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Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance annexing approximately 2,614 acres of land in eastern Travis County, located between the Colorado River, US Highway 183, and State Highway 130, in the area generally known as "Dog's Head", into the City's full-purpose jurisdiction; initiating the creation of a regulating plan for the property; initiating an amendment to the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan an element of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan; and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Service Plan Agreement with the owner of the land. Case number: C7a-2026-0003. The property is currently located in Austin's extraterritorial jurisdiction contiguous to Council Districts 1, 2, and 3. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.
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Lead Department
Austin Planning.
Fiscal Note
This item will have no fiscal impact.
For More Information:
Kate Castles, Austin Planning, 512-974-2709.
Additional Backup Information:
If approved, this ordinance will allow for the voluntary annexation of approximately 2,614 acres of land into the City's full purpose jurisdiction . The subject property is located in eastern Travis County, located between the Colorado River, US Highway 183, and State Highway 130, in the area generally known as Dog's Head.
Pursuant to Local Government Code Section 43.0671, municipalities may annex an area if the owner of land requests annexation. State law requires a municipality to provide notice and conduct a public hearing to provide persons interested in annexation the opportunity to be heard. The City Council may adopt an ordinance annexing the area for full purposes and execute an agreement with the owner of the land for the provision of municipal services at the conclusion of the public hearing.
Upon annexation, the Property will be assigned interim zoning as set out in City Code Section 25-2-222. The annexation ordinance will initiate the creation of a regulating plan that will establish land development stan...
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