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66 ORDINANCE 1984-70 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, DECLARING A BUILDING MORATORIUM FOR MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS IN PLANNING UNITS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 52, 53, 18 AND 32; LIMITING THE NUMBER OF L.U.E.'S ISSUED FROM REMAINING SEWERAGE TREATMENT CAPACITY; REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH THE MASTER PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT; ESTABLISHING A CITIZEN COMMITTEE TO ADVISE COUNCIL ON PROBLEM SOLU- TIONS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Marcos has received a detailed report from its City Manager con- cerning problems with public improvements throughout the City; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Marcos has accepted the City Manager's report and attached it to this Ordinance for all intents and purposes; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Marcos has determined that serious problems with inadequate pub- lic improvements and facilities exist within the City limits of the City of San Marcos as outlined in the City Manager's report; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That from the effective date of this Ordi- nance and until further action by the City Council, no building permits for other than single-family residential construction be issued in planning units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 52, 53, 18 and 32 as they are designated in the City's ""Master Plan, except that any rehabilitation, remodelling, or construction buildouts under existing building shells shall be permitted in each of the planning units designated above. SECTION 2. That from the remaining sewerage treatment capacity now available to the City, no more than 5 L.U.E. 's may be issued per building permit and per builder, developer, partnership, construction company, any similar entity or anyone working in consort with such an entity until such time as all available existing sewerage capacity is allo- cated. All requests for more than 5 L.U.E.'s as noted above shall be satisfied from new capacity to be derived from a package sewerage treatment plant to be built at some future date after the City has received letters of credit from interested parties sufficient to cover the cost of such a package plant. SECTION 3. That from and after the effective date hereof, no building permits or site development permits be issued for any type of construction on any parcel of land within the City of San Marcos that is zoned for a use not in compliance with the land use element of the Master Plan of the City of San Marcos, Ordinance 1983- 22, which was passed, approved and adopted on May 9, 1983. SECTION 4. Tha t a nine-member citizen a,dvisory conmittee is hereby established of a compositiOÏì to be de- termined by Council to advise Council on solutions to problems discussed in the City Manager's report which is attached hereto and made a part hereof for all in- tents and purposes. Said citizen advisory committee shall serve at the pleasure and direction of Council until it is dissolved by action of the Council.