If all goes according to plan, Bee Cave will grow its city limits Dec. 13 by nearly 500 acres.

Bee Cave City Council agreed to start proceedings Sept. 27 to annex nearly 500 acres in its extraterritorial jurisdiction, or the area just outside of the city’s borders that currently does not receive city services and whose residents are not obligated to pay city taxes.

The first public hearing on these annexation proposals was expected to be held Nov. 8, and a second hearing is scheduled for Nov. 22. The council will vote to finalize the annexations Dec. 13.

At the meeting, Bee Cave initiated the annexation of approximately:

• 92 acres southeast of the Shops at the Galleria, adjacent to Spanish Oaks Golf Club and the recently approved East Village Condominiums project, owned by Cassandra Interests Ltd.;


• 0.77 acres on a portion of the property located at 12303 W. Hwy. 71, owned by Charlotte and William Barrett doing business as TX Golf Cars Etc; and


• 397 acres, with a portion located in the Balcones Canyonland Preserve, owned by various entities, including nonprofit Nature Conservancy and the Texas Department of Transportation.

How much land can the city of Bee Cave annex annually?

In May 2013, the city of Bee Cave adopted a home rule form of government, allowing it to annex area in its extraterritorial jurisdiction, or ETJ, land located adjacent to the city’s borders that currently does not receive city services and whose residents are not obligated to pay city taxes.

Each calendar year, Bee Cave can annex from within its ETJ an amount equal to 10 percent of the area within its current city limits. Any “unused” acreage from the maximum allowable can be carried over to the next calendar year. As of Sept. 27, Bee Cave could annex up to 523.1 acres by Dec. 31.

Once annexed, the city can zone the properties according to its code provisions.