19 & 20 - DISANNEXATION REQUESTS 36TH NE AND FM 79

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• Mixed -Use Growth Centers — A highly urbanized area that has many characteristics of a downtown: a concentration of jobs, housing units, schools, parks, and other public facilities, public transportation hubs, pedestrian activity and a sense of place. This mix of uses supports sustainable development, which seeks to balance access, mobility, affordability, community cohesion, and environmental quality. • Industrial Growth Center — An area consisting primarily of industrial and /or commercial uses, with a high concentration of jobs, mostly industrial in nature. Other related and supporting uses include office space and services. Unlike mixed -use growth centers, residential uses are generally discouraged within industrial growth centers. Infrastructure — Facilities necessary to provide city services, usually referring to physical assets such as streets and utility lines. Long -Term Development — Planned construction of residential, commercial, and /or industrial uses that is anticipated to occur beyond a three -year timeframe. Planning Study — A document prepared by a municipality, pursuant to Section 43.123 of the Texas Local Government Code, prior to annexing an area for limited purposes, which identifies EXHIBIT A projected development; the need for annexation; the impact of annexation on surrounding residents, landowners, and businesses; and the proposed zoning of the area. Protest Petition — A statement expressing opposition to a proposed city- initiated annexation and containing the signatures of property owners representing 50 percent or more of the parcels within the territory to be annexed and 50 percent or more of the land area within that territory. Service Plan — A document adopted by the city council, pursuant to Sections 43.056 and 43.065 of the Texas Local Government Code, describing the schedule for a municipality to provide full municipal services to an area annexed for full purposes. On the effective date of annexation, a municipality must provide: police and fire protection; emergency medical services; solid waste collection; operation and maintenance of water and wastewater facilities in the area that are not within the service area of another water or wastewater facility; and operation and maintenance of roads and streets (including lighting), parks, playgrounds, swimming pools and other publicly -owned facilities, buildings or services if those services are provided by the municipality within its corporate boundaries. A municipality must provide full municipal services, which means all services provided within the city including water and wastewater services, within 2% years after annexation but may extend the deadline to 02 years after annexation for services that cannot reasonably be provided within 2% years. Urban Development — Development requiring water, wastewater, and other municipal services to promote public health, safety and welfare. It may include residential development with a density equal to or greater than one dwelling unit per acre, as well as commercial and industrial development. 14