CC Resolution No. 2035 - Creating Neighborhood Empowerment Zone RESOLUTION NO. 2035
A RESOLUTION OF THE HE CITY COUNCIL OF 'I HE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, CREATING A NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE;
MAKING APPROPRIATE FINDINGS RELATED THERETO; EXERCISING
MUNICIPAL POWERS TO WAIVE CERTAIN FEES WITHIN THE ZONE;
AND PROVIDING FOR'THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, desires to create the proper
economic environment to induce the investment of private resources for the creation of single-
family affordable housing within the City; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of a neighborhood empowerment zone is an economic
development tool which the City Council believes will be effective in creating such economic
environment; and
WHEREAS, this economic development tool vests the City with various development
powers in the area which is designated as a neighborhood empowerment zone, including the
waiver of building permit fees, tapping fees, and impact fees; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby determines that the creation of a neighborhood
empowerment zone covering part of the City of Baytown will promote the creation of affordable
housing, including manufactured housing, in the zone; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby finds that the neighborhood
empowerment zone to be created herein satisfies the requirements of Section 312.202 of the
Texas Tax Code, in that the zone area described hereinbelow in its present condition and use:
1. retards the provision of housing accommodations; and
2. is a menace to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare because of the
presence of faulty size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness of lots; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown lastly finds that creation of the
neighborhood empowerment zone benefits and is for the public purpose of increasing the public
health, safety and welfare of persons in the City; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED I3Y THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That all matters and facts set forth in the recitals above are found to be true;
and are adopted as the findings of the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas. All required
findings pursuant to Chapter 378 of the Texas local Government Code necessary to establish the
neighborhood empowerment zone created herein are hereby declared to have been made and adopted
as findings of the City Council of the City of'Baytown.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown. Texas, hereby creates a
neighborhood empowerment zone consisting of that area more particularly described in Exhibit
"A," which is attached hereto and incorporated herein for all intents and purposes.
Section 3: That the City Council authorizes the exercise of the following municipal
Opk powers within the neighborhood empowerment zone created in Section 2 hereof for a qualified
single-family new development project:
i waiver of any and all building permit fees;
waiver of any and all water and sewer tapping fees; and
➢ waiver of impact fees.
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 to of the City Council of the
City of Baytown this the 141n day of January, 2010.
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JA EST:
LETICIA A ~}tIC'i4e -
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ACIO RAMIREZ, SRVity Attorney
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