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®RI)INANCE N®. 17995-02-2008
WHEREAS, the territory hereinafter described and proposed for annexation is less than one-
half mile in width; and,
WHEREAS, the territory hereinafter described is vacant and without residents, or on which
fewer than three registered voters reside; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth has received a petition in writing requesting the
annexation of the area; and,
WHEREAS, Haslet and Fort Worth desire to adjust their ETJ lines whereby Haslet will
release such property from its ETJ to be relinquished to and become part of the ETJ of Fort
Worth; and
WHEREAS, the hereinafter described territory lies within an area of land released by the
City of Haslet, Texas from their extra-territorial jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the population of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is in excess of 100,000
inhabitants; and
WHEREAS, the hereinafter described territory lies adjacent to and adjoins the City of Fort
Worth, Texas; and
WHEREAS, the hereinafter described territory contains Approximately 2.1 acres of land
(0.003 square miles) of land, more or less;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
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OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That the following described land and territory lying adjacent to and adjoining the City of
Fort Worth, Texas is hereby added to and annexed to the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and said
territory hereinafter described shall hereafter be included within the boundary limits of the City
of Fort Worth, Texas, and the present corporate boundary limits of said City, at the various
points contiguous to the area hereinafter described, are altered and amended so as to include said
area within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, to-wit:
BEING a tract of land situated in the Greenberry Overton Survey, Abstract Number 1185,
Tarrant County, Texas, and being a portion of that certain tract of land (724.459 acres) described
by deed to AIL Investment, L.P., as recorded in Volume 13588, Page 187, County Records,
Tarrant County, Texas, and being a portion of that certain tract of land described by deed to
Westport Parlc No. 20, Ltd., as recorded in D207319467, County Records, Tarrant County,
Texas, and being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:
BEGINNING at the southeast property corner of said Westport Park No. 20 tract, being in the
westerly right-of--way of proposed FM Highway 156 (a proposed 200' right-of--way);
THENCE West, 1031.61 feet along the south property line of said Westport Park No. 2 tract and
across proposed Container Way (an 80' proposed right-of--way) to a point in the west right-of-
way line of said proposed Container Way;
THENCE N 00°00'27"W, 89.92 feet along the west right-of--way line of said proposed Container
Way to a point in the south line of City of Fort Worth Ordinance Number 13116, and also being
in the north line of the Fort Worth/Haslet Corporate Boundary and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
Agreement Joint Resolution Number 1156 (E.T.J. Line);
THENCE N 89°59'49"E, 1026.11 feet along the south line of said Ordinance Number 13116 and
said E.T.J line to the east property line of said Westport park No. 20 tract and the west right-of-
way line of said proposed FM Highway 156;
THENCE S 03°30'26"E, 90.14 feet along the east property line of said Westport Park No. 20
tract and the west right-of--way line of said proposed FM Highway 156 to the POINT OF
BEGINNING and containing 92,539 square feet or 2.124 acres of land more or less.
SECTION 2.
That the above described territory is shown on Map Exhibit "A" which is attached hereto
and expressly incorporated herein by reference for the purpose of illustrating and depicting the
location of the hereinabove described territory.
SECTION 3.
That the above described territory hereby annexed shall be part of the City of Fort Worth,
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Texas, and the property so added hereby shall bear its pro rata part of the taxes levied by the City
of Fort Worth, Texas, and the inhabitants thereof shall be entitled to all of the rights and
privileges of all the citizens in accordance with the Service Plan and shall be bound by the acts,
ordinances, resolutions and regulations of the City of Fort Worth, Texas.
SECTION 4.
That the Service Plan attached hereto as Exhibit "B" was made available for inspection
by and explanation to the inhabitants of the area to be annexed and is approved and incorporated
into this ordinance for all purposes.
SECTION 5.
That this ordinance shall and does amend every prior ordinance in conflict herewith, but
as to all other ordinances or sections of ordinances not in direct conflict, this ordinance shall be,
and the same is hereby made cumulative.
SECTION 6.
