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File #: 26-291    Version: 1
Type: Planning & Zoning Public Hearing & Introductory Ordinance Status: First Reading
File created: 1/23/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 2/17/2026 Final action:
Title: 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
Attachments: 1. Maps, 2. Survey (Exhibit A), 3. Metes & Bounds (Exhibit A), 4. Closure Calculations Report, 5. Study, 6. Annexation Agreement & Service Plan, 7. Annexation Ordinance

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-...

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