AGENDA CAPTION:
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Receive a presentation from Staff and project consultants, MIG, and hold an Information Meeting and discussion as required for Comprehensive Plan Map Amendments, on the Vision SMTX Comprehensive Plan Rewrite and Downtown Area Plan.
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Meeting date: February 14, 2023
Department: Planning and Development Services Department
Amount & Source of Funding
Funds Required: n/a
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Funds Available: n/a
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Fiscal Note:
Prior Council Action: n/a
City Council Strategic Initiative:
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Comprehensive Plan Element (s): [Please select the Plan element(s) and Goal # from dropdown menu below]
? 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 San Marcos - A River Runs Through Us
Background Information:
The City Council provided direction to rewrite the City's current comprehensive plan, Vision San Marcos, originally adopted in 2013. The Vision SMTX Comprehensive Plan kicked off in 2020 and is a vision and policy document intended to guide the growth and evolution of the City for the next 20-30 years. The Draft Plan includes the community's vision for topics such as housing, transportation, arts and culture, land use, economic development, parks, community character, and preferred growth and the types of places created for our community.
As part of the Vision SMTX Comprehensive Plan, City Council provided direction to create a Downtown Area Plan to take a closer look at the future of downtown within the larger citywide Comprehensive Plan. San Marcos' existing Downtown Master Plan, adopted in 2008, is nearing 15 years old. The Downtown Area Plan process began in May of 2022 and the Draft Plan establishes an updated vision and recommendations for topics s...
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