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Public hearing and Introductory Ordinance concerning a voluntary annexation request by David Reuthinger, on behalf of Reuthinger Living Trust, altering and extending the boundary limits of City of Laredo to annex approximately 562.7735 acres of land, more or less, located northwest of FM 1472 and FM 3338 intersection; providing for 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 562.7735 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 does not support the initial zoning of M-1 (Light Manufacturing District) for the entire tract. Instead, staff recommends the initial zoning for M-1 (Light Manufacturing District) for an area approximately 2,200 feet in width along and adjacent to the existing M-1 zoning to the west and B-3 (Community Business District) for the remainder of the tract, as shown in the attached Staff Recommendation Exhibit.
AN-006-2025
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 6 is as follows:
Voluntary Annexation:
Tract 6 - 562.7735 acres of land, more or less, located at northwest of FM 1472 and FM 3338 intersection.
Petitioner: David Reuthinger, on behalf of Reuthinger Living Trust
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 is the colonia of Ranchos Penitas West. To the east, is the FM 3338, and vacant, undeveloped land. To the south and west, are FM 1472, vacant land, and industrial development.
Comprehensive Plan: The Future Land Use Map identifies this tract as Low Density Residential and Parks.
https://www.openlaredo.com/planning/2017_Comprehensive_Plan-Viva_Laredo.pdf#page=39
Transportation Plan: The Future Transportation Plan identifies FM 1472 and FM 3338 as expressways.
https://www.cityoflaredo.com/home/showpublisheddocument/21421/638941324987500000
Letters sent to surrounding property owners: (33) 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 does not support the initial zoning of M-1 (Light Manufacturing District) for the entire tract. Instead, Staff recommends M-1 (Light Manufacturing District) for an area approximately 2,200 feet in width along and adjacent to the existing M-1 (Light Manufacturing District) zoning to the west and B-3 (Community Business District) for the remainder of the tract, as shown in the attached Staff Recommendation Exhibit. This limits the M-1 zoning to the western portions of the site, maintaining continuity with the established industrial area, while preventing industrial uses from expanding further northwest, which the Comprehensive Plan has identified as Low Density Residential, Institutional, and Neighborhood Mixed-Use.
Establishing the B-3 zoning on the remainder of the tract provides the appropriate transition in land use intensity considering the size of the tract, which encompasses approximately 562.7735 acres. In addition, B-3 zoning will allow for commercial services that are currently lacking along the corridor, supporting both the existing employment base and future growth. Overall, the surrounding area to the east remains largely vacant and undeveloped. Establishing M-1 zoning to the western portion of the site and B-3 zoning to the remainder of this 562.7735-acre tract of land as the initial zoning designations will help guide orderly and compatible growth that is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan’s long-range vision for this region.
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.
B-3 (Community Business District):
The purpose of the B-3 District (Community Business District) is to provide for those businesses and services serving a trade area larger than a neighborhood, but smaller than the entire City and located primarily along minor or principal arterial streets, as classified in the Transportation Plan of the City of Laredo. It is intended for this zoning classification to exist primarily abutting minor or principal arterial streets while preserving established residential neighborhoods along such streets.
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 west and the Rancho Penitas Colonia to the north.
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 west, with vacant, undeveloped land to the east, FM 1472 to the south, and the Rancho Penitas Colonia to the 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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