Annexation procedures.

El Paso City Code § 20.06.075

in effect

20.06.075 - Annexation procedures. A. Annexation of property shall follow the procedures stated in Chapter 43 of the Local Government Code. 1. Application. The owner(s) of a tract of land, or the owner's agent if authorized in writing, who desires that the tract be annexed into the corporate limits of the city, shall submit an annexation application, using the application form prescribed by the planning and inspections department to the planning and inspections department. However, if the proposed annexation is a result of an annexation petition granted by city council, no application shall be required, but the petitioners shall submit all other information and documentation required in this subsection. a. The applicant shall also submit along with the application, the following: (1) Legal description of the property. (2) A survey and metes and bounds description of the property, sealed by a registered public surveyor licensed in the State of Texas. (3) A digital copy of a general development plan drawn at a scale of at least 1″ = 50′ showing: (a) The boundaries of the property. (b) Location of existing buildings and structures. (c) General arrangement of existing and proposed land uses, including any zoning proposed, and including but not limited to, parks, schools, public facilities and civic places sites; open space, trails, streets, bikeways, major drainage ways and transit corridors. (d) The proposed density expressed in units per acre and population by land use projected for the next ten years. (e) Layout and relationship of the proposed development to surrounding land uses, including zoning. (f) Other submittal requirements as specified in state law and municipal ordinances or regulations. (4) A certification from a title company authorized to do business in the State of Texas that the applicant is the owner of the property. (5) Application fee as adopted by city council. Annexations as a result of a petition shall also be required to file a processing fee. b. The planning and inspections department shall review the application and determine whether the application is complete. If the application is not complete, the application will be returned to the applicant with a statement of what information is missing. 2. Annexation policy. The completed application shall be reviewed to determine whether the proposed annexation complies with the requirements of the City's annexation policy. If the proposed annexation complies with the annexation policy, then the application shall be processed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 43 of the Local Government Code. If the proposed annexation does not comply the with annexation policy, then the applicant shall be advised of the reasons why and the application process shall end. An applicant may appeal to the city council a determination that an application does not comply with the annexation policy. If an applicant wishes to appeal a determination that the application does not meet the requirements of the annexation policy, then the applicant shall submit to the director of the planning and inspections department a notice of appeal. Upon receipt of notice of appeal and as soon as possible under the circumstances, the director of the planning and inspections department shall place the appeal on the city council agenda. City council shall review the proposed annexation to determine whether it is in compliance with the policy, or if there are extraordinary circumstances which merit that the property be annexed. If city council determines that the property should be annexed, then the director for the planning and inspections department shall continue with processing the application in accordance to state law. 3. Service agreement. Each annexation shall include a service agreement which shall establish the terms and conditions under which the land shall be annexed into the city. The service agreement will include a service plan in accordance with Chapter 43 of the Local Government Code. Once the terms and conditions of the service agreement have been determined, the service agreement shall be forwarded to city council for approval. If approved, the service agreement shall be attached to the ordinance annexing the area. Upon city council approval of the service agreement, city council shall direct the deputy director for the planning and inspections department to prepare an ordinance annexing the area in accordance with Chapter 43 of the Texas Local Government Code. 4. Public hearings. All public hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures of Chapter 43 of the Texas Local Government Code, or any successor statute. The proposed service agreement prepared by the director for the planning and inspections department must be made available for public inspection and explained to the inhabitants of the area at the public hearing. The plan may be amended through negotiation at the hearing, but the provision of any service may not be deleted. 5. Procedures after annexation. If city council approves the annexation ordinance, the director of the planning and inspections department shall prepare for the mayor's signature a letter, including as attachments certified copies of documents showing the change in boundaries of the city in addition to the change in boundaries to the city's ETJ, which shall be sent to the county clerk within thirty days of annexation. 6. The city clerk shall send certified copies of the annexation ordinance to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Sales Tax Division notifying the comptroller of the change in city boundaries. The director of the planning and inspections department shall send certified letters notifying the entities listed here of the change in city boundaries: a. United States Bureau of the Census, Boundary and Annexation Survey. b. Texas Department of Transportation, Planning and Program Division. c. Texas Commission on Fire Protection. d. Texas Department of Insurance. e. El Paso County Tax Assessor. f. El Paso County Commission. g. El Paso Central Appraisal District. h. Any effected school district, as described in Section 43.905, Effect of Annexation on Operation of School District, of the Local Government Code. i. Any other effected public entity, as defined in Section 43.9051, Notification of Public Entities, of the Local Government Code. (Ord. No. 18972, § 1, 9-3-2019)

Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT20ZO_CH20.06ZODIMA_20.06.075ANPRFetched: 10/28/2026