(a) 
The area designated in the National Register of Historic Places, entry number 71.3.48.0022 on March 31, 1971, by the United States Department of the Interior's National Park Service as the Jefferson Historic District shall be formally and officially designated by the governing body of the City of Jefferson by this ordinance as the Jefferson Historic District.
(b) 
The Jefferson Historic District shall be described by the following metes and bounds survey, which encompasses the entire Jefferson Historic District:
(1) 
Beginning at the northwest corner at the intersection of longitude 94° 21' 13" and latitude 32° 45' 40", on Owens Street beginning at a point six feet south of the southwestern corner of Lot 3 and six feet north of the northwestern corner of Lot 4 in Block 46 in the Alley Addition, then south on Owens to the alley between Walker and Baker streets, then east one block to Friou Street, then south to Taylor Street, then east on Taylor to Bridge Street, then south one half block to the alley between Bridge and Moseley Street, east to Line Street, then northeast on Lafayette Street two blocks to Market Street, then southeast on Market to Camp Street, and northeast to the bayou, then north up the center of the bayou to a line extending northwest to Walnut Street, then northwest on Walnut to Lafayette, then southwest one block on Lafayette to Polk Street, then northwest one and a half blocks to the alley between Henderson and Orleans streets, then southwest one block to Vale Street, then northwest one and a half blocks following Vale to Line Street, then north one half block to the alley between Walker and Dixon streets, thence west along the alley three and a half blocks to the alley between Friou and Alley streets, north one block on Alley Street to the alley between Dixon and Broadway, and west to the point of origin on Owens Street. The District is inscribed in a rectangle formed by the latitudes 32° 45' 40" and 32° 45' 14" and longitudes 94° 21' 13" and 94° 20' 31".
(c) 
In addition, the city adopts the map of the Jefferson Historic District that was created for the 1971 National Register of Historic Places that is as follows:
(Ordinance 2023-11-1 adopted 11/21/2023)
The city reserves the right under chapter 211 of the Texas Local Government Code to make further provisions to promote the economic, cultural, educational, and general welfare of the public. This act is intended to:
(1) 
Protect and enhance the landmarks and districts which represent distinctive elements of the city's historical, architectural, and cultural heritage;
(2) 
Foster civic pride in the accomplishments of the past;
(3) 
Protect and enhance the city's attractiveness to visitors and the support and stimulus to the economy thereby provided;
(4) 
Ensure the harmonious, orderly, and efficient growth and development of the city that is sensitive to its historic resources;
(5) 
Promote economic prosperity and welfare of the community by encouraging the most appropriate use of historic properties within the city; and
(6) 
Encourage stabilization, restoration, and improvements of such properties and their values by possibly offering incentives for rehabilitation.
(Ordinance 2023-11-1 adopted 11/21/2023)