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for aviation-related development. It would be desirable to explore the possibilities of a land exchange or trade. In any case, the constraints placed upon the airport by continued utilization of aircraft apron and flight line facilities could be a factor in the years to c:xxne. ..,~~ AreI!Is M:iaoent to the AiJ;part Texas statutes prohibit county zoning at the present time. Since much of the land adjacent to the San Marcos Municipal Airport is currently outside the city limits of San Marcos or any other incorporated community, there appears to be no viable means to cxmtrol land uses and urban development around the airport. This is a constraint, in that it does not permit the City to fully control airport devel.opDent. The si tuaticm is further complicated by the fact that the airport is located in a different (X)lU'lty than the City of San Marcos and that flight tracks and awroac:h zooes are also located in a different county. 1be OCW1SUltants recognize the multi-jurisdictional nature of the airport area as a nominal constraint; however, it can become a significant factor if a well defined str~tegy for implementation of the airport master plan is not included in the planning effort. A carefully ccordi.nated, well publicized plan that is highly visible to the public will go far in minimizing multi- jurisdictional ocnflicts. PIIJBiaIl QwlU...intta Although no major airport or airfield expansion plans which would require the a.c:x}Ui.sition of additiooal land outside of current property tcurXlaries are visualized, it should be recognized that the airport is not large enough to become a major air carrier/air transportation facility without major land acquisition. '!his does not suggest that arty such plan is under consideration by the consultant. '1!lere are, however, physical oonstraints on all sides of the airport. en the north is State Highway 21, an essential service artery which cannot be easily relocated without making dramatic changes in the charact:er of the envi.ra1s, and without substantial land acquisitions for right-of-way. Alt:OOu9h some development is possible along Highway 21, it would be restricted to those kinds of activities that can be caxlucted in facilities of relatively modest scale . (1) Due to the proxi.mi.ty of State Highway 21 to Runway 04-22, there exists a transitional airspace surface which slopes upward at a ratio of 1 vertically to 7 horizontally. This surface covers much of the available land between Runway 04-22 and Highway 21. 2.2