Legislation Details

File #: 26-848    Version: 1
Type: Public Hearing Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/21/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/18/2026 Final action:
Title: Public hearing and discussion of an ordinance concerning a voluntary annexation request by Robert J. Gilpin, altering and extending the boundary limits of the City of Laredo by annexing approximately 150.8236-acres, more or less, tract of land located northwest of Nicolas D. Hachar Road and River Bank Drive; 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 the subject tract, as described by metes and bounds in the attached Exhibit "A." The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the proposed annexation and the initial zoning of M-1 (Light Manufacturing District). Staff supports the proposed annexation and the initial zoning of M-1 (Light Manufacturing District). AN-004-2026 District 7 - 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 (Exhibit B), 7. Annexation Ordinance
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SUBJECT
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Public hearing and discussion of an ordinance concerning a voluntary annexation request by Robert J. Gilpin, altering and extending the boundary limits of the City of Laredo by annexing approximately 150.8236-acres, more or less, tract of land located northwest of Nicolas D. Hachar Road and River Bank Drive; 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 the subject tract, as described by metes and bounds in the attached Exhibit "A."

The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the proposed annexation and the initial zoning of M-1 (Light Manufacturing District). Staff supports the proposed annexation and the initial zoning of M-1 (Light Manufacturing District).

AN-004-2026
District 7 - Cm. Vanessa Perez

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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
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BACKGROUND
Pursuant to Section 43.0673 of the Texas Local Government Code, a public hearing before the City Council is required for the proposed annexation. Following the public hearing scheduled on May 18, 2026, the petition will return to the City Council for the introduction of an annexation ordinance scheduled for June 15, 2026.

PROPERTY INFORMATION:
Annexation Type: Voluntary annexation
Petitioner: Robert J. Gilpin

Tract: Approximately 150.8236 acres, more or less
Location: Northwest of Nicolas D. Hachar road River Bank Drive (Pinnacle Industrial Center)
Site: Vacant and undeveloped
Council District: District 7 - Cm. Vanessa Perez
Proposed Use: M-1 (Light Manufacturing District)

SURROUNDING LAND USES:
To the north and east is the Pinnacle Industrial Center, which includes developed sites and areas under construction. To the south is the El Pico Water Treatment Plant. To the west is vacant and undeveloped land extending toward the Rio Grande River.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Future Land Use Map identif...

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