(A) The Common Council of the City of Washington, Indiana, desires to amend the Code Of Ordinances as it describes the 5 Council Districts in the city as required by I.C. 36-4-6-4 which provides that the city must establish the districts in 2002, every 10 years after that, and when required to assign annexed territory to a district.
(1) Council District 1 shall be comprised of Precincts Nos. 5 and 15, having an approximate population based on the 2020 census of 2,407.
(2) Council District 2 shall be comprised of a portion of Precinct No. 6, Precinct No. 7 and a portion of Precinct No. 12, having an approximate population based on the 2020 census of 2,368.
(3) Council District 3 shall be comprised of Precincts Nos. 8, 9 and a portion of Precinct No. 10 having an approximate population based on the 2020 census of 2,408.
(4) Council District 4 shall be comprised of a portion of Precinct No. 10, Precinct No. 11 and a portion of Precinct No. 12 having an approximate population based on the 2020 census of 2,395.
(5) Council District 5 shall be comprised of a portion of Precinct No. 6 and Precincts Nos. 13 and 14, having an approximate population based on the 2020 census of 2,439.
(6) The purpose of this section is to ensure, pursuant to I.C. 36-4-6-4(b), that the districts, among other requirements, contain as nearly as is possible, equal population.
(7) Council District 2 represents a change in that formerly District 2 was comprised of Precinct Nos. 6, 7 and 12.
(8) Council District 3 represents a change in that formerly District 3 was comprised of Precinct Nos. 8 and 9 only.
(9) Council District 4 represents a change in that formerly District 4 was comprised of Precinct Nos. 10 and 11 only.
(10) Council District 5 represents a change in that formerly District 5 was comprised of Precinct Nos. 13 and 14 only.
(B) Pursuant to the provisions of I.C. 36-4-6-4, the city is hereby divided into five (5) separate Councilmanic, numbered, described and bounded districts, to-wit:
(1) District 1.
Beginning at the intersection of the north corporate boundary line of the City of Washington, on the east side of State Highway 57, with the center line of State Highway 57 and running thence southwesterly on the center line of the highway to the center line of Bedford Road; then east on the center line of the road to the center line of N.W. Fourteenth Street; then north and east on the center line of Bedford Road to the center line of N.E. Seventeenth Street; then northeasterly and east on the center line of Bedford Road to the center line of N.E. Twenty-First Street; then south on the center line of N.E. and S.E. Twenty-First Street to the center line of U.S. Highway 50; then west on the center line of the highway to the center line of State Highway 257; then southeasterly on the center line of State Highway 257 to the south corporate boundary line; then east on the corporate boundary line to the east right-of-way line of State Highway 257; then on the corporate boundary line the following 5 courses: (1) southeasterly on the east right-of-way line of State Highway 257 to the southwest corner of Woodland Subdivision, Phases I, II and III, (2) east on the south line of the subdivision to the southeast corner of the subdivision, (3) north on the east line of the subdivision to the south line of Cherry Tree Plaza, (4) east on the south line of Cherry Tree Plaza, approximately 275 feet, to the southeast corner of the Cherry Tree Plaza, (5) north on the east line of Cherry Tree Plaza to a corner of the corporate boundary line; thence east approximately 1,183 feet to a point directly west of a point located 20 feet west and 1,183 feet north of the southeast corner of Location 134, Township 3 North, Range 7 West, said point being located on the west right-of-way line of County Road 100 East; thence east to the east line of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 36, Township 3 North, Range 7 West; thence south, along the east line of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 36, to the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 36; thence east, along the south line of northwest quarter of Section 36, to the southeast corner of the northwest quarter of Section 36; thence east, along the south line of the northeast quarter of Section 36, to the west line of Section 31, Township 3 North, Range 6 West; thence east, along the south line of the north half of Section 31, to the east right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 1-69; thence northerly, along the east right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 1-69, to the south line of a 30.33 acre tract of land deeded to GFI Investment, LLC by Corporate Deed dated July 29, 2005 and recorded in Instrument No. 10-0810 in the Daviess County Recorder's office; thence northeasterly and southeasterly, along the south line of said 30.33 acre tract of land, to