SUBJECT: Petition for the City’s consent to the creation of two (2) tracts of land totaling 1,129.77 acres as Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 55.
RECOMMENDATION: Petition for the City’s consent to the creation of two (2) tracts of land totaling 1,129.77 acres as Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 55 be approved.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: The owners of 1,129.77 acres of land, located within Waller County and in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Houston (the “City”), have petitioned the City for consent to create a District. The name of the proposed District shall be Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 55 (the “District”). The proposed District will consist of two (2) tracts of land totaling 1,129.77 acres, all of the land is vacant and proposed to be developed as single family residential and commercial property. The proposed District is located in the vicinity of Franz Road, FM Highway 2855, Clay Road, and Bartlett Road. The creation of the District does not release it from the City’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.
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 Waller County Municipal Utility District 55 Wastewater Treatment Plant. Potable water will be provided by the District.
The nearest major drainage facility for Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 55 is Snake Creek, which flows into the Barker Reservoir, which flows into Buffalo Bayou, then eventually flows into the Houston Ship Channel. Snake Creek is within the Barker Reservoir watershed. The proposed tracts are within the 100 year floodplain (40%) and 500 year floodplain (20%).
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