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Consideration of and action on an ordinance accepting or refusing the petition for voluntary annexation of 83 square feet in the City's ETJ located along the west side of Independence Pkwy and North of State Highway 225 into the Deer Park city limits.
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Pursuant to the Molto Properties annexation presentation given by Chad Parrish at the December 4, 2018 Council Workshop, the City has now received two petitions for voluntary annexation of property in the City's ETJ located along the west side of
Independence Pkwy and North of State Highway 225 into the Deer Park city limits. The first petition is for four (4) tracts totaling 49.06 acres owned by Geo Specialty Chemicals, Inc. The second petition is for 83 square feet owned by RBD Development, LLC. (see attached letter from Molto Properties and exhibits). State law states that after the 5th day but on or before the 30th day after the date the petition is filed, the city council shall hear the petition and the arguments for and against the annexation and shall grant or refuse the petition as the city council considers appropriate. Therefore, pursuant to state statute, the City Council must now consider this petition and grant or refuse it, as the Council considers appropriate. The action of granting the petition does not approve the annexation. If the petition is granted Council will need to schedule two (2) public hearings on the proposed annexation on March 5, 2019 and April 2, 2019. Also, prior to final approval of the annexation ordinance, the City and property owners will have reach an annexation service agreement. The owner is requesting water and sanitary sewer service from the City, but understands it will be the property owner's responsibility to pay for the cost of extension of said services from their site to the point of connection in the City as designated by the City.
Since the property is currently in the industrial district in the ETJ and falls under an industrial district c...
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