Ord 2014-015/amending various Sections of the Land Development Code as follows: amending Chapter 1, Article 6 by establishing a two year expiration date for permits approving Public Improvements Construction plans; amending Chapter 1, Article 8 by allowin

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SECTION 3. Chapter 1, Development Procedures, Article 7, Watershed Protection Plans, Section 1.7.1.4, Processing of Application and Decision, subsection (a)(1), is amended to read as follows: (a) Decision by Type of Watershed Protection Plan. An application for approval of a Watershed Protection Plan, Phase 1 and Phase 2, initially shall be decided by the Engineering Director, except where the application is accompanied by any of the following requests, in which case the application shall be construed as an application for a Qualified Watershed Protection Plan, which shall be decided by the Planning and Zoning Commission following a recommendation by the City Engineer: (1) A petition for a variance from water quality and stormwater standards under Section 1.7.1.6; SECTION 4. Chapter 1, Development Procedures, Article 8, Site Preparation Permits, is amended by adding a new Section 1.8.1.8 to read as follows: Section 1.8.1.8 Completion and Acceptance (a) Prior to Occupancy. All improvements required by the Site Preparation Permit must be completed in accordance with applicable regulations and standards prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the last building on the site. If the construction of any improvement is to be deferred until after the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, the property owner shall first provide sufficient security to the City in the form of a cash escrow or other form acceptable to the City to ensure completion of the improvements. This section shall not be construed to authorize the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for a structure that does not comply with the requirements of any building codes adopted under Chapter 14 of the San Marcos City Code, as amended. (b) Prior to Final Acceptance The property owner shall submit to the City an Engineer's Letter of Concurrence certifying that all stormwater detention and water quality management facilities required under the Site Preparation Permit are in conformance with the approved plans and specifications before the City finally accept such facilities. SECTION 5. Chapter 5, Environmental Regulations, Article 1, General Provisions, Section 5.1.1.1, Applicability, Exceptions, Authority and Findings, is amended to read as follows: 5.1.1.1 Applicability, Exceptions, Authority and Findings (a) Applicability. (1) The standards of this Article apply to the development of all land within the City limits and within the City's extraterritorial