SUBJECT: Petition for the City’s consent to the addition of 0.9115 acres to Northampton Municipal Utility District.
RECOMMENDATION: Petition for the City’s consent to the addition of 0.9115 acres to Northampton Municipal Utility District be approved.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: Northampton Municipal Utility District (the “District”) was created through an act of the Texas Legislature in 1967, and currently consists of 1,653.7191 acres within Harris County. The District is within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Houston (the “City”) and has petitioned the City for consent to add 0.9115 acres of vacant land, proposed to be developed as commercial property, to the District. The proposed annexation tract is located in the vicinity of North SH 99 W, Northcrest Drive, West Rayford Road, and Gosling Road. The addition of land to 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 has a wastewater collection system and treatment facility. The annexation tract will be provided with wastewater treatment by the Northampton Municipal Utility District Wastewater Treatment Plant. This regional plant also provides wastewater treatment to the Oakmont Public Utility District. Potable water is provided by the District.
The nearest major drainage facility for Northampton Municipal Utility District is Spring Creek, which flows into the Willow Creek, then flows into the San Jacinto River, and finally into Lake Houston. Spring Creek is within the Willow Creek watershed. The proposed annexation tract is within the 100 year floodplain (65%) and the 500 year floodplain (35%).
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