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File #: Ord. 2025-01(b)    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 1/8/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 1/21/2025 Final action: 1/21/2025
Title: Consider approval of Ordinance 2025-01, on the second of two readings, amending the City's Development Code and associated design manual to, among other things, align terminology with the changes made through Ordinance No. 2023-71 which adopted the "Vision SMTX Comprehensive Plan"; providing a savings clause; providing for the repeal of any conflicting provisions; and declaring an effective date.
Attachments: 1. Presentation, 2. Ordinance, 3. Code Markup
AGENDA CAPTION:
Title
Consider approval of Ordinance 2025-01, on the second of two readings, amending the City's Development Code and associated design manual to, among other things, align terminology with the changes made through Ordinance No. 2023-71 which adopted the "Vision SMTX Comprehensive Plan"; providing a savings clause; providing for the repeal of any conflicting provisions; and declaring an effective date.
Body
Meeting date: January 21, 2025

Department: Planning & Development Services

Amount & Source of Funding
Funds Required: n/a
Account Number: n/a
Funds Available: n/a
Account Name: n/a

Fiscal Note:
Prior Council Action: On October 15, 2024, City Council approved Vision SMTX, the City's Comprehensive Plan. City Council provided initial authorization for these amendments at their regular meeting on November 19, 2024. On January 7, 2025 City Council unanimously approved Ord. 2025-01 on first reading.

City Council Strategic Initiative: n/a

Comprehensive Plan Element (s):
? Economic Development - Choose an item.
? Environment & Resource Protection - Choose an item.
? Land Use - Choose an item.
? Neighborhoods & Housing - Choose an item.
? Parks, Public Spaces & Facilities - Choose an item.
? Transportation - Choose an item.
? Core Services
? Not Applicable

Master Plan:
Vision SMTX Comprehensive Plan

Background Information:
On October 15, 2024, City Council approved Vision SMTX, the City's Comprehensive Plan. This action immediately created conflicts in terminology within the Development Code. At the November 19, 2024, City Council Meeting, Council provided authorization for staff to begin the code amendment process to update terminology in the Development Code to align with the Comprehensive Plan.

Terminology changes include, for example: changing "Vision San Marcos: A River Runs Through Us" to "Vision SMTX," updating the adoption date of the Comprehensive Plan, and updating references to the preferred scenario map and place types t...

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