AGENDA CAPTION:
Title
Consider approval of Ordinance 2020-02, on the second of two readings, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City by rezoning approximately 29.4 acres out of the Cyrus Wickson Survey, Abstract No. 474, Hays County, generally located in the 3200 block of South Old Bastrop Highway, from "FD" Future Development District to "CD-3" Character District 3; and including procedural provisions.
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Meeting date: January 21, 2020
Department: Planning and 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: Public Hearing and approval on 1st reading on January 7, 2020.
City Council Strategic Initiative:
N/A
Comprehensive Plan Element (s):
? Economic Development - Choose an item.
? Environment & Resource Protection - Choose an item.
? Land Use - Direct Growth, Compatible with Surrounding Uses
? Neighborhoods & Housing - Diversified housing options to serve citizens with varying needs and interests
? Parks, Public Spaces & Facilities - Choose an item.
? Transportation - Choose an item.
? Not Applicable
Master Plan:
Vision San Marcos - A River Runs Through Us
Background Information:
The subject property is currently located outside the City Limits in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ). The property is currently vacant and is diagonally opposite from the San Marcos High School and adjacent to vacant and residential uses. The adjacent 18-lot residential subdivision to the north includes a public roadway known as Cerro Vista Drive. This roadway extends slightly onto the subject property to provide a turn-around cul-de-sac for the subdivision and may have been extended to serve a future phase of the neighborhood.
The purpose of this zoning change is to allow the development of residential lots allowed within CD-3 zoning. The applicant is also requesting a rezoning to CD-5 for six acres abutting the subject property. This re...
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