Council approves first reading of annexation for 10.97-acre Elam Road parcel

City planning staff presented a proposal to annex roughly 10.97 acres on the east side of Elam Road into the city. Staff said the property, bordered on most sides by existing city limits, previously contained a single-family home destroyed by fire and is currently zoned EAC in the unincorporated county; annexation would allow development and the extension of Distribution Drive into the parcel.

The council opened a public hearing and, with no one speaking for or against the annexation, moved to first reading on resolution 26RPSA32 and approved it by roll call. Staff noted sewer would need to be extended from the north to serve the property and that no simultaneous zoning request accompanied the annexation because the county EAC designation would translate to a light industrial classification inside the city.