HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 941108-WRESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, INDICATING INTENT TO INITIATE THE
ANNEXATION PROCESS FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE CITY
BOUNDARY FROM THE EXISTING CITY LD41T BOUNDARY
ADJACENT TO CEDAR BREAKS ROAD NORTHWEST ALONG FM2338,
UP TO THE EXISTING ETJ LINE, AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A OF
THIS RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, as a Home -Rule Municipality, according to Chapter 43 of the Texas Local
Government Code, the City of Georgetown has the authority to fix and extend its municipal
boundaries and annex area adjacent to its boundaries; and
WHEREAS, a municipality may annex only in its extraterritorial jurisdiction, unless the
municipality owns the area; and
WHEREAS, a municipality may not annex a publicly or privately owned area, including
a strip of area following the course of a road, highway, river, stream, or creek, unless the width
of the area at its narrowest point is at least 1,000 feet, unless the annexation is initiated on the
written petition of the owners or of a majority of the qualified voters of the area or unless the
property to be annexed meets specific configuration requirements; and
WHEREAS, in a calendar year, a municipality may not annex a total area greater than 10
percent of the incorporated area of the municipality as of January 1 of that year, plus any amount
carried over as unused from previous years up to a total of 30 percent, unless the area annexel
is volunteered or is owned by the municipality, a county, the state, or the federal government ani
is used for a public purpose; and
WHEREAS, the total area to be annexed is within the amount allowed by State law and
lies within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of, and is adjacent and contiguous to the City of
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WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the annexation is in the best interests
of the City of Georgetown in order to provide City land use and development standards to control
the quality of development and to enhance the City's image along the frontage of RM2338
surrounding Phase One of the Del Webb community;
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NOW, ORGETOWNTHEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GE, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this resolution are
hereby found and declared to be true and correct, and are incorporated by reference heremi and
expressly made a part hereof, as if copied verbatim. The City Council hereby finds that this
resolution implements the following policies of the Century Plan - Policy Plan Element:
1. Environmental and Resource Conservation Policy 1, which states: "The Physical
zttributes that make Georgetown attractive are protected"; and
2. Growth and Physical Development Policy 1, which states: "Land use patterns within
the
organizations"; and
3. Growth and Physical Development Policy 2, which states: "The City's regulations
implement the policy statements and provide the opportunity to seek change with
reasonable effort and expense"; and
4. Growth and Physical Development Policy 3, which states: "Annexations procedures
and standards benefit the community";
and further finds that the adoption of this resolution is not inconsistent or in conflict with any
other Century Plan Policies, as required by Section 2.03 of the Administrative Chapter of the
Policy Plan.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Georgetown hereby indicates its intent to
initiate the annexation process for a 2000 foot wide strip centered on FM2338, as described in
Exhibit A of this resolution, except where the City Council accepts voluntary annexation of a
minim -am of a three-foot strip immediately adjacent to FM2338, where residential subdivisions
are currently developed. It is the intent of the City Council to accomplish the annexation of a
1000 foot wide strip within this 2000 foot wide strip area, which shall be further defined and
clarified prior to the first reading of the annexation ordinance.
SECTION 3. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign on behalf of the City Council of
the City of Georgetown.
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ATTEST:
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Sandra D. Lee
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FO
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Marianne Landers Banks
City Attorney
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THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN:
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