Comprehensive Master Plan - City of Alvin

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Growth Strategiesexisting development. Provision of municipal infrastructure beyondthe City limits should be in strict accordance with adopted Citypolicy, and should be handled through a development agreementwhere the City may establish a condition for timely annexation andenact certain development controls.2. In addition to coordinating CIP projects to occur in a manner so as todirect the pattern of future community growth, it should also be usedto ensure that there are adequate facilities and infrastructure withinthe established areas of the City. Doing so requires an ongoingprogram of annual rehabilitation and replacement for the waterdistribution and wastewater collection systems. Street and sidewalkimprovements should also occur within the main body of the City asthe highest priority, with an outward progression from the centralcity.3. The City should adopt a policy for establishment of MUDs bothwithin the City and in the extraterritorial jurisdiction that takes intoaccount the City’s long‐range annexation goals. A threshold questionin MUD approval should be whether the proposed MUD is beingproposed in a logical growth area, or if it is far away from anydevelopment — for example, at the edge of ETJ. Anotherconsideration is whether the City can serve, or extend services to, thedevelopment and eliminate additional taxes for those homeowners.For in‐City MUDs, the City should adopt a policy about granting taxrebates to MUDs, often requested by developers to alleviate the dualtax burden. The long‐range issue for ETJ MUDs is that if the Citywishes to annex the area in the future, it must either take on any debtheld by the MUD, or wait until there is no debt. Given that MUDsoften issue 30‐year bonds, this could impair annexation of the area.GOAL 5.2: A well‐managed pattern of development that is fiscallyresponsible.Objectives and Actions‣ Effectively manage the quality of development and provision of adequatefacilities and services.1. The City should exercise its authority to conduct subdivision platreview throughout the entire ETJ, or alternatively, considerrelinquishing portions of the ETJ for which the City cannotadequately provide services within a reasonable amount of time.Page 5-14
Growth StrategiesState law requires municipal service provision of an equal standard tothat currently provided within a timeframe of two and one‐half yearsfrom the time of annexation. Due to the expanse of the City’s ETJ, thisis not reasonable or feasible for large portions of this area. Withoutthe ability to ensure that subdivisions within the ETJ but beyond thearea of the City’s subdivision authority comply with the municipaldevelopment standards, such as streets and utilities, it is not in theCity’s interest to ever incorporate these areas. Incorporation bringswith it an obligation to accept responsibility for maintenance of theinfrastructure, which was likely constructed using inadequateconstruction methods and standards. The costs of such propositionare ill‐feasible.2. The City should amend their subdivision regulations to createstandards of development for rural and urban subdivisions. Suchstandards would account for the unique circumstances within theoutlying portions of the ETJ. The standards would address allowabledensities (tied to the adequacy of infrastructure), size, arrangement,and the dimensional requirements of lots, street right‐of‐way widthsand cross‐sections, drainage improvements, and other technicaldesign criteria and specifications that may be handled differentlywithin a very low density rural area.3. Should the City decide to maintain the current arrangement wherebythe authority to review subdivisions is delegated to Brazoria County,at a minimum there should be a comprehensive assessment andcomparison between their respective standards and codes, with theintent of narrowing the gap between the standards of development.4. It is advisable for the City to create an impact model enabling it theability to quantify the fiscal consequences of development and,subsequently, adopt policies to ensure responsible outcomes. Suchmodel would allow alternative developments and uses to be tested asto whether the projected revenues offset the required expendituresfor provision and ongoing maintenance of infrastructure. This wouldallow the City to educate itself about the costs associated withincreased development, and particularly those requiring substantialpublic investment, and subsequently make informed decisions as tothe feasibility of establishing a municipal utility district orincorporation into the City.Page 5-15
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