Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance Enacting a Temporary Cessation on Any New Water or Wastewater Utility Line Connections, Approval or Issuance of Any New Water Meters, or the Creation of Any New Retail Utility Service Accounts for Properties Located Outside the City's Incorporated Limits but Within the City of McKinney's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and/or Certificates of Convenience and Necessity
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
(2A: Balance available resources to accommodate the growth and maintenance needs of the city)
MEETING DATE: June 25, 2024
DEPARTMENT: Development Services
Public Works
City Attorney's Office
CONTACT: Michael Quint, Executive Director of Development Services
Ryan Gillingham, PE, Director of Public Works
Mark Houser, City Attorney
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approved the proposed ordinance.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* Staff is proposing an ordinance that, if approved by the City Council, would enact a temporary cessation which would temporarily halt any new water or wastewater utility line connections, approval or issuance of any new water meters, or the creation of any new retail utility service accounts for properties located outside the city's incorporated limits but within the City of McKinney's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) and/or Certificates of Convenience and Necessity (CCN).
* McKinney's current Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 2018 and it guides development within our city limits as well as our ETJ. The city's Water Distribution System Master Plan ("Water Master Plan") and Wastewater Collection System Master Plan ("Wastewater Master Plan") were developed based on the land use assumptions and anticipated densities prescribed by the Comprehensive Plan. Additionally, the city holds water and wastewater Certificates of Convenience and Necessity ("CCN") which generally align with the limits of our ETJ.
* Recent state legislation has created development conditions in McKinney's ETJ wh...
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