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City Council Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:

02/23/2021

BACKGROUND

Annexation of land into the City's corporate limits may be voluntary or involuntary. Each type has Texas Local Government Code (LGC) requirements that identify the necessary process based on the annexation type. The City's Unified Development Code (UDC) Section 21.4.8 includes provisions that apply to requests for voluntary annexation meeting certain criteria. This section of the City's UDC includes provisions for processing of voluntary annexation requests.

On behalf of each of the property owners, Moy Tarin Ramirez Engineers, LLC submitted a petition for voluntary annexation to the City of Schertz for approximately 214 acres of land generally located approximately 6,000 feet east of the intersection between FM 1518 and Lower Seguin Road, also known as Bexar County Property Identification Numbers 309419, 309811, 310011, and 310013.

On January 26, 2021, City Council approved Resolution 21-R-06, accepting a petition for voluntary annexation, therefore allowing this annexation ordinance to be heard by the City Council. The property owners are also requesting to zone the subject property to Planned Development District (PDD) immediately following action of Ordinance 21-A-05.

A public hearing notice was published in the San Antonio Express News for the public hearing associated with the annexation ordinance on February 10, 2021. City Staff also sent written notice of the proposed annexation to the Board of Trustees for Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD and all property owners within 200 feet on February 10, 2021. Additionally, a public hearing notice has been published on the City of Schertz website since February 11, 2021. At the time of this report, Staff has received four responses in favor of the proposed annexation.

GOAL

The property owners are requesting voluntary annexation into the City of Schertz because they want the subject property to be located within the Schertz City limits in order to develop the land as a residential subdivision under the Planned Development Zoning District (PDD).

COMMUNITY BENEFIT

Promote the safe, orderly, efficient development and ensure compliance with the City’s vision of future growth.

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION

Staff recommends approval of annexation Ordinance 21-A-05.

FISCAL IMPACT

In accordance with Texas Local Government Code (LGC) Chapter 43, the City must provide services to the land on the effective date of the annexation. While some services are provided to the subject property through an interlocal agreement, the City of Schertz must provide police protection, fire protection, emergency medical services, operation and maintenance of streets, solid waste collection, sewer service, and water service. However, The fiscal impact of this annexation was already accounted for given that the subject properties are under delayed annexation development agreements, which all expire in August 2021. Per the original agreement, the subject properties were already planned to be annexed, and thus the aforementioned services were already planned to be provided, in August 2021.

RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends approval of Ordinance 21-A-05 and the annexation of the approximately 214 acres.

Attachments
Ordinance 21-A-05
Ordinance 21-A-05 Exhibit A
Ordinance 21-A-05 Exhibit B
Annexation Exhibit
Aerial Map
Public Hearing Notice Map
Public Hearing Notice Responses