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PART III: DEFINITIONS Annexation — The legal process by which a city extends Its boundaries. A city may annex property only within its extraterritorial jurisdiction, unless the city owns the area. The city eMorces all ordinances, provides services as provided by law, and assesses property tows and sales taxes. Annexation Plan -- A document required by Texas Local Government Code, Section 43.052, identifying certain kinds of areas that a city intends to annex. The plan must identify any areas with IM or more separate lots or tracts of land containing residential dwellings that the city intends to annex, unless more than 5o percent of the property owners request annexation. • The plan may also Idea* other areas. Areas that are identified in the plan may only be annexed three years after the plan is adopted. Annexation Policy —A set of guidelines to assist In making annexation and disennexation decisions. Annexation Program — A regularly updated document identifying areas that the city wishes to consider far initiation of annexation durng the succeeding fi"ar period. The annexation program expresses the city's intent to consider specific areas far annexation, but Is not Legally binding. Inclusion of an area in the program does not obligate the city to annex that area, nor does exclusion of an area from the program prevent the city from annexing the area. Disennexation —The legal process by which a city removes an area from its boundaries. Enclave — An area within the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction that Is surrounded, or very nearly surrounded, by the corporate limits of the City of Paris and/or the corporate limits or extra - territorial jurisdiction of other munkipailties. Extraordinary Economic Development Project — A commercial or Industrial project that Is eligible for property tax abatement under the cos tax abatement policy. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) — Unincorporated area extending generally two miles from the city limit, excluding other Incorporated municipalities and their Ms, In which the city has the authority to annex property. Full Municipal services — Services provided by an annexing municipality within its full- purpose boundaries, including water and wastewater services and excluding gas or electrical service. The pry of Paris provides the following services, including but not limited to: fire and polka protection; emergency medical services; access to water and wastewater services unless such services are provided by another utility, solid waste collection; operation and maintenance of parks, pubik* -owned fadlities, and streets, library services; drainage and storm sewer maintenance; enforcement of environmental health, zoning and subdivision ordbhances; enforcement of building and construction codes; and inspection services. Growth Center — An area that contains, or has the capacity to contain, compact, higher Intensity urban land uses, as designated by the city council in the city's comprehensive plan. There are two types of growth centers: 13