Annexation
Annexations proposed for 2008
The City of Georgetown is currently considering annexation of twenty-six areas consisting of various parcels that total 2,826.03 acres. Public hearings will be held on September 9, 2008 and September 23, 2008 at regular city council meetings. The meetings begin at 6 p.m. and will be held at the Council Chambers and Courts Building located at 101 E.Seventh Street in Georgetown.
For more detailed information and maps of the proposed areas, click on the Annexation 2008 link at the bottom of this page. Links to maps showing the areas to be annexed are embedded at the end of the PDF document.
The annexation process
Annexation is the process of bringing property into the City limits. An ordinance, which must be approved by the City Council, is required to make an annexation effective. The State of Texas grants authority to cities to annex territory in two different manners:
- Annexation can be requested by a property owner (voluntary exempted process)
- City can annex a property without the consent of the owner (non-voluntary process).
All annexations must be carried out according to State law and the City Charter. As home rule City of more than 25,000 people, Georgetown has the authority to annex property contiguous with, and within two miles of it's current City limits following procedures consistent with Chapter 43 of the Texas Local Government Code.
Exempted Annexations will be initiated when the City receives a petition for voluntary annexation from property owners. The City will then adopt a resolution initiating the annexation exempted annexation area process. The City will hold two public hearings and two ordinance readings to approve a voluntary annexation. The annexation is completed upon second reading of the ordinance, which includes adoption of municipal service plan for the newly annexed area.
Non-Voluntary Annexations, without the consent of the property owner, must be completed following very specific guidelines in Chapter 43 of the Texas Local Government Code. Chapter 43 creates a three-year planning process for the City to undertake with the affected property owners. The Three-Year annexation plan requirements include:
- Providing a legal description of the property/properties that the City wished to annex at the conclusion of the three-year planning process
- Creating a Municipal Service Plan for each of the areas to spell our the City's responsibilities for police and fire protection, solid waste collection and disposal, maintenance of roads, streets and drainage, maintenance of water and wastewater facilities, street lighting, and other services
- Defining areas exempted from the plan requirement that still may be non-voluntarily annexed (Chapter 43.052 (h) (1))
- Maximum amount of territory a city may annex each year
- Minimum width and configuration of the property being annexed
- Notification requirements for the required public hearings.
The state of Texas has created two types of non-voluntary annexations. Those required in a three year annexation plan and those exempted from the three year annexation plan process. Exempted annexation includes areas containing fewer than 100 residential tracts or annexed by industrial district contract, or strategic partnership agreement, among others identified in Chapter 43.052 of the Texas Local Government Code. The City adopted the following annexation plan to comply with the annexation plan requirement: