-893 and the most easterly line of the Jas. R. Johnston Survey, A-1084, a distance of 4,237.66 feet to a point;

    THENCE S 89° 54′ E a distance of 758.81 feet to a point;

    THENCE North, a distance of 50 feet to a point;

    THENCE East, a distance of 1,337.12 feet to a point, said point being in the westerly right-of-way line of Lee Road;

    THENCE northwesterly and northerly along the westerly right-of-way line of Lee Road, a distance of 2,685.2 feet to a point;

    THENCE East, crossing Lee Road, along the northerly line of Still Meadows Addition, a distance of 2,500 feet to a point, said point being in the Austin R. Bodman Survey, A-140;

    THENCE North, a distance of 1,200 feet to a point;

    THENCE East, a distance of 2,700 feet to a point, said point being in the C. E. Barrett Subdivision located in the C. C. Shelby Survey, A-693;

    THENCE North, a distance of 700 feet to a point;

    THENCE East, a distance of 500 feet to a point;

    THENCE North, a distance of 400 feet to a point;

    THENCE West, a distance of 500 feet to a point;

    THENCE North, a distance of 700 feet to a point;

    THENCE West, a distance of 2,700 feet to a point, said point being in the Austin R. Bodman Survey, A-140;

    THENCE North, a distance of 900 feet to a point;

    THENCE West, a distance of 2,500 feet to the westerly right-of-way line of Lee Road;

    THENCE northerly along the westerly right-of-way line of Lee Road a distance of 4,000 feet to a point;

    THENCE East, crossing Lee Road, a distance of 600 feet to a point, said point being the A. R. Bodman Survey, A-140;

    THENCE North, a distance of 400 feet to a point;

    THENCE West, a distance of 600 feet to the westerly right-of-way line of Lee Road;

    THENCE Northerly along the Westerly right-of-way line of Lee Road a distance of 644.44 feet to a point;

    THENCE S 89° 47′ 45″ W, a distance of 1,066.42 feet to a point;

    THENCE N 0° 52′ 15″ W, a distance of 111.78 feet to a point;

    THENCE S 89° 12′ 40″ W, a distance of 1,496.56 feet to a point, said point being in the Chas. Huffman Survey, A-319;

    THENCE N 0° 48′ 45″ W, a distance of 1,067.42 feet to a point;

    THENCE West, a distance of 12,322.38 feet, to a point, said point being in the W.C.R.R. Survey, A-927;

    THENCE S 0° 17′ 52″ E, a distance of 725.0 feet to a point;

    THENCE S 45° 00′ W, a distance of 565.7 feet to a point;

    THENCE West, a distance of 4,032.50 feet to the easterly right-of-way line of Aldine-Westfield Road;

    THENCE southeasterly along the easterly right-of-way line of Aldine-Westfield Road, a distance of 155.6 feet to a point;

    THENCE East, a distance of 1,200 feet to a point, said point being in the J. E. Quinn Survey, A-1423;

    THENCE S 0° 11′ 35″ W, a distance of 2,275.32 feet to a point;

    THENCE S 28° 00′ E, a distance of 4,221.43 feet to a point, said point also being in the westerly line of the N. W. Travis Survey, A-769;

    THENCE S 1° 15′ W, along the westerly line of the N. W. Travis Survey, A-769, a distance of 4,792.53 feet to a point; the S. W. corner of said N. W. Travis Survey;

    THENCE N 89° 40′ W along the northerly line of the Malcolm McAuley Survey, A-577, to the easterly right-of-way line of Aldine-Westfield Road, a distance of 1,544.80 feet;

    THENCE southeasterly along a curve to the left on the easterly right-of-way of Aldine-Westfield Road, said curve having a central angle of 11° 54′ and a radius of 1,392.41′, a distance of 289.31 feet to a point;

    THENCE southeasterly along the easterly right-of-way line of Aldine-Westfield Road, a distance of 206.10 feet to a point;

    THENCE S 89° 46′ E, a distance of 1,333 feet to a point, said point also being the northeasterly corner of Lot 126 Waverly Farms Subdivision; THENCE S 0° 04′ 40″ E, along the easterly lines of Lots 126, 127, 128, 129 and 130 Waverly Farms Subdivision, a distance of 937.30 feet to a point;

    THENCE S 89° 35′ E, a distance of 2,642.6 feet to a point, said point also being in the westerly line of the T. S. Roberts Survey, A-660;

    THENCE S 0° 07′ E, along the westerly line of the T. S. Roberts Survey, A-660, a distance of 3,896.23 feet to the northerly right-of-way line of Greens Road;

    THENCE westerly along the northerly right-of-way line of Greens Road to the easterly right-of-way line of Aldine-Westfield Road;

    THENCE southeasterly and southerly along the easterly right-of-way of Aldine-Westfield Road to its intersection with the southerly right-of-way line of Greens Road and the place of beginning.

    The lands included within the above described area have been and are being acquired by the city for the purpose of constructing and developing thereon the IAH. Each and all activities prohibited thereby are declared to be unlawful and hazardous to aviation and airport operations and activities over, on, above and across the above described area, and are dangerous to the health, safety and welfare of the public.

    The provisions of this article shall not apply to constructions within such area by the city.

(Ord. No. 02-1184, § 1(Exh. A), 12-18-02)