City, county to form working group to update extraterritorial-jurisdiction ordinance

Staff told the commission they will begin working-group meetings, likely beginning in early October, to update the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) ordinance. The effort will be a joint project between the city and the county planning departments and include external stakeholders such as landowners, surveyors and other interested parties.

The staff member said the working group aims to clarify development standards and coordination across jurisdictions and noted city and county representatives, as well as the mayor and council members, would participate in the process. The update is intended to provide clearer procedures for development in areas the city and county both influence.