DEPARTMENT: Planning
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Bridgett White, AICP
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 8
SUBJECT:
Public hearing regarding the annexation of the IH 10 West Commercial Corridor in Bexar County.
SUMMARY:
Public hearing regarding the annexation of the IH 10 West Commercial Corridor adjacent to the City limits of San Antonio within the City of San Antonio's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction 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, City staff presented to City Council the proposed annexation of corridors and other unincorporated ETJ areas, or "enclaves," bounded by the COSA limits. These include parcels of land bisected by COSA limits, which are partially located inside and outside of COSA's jurisdiction. Residents and businesses located within split parcels and enclaves may experience uncertainty with jurisdictional regulations, public safety response times and service delivery. These propo...
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