The Planning and Development Department has received a petition from the property owners, Corner Green, LLC and Muse Farms, LLC to release 43.10 acres of land from the ETJ. Upon release from the ETJ of Houston, it is expected that the parcels will be annexed into the ETJ of the City of Waller. After that, the property owners will apply for annexation into Waller County Municipal District No. 33 and will then be able to connect to existing trunk utilities lines in order to access the utilities provided by the City of Waller. The council district closest to the ETJ Release area is District A.
The property owners believe that the principal uses of the parcels will be light industrial and similar applications. However, the ultimate land use will depend on market acceptance since there are no presently identified uses for developed improvements on the land. The parcels are outside the flood plain zone, in the area of minimal flood hazard.
The City of Waller has provided us with a letter expressing their intent to annex the tracts if Houston releases them from the ETJ. Houston Public Works has looked at the area proposed for ETJ release and determined that the City of Houston will not be able to provide city water and wastewater in the area. It is unlikely that the City would be able to annex this property in the foreseeable future. Such a release will not impair the City’s ability to annex any other territory in the vicinity. This release will also not impair mobility in the City of Houston or in the ETJ.
The Planning and Development Department recommends that City Council release the 43.10 acres of land, located at the northeast corner of the intersection of US 290 and James Muse Parkway.
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Margaret Wallace Brown, AICP
Director
Planning and Development Department