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ARTICLE XIV <br />ANNEXATION <br />Section 14.01 Annexation by City. <br />a. Except as provided in Subpart b. below, pursuant to this Agreement, the Property shall remain in the <br />ETJ of City and shall be immune from full purpose annexation by City; provided, however, City may <br />annex land within the Municipal Utility District for full purpose during the Term upon the earlier of <br />(a) at least ninety percent (90%) by dollar amount of the total water, sanitary sewer, drainage and <br />road facilities (the "Infrastructure") for which district bonds may be authorized have been <br />constructed, and the Owner has been fully reimbursed by the district for such improvements in <br />accordance with rules of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; or (b) the dissolution of such <br />municipal utility district (other than as a result of annexation by the City). If all or any portion of the <br />Property is annexed, the City shall not prevent Owner from using such Property in a manner <br />consistent with the Concept Plan and otherwise in accordance with the terms hereof. <br />Contemporaneously with the annexation of any land within Cotton Center, City will zone any <br />property within Cotton Center consistently with the land uses set forth on the Concept Plan and this <br />Agreement; however, zoning for any developed property shall also be consistent with the land uses <br />in existence on the date of the annexation insofar as practical. <br />b. Pursuant to the terms of the Consent Agreement, a Strategic Partnership Agreement (as defined in <br />the Consent Agreement) will set forth the timing and procedures for the City's annexation of <br />Industrial and Regional Commercial Land portions of the Property in accordance with Section <br />43.0751 Texas Local Government Code and Section 2.04 of the City Charter. The Strategic <br />Partnership Agreement shall permit the City to impose a sales and use tax on all eligible commercial <br />and retail activities in areas annexed for limited purposes at the same rate it is imposed by the City, <br />and that the City shall pay the Municipal Utility District or Sub -District (as defined in the Consent <br />Agreement) an amount equal to forty percent (40%) of the Sales and Use Tax revenues collected and <br />paid to the City as reflected in sales tax reports provided by the Comptroller to the City and the City <br />will retain the remainder sixty percent (60%). <br />Section 14.02 Consent to Future Annexation. Owner and all subsequent owners of property within Cotton <br />Center voluntarily consent to annexation by the City upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. <br />Notice to all subsequent owners of the property shall be evidenced by the Memorandum of Agreement attached <br />as Exhibit F which will be recorded in the deed records of Caldwell County within 30 days of the bond election <br />of the Municipal Utility District or any subsequent Sub -Districts. Additionally, a note covering the foregoing <br />will be added to all final subdivision plats. <br />Section 14.03 Temporary Housing. Owner may utilize manufactured or forms of temporary housing, trailers <br />or buildings, together with individual septic systems for the municipal utility district creation and confirmation <br />process. Temporary housing may be located upon any site within the Property for such purpose regardless if the <br />land has been subdivided in accordance with the Applicable Requirements. Temporary housing for the <br />municipality utility district and creation and confirmation process placed within the Project shall be limited to <br />five (5) years for each Sub -District. <br />Section 14.04 Directors Lots. The City agrees that any division of land for initial directors necessary for creation <br />of the Municipal Utility District or any Sub -District shall be exempt from platting requirements. <br />