Pursuant to Section 43.052 of the Texas Local Government Code, the City of Baytown is required to prepare an annexation plan that specifically identifies annexations that may occur beginning on the third anniversary date that the annexation plan is adopted. However, at this time, the City of Baytown plans to annex only those areas that are exempt from inclusion in a municipal annexation plan, which annexations may include:
- areas containing fewer than 100 separate tracts of land on which one or more residential dwellings are located on each tract;
- areas to be annexed by petition of more than 50 percent of the real property owners in the area proposed for annexation or by vote or petition of the qualified voters or real property owners;
- areas which are or were the subject of:
- an industrial district contract or
- a strategic partnership agreement;
- areas located in a colonia;
- areas less than 1,000 feet in width that are annexed pursuant to agreements with adjacent municipalities;
- areas located completely within the boundaries of a closed military installation;
- areas that the municipality determines are necessary to protect the area proposed for annexation or the municipality from:
- imminent destruction of property or injury to persons; or
- a condition or use that constitutes a public or private nuisance as defined by background principles of nuisance and property law of this state; or
- areas that may hereinafter become exempt from inclusion in a municipal annexation plan.