PRESENTER: Presenter
Christopher J. Looney, AICP, Planning Director
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SUBJECT: Title
Approval of the first reading of an ordinance, in accordance with adopted agreements with the property owner, to annex for limited purposes Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Block 1, Mayfair - North Ransom Commercial Subdivision, consisting of approximately 25 acres.
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DEPARTMENT: Neighborhood and Community Planning
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: District 4
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Petitioner: Comal County Water Improvement District No. 3 (Mayfair)
c/o Allen Boone Humphries
Attn: Ryan Harper
919 Congress Ave., Suite 1500
Austin, TX 78701
Owner: Southstar at Mayfair Developer, LLC
Thad Rutherford, President/CEO
1118 Vintage Way
New Braunfels, TX 78132
Staff Contact: Matt Greene
(830) 221-4053 | mgreene@newbraunfels.gov
As part of the Mayfair Development Agreement adopted in 2022, the City of New Braunfels and Comal County Water Improvement District No. 3 negotiated a Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) for limited purpose annexation of certain properties within Mayfair. Under the Agreement, once properties designated for commercial or “mixed commercial and residential” development (per the Sector Plan) are platted they shall be annexed into the City for the limited purpose of sales tax collection. The City will not collect property taxes in these areas and will provide only limited municipal services as specified in Article VI of the SPA. Residents of areas annexed for limited purposes may vote in elections for City Council and City Charter amendments but may not vote in bond elections.
ISSUE:
Per the SPA, limited purpose annexations must take place within 180 days after a plat for such property is recorded. The Mayfair - North Ransom Commercial Subdivision plat establishing Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Block 1, (attached) was recorded with Comal County on October 16, 2025. Final action on the limited purpose annexation of Lot 1 (second reading) must occur before April 14, 2026.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REFERENCE:
Regional Planning: Annexation
• Balance resources in an equitable manner that does not lead to disinvestment in existing New Braunfels.
• Ensure annexation supports the community’s desired form, design and pattern.
• Assure the long-term fiscal health of New Braunfels and that policy decisions do not create an undue fiscal burden on the City or others.
Future Land Use Plan: The subject property is located within the Oak Creek Sub Area, along a Transitional Mixed-Use Corridor and near a future Market Center.
STRATEGIC PLAN REFERENCE:
☐Economic Mobility ☐Enhanced Connectivity ☐Community Identity
☒Organizational Excellence ☐Community Well-Being ☐N/A
• Objective: Considering statutory and market-based factors, continue to diversify revenue streams to support long-term fiscal sustainability of the organization.
FISCAL IMPACT:
In accordance with the negotiated and adopted SPA, limited purpose annexation of the subject tract is required and will allow the city to share in sales tax collection in order to provide the requisite limited scope of corresponding municipal services.
Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval
Resource Links:
• Mayfair Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA): newbraunfels.gov/DocumentCenter/View/26106/Mayfair-Partnership-Agreement?bidId= <https://newbraunfels.gov/DocumentCenter/View/26106/Mayfair-Partnership-Agreement?bidId=>