DEPARTMENT: Planning and Community Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: John Dugan, AICP
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 6
SUBJECT:
A briefing regarding the voluntary annexation of approximately 1906.12 acres located within Government Canyon State Natural Area, as requested by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
SUMMARY:
The Planning and Community Development Department will provide a briefing and schedule for the full purpose annexation of approximately 1906.12 acres located within the Government Canyon State Natural Area, which is adjacent to the City limits and generally located within the northwestern part of San Antonio's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, as requested by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On April 1, 2013, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) requested annexation by the City of San Antonio of approximately 1906.12 acres of the Government Canyon State Natural Area (SNA), (Attachment A). 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 greater part of Government Canyon SNA has been in the City of San Antonio limits since 2003. The subject property is adjacent to the City limits and within the San Antonio's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ). The subject property consists 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 (Attachment B).
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 Zones. Most of the Government Canyon land is located out...
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