DEPARTMENT: Planning and Community Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: John Dugan, AICP
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 6
SUBJECT:
Second public hearing regarding the voluntary annexation of approximately 1,906.12 acres located within the Government Canyon State Natural Area, as requested by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
SUMMARY:
This is the second public hearing regarding the voluntary annexation of approximately 1,906.12 acres located within the Government Canyon State Natural Area, as requested by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, as required under Chapter 43 of the Texas Local Government Code. The first public hearing was held on December 10, 2014.
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 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 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 Zones. Most of the Government Canyon land is located outside of the flood plain and once was considered suitable for residential development, until purchased with Proposition Three Edwards Aquifer Protection Program funds.
The subject property is adjacent to the City limits and within the San Antonio's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ). The subject property 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 (...
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