That it is hereby declared to be the intent of the City Council that the sections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase,
clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the
valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall
not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this
ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the
incorporation in this ordinance of any unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or
section.
SECTION 7.
That should this ordinance for any reason be ineffective as to any part or parts of the area
hereby annexed to the City of Fort Worth, the ineffectiveness of this ordinance as to any such
part or parts shall not affect the effectiveness of this ordinance as to the remainder of such area.
The City Council hereby declares it to be its purpose to annex to the City of Fort Worth every
part of the area described in Section 1 of this ordinance, regardless of whether any part of such
described area is hereby not effectively annexed to the City. Provided, further, that if there is
included within the description of territory set out in Section 1 of this ordinance to be annexed to
the City of Fort Worth any area which is presently part of and included within the limits of the
City of Fort Worth, or which is presently part of and included within the limits of any other city,
town or village, or which is not within the City of Fort Worth's jurisdiction to annex, the same is
hereby excluded and excepted from the territory to be annexed hereby as fully as if such
excluded and excepted area were expressly described herein.
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SECTION 8.
That this ordinance shall take effect upon adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Sara Fullenwid ,Assistant City Attorney
ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE: 2-19-08
Legend
Zoning District
Fort Worth City Limits
Fort Worth ETJ
Proposed Annexation Area
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Proposed Process Schedule Map References
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CITY OF FORT ViIORTH, TEXAS
SERVICE PLAN FOR ANNEXED AREA
Property Subject to Plan: BEING 2.1 acres of land situated in the Greenberry Overton Survey,
Abstract Number 1185; situated about 15.7 miles North 1 degree West of
the Courthouse in Tarrant County, Texas.
Location and Acreage: Approximately 2.1 acres of land in Tarrant County, located South of
Intermodal Parkway and West of FM 156.
County: TARRANT
Municipal services to the Annexation Area will be furnished by or on behalf of the City of Fort Worth, Texas,
at the following levels and in accordance with the following service plan programs:
1. PROGRAM FOR SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE
ANNEXATION
The City will provide the following services in the Annexation Area on the effective date of the annexation,
unless otherwise noted.
As used in this plan, the term `providing services' includes having services provided by any method or
means by which the City may extend municipal services to any other area of the City, including the City's
infrastructure extension policies and developer or property owner participation in accordance with applicable
city ordinances.
A. Police Protection
The Fort Worth Police Department will provide protection and law enforcement services in the
Annexation Area commencing on the effective date of annexation. The services will include:
Normal patrols and responses to calls for service
Handling of offense and incident reports
Special units, such as traffic enforcement, criminal investigations, narcotics law enforcement,
gang suppression, and crime response team deployment when required.
These services are provided on a citywide basis. The area will be combined with an existing Police
Reporting Area (Q300). The area will be in Neighborhood Policing District 4 on Beat D19.
B. Fire Protection
Fire protection services will be provided by existing personnel and equipment of the Fort Worth Fire
Department. These services will be provided based upon available water, road and street
conditions, and distances from existing fire stations. Services will be provided to the annexation area
commencing on the effective date of the annexation. These services include:
Basic Life Support (BLS) 1st responder emergency medical services
Fire suppression and rescue;
Hazardous materials mitigation and regulation;
Dive rescue;
Technical rescue;
Fire Safety Education;
Aircraft/rescue/fi refig hti ng;
Fire protection system plan review;
Inspections;
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Exhibit B
These services are provided on a citywide basis. All Fort Worth firefighters are certified by the Texas
Commission on Fire Protection.
On the date of annexation, the first responding fire services will come from Fire Station 41, located at
824 Blue Mound Road West. The second responding fire company will be from Fire Station 35
located at 2201 Flight Line Road. The Fire Department estimates the response time to be 5.7 and
6.0 minutes, respectively.
C. Emergency Medical Services -Basic Life Support
Basic Life Support (BLS) emergency medical services by existing personnel and equipment of the
Fort Worth Fire Department will be provided to the annexation area commencing on the effective
date of the annexation. The Fort Worth Fire Department serves as the first responder on life
threatening medical emergencies as a part of the MedStar system. All Fort Worth Fire Department
personnel are certified as Emergency Medical Technician basic level or higher. All engines, trucks,
and rescue units carry Automated External Defibrillators for use with victims who are in cardiac
arrest.
