On Aug. 31, San Antonio City Council is set to consider a new growth management policy that complies with state laws limiting annexation.
Bexar County is projected to grow by about 1.1 million new residents between 2010 and 2040, adding 500,000 new dwelling units, according to the City of San Antonio's Planning Department.The City Council is taking steps to manage sprawl in San Antonio despite an increasing number of state laws limiting the power of cities to control growth through annexation.
New development surrounding San Antonio, combined with fewer annexations, affects service demands. It puts strains on infrastructure, transportation, natural and environmental resources and the economy, the planning document states. The proposed policy updates the city’s annexation plan but is not intended to stop development, said Rudy Niño, interim director of the city’s planning department, during a recent council briefing.
This table provides a general rundown of the powers and authority that San Antonio has within its city limits and within the extraterritorial jurisdiction .On Aug. 31, the council is set to consider the new policy keeping San Antonio in compliance with laws that went into effect in 2017 and 2019 and still managing the pressures and needs of growth.
Since then, “we’ve developed a very good working relationship with the City of San Antonio,” said Killen, one of many stakeholders, including CPS Energy and the San Antonio Water System, that the city consulted in developing the proposed new policy. “A special district is essentially a financing tool used by a property owner to provide the infrastructure necessary for development,” Nino said.
The Cibolo Canyons area can be annexed in 2031, according to the non-annexation agreement. Timberwood Park and the areas along the highway that are subject to the agreement can be annexed in 2033, Killen said.
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