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<br />Chapter 2 <br /> <br />Sector Six Today <br /> <br />Land Use <br />Sector Six encompasses approximately 3,780 acres or 5.5 square miles, 31% of the 17.5 <br />square miles in the City of San Marcos. According to the January 1999 survey by the City <br />of San Marcos Planning and Development Services Department, the Sector Six existing <br />land uses by category are: <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />The Built Environment <br /> <br />Land Use Cate20ry <br />Public and Institutional <br />Vacant <br />Right-of-Way <br />Open Space/Floodway <br />Single Family <br />Multifamily <br />Commercial <br />Industrial <br />Mobile Home <br />Duplex <br /> <br />Acrea2e <br />1915.26 <br />568.99 <br />554.30 <br />281.62 <br />126.04 <br />108.95 <br />106.43 <br />56.84 <br />54.17 <br />7.20 <br /> <br />Percenta2e <br />51% <br />15% <br />15% <br />7% <br />3% <br />3% <br />3% <br />2% <br />1% <br />0% <br /> <br />3779.80 <br /> <br />100% <br /> <br />Existing land use categories are defined by how the land is currently being used, and not <br />by its existing zoning or its future land use map designation. The Sector Six Existing <br />Land Use map is presented on the following page. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Public and Institutional <br />The largest percentage of acreage in Sector Six is public and institutional land (51%). <br />The public and institutional land uses include the San Marcos Municipal Airport, San <br />Marcos Advanced Tertiary Wastewater Treatment Plant, LCRA substation, PEC <br />substation, Department of Public Safety, San Marcos Animal Shelter, Greater San Marcos <br />Youth Council, Hays Caldwell Women's Center, Hill Country Ministries Church and <br />School, Hays County Law Enforcement Center, and the Hays County Sheriffs Office of <br />Public Safety. <br /> <br />Vacant <br />Approximately 15% of the acreage in Sector Six is vacant land. The vacant land in Sector <br />Six can be grouped into three areas. The first area of vacant land is northeast of the San <br />Marcos River and south of the San Marcos Advanced Tertiary Wastewater Treatment <br />Plant. The second area, which is mixed with other land uses, is north of the Union Pacific <br />Railroad and west of the Blanco River. Lastly, there is vacant land in the San Marcos <br />Technology Park. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />2-4 <br />