CHAPTER 157: ANNEXATION PLAN

Section
157.01 Findings
157.02 Plan adopted; annexed properties
157.03 Exempt annexations
Appendix: Form of Annexation Plan

§ 157.01 FINDINGS.
(A) The following recitals are hereby found to be true and correct and are hereby adopted by the City
Council and made a part hereof for all purposes as findings of fact.

(B) (1) It is necessary and reasonable for the city, a home rule municipality of this state, to provide,
modify, and amend the annexation plan for land in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city; and

(2) The city, in anticipation of growth and expansion, desires to plan for the orderly and efficient growth of the city.
(Ord. 24-74, passed 12-13-1999)

§ 157.02 PLAN ADOPTED; ANNEXED PROPERTIES.
The annexation plan attached to Ord. 24-74 as Exhibit A is hereby adopted and approved. From time
to time the City Council may amend the plan to add or remove properties from the plan. The plan shall
consist of all properties to be annexed under the City Charter and Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code, § 43.052 that are not exempt from the plan.
(Ord. 24-74, passed 12-13-1999)
Cross-reference:
Form of annexation plan, see Chapter 157 Appendix

§ 157.03 EXEMPT ANNEXATIONS.
All annexations by petition or under authority conferred to the city pursuant to the Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code that fall within one of the following categories shall not be placed on the annexation plan, land areas that:

(A) Contain fewer than 100 separate tracts of land on which one or more residential dwellings are located on each tract;

(B) Will be annexed by petition of more than 50% of the real property owners in the area proposed for annexation or by vote or petition of the qualified voter or real property owners;

(C) Were the subject of:

(1) An industrial district contract under Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code, § 42.044; or

(2) A strategic partnership agreement under Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code, § 43.0751.

(D) Are located in a colonia;

(E) Are annexed under specific annexation grants in the Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code, those areas being:

(1) Owned by the city;

(2) A navigable stream adjacent to and within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city; or

(3) Authorized to be annexed pursuant to Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code, §§ 43.029 or 43.031.

(F) Are located completely within the boundaries of a closed military installation; or

(G) Which the municipality determines are necessary to be annexed to protect the city or an area proposed for annexation from:

(1) Imminent destruction of property or injury to persons; or

(2) A condition or use that constitutes a public or private nuisance as defined by background principles of nuisance and property law of this state.
(Ord. 24-74, passed 12-13-1999)

APPENDIX: FORM OF ANNEXATION PLAN

(Ord. 24-74, Exhibit A, passed 12-13-1999)