City of San Antonio - File #: 14-405

• File #: 14-405
• Type: Miscellaneous Item
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 4/10/2014
• Posting Language: An Ordinance approving an Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Agreement with the City of Elmendorf for the release of approximately 7.93 acres of land from the City of San Antonio’s extraterritorial jurisdiction to the City of Elmendorf with certain conditions. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; John Dugan, Director, Planning & Community Development]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/10/2014	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Planning and Community Development


DEPARTMENT HEAD: John Dugan, AICP


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: District 3


SUBJECT:

An Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) Agreement with the City of Elmendorf.


SUMMARY:

An Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute an extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) agreement with the City of Elmendorf for the release of approximately 7.93 acres from the City of San Antonio's ETJ to Elmendorf's ETJ with certain conditions.


BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

The City of Elmendorf has requested that San Antonio release approximately 7.93 acres of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) area. The subject area is generally located in southeast Bexar County, along State Highway 181, near Kilowatt Road and Adkins-Elmendorf Road. (See Attachment I).

In August 11, 2011 the City of Elmendorf Council, by resolution (Attachment III), requested that the City of San Antonio release a 1.9 acre tract of land, addressed at 14863 Adkins Elmendorf Road. Upon release from the San Antonio ETJ, Elmendorf is proposing to add the subject area to its ETJ and provide voluntary annexation opportunities to the affected property owner. The property owner of the 1.9 acre tract, recently opened a Dollar General Store on it, and requested annexation by Elmendorf upon its release from San Antonio's ETJ. Since all of the 7.93 acres, including the 1.9 acre tract and abutting tracts, are contiguous to the existing Elmendorf municipal boundaries, the release of all of the tracts will provide logical planning and service delivery boundaries.

Statutory Requirements - State law allows cities with population less than 5,000, such as Elmendorf, to have up to a half-mile ETJ area around their city limits. (Elmendorf's 2010 census population was 1,488.) Texas cities are permitted to seek the release of another city's existing ETJ area with the written consent from the releasing city's governing body. Upon release, the request...