Emergency Medical Services -Advanced Life Support
Advanced Life Support response provided by MedStar is greater than 9 minutes to the proposed
annexation area with a potential of at least a 30-minute transport time to the nearest trauma center.
D. Solid Waste Collection
Solid waste collection shall be provided to the Annexation Area in accordance with existing City
ordinances and policies commencing on the effective date of the annexation. For residential
collections, private solid waste service providers under contract with the City will provide services.
Residential customers using the services of a privately owned solid waste management service
provider other than the City's contracted service provider may continue to use such services until the
second anniversary of the annexation.
At the discretion of the customer, private service providers may provide solid waste collection
services for businesses and multi-family dwelling complexes having three or more units. Private
solid waste collection providers must have an active Grant of Privilege to provide service within the
city limits.
E. Operation and Maintenance of Water and Wastewater Facilities
The annexation Area is located in the Haslet CCN. CCN transfer from Haslet to Fort Worth will be
required. After the CCN is transferred to Fort Worth, Fort Worth will provide water and sewer service
to the Annexation Area, at the developer's cost, in accordance with the "Installation Policy of
Community Facilities".
Operation and Maintenance of Roads and Streets, Including_Street Lighting
The following services will be provided in the Annexation Area commencing on the effective date of
the annexation, unless otherwise noted.
These services include emergency pavement repair and repair maintenance of public streets on an
as-needed basis. Preventive maintenance projects are prioritized on a region-wide basis and
scheduled based on a variety of factors, including surface condition, ride ability, age, traffic volume,
functional class, and available funding. Any necessary rehabilitation or reconstruction will be
considered and prioritized by the City.
Streetlights installed on improved public streets shall be maintained by the City of Fort Worth in
accordance with current City policies. Other street lighting shall not be maintained by the City of Fort
Worth.
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The City will also provide regulatory signage services in the Annexation Area. Traffic signal, stop,
and all other regulatory studies are conducted in conjunction with growth of traffic volumes. All
regulatory signs and signals are installed when warranted following an engineering study. Faded,
vandalized, or missing signs are replaced as needed. "CALL BACK" service is provided 24 hours a
day, 365 days a year for emergency sign repair.
G. Operation and Maintenance of Parks, Playgrounds and Swimming Pools
Residents of this property may utilize all existing parks and community service facilities throughout
the City, beginning with the effective date of the annexation. Existing parks, playgrounds, swimming
pools and other recreational and community facilities within the Annexation Area that are private
facilities will be unaffected by the annexation.
Existing parks, playgrounds, swimming pools and other recreational and community facilities within
this property shall, upon deeding to and acceptance by the City and appropriations for maintenance
and operations, be operated by the City of Fort Worth, but not otherwise.
H. Operation and Maintenance of Any Other Publicly Owned Facility. Building or Service.
In the event the City acquires any other facilities, buildings or services necessary for municipal
services located in the Annexation Area, the appropriate City department will provide maintenance
services.
2. PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SERVICES
In addition to the services identified above, the following services will be provided in the Annexation Area on
the effective date of the annexation, unless otherwise noted:
A. The residents of the Annexation Area will receive the following library services from the Fort Worth
Public Library commencing on the effective date of the annexation.
Genealogy, Local History and Archival Collections
Youth & Teen Services
Interlibrary Loan to borrow materials from collections of 10,000 libraries
Telephone, Mail and E-mail Reference Services
Remote access to over 50 online databases
U. S., Texas and City of Fort Worth documents
Free computer classes for the public
Outreach Services for children, young adults and seniors
Large Print Books
B. The City will provide general municipal administration and administrative services.
C. The Annexation Area will be included in the Transportation and Public Works Department's Storm
Water Utility service area. Properties in this area will be assessed a monthly fee based on the
amount of impervious surface. The fees will cover the direct and indirect costs of storm water
management services, including routine maintenance (at current citywide service levels) for all public
drainage channels and for all public storm sewers within dedicated public drainage easements. The
Storm Water Utility will also provide watershed development review and inspection.
