CC Resolution No. 2518RESOLUTION NO. 2518
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
ESTABLISHING A POLICY REGARDING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
AND MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AND/OR
ITS EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown offers various incentives to encourage
developments within the corporate limits of the City and in the extraterritorial jurisdiction ("BTJ") ; and
WHEREAS, these incentives are offered through various financings and may include the
establishment of a municipal utility district ("MUD") or a public improvement district ("PID"); and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish certain minimum thresholds that must be
satisfied before it will entertain establishing or consent to the establishment of a PID or a MUD; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires staff to develop guidelines to implement the policies herein
set forth; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council hereby finds that PIDs and MUDS are effective
development financing tools that may be appropriate in certain circumstances if the thresholds described
in Section 2 are satisfied and if they are located in accordance with the following chart:
Corporate ETJ
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Section 2: That should the territory of a proposed MUD or PID meet the location
requirements specified in Section 1 hereof, the following minimum thresholds must be met in order for
the City Council to establish or consent to the establishment of a PID or a MUD:
Threshold,1
Minimum 100 acres
X
X
Mid- to upper-level homes valued at a minimum $300,000
X
No more than 6 residential units to the acre for overall development
X
Negotiated development agreement for specific planning and
development standards
X
X
Themed development - signage, lighting, landscaping, fencing, and
decorative amenities
X
X
Tree -lined streets and sidewalks
X
X
Tree survey and preservation plan
X
X
Dedicate site/easements for regional utility improvements — if
X
X
applicable
Detention facilities to be perpetually maintained
X
X
Limited Purpose Annexation/Strategic Partnership Agreement
X
X
Section 3: That the City Manager is directed to develop guidelines to implement this
policy.
Section 4: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the
City Council of the City of Baytown. /%
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of t City Council of the City of
Baytown, this the 26`x' day of April, 2018. T
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Dedicate parkland, with HOA providing perpetual maintenance
X
Variable residential lot sizes
X
Trail and sidewalk network along all internal roads and connecting to
X
X
external roads
Buried electrical and communication utilities
X
X
Roadway improvements based on traffic impact analysis
X
X
Maintenance of a tax equivalent rate greater than the City if in the
X
X
ETJ
If in the ETJ, full annexation when 90% of the water, wastewater,
road, recreational and drainage facilities have been built and developer
X
X
reimbursed to the maximum extent allowed
Section 3: That the City Manager is directed to develop guidelines to implement this
policy.
Section 4: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the
City Council of the City of Baytown. /%
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of t City Council of the City of
Baytown, this the 26`x' day of April, 2018. T
H. DONCARLOS,
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