Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and Annexation Update

1. 14 June 2018

2.  Objectives
 Provide a brief overview the City’s
Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ)
 Provide an update on existing
Annexation Development Agreements
 Provide an update on recent
accomplishments
 Seek direction from City Council

3.  Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ)
 The contiguous area (or zone) extending
out from the city limits and not located
within another city’s ETJ
 ETJ expands as annexations occur or as
number of city “inhabitants” increase
 ETJ provides land that the city alone can
annex
 The city’s subdivision regulations extend
into the ETJ (no zoning or land use control)

6.  Non-Annexation DevelopmentAgreements
 Offered when subject property is appraised
as ag, timberland, or wildlife management
 Ten-year term
 Guarantees the continued ETJ status of
subject property (no annexation/city taxes)
 Authorizes the enforcement of certain City
regulations and planning authority (A-O
zoning district, now called “Rural”)

9.  RecentAccomplishments
 Chapter 8 of the City’s Comprehensive Plan
updated (April 2016)
 ILA with City of Bryan to extend ETJ common
boundary updated (February 2017)
 Renewed 12 Annexation Development
Agreements covering over 2,000 acres in the ETJ
(April 2018)
 Annexation of 65 acres on west side in (April 2018)

10. Seeking City Council Direction
 Offer new 10-year annexation agreements to
property owners?
 Extend the City’s ETJ from 3.5 miles to 5 miles?