DEPARTMENT: Planning and Community Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Bridgett White, AICP
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
The first of two annexation Public Hearings for the US 281 North Residential Annexation Area recommended for an agreement for services in lieu of annexation until the year 2034, subject to negotiation with Bexar County appointed neighborhood negotiators.
SUMMARY:
The first of two annexation Public Hearings for the US 281 North Residential Annexation Area recommended for an agreement for services in lieu of annexation until the year 2034, subject to negotiation with Bexar County appointed neighborhood negotiators.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On December 4, 2014 the City of San Antonio ("City") approved a two-year plan to initiate limited purpose annexation of five priority areas, in Phase 1, Interstate Highway 10 West, U.S. Highway 281 North, Interstate Highway 10 East; and in Phase 2, the U.S. Highway 90/Loop 1604 and U.S. Highway 151. In October 2015, the proposed annexation was postponed to assess the annexation areas' financial and growth assumptions and conformance with the SA Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan's annexation policies.
On June 15, 2016 at a City Council "B" Session, City staff presented an alternate scenario for the U.S. Highway 281 area. The commercial corridor along U.S. Highway 281 North was proposed for full purpose annexation by the end of 2016. The U.S. 281 North commercial corridor is exempted from a three-year municipal annexation plan requirement because it contains less than 100 separate residential tracts of land. On December 1, 2016, City Council approved annexation of the U.S. 281 North commercial corridor with the effective date of December 31, 2016.
On September 8, 2016, the US 281 North residential area (annexation area) was identified in the City three year municipal annexation plan. [The map is attached as Exhibit A.] The adoption of the municipal annexation plan allows the City to enter ...
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