DEPARTMENT: Department of Planning and Community Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: John M. Dugan
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 2
SUBJECT:
Briefing and possible action on an Interlocal Agreement between the City of San Antonio and the City of Windcrest for subdivision platting and the permitting and inspection of construction in lieu of a Municipal Boundary Adjustment.
SUMMARY:
Briefing and possible action on an Interlocal Agreement between the City of San Antonio and the City of Windcrest for subdivision platting and the permitting and inspection of construction in lieu of a Municipal Boundary Adjustment.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of San Antonio received a resolution from the City of Windcrest, signed on June 2, 2014, requesting the City of San Antonio cede 0.86 of an acre of real property to the City of Windcrest. State law, Sec. 43.031 of the Texas Local Government Code, provides authority for adjacent municipalities to make mutually agreeable changes in their boundaries of areas that are less than 1,000 feet in width.
The narrow extent of land between Interstate Highway 35 and the current city limits line, which ranges in width between 32 feet and 38 feet, has historically been served by the City of Windcrest, due to the balance of the property being located in the City of Windcrest. The parcels along this stretch of Interstate Highway 35 access road are private property which has caused jurisdictional confusion regarding the development process. The municipal boundary adjustment would enable the entire area to be located in the City of Windcrest which has been providing municipal services to the area. Planning Commission recommended approval of the MBA on May 13, 2015.
On May 13, 2015 Planning Commission recommended approval of the MBA. On May 20, 2015, the Infrastructure and Growth Committee considered the MBA request and tabled the item asking staff to look at the impact of the proposed MBA on the Bexar Water C...
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