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Secs. 70.028- 70.050. Reserved. DIVISION 2. POLICY FOR CREATION OF DISTRICTS Sec. 70.051. Adopt Purpose and Intent The policy relating to the political subdivisions created pursuant to article III, section 52, of the state eonst'u or article XVI, section 59, of the state constitution is adopted pursuant to the applicable sections of '.TA, TEXAS WATER CODE and the TEXAS MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION ACT, to be equitably applied to all petitioners for new utility districts within the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction. (a) The purposes of this policy are to: 1. Encourage quality development; 2. Allow the City to enforce reasonable land use and development regulations; 3. Provide for construction of infrastructure consistent with city standards and city_ inspection of such infrastructure; 4. Facilitate cost - effective construction of infrastructure consistent with city standards and city inspection of such infrastructure; 5. Provide notice to residents of the district that the city may annex the district at some future time; 6. Establish guidelines for reasonable conditions to be placed on: a. Issuance of bonds by the district; and b. The city's consent to creation of the district including conditions consistent with the citv's water and sewer bond ordinances regarding creation of districts that might otherwise detrimentally compete with the city's utilityy systems; 7. Establish guidelines for other mutually beneficial agreements by the city and the district; and 8. Provide a procedural framework for responding to a petition seeking the city's consent to the creation of the district. Sec. 70.052. Basie qualifleations Conditions and Criteria for consent to creation of districts. (a) If the city council consents to the creation of, or inclusion of land within a MUD then it should impose the following requirements as conditions of the city's consent and such