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PART III: DEFINITIONS <br />Annexation — The legal process by which a city extends its boundaries. A city may annex property only <br />within its extraterritorial jurisdiction, unless the city owns the area. The city enforces all ordinances, <br />provides services as provided by law, and assesses property taxes and sales taxes. <br />Annexation Plan — A document required by Texas local Government code, Section 43.052, identifying <br />certain kinds of areas that it city intends to annex. <br />• The plan must identify any areas with 100 or more separate lots or tracts of land containing <br />residential dwellings that the city intends to annex, unless more than So percent of the property <br />owners request annexation. <br />• The plan may also identify other areas. <br />• Areas that are identified in the plan may only be annexed three years after the plan is adopted. <br />Annexation Policy—A set of guidelines to assist in making annexation and disannexation decisions. <br />Annexation Program — A regularly updated document identifying areas that the city wishes to consider <br />for initiation of annexation during the succeeding five-year period. The annexation program expresses <br />the city's intent to consider specific areas for annexation, but Is not legally binding. Inclusion of an area <br />In the program does not obligate the city to annex that area, nor does exclusion of an area from the <br />program prevent the city from annexing the area. <br />Disannexation — The legal process by which a city removes an area from its boundaries. <br />Enclave — An area within the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction that Is surrounded, or very nearly <br />surrounded, by the corporate limits of the City of Paris and/or the corporate limits or extra -territorial <br />jurisdiction of other municipalities. <br />Extraordinary Economic Development Project — A commercial or industrial project that is eligible for <br />property tax abatement under the city's tax abatement policy. <br />Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) — Unincorporated area extending generally two miles from the city limit, <br />excluding other incorporated municipalities and their ETJs, in which the city has the authority to annex <br />property. <br />Full Municipal Services — Services provided by an annexing municipality within its full -purpose <br />boundaries, including water and wastewater services and excluding gas or electrical service. The City of <br />Paris provides the following services, including but not limited to: fire and police protection; emergency <br />medical services, access to water and wastewater services unless such services are provided by another <br />utility; solid waste collection; operation and maintenance of parks, publicly -owned facilities, and streets; <br />library services; drainage and storm sewer maintenance; enforcement of environmental health, zoning <br />and subdivision ordinances; enforcement of building and construction codes; and inspection services. <br />Growth Center — An area that contains, or has the capacity to contain, compact, higher intensity urban <br />land uses, as designated by the city council in the city's comprehensive plan. There are two types of <br />growth centers: <br />Lt, <br />