SUBJECT: Petition for the City's consent to the addition of 151.41 acres of land to Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 536 (Key Map No. 445J).
RECOMMENDATION: (Summary) The petition for the addition of 151.41 acres of land to Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 536 be approved.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 536 has petitioned the City of Houston for consent to add 151.41 acres of land, located in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction, to the district.
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 is located in the vicinity of Morton Road, Clay Road, Katy-Hockley Cut-Off Road and Porter Road. The district desires to add 151.41 acres, thus yielding a total of 534.72 acres. The district will be served by the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 536 Wastewater Treatment Plant. The nearest major drainage facility for Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 536 is Mason Creek which flows into Buffalo Bayou which flows into the Houston Ship Channel, and finally into the Galveston Bay.
Potable water will be provided by the district. 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 of Houston prior to their construction.
The Utility District Review Committee recommends that the subject petition be approved.