Ord 2018-009/amending the Water and Wastewater impact fees to be charged by the City in connection with new land development under Chapter 86, Article 5, Division 4 of the San Marcos City Code and associated land use assumptions

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2018 Update of the Water and Wastewater Impact Fees for the City of San Marcos 3.0 Land Use Assumptions Tables 1 a and 1 b provides an estimate of the current and future land use patterns of the potential water and wastewater service area with information obtained from the City of San Marcos Systemwide Use Assumptions for the Implementation of Impact Fees report (Appendix A). For the water service area, as indicated, about 10.9%% of the total ETJ area is currently in single-family residential land uses with 21.7% in other uses. It is estimated that 67.5% of the land within the planning area is undeveloped. Table 1a. Current and Projected Land Use - Water Future Current (Including ETJ) Item Acres % Acres Single-Family Residential 6,774 10.9% 8,084 13.0% Multi-Family Residential 1,977 3.2% 2,356 3.8% Mixed Use 1,147 1.8% 1,371 2.2% Commercial 3,481 5.6% 4,156 6.7% Industrial 1,545 2.5% 1,841 3.0% Public/Institutional 5,337 8.6% 6,364 10.2% Undeveloped 42,093 67.5% 38,182 61.2% Total Land Use Acreage 62,354 100.0% 62,354 100.0% Source: City of San Marcos, 2017. The following water use rates were used to project demand based on the land use data above. 360 gals per acre—Residential 650 gals per acre—Non-Residential Over time as the City grows into the planning area, developed land areas will both increase and become a higher percentage of overall land uses. Projected residential land uses are expected to increase to 13.0% of total potential service land area and other land use types are expected to increase to 25.9%of total land use. It is projected that undeveloped land will shrink to 61.2%of the total planning area over the 10-year planning period. For the wastewater service, as indicated, about 6.7% of the total ETJ area is currently in single-family residential land uses with 13.4% in other uses. It is estimated that 79.9% of the land within the planning area is undeveloped. • City of San Marcos 5 January 2018