In addition to residential solid waste collection services, the Environmental Management Department
will provide the following services:
Emergency spills and pollution complaints response;
Storm sewer discharge pollution prevention; and
Water quality assessments for creeks.
The Department of Engineering will provide information relating to flood plains.
D. Enforcement of the City's code and environmental health ordinances and regulations, including but
not limited to: high weeds and grass, trash and debris, solid waste, trash carts and illegal dumping,
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junked and abandoned vehicles, zoning, food/childcare/pools/spa certifications, and animal control
will be provided within the annexation area on the effective date of the annexation. Complaints of
ordinance or regulation violations within the area will be answered and investigated by existing
personnel within the appropriate department beginning on the effective date of the annexation.
E. The City's building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and all other construction codes will be
enforced within the Annexation Area beginning with the effective date of the annexation.
F. The City's zoning, subdivision, sign, manufactured housing, junk yard and other ordinances shall be
enforced in the Annexation Area beginning on the effective date of the annexation.
G. All inspection services furnished by the City of Fort Worth, but not mentioned above, will be provided
to the Annexation Area beginning on the effective date of the annexation.
3. PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING FULL MUNICIPAL SERVICES WITHIN 2'/2 YEARS
In addition to the services listed above, the City will provide full municipal services to the Annexation Area
commensurate with the levels of services provided in other parts of the City except if differences in
topography, land use, and population density constitute a sufficient basis for providing different levels of
service, no later than two and one-half (2 '/2) years after the effective date of the annexation. If full municipal
services cannot be reasonably provided within the aforementioned time period, the City will propose a
schedule for providing said services within a period of four and one-half (4 '/Z) years after the effective date of
the annexation, and/or upon commencement of development of a subdivision within this property, whichever
occurs later.
"Full municipal services" are services provided by the annexing municipality within its full-purpose boundaries
excluding gas or electrical service. The City shall provide the services by any of the methods by which it
extends the services to any other area of the City.
4. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
The developer will initiate acquisition or construction of capital improvements necessary for providing full
municipal services adequate to serve the Annexation Area. Any such construction shall be substantially
completed within two and one-half (2-'/2) years after the effective date of the annexation. If capital
improvements necessary for providing full municipal services for the Annexation Area cannot be reasonably
constructed within the aforementioned time period, the City will propose a schedule for providing said
services within a period of four and one-half (4--'/z) years, and/or upon commencement of development of a
subdivision within this property, whichever occurs later.
Acquisition or construction shall be accomplished by purchase, lease, or other contract. Any such
construction shall be accomplished in a continuous process and shall be completed as soon as reasonably
possible, consistent with generally accepted local engineering and architectural standards and practices.
A. Police Protection. No capital improvements are necessary at this time to provide police protection to
the Annexation Area. Need for construction of new facilities will be assessed periodically based on
population growth, predicted growth and call volume.
B. Fire Protection. Currently, Fire Station 41 has a 5.7 minute response time to the Annexation Area.
Need for construction of new facilities will be assessed periodically based on population growth,
predicted growth and call volume.
C. Solid Waste Collection. No capital improvements are necessary at this time to provide solid waste
collection services to the Annexation Area.
D. Water and Wastewater. As development and construction of subdivisions commence within this
property, the property owner in accordance with provisions of the City's Subdivision Ordinance and
other applicable policies, ordinances, and regulations will extend water and sewer mains. City
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participation in the costs of these extensions shall be in accordance with applicable City policies,
ordinances, and regulations. Such extensions, by the developer, will commence within two and one-
half (2-1/2) years from the effective date of the annexation ordinance.
Following is a summary of the Water and Wastewater Installation Policy as set out in Section III of
the City's Policy for the "Installation Policy of Community Facilities".
The developer shall cause to be constructed all water and wastewater facilities required to
provide service to the development, subdivision, or lot/tract. The developer shall be
responsible for 100% of the cost for water and wastewater facilities designed to provide
service to the proposed development. If larger facilities are required based on
comprehensive study, the additional incremental cost shall be borne by the City.
