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SUBJECT
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Public Hearing and Introductory Ordinance concerning a voluntary annexation request by Gary Jacobs, on behalf of Las Islitas Farms, LLC, altering and extending the boundary limits of the City of Laredo to annex approximately 42.47-acres, more or less, tract of land located east of FM 1472 and north of the Max A. Mandel Municipal Golf Course; 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 R-1B (Single-Family High-Density 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 R-1B (Single Family High-Density District). Staff supports the proposed annexation and initial zoning of R-1B (Single Family High-Density District).
AN-010-2026
District VII – 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 was held for the proposed annexation on October 19, 2026. The petition will subsequently go before the City Council for final reading of the ordinance on December 7, 2026.
PROPERTY INFORMATION:
Annexation Type: Voluntary Annexation
Petitioner: Gary Jacobs, on behalf of Las Islitas Farms, LLC
Tract: Approximately 42.47-acres, more or less
Location: East of FM 1472 and north of the Max A. Mandel Municipal Golf Course
Site: The site is currently vacant and undeveloped
Council District: District VII – Cm. Vanessa Perez
Proposed Use: R-1B (Single-Family High-Density District)
SURROUNDING LAND USES:
To the north is vacant and undeveloped land. To the east is FM 1472 and vacant and undeveloped land. To the south is the Max A. Mandel Municipal Golf Course. To the west is vacant and undeveloped land.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Future Land Use Map identifies...
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