ORDINANCE annexing to the City of Houston, Texas for limited purposes a certain area located within LAKE FOREST UTILITY DISTRICT (the “District”) and certain area located in the vicinity of the district, in Fort Bend County, Texas; containing findings and other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; adopting a Regulatory Plan for certain areas in the vicinity of the district; imposing the Sales and Use Tax of the City of Houston in the area within the district annexed for limited purposes; assigning annexed areas to adjacent district from which district council member is elected until such time as district boundaries may be changed pursuant to the City of Houston Charter - DISTRICT A - STARDIG

This item should only be considered after passage of Item 35 above

The Planning and Development Department has negotiated Strategic Partnership Agreements between the City of Houston and the utility districts listed below.

In each of these Districts, the city is annexing for limited purposes only commercial property and undeveloped land intended for commercial use. There is no population located in these territories. Upon annexation the city will levy a 1 percent sales tax and all taxes collected in the areas will be divided evenly between the City and the District. For each of the Districts that include the annexation of territory outside of the District’s boundary, the city will extend Section 6-3 of the Code of Ordinances regarding the running at large of domestic animals. In areas where there is no out-of-district territory being annexed, the city is not required to provide a service.

All agreements require public notice and two public hearings which were held on November 9 and November 16.

Amendments to existing Agreements:

Fort Bend County MUD 142 (Amendment 2)

Lake Forest UD (Amendment 2)

Montgomery County MUD 119 (Amendment 1)

Reid Road MUD 1 (Amendment 2)

Trail of the Lakes MUD (Amendment 1)

Council District assignments of the newly annexed areas are detailed on the accompanying SPA Precinct memorandum. 

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Patrick Walsh, P.E.

Director

Planning and Development Department

Public Hearings: November 9, 2016 and November 16, 2016

Rupesh Koshy    

Phone: 832-393-6552