Connection to existing City water mains for domestic water service to serve residential,
commercial, and industrial uses within the Annexation Area will be provided in accordance
with existing City ordinances and policies. Upon connection to existing mains, water will be
provided at rates established by City ordinances for such service at the normal rates
charged throughout the City.
Connections to existing City sanitary sewer mains for sanitary sewage service in the
Annexation Area will be provided in accordance with existing City ordinances and policies.
Upon connection, to existing sanitary sewer mains, sanitary sewage service will be provided
at rates established by City ordinances for such service at the normal rates charged
throughout the City.
E. Roads. No capital improvements are necessary at this time to provide roadway services. Future
capital improvements at an estimated cost of $650,000 are required for the future construction of FM
156 across this annexation area.
F. Storm Water Utility. No capital improvements are necessary at this time to provide drainage
services.
G. Street Li hq ting. It is anticipated that new subdivisions in the Annexation Area will install street
lighting in accordance with the City's standard policies and procedures. In other cases, the City will
consider installation of additional street lighting in the Annexation Area upon request, with priority
given to street lighting for traffic safety. Provision of street lighting will be in accordance with the
City's street lighting policies, and those of the providing utility.
H. Parks, Playgrounds and Swimming Pools. Capital improvements such as parkland acquisition and
development of facilities will be dictated by future land use of the area, goals established by the
Park, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan and appropriation of resources. Should additional
residential development occur, parkland dedication, neighborhood park development and
neighborhood park infrastructure or payment in lieu thereof will be required in accordance with the
Park Policy of the Subdivision Ordinance.
Other Publicly Owned Facilities, Building or Services: Additional Services. In general, other City
functions and services, and the additional services described above can be provided for the
Annexation Area by using existing capital improvements. Additional capital improvements are not
necessary to provide City services.
5. IMPACT FEES
Notwithstanding any other provision of this service plan, a landowner within the Annexation Area will not be
required to fund capital improvements necessary to provide municipal services in a manner inconsistent with
Chapter 395 of the focal Government Code governing impact fees, unless otherwise agreed to by the
landowner.
Cpl ®f ~®rt ~I/®h, 1"exas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 2/19/2008 -Ord. # 17995-02-2008
DATE: Tuesday, February 19, 2008
LOG NAME: 06HILLWOOD
REFERENCE NO.: PZ-2774
SUBJECT:
Accept the Release of Property from the Haslet ETJ, and Institute and Adopt an Ordinance for the
Owner-Initiated Annexation of the Approximately 2.1 Acres of Land in Tarrant County, Located
South of Intermodal Parkway and West of FM 156 (AX-08-001 Hillwood)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council accept the release of this property from the Haslet ETJ and institute
and consider the adoption of an ordinance annexing the approximately 2.1 acres south of Intermodal
Parkway and west of FM 156, in Tarrant County, Texas.
DISCUSSION:
Jacobs Carter Burgess, representing AIL Investment LP, submitted an owner-initiated application for the full
purpose annexation of the above referenced property into the City of Fort Worth. The site is less than one-
half mile in width, is contiguous to the City of Fort Worth, and is vacant and without residents; therefore, this
request meets the criteria defined in Local Government Code Section 43.028, which does not require public
hearings. The adoption of the attached ordinance completes the annexation process.
The subject property is located south of Intermodal Parkway and west of FM 156, near the Denton County
line. Haslet's City Council released the site from the Haslet extraterritorial jurisdiction on February 18,
2008. The northern boundary of this property is contiguous with the City of Fort Worth. The land is currently
vacant, and an industrial use is planned for the property.
If annexed, this property will become a part of COUNCIL DISTRICT 2.
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION:
The Finance Director certifies that funds are available in the current operating budget, as appropriated in
the various City departments of the General Fund.
TO Fund/Account/Centers FROM Fund/AccountlCenters
Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Fernando Costa (Acting) (8042)
Originating Department Head: Susan Alanis (8180)
Additional Information Contact: Allison Gray (8030)
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