AGENDA CAPTION:
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Receive a Staff presentation and hold a Public Hearing to receive comments for or against Ordinance 2025-45, annexing into the city in Case No. AN-25-06 approximately 5.42 acres of the following road rights-of-way located in Hays County, Texas: Centerpoint Road east of IH-35, South Old Bastrop Highway west of SH-123, Clovis Barker Road adjacent to UMC Subdivision, Yarrington Road adjacent to the Whisper East Subdivision, Transportation Way and half the width of Lembo Drive, and Transportation Way near the intersection with Centerpoint Road; including procedural provisions; and declaring an effective date; and consider approval of Ordinance 2025-45, on the first of two readings.
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Meeting date: October 21, 2025
Department: Planning and Development Services
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Fiscal Note:
Prior Council Action: A service plan was approved by City Council at the September 16, 2025, regular meeting. City Council approved annexation ordinances for properties adjacent to the subject right-of-ways, as referenced in the attachments.
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Background Information:
In 2015, state annexation law changed under House Bill 1949, requiring that a municipality proposing to annex territory adjacent to a County road must annex the entire width of the road. In 2024, the City annexed six stretches of right-of-way to ensure consistency with the law. The purpose of this item is to annex an additional six stretches of right-of-way. Some of these locations serve to ensure consistency with state law by addressing right-of-way omitted from annexations after 2015; others serve to fill gaps and allow for continuous ownership and maintenance along a stretch of road. These locations are being annexed with the permission of Hays County.
The approximate 5.42 acres is located along the following roads:
1. Centerpoint Road adjacent to the annexation under Ordinance 1994-50
2. S. Old Bastrop Highway from the annexation under Ordinance 2024-49 to the annexation under Ordinance 2004-77
3. Clovis Barker Road adjacent to UMC Subdivision, from the annexation under Ordinance 2015-29 to the annexation under Ordinance 1998-71
4. Yarrington Road adjacent to the Whisper East annexation under Ordinance 2022-47
5. Transportation Way and ½ of Lembo Drive adjacent to the annexation under Ordinance 2022-33
6. Transportation Way adjacent to the annexation under Ordinance 2020-32
Zoning is not proposed with this annexation; Future Development “FD” is the default zoning district for any annexed property unless zoned otherwise. An annexation service plan is attached.
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Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the item as presented.