PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE REGARDING PLEASANT RUN ESTATES PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT, SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN, CITY OF LANCASTER, TEXAS
The City Council of the City of Lancaster, Texas (the “City”) has approved the establishment of a public improvement district under the provisions of Chapter 372 of the Texas Local Government Code (the “Act”). Pursuant to the Act, the City will hold a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, August 26, 2024, at City Council Chambers in the City Hall, 211 N. Henry Street, Lancaster, Texas on the advisability of the improvement, proposed assessment and details related to the proposed establishment of the district and the levy of the assessment.
The general nature of the proposed improvement:
The purpose of the district include the design, acquisition, construction, and maintenance of public improvement
projects authorized by the Act and necessary for the full development of the property, including but not limited to,
public infrastructure, streetscape improvements, landscaping, open space and recreational facilities, public area
improvements and enhancements (including, but not limited to, plantings, hardscape, irrigation, lighting, decorative
walls and fencing, entry monuments and outdoor amenities); all of which shall promote the interests of the City and
confer a special benefit upon the property.
The estimated fiscal year 2024/2025 annual maintenance cost of the improvements is approximately $108,791.00.
The boundaries of the assessment district:
The District is proposed to include that property within the combined boundaries of the final plat located inside the
corporate limits of the City of Lancaster, Dallas County, Texas:
Pleasant Run Estates Phase 1-A, 125 Single Family Lots and 3 common areas, an Addition to the City of Lancaster
according to the map or plat thereof recorded in Volume 99177, Page 2892 of the Map Records of Dallas County,
Texas, and being 30.44 acres of land, in the William Fleming Survey, Abstract No. 466, City of Lancaster, Dallas
County, Texas; and being a part of a called 59.51 acre tract of land conveyed to Pleasant Run/Lancaster, LTD.
Pleasant Run Estates Phase 1-B, Lots 1-13, Block E Lots 33-53, Block F Lots 1-11, Block H Lots 1-23, Block I Lots
1-22, Block J Lots 16-40, Block K 114 Lots & 1 park site common area being 29.068 acres situated in the William
Fleming survey, abstract no. 466 city of Lancaster, Dallas county, Texas
The proposed method of assessment:
Each property assessment is proposed to only include a maintenance component. The maintenance component will
vary from year to year and will be assessed annually. It is proposed that the maintenance component be paid using an
assessment methodology based on the appraised value of the residential lot and all improvements located thereon (as
determined by the central appraisal district). It is further proposed that the 2024/2025 assessment rate for the
maintenance component be fixed at an amount not to exceed $0.2200 per $100 of appraised value.
The proposed apportionment of costs:
All costs are proposed to be assumed by the improvement district with no cost apportioned to the City or County as a
whole.
Additional information regarding the petition and the property that is proposed to be included within the district boundary can be obtained from the City Manager’s office, City of Lancaster,Texas (Please contact Community Relations at 972.218.1300 or via email at communityrelations@lancaster-tx.com). All interested persons are invited to submit written comments or objections to the City prior to or at the time set for the public hearings or to attend the public hearings and express any comments or objections in writing or orally on the advisability of the assessment and service plan, the proposed assessments and the levy of assessments, and/or other details related to the operation of the district for consideration at the public hearing.
This notice of public hearing is given in accordance with the provisions of Section 372.009 and 372.016 of the Act.