the southeast corner of said 30.33 acre tract of land and the southwest corner of a 8.71 acre tract of land deeded to GFI Investment, LLC by Corporate Deed dated July 29, 2005 and recorded in Instrument No. 10-0810; thence northeasterly, along the south line of said 8.71 acre tract of land, to the southeast corner of said 8.71 acre tract of land and the east line of Section 31; thence north, along the east line of Section 31, to the northwest corner of Section 32, Township 3 North, Range 6 West; thence east, along the north line of Section 32, to the east right-of-way line of County Road 300 East extended south to the north line of Section 32; thence north, along the east right-of-way line of County Road 300 East, to a point on the extended south boundary line of a tract of land identified as Parcel Number 14-09-30-100-003.000-016, in the Daviess County Auditor's office; thence west, along the south boundary line of said parcel, to the southeast corner of said parcel; thence west, along the south boundary line of said parcel, to the southeast corner of a tract of land identified as Parcel No. 14-09-30-500-001.000-016; thence west, along the south boundary line of said parcel, to the southeast corner of a tract of land identified Parcel No. 14-09-30-200-002.000-016; thence west, along the south boundary line of said parcel, to the east right of-way line of Interstate Highway 1-69; thence west to the west right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 1-69; thence west, along the south boundary line of Parcel No. 14-09-30-200-002.000-016, to the southeast corner of a tract of land identified as Parcel No. 14-09-30-500-001.000-016; thence west, along the south boundary line of said parcel, to the southeast corner of a tract of land identified as Parcel No. 14-09-30-500-001.001-016; thence west, along the south boundary line of said parcel, to the southeast corner of a tract of land identified as Parcel No. 14-10-25-100-013.000-016; thence west, along the south boundary line of said parcel, to the southeast corner of a tract of land identified as Parcel No. 14-10-25-800-017.000-016; thence west, along the south boundary line of said parcel, to the southeast corner of a tract of land identified as Parcel No. 14-10-25-100-016.000-016; thence west, along the south boundary line of said parcel, to the southwest corner of said parcel, and the east boundary line of Summerhill Addition; thence north, along the east boundary line of Summerhill Addition, to the northeast corner of said addition; thence west, along the north boundary line of Summerhill Addition, to the northwest corner of said addition and the east boundary line of a tract of land presently or previously owned by Charles M. Guinn and Brenda L. Guinn by Warranty Deed dated August 13, 1993 as recorded on Deed Card No. 1-2996 in the Daviess County Recorder's office; thence north 00 degrees 05 minutes 36 seconds east, along said east boundary line, 10.00 feet to the northeast corner of the Guinn tract; thence north 88 degrees 37 minutes 37 seconds west, along the north boundary line of the Guinn tract, 337.12 feet to the northwest corner of the Guinn tract; thence south 17 degrees 34 minutes 03 seconds west, along the west boundary line of the Guinn tract, 97.68 feet to the northeast corner of Lot Numbered 8 in Gilbert Gress Subdivision No.l; thence north 85 degrees 20 minutes 53 seconds west, along the north boundary line of Gilbert Gress Subdivision No. 1, 930.15 feet; thence north 89 degrees 11 minutes 09 seconds west, along the north boundary line of Gilbert Gress Subdivision No. 1,765.59 feet to the northwest corner of Lot Numbered 1 in Gilbert Gress Subdivision No. 1 and the east boundary line of Location 301, Township 3 North, Range 7 West; thence north, along the east boundary line of Location 301, to a point located 330 feet north of the northeast corner of Location 301; thence west, to the southeast corner of McCracken Subdivision; thence north, along the east boundary line of McCracken Subdivision, to the northeast corner of McCracken Subdivision and the southeast corner of Audubon Acres Addition; thence north, along the east line of Audubon Acres Addition, to the northeast corner of Audubon Acres Addition; thence west, along the north line of Audubon Acres Addition, to the northeast corner of Sugarland Hills Addition; thence north, along the east line of Sugarland Estates Subdivision, to the northeast corner of Sugarland Estates Subdivision; thence west, along the north line of Sugarland Estates Subdivision, to the northwest corner of Sugarland Estates Subdivision; thence south, along the west line of Sugarland Estates Subdivision, to the northwest corner of Sugarland Hills Addition; thence west, to the northwest corner of Lot Numbered 2 in Pleasant Ridge Subdivision; thence wrest to the point of beginning. District 1 consists of Precincts 5 and 15.
