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Consider a memorandum/resolution refusing or granting a voluntary annexation petition for approximately 83.01 acres of land lying contiguous to the existing city limits and being adjacent to 7501 Chaparral Road, Killeen, Texas.
SUMMARY
DATE: April 2, 2019
TO: Ronald L. Olson, City Manager
FROM: Ray Shanaa, Executive Director of Planning & Dev. Svcs.
SUBJECT: Consider a voluntary annexation petition for approximately 83.01 acres of land lying contiguous to the existing city limits and being adjacent to 7501 Chaparral Road, Killeen, Texas.
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
On March 21, 2019, the Planning and Development Services Department received a voluntary petition for annexation from WBW Land Investments Limited Partnership. The subject area is comprised of two tracts of land with one tract measuring 10.26 acres, being located west of 7501 Chaparral Road and the second tract measuring 72.75 acres, being located east of 7501 Chaparral Road, Killeen, Texas. The property is vacant, contiguous to current municipal city limits and is therefore exempt from a three year annexation plan. The owner is making the request to have the property annexed into the corporate limits of Killeen. In accordance with that, the staff has prepared a tentative 90-day annexation schedule (below) and will ask the City Council to provide a motion of direction to the City Manager.
Annexation Schedule
April 9th: After the 5th day, but on or before the 30th day, after the date the petition is filed, the governing body shall hear the petition and the arguments for and against the annexation and shall grant or refuse the petition as the governing body considers appropriate. Therefore, the Council must grant or refuse the petition by April 20, 2019. If Council decides to grant the petition, Council shall direct the City Manager to prepare a service plan providing for the extension of full municipal services to the area by any method used to give services in any other area of city a...
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