DEPARTMENT: Planning and Community Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: John Dugan, AICP
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 6
SUBJECT:
Voluntary Annexation of approximately 1,906.12 acres, known as the Government Canyon Properties
SUMMARY:
An ordinance providing for the extension of the City of San Antonio limits by the full purpose annexation of approximately 1,906.12 acres, located within the Government Canyon State Natural Area, contiguous to the existing City limits and within San Antonio's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, as requested by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD); and approving a Municipal Service Plan for such area.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On April 1, 2013, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) requested annexation by the City of San Antonio of approximately 1,906.12 acres located within the Government Canyon State Natural Area (SNA), known as the Government Canyon Properties, as described and depicted in the attached field notes (Exhibit A) and map (Exhibit B). The purpose of TPWD's petition is to ensure an equivalent level of public safety services and site management practices for the recently acquired properties.
The Government Canyon Properties are adjacent to the City limits and within the San Antonio's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ). The 1,906.12 acres consist of the following six tracts and approximate acreages: 1) 421.00 acre Canyon Ranch tract, 2) 710.29 acre Gallagher tract, 3) 50.00 acre Hampton tract, 4) 172.89 acre Laredo-Culebra (Dreiss/Laredo-Culebra) tract, 5) 461.23 acre Lowder MaBe Canyon Ranch tract, and 6) 90.70 acre Schuchart tract.
Eighty-four percent (84%) of the Government Canyon SNA has been in the City of San Antonio limits since 2003. The Government Canyon SNA contains approximately 12,082 acres of protected natural area that includes rugged hills and canyons, native wildlife and vegetation, and scenic vistas all overlying the Edwards Aquifer Recharge or Contributing Z...
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