HomeMy WebLinkAbout1-25-2007-01 - Resolution - 01/25/2007
RESOLUTION NO. 1-25-2007-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, APPROVING AN EXCEPTION TO THE CITY'S UTILITY EXTENSION
POLICY TO ALLOW THE EXTENSION OF SEWER UTILITY SERVICES TO
GREAT OAKS ESTATES PHASES lA-8 ON ROCK PRAIRIE ROAD WEST,
WITHIN THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION (ETJ) OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS.
WHEREAS, the City of College Station adopted Resolution Number 02-09-2006-13.04
on February 9, 2006, which states in Part 1 "that water and sewer utility services will not
be available to properties outside the City's corporate limits without a petition for
annexation from said properties meeting the legal requirements of such petitions or areas
not certificated to the City of College Station for that purpose" and further states in Part 3
"That the City Council hereby agrees that it may grant exceptions as it deems necessary
to the best interests of the City of College Station in the following cases: For other
governmental agencies through an interlocal agreement, For the purposes of economic
development, or For health and safety reasons" (such resolution referred to hereinafter as
the "City's Utility Extension Policy"); and
WHEREAS, Indivisa Corporation, developer of Great Oaks Estates, has requested an
exception to the City's Utility Extension Policy for Great Oaks Estates Phases lA-8,
located on Rock Prairie Road West, in the City's ETJ; and
WHEREAS, the City of College Station has a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity
for water and a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for wastewater pending in
certain parts of the City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, including the area in which Great
Oaks Estates is located, in order to facilitate orderly development in that area; and
WHEREAS, under State law a certificated entity has the duty to serve in the area of
convenience and necessity; and
WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of College Station previously approved
exceptions to the City's Utility Extension Policy to provide sewer utility service to
adjacent developments of Las Palomas and Oakland Ridge, based on improving the
health and safety of the residents in the City's ETJ; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS:
PART I:
That the City Council hereby approves an exception to the City's Utility
Extension Policy to make sewer utility services available to Great Oaks
Estates Phases lA-8, on Rock Prairie Road West in College Station,
1---"
RESOLUTION NO. 1-25-2007-01
Page 2
Texas, based on improving the health and safety of the residents in the
City's ETJ.
PART 2:
That the City Council hereby requires that the developer of Great Oaks
Estates extend sewer utility service to Phases lA-8 as provided in the
City's Utility Extension Policy.
PART 3:
That this resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage.
ADOPTED this 25th day of Januarv, 2007.
A~~
Connie Hooks, City Secretary
APPROVED:
~~~At~
Ron Silv yor
APPROVED:
r~d~....1
,.,.,..... ..... .. . ... .....
City Attorney