Voters in Schertz’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, or ETJ, overwhelmingly chose to have the city enforce land use regulations over full annexation.

What happened

On Nov. 4, voters decided on Proposition A, which determined if certain areas in the ETJ within 5 miles of Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph would be annexed into the city or subject to land use regulations. Only voters within that area could vote on the proposition.

A total of 109 of 114 voters in the ETJ, or 95.61%, voted for the option to enforce the regulations. The remaining five voters chose full-purpose annexation by the city. The election was conducted only in Bexar County.

Some context


According to previous reporting by Community Impact, the election was ordered after previous Schertz council discussions brought up concerns that actions in the ETJ could interfere with JBSA-Randolph operations.

Previous agenda documents state that land use regulations include limits on structural height, crane usage over a certain height and lighting restrictions.