SUBJECT: Petition for the City’s consent to the creation of 38.1880 acres as Acorn Lakes Municipal Utility District.
RECOMMENDATION: Petition for the City’s consent to the creation of 38.1880 acres as Acorn Lakes Municipal Utility District be approved.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: The owners of 38.1880 acres of land, located within Harris County and in the corporate limits of the City of Houston (the "City"), have petitioned the City for consent to create a District. The proposed acreage consist of both; vacant and developed land and is proposed to be developed as single family residential property. The proposed District is located in the vicinity of Acorn Street, April Lane, Hardway Street, and T&BV Railroad.
The Utility District Review Committee has evaluated the application with respect to wastewater collection and treatment, potable water distribution, storm water conveyance, and other public services.
The District will be provided with wastewater treatment by the Northwest Wastewater Treatment Plant. Wastewater treatment and potable water will be provided by the City of Houston.
The nearest major drainage facility for Acorn Lakes Municipal Utility District is Brickhouse Gully, which flows to White Oak Bayou, then to Buffalo Bayou, and finally into the Houston Ship Channel. Brickhouse Gully is within the White Oak Bayou watershed. The proposed tract is not within the 100 or 500 year floodplain.
By executing the Petition for Consent, the District has acknowledged that all plans for the construction of water conveyance, wastewater collection, and storm water collection systems within the District must be approved by the City prior to their construction.
The Utility District Review Committee recommends that the subject petition be approved.
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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P. E.
Director
Houston Public Works