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-4- Then from the San Marcos' extraterritorial jurisdiction west and north along the San Marcos River and all creeks and other tributaries of the San Marcos River, for a distance of one thousand (1000) feet along such tributaries from their confluence or merger with the San Marcos River and (1) within the floodplain of the San Marcos River or a tributary as defined in the Watershed Plan and Environmental Impact statement, USDA, SCS-EIS-WS-(ADM)-78-2(F)-(TX), and on the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FE~) maps for Hays, Guadalupe, and Caldwell Counties in effect on the effective date of the ordinance, ( 2) within one thousand feet of the centerline of the San Marcos River if such land is classified by the Soil Conservation Service Soil Surveys of Hays, Caldwell and Guadalupe Counties, as having a high or severe water erosion hazard, or (3) within two hundred (200) feet of the bank of the San Marcos River, whichever is the larger area, across Interstate 35 to C.M. Allen Parkway, then north along C.M. Allen Parkway to Moon Street, to its intersection with Woods Street, then northeast to its intersection with Sessoms Drive, then north along Ed J.L. Green to a point where Ed J.L. Green intersects with the Eckrant-Rock outcrop Complex soil group, then generally northeast along this soil group's boundary 1000 feet from the centerline of the San Marcos River to its intersection with the beginning point near the intersection of Ed J.L. Green and West Laurel, then southeast along a line to the headwaters of San Marcos River in Spring Lake. See Annex 1 for the map of the SMRC. As land is annexed into the City of San Marcos, and the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction is extended, the boundaries of the SMRC shall be extended automatically without further action by the City Council. 2. The Director of Environment and Engineering shall interpret the boundaries of the San Marcos River Corridor from topographic, hydrologic and biological data based on the above defined boundaries. 3. The City Council shall annually, on or about the anniversary of the effective date of this ordinance, and with the assistance of the Director review the boundaries of the SMRC. The City Council shall consider in this review and in considering revising the boundaries: a. Revised FEMA floodplain maps, b. Water quality monitoring data, and c. The effectiveness of this ordinance's measures which are designed to protect the river.