(2) District 2.
Beginning at the intersection of the north corporate boundary line of the City of Washington, on the west side of State Highway 57, with the center line of State Highway 57, and running thence southwesterly, along the center line of State Highway 57, to the center line of Bedford Road; thence east, along the center line of Bedford Road, to the center line of Northeast Ninth Street; thence south, along the center line of Northeast Ninth Street, to the center line of East Van Trees Street; thence west, along the centerline of East Van Trees Street, to the centerline of State Highway 57; thence south, along the center line of State Highway 57, to the center line of the CSX Transportation Railroad; thence south and southwesterly, along the center line of State Highway 57, to the center line of Highland Avenue; thence west, along the centerline of Highland Avenue, to the center line of South Meridian Street; thence north, along the center line of South Meridian Street, to the CSX Transportation Railroad; thence northwesterly, along the center line of the CSX Transportation Railroad, to the center line of Southwest First Street; thence north, along the center line of Southwest and Northwest First Street, to the center line of Apraw Road; thence southeasterly, along the center line of Apraw Road, to the center line of Jersey Street; thence north, along the center line of Jersey Street, to the center line of Viola Avenue; thence north to the north corporate boundary line; thence east, along the corporate boundary line, and the north line of Steepway Addition, to the northeast corner of Steepway Addition, and the west line of a 26.84 acre tract of land, presently or previously owned by Don F. Gress and Linda M. Gress by Warranty Deed dated July 18, 1989, as recorded in Deed Record Book 141, page 183 in the Daviess County Recorder's Office; thence north, along the corporate boundary line and the west line of the Gress tract, to the northwest corner of the Gress tract; thence east, along the corporate boundary line and the north line of the Gress tract, to the northeast corner of the Gress tract; thence south, along the corporate boundary line and the east line of the Gress tract, to the northwest corner of a 35.95 acre tract of land owned by Don F. Gress and Linda M. Gress by warranty deed dated July 18, 1989 as recorded in Deed Record Book 141, page 183; thence east, along the corporate boundary line and the north line of the Gress tract, to the northeast corner of the Gress tract; thence south, along the corporate boundary line and the east line of the Gress tract to a corner of the Gress tract; thence east, along the corporate boundary line, to the northwest corner of a 5.00 acre tract of land, presently or previously, owned by Thomas S. Boyd and Marsha K. Boyd by Warranty Deed dated July 18 1989, as recorded in Deed Book 141, page 181; thence east, northeasterly and east, along the corporate boundary line and the north line of the Boyd tract; to the point of beginning. District 2 consists of a portion of Precinct 6, Precinct 7 and a portion of Precinct 12.
(3) District 3.
