BACKGROUND: In 2003, the Texas Legislature authorized the creation of Municipal Setting Designations (MSD), which designate an area in which the use of contaminated groundwater is prohibited for use as potable water. The law is administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and requires local City support to designate an MSD. The intent of the legislation is to encourage redevelopment of vacant or abandoned properties while protecting public health. On August 22, 2007, City Council approved an ordinance amending Chapter 47 of the Code of Ordinances by adding Article XIII relating to groundwater, which provides a process to support or not support an MSD application to the State (ordinance amended 7/14/2010).
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: City Council passed Municipal Setting Designation (MSD) Ordinance 2022-60 on January 26, 2022 for UG Old Hardy, LP for a 0.9816 acre site located at 1702 Nance Street, Houston, TX 77002. The boundary of the MSD was expanded to include an additional 0.7744 acre tract. The 0.7744 acre tract was not included in the original final property description. This amendment will modify the MSD ordinance to include the complete legal description of the entire parcel totaling 1.756 acres to be the designated property.
RECOMMENDATIONS: It is recommended that City Council approve an Ordinance amending Ordinance 2022-60, approved on January 26, 2022, to add 0.7744 acres to the previously approved MSD located at 1702 Nance Street.
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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E., Director
Houston Public Works