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10 Regular Meeting September 14, 1987 Page 3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 35, COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE SAN MARCOS CODE OF ORDIN- ANCES BY PROVIDING FOR VARIANCES AND APPEALS, CLARI- FYING BUFFERYARD REQUIREMENTS, ESTABLISHING THE NUMBER OF REQUIRED DEED RESTRICTION COPIES, ESTABLISHING A RECORDING FEE, CLARIFYING THE PDD PROCESS, ADDING APPENDIX C, PLAN REQUIREMENTS, CLARIFYING THE DISCRE- TIONARY BONUS AWARD PROCESS, ESTABLISHING BASE DENSITY, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mayor Younger opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to speak in favor or in opposition to the amendment. No one did, so Mayor Younger closed the public hearing. Mr. Nicola moved to approve the Ordinance on first reading and Mr. Guerra seconded the motion. Mayor Younger asked if the bufferyard provisions could be changed, and Mr. Robbins stated thE~ Ordinance would have to be amend- ed, and Mr. Hankins stated the City would have to go through a process to amend the deed restrictions to make changes. Mayor Younger asked about the requirement that a PDD be wholly inside or outside the City limits. Mr. Robbins stated it caused administrative difficulties if the PDD was not either wholly in or out of the City, and that if the City is to provide water and sewer services, it would be best to an- next the property; and if the property is not contiguous to the City, that the PDD be wholly outside the City. On roll call the following vote was recorded: AYE: Brown, Farr, Guerra, Hernandez, Kissler, Nicola. NAY: Younger. ABSTAIN: None. Mayor Younger introduced for consideration a public hearing and approv- al of an Ordinance on first reading, the caption which was read as fol- lows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 36, SAN MARCOS RIVER CORRIDOR, OF THE SAN MARCOS CODE OF ORDINANCES BY CORRECTING TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, CLARIFYING REZONING AND SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS, INCREASING THE IMPERVIOUS COVER SETBACK, PROVIDING FOR REVIEW OF PLANS BY THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENGINEERING, INCLUDING AUSTIN BASIN GUIDELINES, EXPANDING SAN MARCOS RIVER CORRIDOR BOUNDARIES, CLARIFYING ENGINEERING REQUIRE- MENTS, ESTABLISHING THE SITE PLAN SCALE AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mayor Younger opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to speak to the amendment. Jay Moore referred to Gary McCoig's memo- randum dated October 23, 1986 to the Planning and Zoning Commission increasing the setback requirements to 100 feet and expanding the boundaries of the Ordinance to 2000 feet up the river's tributaries. He stated he does not think all this applies to the San Marcos River. He stated he would like to see the criteria remain the same as is in existence now for open areas where there is dense vegetation. Mr. Farr asked Staff for more information at second and third readings regarding the 35% slopes. Mr. Moore asked what warranted the changes requested in Mr. McCoig's memorandum regarding the increasing to 2,000 feet up tributaries and Mr. Robbins stated the Ordinance is to be re- viewed annually, and the documentation supported the need for the in- crease. No one else wished to speak in favor or in opposition, so Mayor Younger closed the public hearing. Mr. Brown moved to approve