DEPARTMENT: City & Regional Planning
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Bridgett White, AICP
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 2, 4, 6, 8, and 9
SUBJECT:
City of San Antonio Annexation Program
SUMMARY:
Planning Staff will provide a briefing on annexation state law and benefits of annexation, an overview on the City of San Antonio 360 Annexation Program, the proposed annexation and financial impact analysis of commercial corridors and enclaves areas, and next steps.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In 2012, the City 360 Annexation Program was developed to serve as a guide for policy makers to identify potential areas within San Antonio's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) for annexation over a ten year period. The program provided data and analysis used to determine the direction of the annexation program and the currently proposed annexation. The annexation analysis was delineated into three geographic sectors including the West, North, and East consistent with evaluation criteria stated in the approved Annexation Policy. Criteria used in evaluating potential annexation areas are: Existing or planned level of development; Fiscal considerations; Service delivery needs; Public health, safety and welfare; Intergovernmental relations; Non-annexation agreements; Municipal Services to be provided; and Fiscal impact analysis.
On April 2014, City Council was presented with 30 potential annexation areas. In June 2014, City Council refined the 30 initial study areas into five (5) priority study areas. On December 4, 2014, the City Council 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...
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