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80 Regular Meeting June 24, 1985 Page 6 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE 1984-88 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 24, 1984 WHICH ADDED A SUBSECTION D TO SECTION IV OF THE MASTER PLAN, TO CHANGE SAID SUBSECTION D TO SUBSECTION C; TO AMEND SUBSECTION 3 OF SAID SUBSECTION C, IMPLEMENTING THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE MASTER PLAN, OF SECTION IV, LAND USE, OF SAID MASTER PLAN BY DELINEATING THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE ZONING COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL AND PRO- VIDING FOR MAP AMENDMENTS BY RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL ONLY AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING; TO DELETE FROM SAID SECTION IV, SUBSECTION C, THE SUMMARY FOLLOWING SAID SUBSECTION C.3; AND DE- CLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Farr moved for adoption of the Ordinance on third and final reading and Mr. Coddington seconded the motion. Mayor Craddock voiced objection to Master Plan amendments being made by Resolu- tion and stated that at the time the Master Plan was adopted, the Council adopted it by Ordinance and not by Resolution. Mayor Craddock stated that the adoption of this Ordinance would change that procedure. Mr. Robbins discussed the history behind the Ordinance. He stated that in September the process by which the Land Use Map or Future Land Use Map (Plan) was to be amended was discussed in detail, and that at that time the Council decided that it would only review those land use amendments that had to do with zoning cases. Mr. Robbins stated that amending the Master Plan by Resolution instead of by Ordinance would not weaken in any manner the Master Plan because the policies of the Master Plan would still be used by the decision-making bodies. Mr. Coddington stated that the proposed Ordinance would speed up the process of land use amendments but voiced concern about enforce- ability and any legal lssues that might arise. Mr. Robbins stated that the proposed Ordinance would simply set a procedure by which amendments can be made to a tool to ensure that the community is physically developed in accordance with the policies of the Master Plan which are graphically displayed in a general sense on the Land Use Map. Mr. Robbins further stated that the proposed Ordinance would not change the thrust of the Plan but would set forth procedures on how to use the Land Use Map in the process of moving the existing use of land, the zoning of the land, and the Land Use Map together into one. He stated that the Land Use Map would be used as a tool in that decision-making process and that nothing would be gained in extending the amend- ment process to another three or four months because it is unlikely that any additional information would be brought to the Council during that extended time period. Mr. Farr stated that a zoning designation alters the Land Use Map but an alteration of the Land Use Map does not alter the zoning designation. Mr. Robbins stated that zoning does not change the Land Use Map and that nothing could change the Land Use Map except by Resolution of the Council, as proposed in the Ordinance. Mr. Farr stated that zoning desig- nations are achieved by Ordinance. The City Manager stated that zoning changes that are not in conformance with the Land Use Map would have to include Land Use amendments along with them. Mr. Farr stated that in that case a person would have to wait for three readings to get the zoning designation and if land use amendments are done by Ordinance also, the zoning designation and land use amendment would be achieved at the same time. The City Manager stated that in those instances, the land use amendment would be attained when the zoning designation is attained. He further stated that in the 1970's plat approval did not even come to the City Council but those decisions were made by the Planning Commission and actually changed the land use element. The City Manager stated that the only thing being changed by the proposed Ordinance, in order to be in compliance with the City Charter, is that the City Council take official action. He further stated