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7:00PM Receive a Staff presentation and hold second of two Public Hearings to receive comments for or against the annexation of 1060.81 +/- acres, consisting of multiple tracts of land and associated rights-of-way, located within 13 separate areas within the Extra Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) as guided by the City of San Marcos Annexation/Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) Management Strategy.
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Meeting date: July 21, 2015
Department: Planning and Development Services
Funds Required: N/A
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CITY COUNCIL GOAL: Quality of Life and Place
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ELEMENT(s): Land Use: Goal 1, Direct Growth Compatible with Surrounding Uses.
BACKGROUND:
In September 2014, the Annexation/Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) Management Strategy was adopted by City Council. Subsequently, the Annexation/ETJ Review Team, comprised of multiple City departments, met on April 1, 2015 to finalize potential areas for annexation to bring forward for direction from City Council. After reviewing the Rolling Annexation Candidate List as laid out in the annexation strategy, the attached map “Candidate Areas for Annexation” was created along with a list of property owners. At the June 2, 2015 City Council Meeting, Planning staff presented these candidate areas for annexation along with a tentative schedule for annexation. City Council directed city staff to move forward with the Annexation process.
Per the Texas Local Government Code, personal notice sent by Certified Mail has been provided to all affected property owners and public entities 30 days in advance of this public hearing. Additional personal notice has been provided to each developed residential property through door hangars. The first public hearing for annexation was held at the July 7th, 2015 City Council meeting at which time Council directed staff to remove “Area 15,” Briarwood, from the 1st Year Annexation Proceedings. Overall property and acreage listed in this report reflect this update.
The attached map titled “Candidate Areas for Annexation” illustrates the original 17 draft candidate annexation areas. Areas 4, 8, 15 and 17, as well as 3 properties in other areas, will not be pursued for annexation at this time. The additional attached map illustrates these areas and properties. The remaining 13 areas consist of 43 properties totaling approximately 1060.81 acres or 1.66 square miles. The current city limits of San Marcos consist of 32.29 square miles. Five (5) properties identified requested Out of City Utility Connections and/or Extensions (OCUs), eight (8) properties are owned by the City of San Marcos and eleven (11) properties have agriculture exemptions. The remaining nineteen (19) properties are identified as areas bounded on two sides by the City Limits (e.g. infill). The annexation of associated right-of-way will also be necessary with many of the properties identified. It is important to note that OCU requests include a signed consent to annex from the property owner. Also, per the Texas Local Government Code, properties with agriculture exemptions will be offered development agreements that will retain their ETJ status until such time that development occurs on the property, however it will extend our ETJ boundaries where applicable.
Service Plans have been developed for each of the proposed annexation areas and are available for review.
This is a public hearing only and no action is required at this time. Below is the schedule for proceeding with this annexation request:
First Public Hearing Date and Time: July 7, 2015; 7:00 p.m.
Second Public Hearing Date and Time: July 21, 2015; 7:00 p.m.
First Ordinance Reading Date and Time: August 14, 2015; 12:00 p.m.
Second Ordinance Reading Date and Time: September 1, 2015; 6:00 p.m.