Beginning on the north corporate boundary line of the City of Washington at a point located 300 feet west of N.W. Sixteenth Street and running then south on the corporate boundary line to the center line of Maxwell Avenue; thence east, along the center line of Maxwell Avenue, to the center line of Northwest Sixteenth Street; thence south, along the center line of Northwest Sixteenth Street, to the center line of North Street; thence east, along the center line of North Street, to the center line of Northwest Twelfth Street; thence south, along the center line of Northwest Twelfth Street, to the center line of West Main Street; then east on the center line of the street to the center line of S.W. Tenth Street; then south on the center line of the street to the center line of the CSX Transportation Railroad; then east on the center line of the railroad to the center line of the S.W. First Street; then north on the center line of S.W. and N.W. First Street to the center line of Apraw Road; then southeasterly on the center line of Apraw Road to the center line of Jersey Street; then north on the center line of the street to the center line of Viola Avenue; then north to the north corporate boundary line; then west on the corporate boundary line to the east right-of-way line of an alley in Tieman's Addition, which point is 10 feet east of the northeast corner Lot Numbered 10 in the addition; then west on the corporate boundary line 293 feet to the northwest corner of Lot Numbered 9 in the addition; then west and north on the corporate boundary line to a point located approximately 890 feet east of the east right-of-way line of Edwardsport Road; then west on the corporate boundary line to the east right-of-way line of the road; then west on the corporate boundary line approximately 20 feet to a point in Edwardsport Road on the east line of Location 257, Township 3 North, Range 7 West; then north on the corporate boundary line and the east line of Location 257 to the northeast corner of the Washington Community Schools, Inc. sports facility; then on the corporate boundary line the following 9 courses: (1) west to the northwest corner of the sports facility, (2) south to the southwest corner of the sports facility and the northwest corner of the Washington Community Sports Complex, (3) south approximately 154 feet, (4) east approximately 79 feet, (5) south approximately 686 feet to the southwest corner of the Washington Community Sports Complex, (6) south to the north right-of way line Wykoff Lane, (7) west on the right-of-way line to the point located 300 feet east of the east right-of-way line of northwest Sixteenth Street, (8) north parallel with the east right-of-way line of the street to the section line between Sections 21 and 28, Township 3 north, Range 7 west, (9) west 640 feet to the point of beginning. District 3 consists of Precincts 8, 9 and a portion of Precinct 10.
(4) District 4.
Beginning at the intersection of the center line of the CSX Transportation Railroad and the center line of Southwest First Street, and running thence southeasterly along the center line of the CSX Transportation Railroad to the center line of South Meridian Street; thence south, along the center line of South Meridian Street to the center line of Highland Avenue; thence east, along the center line of Highland Avenue, to the center line of State Highway 57; thence southwesterly, along the center line of State Highway 57, to the south corporate boundary line; thence west, along the south corporate boundary line, to a corner of the corporate boundary line; thence north, along the corporate boundary line to a corner of the corporate boundary line; thence west, along the corporate boundary line, to a corner of the corporate boundary line; thence north, along the corporate boundary line, to a corner of the corporate boundary line; thence north, along the corporate boundary line, to Dewey Avenue; thence west, along the corporate boundary line, to a corner of the corporate boundary line; thence north, along the corporate boundary line, to the south right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 50; thence southwesterly, along the corporate boundary line and the south right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 50, to a corner of the corporate boundary line; thence north, along the corporate boundary line, to the center of Hawkins Creek; thence southwesterly, along the corporate boundary line and the center of Hawkins Creek, to a corner of the corporate boundary line; thence north, along the corporate boundary line, to the center line of the CSX Transportation Railroad; thence northwesterly, along the corporate boundary line and the center line of the CSX Transportation Railroad, to a corner of the corporate boundary line; thence north, along the corporate boundary line, to a corner of the corporate boundary line; thence east, south and east, along the corporate boundary line, to the west right-of-way line of Northwest Twenty First Street; thence north, along the corporate boundary line, to the center line of the now abandoned New York Central Railroad; thence southeasterly along the corporate boundary line and the center line of the now abandoned New York Central Railroad, to the center line of Maxwell Avenue; thence east, along the center line of Maxwell Avenue, to the center line of Northwest Sixteenth Street; thence south, along the center line of Northwest Sixteenth Street, to the center line of North Street; thence east, along the center line of North Street, to the center line of Northwest Twelfth Street; thence south, along the center line of Northwest Twelfth Street, to the center line of West Main Street; thence east, along the center line of West Main Street, to the center line of Southwest Tenth Street; thence south, along the center line of Southwest Tenth Street, to the center line of the CSX Transportation Railroad; thence southeasterly, along the center line of the CSX Transportation Railroad, to the point of beginning. District 4 consists of a portion of Precinct 10, Precinct 11 and a portion of Precinct 12.
(5) District 5.
