DEPARTMENT: Planning
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Bridgett White, ACIP
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: ETJ near Council District 10
SUBJECT:
Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) Release of 141.5 acres and Associated Agreement with the City of Schertz.
SUMMARY:
An Ordinance authorizing the release of 141.5 acres from the City of San Antonio ETJ to the City of Schertz and associated agreement.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of Schertz (Schertz) requested the City of San Antonio (CoSA) to release approximately 141.5 acres (Subject Property) from its Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ). The Subject Property is generally located north of Lookout Road, east of Evans Road, south of Nacogdoches Road-FM 2252, and west of Doerr Lane, on the northeastern edge of the CoSA ETJ in Comal County.
State law allows adjacent municipalities to seek the release of territory from another municipality's existing ETJ with written consent from the releasing municipality's governing body. Upon release of the ETJ property, the requesting municipality may extend its ETJ to the released property. According to state law, the City of Schertz's ETJ can extend for a maximum of 3.5 miles outside their city limits based on its population, which falls under 100,000. State law also permits the requesting municipality to annex the Subject ETJ Property into their city limits by petition from the property owners.
Schertz 312, LLC, (Owner) owns approximately 312 acres consisting of several tracts of undeveloped land which includes the Subject Property. Titan Development (Developer) will develop the 312 acres as an industrial project. Currently, the Subject Property is bounded by railroad lines to the north and south. There is no direct access to the Subject Project except by crossing through adjacent properties and through a cattle railroad crossing.
The Owner petitioned Schertz for annexation of all the tracts of land including the Subject Property. To facilitate the development of the Subj...
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