DEPARTMENT: Planning and Community Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Bridgett White, Director
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 3 and 4
SUBJECT:
Approval of a Voluntary Annexation of approximately 409.6 acres of land generally located north of Priest Road, south of Loop 410, east of I-35, and west of I-37 in the southern portion of San Antonio's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction.
SUMMARY:
This resolution recommends the approval of the voluntary annexation of 11 tracts of land consisting of approximately 409.6 acres located in the southern portion of San Antonio's extraterritorial jurisdiction into the City of San Antonio limits, and providing equivalent City services to the properties.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On January 9, 2014, the City of San Antonio City Council approved Ordinance #2014-01-09-0001 which provides for the Limited Purpose Annexation of four areas known as the South San Antonio Limited Purpose Annexation Area. Pursuant to 43.035 of the Texas Local Government Code, the City of San Antonio offered Development Agreements to properties appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as agricultural, wildlife management, or timber management. Development Agreements were offered to 257 tracts of land of which 152 agreements were executed in accordance with Ordinance # 2014-01-09-0002.
In accordance with the terms set forth in the Development Agreement between the City of San Antonio, Texas, Southwest Independent School District and several property owners effective January 28, 2014, and recorded in the Bexar County Records, the City of San Antonio is initiating Full Purpose Annexation proceedings for the properties described below.
Owners of ten properties totaling 205.4 acres voluntarily consented to full purpose annexation due to one or more of the following reasons: the property is no longer appraised for agricultural valuation, the property was developed, and/or the property was subdivided.
Section 3 of the recorded Development Agreement states:
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