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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED ~-:i-]T'-'](~)i--3~LI ~ I.~L~
January 22, 1997
Ms. Kathleen Roach
City Secretary
City of Coppell
P. O. Box 478
Coppell, TX 75019
Dear Ms. Roach:
Pursuant to Section 395.044(a) of the Local Government Code, the Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport Board (the "Board") hereby requests that copies of all notices of any and
all hearings in which Land Use Assumptions are to be discussed, reviewed, or voted on, be sent
to the Board. It is the Board's understanding (pursuant to Section 395.044(a)) that this request
must be honored by the City of Coppell for two years, after which time another letter must be
sent by the Board to you requesting copies of subsequent similar notices.
The Board further requests that said copies of notices be sent to the following address:
Gary Keane
General Counsel
DFW International Airport Board
P. O. Drawer 619428
DFW Airport, TX 75261-9428
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter, and if you have any questions regarding
this request, please contact Marcia Wise at (972) 574-8916.
Sincerely,._
Marcia Wise
Dallas/Fort Worth International
Airport Board
Legal Department
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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT § 395.0455
governmental entity that paid the impact fee has tion in each count3' in which the political subdMsion
standing to sue for a refund under this section, lies. However. a river authority that is authorized
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg.. ch. 1. ~ 82ink eft. Aug. '2& elsewhere by state law to charge fees that function as
19~9. impact fees ma?' publish the required newspaper no-
[Sections 895.026 to 395.040 reserved roi' expansion] tice only in each count?' in which the sen'ice area lies.
The notice of public hearing may not be in the part of
SUBCHAPTER C. PROCEDURES FOR the paper in which legal notices and classified ads
ADOPTION OF IMPACT FEE appear and ma?' not be smaller than one-quarter page
of a standard-size or tabloid-size newspaper, and the
§ 395.041. Compliance With Procedures Required headline on the notice must be in 18-point or larger
Except as otherwise pm~Sded by this chapter, a t.~e.
political subdMsion must comply with this subchapter (c{ The notice must contain:
to levy an impact fee. (ll a headline to read as follo~:
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg.. eh. 1, § 82(a~, eft. Aug. 28.
1,a~9. "NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ON LAND USE
§ 395.042. Hearing on Land Use Assumptions ASSUMPTIONS RELATING TO POSSIBLE
To impose an impact fee, a political subdivision ADOPTION OF IMPACT FEES'
must adopt an order, ordinance, or resolution estab-
lishing a public hearing date to consider land use (2) the time, date, and location of the hearing;
assumptions aSthin the designated service area that (3) a statement that the purpose of the hearing is
will be used to develop the capital improvements plan. to consider the land use assumptions that v-ill be
Added bv. Acts 1989. 71st Leg., eh. 1, § 82(a), eft. Aug. 28. used to develop a capital improvements plan under
1989. which an impact fee may be imposed;
(4) an easily understandable map of the sera'ice
§ 395.043. Information About Assumptions Avail- area to which the land use assumptions apply; and
able to Public (5) a statement that any member of the public
On or before the date of the first publication of the has the right to appear at the hearing and present
notice of the hearing on land use assumptions, the evidence for or against the land use assumptions.
political subdi~Ssion shall make available to the public Added by Acts 1989. 71st Leg.. eh. 1, § 821a~, eft. Aug. 28,
its land use assumptions, the time period of the pro- 1989.
jections, and a description of the general nature of the
capital improvement facilities that may be proposed. § 395.1)45. Approval of Land Use Assumptions Re-
quired
Added by Acts 1989. 71st Leg., ch. 1. § 82(a). eft. Aug. 28.
1'~89. (a) After the public hearing on the land use as-
sumptions, the political subdivision shall determine
§ 395.044. Notice of Hearing on Land Use As- whether to adopt or reject an ordinance, order, or
sumptions resolution approx5ng the land use assumptions.
(a) Before the 30th day before the date of the (b) The political subdi~'ision, ~Sthin 30 days after
hem~ng on land use assumptions, the political subdi~5- the date of the public hearing, shall approve or disap- ";
sion shall send a notice of the hem'ing by certified mail prove the land use assumptions.
to any person who has given ~aStten notice bv eerti- (e) An ordinance, order, or resolution approx-ing
fled or registered mail to the municipal secretal?' or land use assumptions may not be adopted as an
other designated official of the political subdMsion '
emergency measure.
requesting notice of the hea~qng within two .x'eal~a
preceding the date of adoption of the order, ordinance. Added by Acts 1989. 71st Leg.. ch. 1. § 821a). eft. Aug. '>-8.
or resolution setting the public heal4ng.
~b) The political subdivision shall publish notice of § 395.0455. Systemwide Land Use Assumptions ~:;'
the healSng once a week roi' three consecutive weeks, m) In lieu of adopting land use assumptions fol'
the fil~t notice to appeal' before the 30th day but on each sel~-iee area. a political subdMsion may, except _.?
or after the 60th day before the date set for the fol' storm water, drainage, flood control, and roadway .,~."~, '
hearing, in one or more newspapers of general eircula- facilities, adopt systema-ide land use assumptions. -~:'