DEPARTMENT: Planning
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Bridgett White, AICP
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 4
SUBJECT:
Annexation of approximately 90.5065 acres of land, as requested by the property owners, Hand-Up Homes, LLC.,
SUMMARY:
Second public hearing and consideration of an ordinance extending the City limits by full purpose annexation of approximately 90.5065 acres of land, as requested by the property owners, Hand-Up Homes, LLC., generally located in County Block 4298, adjacent to Watson Road, contiguous to the City of San Antonio limits and located within the San Antonio Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) in Bexar County, adopting a Service Agreement, and establishing an effective date of December 13, 2018.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On January 9, 2014, the San Antonio City Council approved Ordinance No. 2014-01-09-0001 which annexed for limited purpose, properties located in the South San Antonio Limited Purpose Annexation Areas 1 through 4. As required by state law, development agreements were offered in lieu of annexation to property owners of land appraised for ad valorem tax purposes such as agricultural, wildlife management, or timber use. At the time of limited purpose annexation, the subject property did not qualify for a development agreement.
Prior to annexing the South San Antonio Limited Purpose Annexation Areas 1 through 4 for full purposes, the Planning Department offered development agreements to properties that now qualified. On November 10, 2016, the San Antonio City Council approved Ordinance No. 2016-11-10-0879, which authorized a development agreement between the City of San Antonio (COSA) and the property owner of the subject property, as required by state law. The property owner signed the development agreement for a period of seven years which guaranteed the continued extraterritorial status of the property. The original property owner sold the property to Hand-Up Homes LLC., in 2018
Hand-Up Homes LLC., the current property own...
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