Commencing at the intersection of the center line of the CSX Transportation Railroad and the center line of Mill Street, and running north, along the center line of Mill Street, to the center line of East Main Street; thence east, along the center line of East Main Street, to the center line of Northeast Ninth Street; thence north, along the center line of Northeast Ninth Street, to the center line of East Van Trees Street and the point of beginning of this description; thence north, along the center line of Northeast Ninth Street to the center line of Bedford Road; thence east, along the center line of Bedford Road, to the intersection of the center line of Bedford Road and the center line of Northeast Fourteenth Street; thence north and east, along the center line of Bedford Road, to the center line of Northeast Seventeenth Street; thence north, northeasterly and east, along the center line of Bedford Road, to the center line of Northeast Twenty-First Street; thence southerly, along the center line of Northeast and Southeast Twenty-First Street, to the center line of the U.S. Highway 50; thence westerly, along the center line of U.S. Highway 50, to the intersection of the center line of U.S. Highway 50 and State Highway 257; thence southeasterly, along the center line of State Highway 257,to the south corporate boundary line; thence west, along the corporate boundary line, to a corner of the corporate boundary line and the west right-of-way line of Southeast Eleventh Street; thence southerly, along the west right-of-way line of Southeast Eleventh Street, to the south corporate boundary line and a corner of the corporate boundary line; thence west, along the corporate boundary line, to a corner of the corporate boundary line; thence north, along the corporate boundary line, to a corner of the corporate boundary line; thence west, along the corporate boundary line, to the west right-of-way line of Troy Road; and a corner of the corporate boundary line; thence south, along the west right-of-way line of Troy Road and the corporate boundary line, to the southeast corner of Sunflower Subdivision and a corner of the corporate boundary line; thence west, along the south line of Sunflower Subdivision and the corporate boundary line, to the southwest corner of Sunflower Subdivision and a corner of the corporate boundary line; thence south, along the corporate boundary line, to the northwest corner of Southview Subdivision and a corner of the corporate boundary line; thence east, along the north line of Southview Subdivision and the corporate boundary line, to the northeast corner of Southview Subdivision, a corner of the corporate boundary line, and the west right-of-way line of Troy Road; thence south, along the west right-of-way line of Troy Road and the corporate boundary line, to the southeast corner of Hayes Troy Road Subdivision and a corner of the corporate boundary line; thence southwesterly, along the south line of Hayes Troy Road Subdivision and the corporate boundary line, to the southwest corner of Hayes Troy Road Subdivision and a corner of the corporate boundary line; thence north, along the west line of Hayes Troy Road Subdivision and the corporate boundary line, to the southeast corner of Southview Mobile Home Park, and a corner of the corporate boundary line; thence westerly, along the couth line of Southview Mobile Home Park and the corporate boundary line, to the southeast corner of a 1.50 acre tract of land owned by Terry Ray Colbert, Judith Ellen Coblert and Dan Neil Colbert by Warrant Deed dated November 8, 1996, and recorded as Instrument No. 97-1910, and a corner of the corporate boundary line; thence Northerly, along the Southerly line of Southview Mobile Home Park, the east line of the Colberts' 1.50 acre tract and the corporate boundary line, to the northeast corner of the Colberts' 1.50 acre tract; thence continuing northerly, along the southerly line of Southview Mobile Home Park and the corporate boundary line, to a corner of the corporate boundary line; thence west, along the south line of Southview Mobile Home Park and the corporate boundary line, to the center line of State Highway 57 and a corner of the corporate boundary line; thence leaving the corporate boundary line, and running northeasterly and north, along the center line of State Highway 57 to the intersection of the center line of State Highway 57 and the center line of the CSX Transportation Railroad; thence north, along the center line of State Highway 57, to the center line of Van Trees Street; thence east, along the centerline of Van Trees Street, to the center line of Northeast Ninth Street; thence south, along the center line of Northeast Ninth Street, to the center line of East Main Street; thence west, along the center line of East Main Street, to the center line of Mill Street; thence south, along the center line of Mill Street, to the point of beginning. District 5 consists of a portion of Precinct 6 and Precincts 13 and 14.
(C) The corporate boundaries of the city shall comprehend and define the Councilmanic district from which 2 Councilmembers at large shall be elected.
(Prior Code, § 30.40) (Ord. 16-2002, passed 10-28-2002; Am. Ord. 4-2013, passed 5-13-2013; Am. Ord. 27-2022, passed 9-12-2022)