AGENDA CAPTION:
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Receive a Staff presentation and hold a Public Hearing to receive comments for or against Ordinance 2024-05, annexing into the city approximately 6.26 acres of land, generally located south of the intersection between Rattler Road and East McCarty Lane/FM 110 (Case No. AN-23-11); including procedural provisions; and providing an effective date; and consider approval of Ordinance 2024-05, on the first of two readings.
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Meeting date: February 6, 2024
Department: Planning and Development Services
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Vision San Marcos - A River Runs Through Us
Background Information:
The approx. 6 acre site is located at the intersection of Rattler Rd and McCarty Lane adjacent the City limits. This annexation request is accompanied by two separate zoning change requests for “Heavy Commercial” (ZC-23-27) along E McCarty to allow for the construction of a gas station and “Commercial” (ZC-23-26) along Rattler with smaller scale office/ commercial uses proposed. The site is located within the “East Village” in the 2013 Comprehensive Plan, which is an area envisaged as an “activity node centered around the intersection of Old Bastrop and Hwy 123, East Village will boast a mix of commercial, retail, and service-oriented activity. This area will offer a variety of residential options including single family homes, duplexes, townhomes, and small multifamily projects”. The site is also within the proposed “East Village’/ “Second City Center” in the Draft Comprehensive Plan - details on the ongoing Area Plan (including community outreach results) can be found at <https://storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/3b73f3c890154222842817bcf65ea55e?item=3>. The land to the north of the site on E McCarty was annexed and zoned to Light Industrial in 2022 (Ord 2022-10) and the land to the west of the site was annexed and zoned to Character District-4 (CD-4) in 2023 (Ord 2023-01). An annexation service agreement was approved by Council on December 19th - the City of San Marcos is proposed as the water and wastewater provider, and Bluebonnet co-operative for electric. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the two associated zoning cases on January 23, 2024.
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Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of AN-23-11 as presented.