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<br /> Chapter 4 - San Marcos Tomorrow Annexation Review Plan <br /> Recognizing that annexation is essential to the efficient extension of urban services and <br /> the general well-being of cities, Texas annexation law allows home rule cities to annex <br /> territory on a non-consensual basis. The law, however, sets out stringent service <br /> requirements to keep cities fÌom misusing their annexation power. The Local <br /> Government Code requires a city to present a service plan for an area proposed for <br /> annexation. The service pIan must provide for extension of the following city services: <br /> . police and fire protection; <br /> . solid waste collection; <br /> . extension or maintenance of water and wastewater facilities; <br /> . maintenance of streets and street lighting; <br /> . maintenance of parks; and <br /> . maintenance of any other public owned facilities. <br /> The service plan may not propose fewer services or lower levels of service than were in <br /> existence prior to annexation or that are available in other parts of the city with similar <br /> characteristics. <br /> Annexation is critical to the long-term well-being of San Marcos and needs to be carried <br /> out in accordance with established policies and not on an ad hoc basis. As part of San <br /> Marcos Horizons, the planning area is comprised of land within the current city limits and <br /> the extra-territorial jurisdiction. To obtain and protect these areas, San Marcos has <br /> prepared a five-year Annexation Review Plan that will bring some of the ETJ into the city <br /> limits. This will allow implementation of the Future Land Use Plan through the <br /> application ofthe zoning and subdivision ordinances. <br /> Because of the fiscal implications of annexation, the costs of providing municipal <br /> services must to be estimated and weighed against the anticipated revenues of areas <br /> San Marcos Horizons 4-52 <br />