SUBJECT: Petition for the City's consent to the addition of two (2) tracts of land totaling 359.5245 acres to Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 319 (Key Map No. 325-E, F, J, K, & P).
RECOMMENDATION: (Summary) The petition for the addition of two (2) tracts of land totaling 359.5245 acres to Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 319 be approved.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:
Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 319 has petitioned the City of Houston for consent to add 359.5245 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 U.S. Highway 290, Becker Road, Schiel Road, and Bauer Road. The district desires to add 359.5245 acres, thus yielding a total of 597.5185 acres. The district is served by a district plant, Cypress 600 Development Wastewater Treatment Plant. The nearest major drainage facility for Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 319 is Little Cypress Creek which flows into Cypress Creek, and then finally into the San Jacinto River.
Potable water is 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.