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Council reduces the extraterritorial jurisdiction from five miles to one mile (Ordinance No. 8117), 5-0
The council passed on first reading, 5-0, an ordinance "reducing the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of the City of Amarillo pursuant to state law," from a five-mile distance to one mile from the city limits, presented by Interim City Manager Andrew Freeman. It adopted Ordinance No. 8117 on second reading on the February 27, 2024 consent agenda, 5-0. Staff told the Planning and Zoning Commission on March 4 that the ordinance had passed, and on April 1 that the reduction would not take effect until August.[1][2][3][4]
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Ordinance No. 8117 was described in the council minutes as "an ordinance reducing the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of the City of Amarillo pursuant to state law" that "will reduce the ETJ from a 5-mile distance down to a 1-mile distance from its corporate boundaries." It passed on first reading February 13, 2024, 5-0 (motion by Don Tipps, second by Tom Scherlen), and on second reading on the February 27, 2024 consent agenda, 5-0. [1][2]
