Comprehensive Master Plan - City of Alvin

Growth Strategiesbefore initial collection of taxes and fees. Intangible benefits of proposedannexations will also be evaluated.Policy 9: The City will utilize its annexation authority to extend itsjurisdiction to encompass critical areas, such as major transportationcorridors, public facilities, and areas provided municipal services subjectto the policies of this plan, which may require regulatory protection andcontrol of development.Policy 10: Where short‐term annexation is not feasible, the City will considerthe option of negotiated agreements with land owners, developers, orother entities in lieu of annexation to provide for interim servicearrangements, cost‐sharing or fee mechanisms, and potential adherence todevelopment guidelines to ensure desired development outcomes in areassubject to possible future incorporation.Annexation CriteriaImportant criteria for use in considering whether annexation of land iswarranted and fiscally responsible include the following:• The subject parcel(s) are within or immediately adjacent to the current Citylimits.• The land requested for annexation is certified by the City Engineer to bewithin the City’s utility service area, with proven feasibility of efficientlyextending water and sewer mains.• All parcels could be adequately served by municipal police, volunteer fire,ambulance, and road maintenance meeting City standards.• All public improvements, off‐site as well as on‐site, necessary to serve thedensity of the annexed area will be constructed and financed inaccordance with City standards and policy.• As determined by the City, the actual financial impact for providingpolice, fire, road maintenance, and other public improvements is favorableto the tax base and offsets the necessary costs.Municipal BoundariesDue to the 1960 strip annexation, the City has an over‐sized ETJ. The Citycannot provide services to the entire ETJ as it presently exists, made clearfrom the Capital Improvements Plan, recent studies on water and wastewatersystems, and the absence of an annexation plan for all but the most valuabledeveloping portions of the ETJ. The City should carefully consider whether itcan adequately retain and exercise jurisdiction over the entirety of the area, orPage 5-28