SUBJECT
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Public Hearing and Introductory Ordinance concerning a voluntary annexation request by Alejandro Ramos, on behalf of North Laredo Industrial Park, Ltd., altering and extending the boundary limits of City of Laredo to annex approximately 275.67 acres of land, more or less, located west of IH-35, north of Beltway Parkway, and south of Reuthinger Parkway; providing for the effective date of the ordinance; authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract adopting a service plan for the annexed territory; and establishing the initial zoning of M-1 (Light Manufacturing District) for approximately 275.67 acres of land, more or less, as described by metes and bounds in the attached Exhibit “A.”
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the annexation and initial zoning of M-1 (Light Manufacturing District).
Staff supports the annexation and initial zoning of M-1 (Light Manufacturing District).
AN-005-2025
District VII - Cm. Vanessa Perez
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Pursuant to Ordinance 2020-O-130, there are two (2) annexation cycles per year.
BACKGROUND
Texas Local Government Code Section 43.0673 requires a public hearing before City Council. The public hearing was held on January 20, 2026. The petition for annexation was presented before the Planning and Zoning Commission on November 6, 2025 for a recommendation. The petition will subsequently go before City Council for final reading of the ordinance on March 16, 2026.
Tract 5 is as follows:
Voluntary Annexation:
Tract 5 - 275.67 acres of land, more or less, located at west of IH-35, north of Beltway Parkway, and south of Reuthinger Parkway.
Petitioner: Alejandro Ramos, on behalf of North Laredo Industrial Park, Ltd.
Council District: District VII - Cm. Vanessa Perez
Proposed Use: M-1 (Light Manufacturing District)
Site: The site is vacant and undeveloped.
Surrounding Land Uses: To the north and west, the area is vacant and undeveloped. To the east, is the Hachar-Reuthinger Roadway, which is currently under construction, with adjacent industrial uses and vacant land. To the southwest, the area is also vacant and undeveloped.
Comprehensive Plan: The Future Land Use Map identifies this tract as Light Industrial.
https://www.openlaredo.com/planning/2017_Comprehensive_Plan-Viva_Laredo.pdf#page=39
Transportation Plan: The Future Transportation Plan identifies the future Hachar-Reuthinger Parkway as expressway.
https://www.cityoflaredo.com/home/showpublisheddocument/21421/638941324987500000
Letters sent to surrounding property owners: (9) In Favor: (0) Opposed: (0)
STAFF COMMENTS:
Property owners have 180 days following the effective date of an annexation to request a zone change without a fee charged.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the proposed annexation and zoning designation on November 6, 2025 and, in a 6 to 0 vote, recommended approval of the annexation and initial zoning of M-1 (Light Manufacturing District).
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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Staff supports the proposed annexation.
Staff supports the initial zoning of M-1 (Light Manufacturing District). The Future Land Use Map designates this area as Light Industrial, and the proposed M-1 zoning is compatible with the surrounding industrial pattern and consistent with the Comprehensive Plan’s projected land use pattern for this corridor.
IMPACT ANALYSIS
M-1 (Light Manufacturing District):
The purpose of the M-1 Light Manufacturing District is to encourage the development of manufacturing and wholesale business establishments, which are clean quiet, and free of hazardous or objectionable elements, such as noise, odor, dust, smoke or glare. Research activities are encouraged. This district is further designed to act as a transitional use between industrial uses and other less intense and residential uses.
Is this change contrary to the established land pattern?
No. The surrounding land pattern is largely vacant and undeveloped, with the exception of industrial uses to the east and AG zoning to the south.
Would this change create an isolated zoning district unrelated to surrounding districts?
No. The subject tract is adjacent to existing M-1 zoning to the east and AG zoning to the south, and vacant, undeveloped to the west and north.
Will this change adversely influence living condition in the neighborhood?
No. There are no residential neighborhoods in the area.
Are there substantial reasons why the property cannot be used in accordance with existing zoning?
N/A
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