CURRENT DEVELOPED LAND Figure 2.15 shows the land areas within the City limits and ETJ, that are developed, undeveloped, and have the potential for future development. A green dot was placed in the center of the parcel and does not represent the entire land area. The white spaces represent areas that are undeveloped or have the potential for future development.
On September 24, 1894, Witold von Zychlinski filed the original plat of "Pear-Land" at the Brazoria County courthouse, which included 520 acres bounded by the current Orange Street, Walnut Street, Galveston Street, and Austin Street. Figure 2.14 shows the areas of Pearland that were annexed into the City limits from the 1960s through today. The ETJ was established with the intent of providing opportunities for feasible, realistic, and timely balancing of service extensions with incorporation, ensuring that Pearland does not inadvertently cause its taxpaying residents to subsidize the costs of serving those outside Pearland’s City limits. On May 24, 2019, Texas House Bill 347 became effective and changed municipal annexation. The bill requires landowner or voter approval of most annexations by any city in Texas. Since the law changed, Pearland has only annexed approximately 104 acres in two voluntary annexations, highlighted in green in Figure 2.14. The annexations have implications on land use patterns in the City. It will change a focus to infill and redevelopment. Figure 2.14 shows the pattern of annexations from the 1960s to present day.
FIGURE 2.15: DEVELOPED AREAS
FIGURE 2.14: HISTORICAL ANNEXATIONS
Developed: the current structures are not likely to change within a 50- to 100-year timeframe Potential for Development: the existing structures are not consistent with the anticipated future land use pattern Undeveloped: zero or few permanent structures on a parcel of land
The following table summarizes the areas within the City limit boundary and the ETJ in terms of development status. 77.4% of the areas are currently developed and
PERCENT OF TOTAL
TOTAL PERCENT
CITY LIMIT ETJ
This map shows the areas of annexation, ranging from 1959 to today. The lightest to darkest green color spectrum reflects the oldest to the most recent annexations. The City’s current drainage master plan has identified acreages required for new detention ponds, which will reduce the areas with potential for development. Refer to Chapter 4: Land Use for further discussion on Infrastructure.
DEVELOPED
76.4% 79.7% 77.4% 8% 12.6% 9.4%
POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT UNDEVELOPED GRAND TOTAL
22.6% have potential for future development or redevelopment. As available land continues to be developed, smart land-use decisions are necessary for the continued success of Pearland and residents.
15.6% 7.7% 13.2% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
PEARLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2040
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