DEPARTMENT: Planning
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Bridgett White, ACIP
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 2
SUBJECT:
Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) Release from the City of San Antonio to the City of Converse, totaling approximately 899.28 acres.
SUMMARY:
An Ordinance authorizing the release of extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) from the City of San Antonio (CoSA) to the City of Converse, for annexation purposes, totaling approximately 899.28 acres. The subject area consists of three tracts of land, generally located northwest of the intersection of NE Loop 1604 and Interstate 10 East. Tract 1 consists of 53.02 acres, generally bounded on the north by the Converse city limits, on the east by NE Loop 1604, and on the south by Weichold Road. Tract 2 consists of 160.26 acres, generally bounded on the north by Weichold Road, on the east and south by the San Antonio city limits, and on the west by FM 1516. Tract 3 consists of 686 acres generally bounded on the north by Seguin Road and the Converse city limits, on the east by Binz-Engleman Road, and on the west by Walzem Road. All three tracts are currently within the ETJ of San Antonio in eastern Bexar County, Texas.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On March 9, 2017, the City Council of San Antonio approved a multi-phase Interlocal Agreement (ILA) in which the City of San Antonio (CoSA) would release approximately 12 square miles from San Antonio's unincorporated ETJ area for future annexation by Converse and also transfer approximately 3.6 square miles from the city limits of San Antonio to the city limits of Converse. The purpose of the Agreement was to ensure that underserved areas in the fast growing unincorporated area would receive urban level services, provide growth opportunities to neighboring cities, and increase the revenue opportunities of a partnering city to support the delivery of public services.
Pursuant to the ILA, San Antonio completed the release of the first Phase (including the proposed Knox R...
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