DEPARTMENT: Planning
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Bridgett White, AICP
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 3
SUBJECT:
First public hearing of a 150.26 acre property, located at 4526 South Loop 1604, as requested by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
SUMMARY:
First public hearing of a proposed annexation of a 150.26 acre property located at 4526 South Loop 1604, which is contiguous to the city limits of San Antonio and located within the City of San Antonio's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) in southeast Bexar County, as requested by the property owners, Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. is a large oil services company that currently maintains an office at the intersection of IH-37 South and South Loop 1604, in the City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) and in Emergency Services District (ESD) #6. This facility is the main base for its Eagle Ford Shale operations. As of 2018, Halliburton has approximately $29.8 million dollars in real property value and $240 million dollars in personal property value (mostly mobile equipment called "rolling stock"), located at the project site. In addition, this office is subject to Texas sales/use tax via a direct pay permit.
In 2010, the City included the Halliburton property in its Heritage South Sector Plan (as part of the City's Comprehensive Plan to accommodate sustainable growth). In January 2014, the City annexed the Halliburton property for limited purposes as part of the South San Antonio Area. Under limited purpose annexation, the City is allowed to extend regulatory authority for the limited purposes of applying its planning, zoning, health, and safety ordinances without the provisions of full services. The City cannot assess property taxes in the area. The City would then consider annexing for full purposes within three years.
In order to retain Halliburton's presence, City Council approved a ten-year Industrial District Non-Annexation Agreement (IDA...
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