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<br />41 <br /> <br />tI <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />Chapter 2 Development in the ET J - Article 2 Development Agreements <br /> <br />ARTICLE 2: DEVELOPMENT <br />AGREEMENTS <br /> <br />Division 1: Development Agreements <br /> <br />Section 2.2.1.1 <br /> <br />Purpose and Applicability <br /> <br />(a) Purpose. The purpose of a development agreement is to enable development of land <br />in the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction to occur at densities or intensities of use that <br />require public water and wastewater services and that are to be governed by standards <br />applicable to development inside the City limits. The purpose of the agreement also <br />shall be to provide for development outside the City limits that is compatible with <br />development inside the City limits in anticipation of eventual annexation of the land <br />subject to the agreement into the City. <br /> <br />(b) Applicability. A development agreement shall be used where it is likely that the <br />property subject to the agreement will remain in the extraterritorial jurisdiction for a <br />period exceeding five (5) years and the property owner seeks to pursue development <br />prior at urban level residential densities or intensities of use. <br /> <br />Section 2.2.1.2 Policies Applicable to Petitions for Development Agreements <br /> <br />The following policies shall be taken into consideration in deciding a petition for approval of a <br />development agreement: <br /> <br />(a) Development of the property under the proposed agreement and land use plan should <br />implement the policies of the Master Plan; <br /> <br />(b) Extension of public facilities and services to the property under the agreement should <br />not compromise the City's ability to timely provide adequate public facilities to <br />property inside the City or degrade environmental resources; <br /> <br />(c) Water quality impacts arising from the proposed development should be mitigated by <br />measures provided in the development agreement; <br /> <br />(d) The agreement should not further creation or expansion of other utility providers to <br />the City's detriment; <br /> <br />(e) The agreement should authorize application of the City's zoning and development <br />standards to the uses proposed, which otherwise could not be applied to the proposed <br />development; <br /> <br />City of San Marcos, Texas <br /> <br />2-3 <br /> <br />Land Development Code - Final <br />