Heres something to ponder (about alternatives to annexation): This is quoted from from the Texas Municipal League -- Section 212.172(g) of the Local Government Code (enacted in 2003; amended 2011) allows any city (other than Houston) to enter into a written contract with an owner of land in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction to: (1) guarantee immunity from annexation for up to 45 years; (2) extend aspects of the citys land use and environmental authority over the land; (3) authorize enforcement of regulations other than those that apply within the city; (4) provide for infrastructure for the land; and (5) provide for the annexation of the land as a whole or in parts and to provide for the terms of annexation, if annexation is agreed to by the parties. Development agreements under § 212.172 have most frequently been used by cities as an alternative to annexing land on which new residential development is planned. The agreements allow a city to provide for sustainable residential development by controlling lot size and density, infrastructure quality, and other matters. They are often used when the new development is created as a special district. The district imposes ad valorem taxes to pay for infrastructure, and it is sometimes not in the best financial interests of current city residents or the residents of the new development to include them in the city until some future date.
Posted on: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 21:19:50 +0000
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