Title
Approving an ordinance on second reading with the caption reading: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS, GRANTING A PETITION BY SORENTO HOLDINGS 2012, LLC FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION AND ANNEXING, FOR FULL PURPOSES, A 1.683-ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF THE REMAINING PORTION OF A CALLED 237.56-ACRE TRACT OF LAND RECORDED IN DOCUMENT NO. 2012164042 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, OUT OF THE JOHN C. BRAY, SURVEY NO. 10, ABSTRACT 73, IN THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS; EXTENDING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY TO INCLUDE THE LAND; AND TO BE ZONED AGRICULTURE-CONSERVATION; BINDING THE LAND TO ALL OF THE ACTS, ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND REGULATIONS OF THE CITY; APPROVING A SERVICE PLAN; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Summary
The property owner, Sorento Holdings 2012, LLC has petitioned the City to annex the subject property that is located along the east side of Weiss Lane, generally opposite the City's entrance to Lake Pflugerville. Given that the property is within Travis County Municipal Utility District (MUD) No. 17, the MUD governing body (board) must consent to the annexation, which is provided in a Certificate for Order approved on June 13. The reason for the annexation request is to resolve construction plan approval issues within Travis County that do not permit concrete streets, pavers, or stamped features in the pavement proposed within the county right-of-way by the developer. While the development is occurring in the Pflugerville extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), not within the city limits, granting this petition enables the development to proceed with a higher level of enhancement to infrastructure not otherwise allowed in the county, to areas immediately adjacent to the city limits and proximate to Lake Pflugerville. The proposed street will be constructed of asphalt with simulated pavers, and maintained by Travis County MUD 17.
Status
Construction plans have been approved and the development of infrastructure is anticipated with 45 days. An illustration of the proposed improvements is attached. The fiscal impact of this annexation, presented below, was presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission on July 15, 2013.
Prior City Council Action
The "Third Amendment to the Development Agreement Regarding Bohls North and PCDC Tracts" was approved by the City Council on March 26, 2013. The City Council approved this ordinance on first reading on July 23, 2013.
Fiscal Impact
Section 1.04 of the City Charter requires that before the city may annex an area or extend its extraterritorial jurisdiction, the city manager must present a written report on the financial impact of the proposed annexation or extension and the adoption of any proposed service plan to the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council.
Tract Three: The subject property is currently vacant and free of improvements or residents, and shall remain free of residents. In its current condition, there is no fiscal impact to the City of Pflugerville associated with this annexation. The property is proposed to be the main/southern entrance via Weiss Lane into the Sorento Subdivision, within Travis County MUD 17. Based on the approved preliminary plat, Tract Three is 1.683 acres and will be used exclusively for public right-of-way that will be dedicated to the city upon completion of the improvements with the final plat. The improvements will be constructed by the petitioning property owner within this area, and maintained by Travis County MUD 17 via a license agreement that also includes private landscape improvements in the median and on the flanking rights-of-way generally as depicted in the attached illustration. All of the subject land is anticipated to be dedicated to the public, thus no revenue from ad valorem or sales and use taxes is anticipated.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends approval, granting the petition, and annexing the subject area for full purposes.
Drafter
Trey Fletcher, AICP
Assistant City Manager