DEPARTMENT: City & Regional Planning
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Bridgett White, AICP
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide, City Council Districts 2, 4, 6 and 8
SUBJECT:
First public hearing regarding the annexation of five commercial corridors and four area enclaves in Bexar County.
SUMMARY:
First public hearing regarding the annexation of five commercial corridors and four area enclaves (Annexation Areas): (A) IH 10 West Commercial Corridor, (B) Babcock Road Corridor, (C) Culebra Road - Alamo Ranch Corridor, (D) Wiseman Boulevard Corridor, (E) Potranco Road - West Loop 1604 Commercial Corridors, (F) Vance Jackson - North Loop 1604 West Tracts, (G) West Bitters Road Area, (H) Foster Road Area and (I) IH 10 East - Loop 1604 East Interchange Area adjacent to the City limits of San Antonio within the City of San Antonio's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) in Bexar County.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On December 4, 2014, the City of San Antonio (COSA) approved a two-year plan to initiate annexation of IH 10 West, U.S. Highway 281 North, and IH 10 East in Phase 1; and the Lackland Air Force Base (AFB) and Alamo Ranch Annexation Areas in Phase 2. In October 2015, the proposed annexations were postponed to assess the full purpose annexation areas' financial and growth assumptions and conformance with the SA Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan's annexation policies.
On September 8, 2016, City Council adopted a Municipal Annexation Plan, which included the IH 10 West Area. This proposed annexation was scheduled to be completed by 2019. On May 25, 2017, City staff presented alternate scenarios for the IH 10 West, Lackland AFB and Alamo Ranch Annexation Areas based on the feedback received from the SA Tomorrow process and discussions with City Council. The alternate scenario proposes full purpose annexation of the commercial corridors along IH 10 West, Babcock Road, Culebra Road, Alamo Ranch Parkway, Wiseman Boulevard, Potranco Road, and West Loop 1604.
On June 8, 2017, C...
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