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CD <br /> • DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE <br /> m <br /> Plan amendment(s)to the City Council.The Planning benefit of a particular landowner or owners at a particular <br /> and Zoning Commission may recommend approval, point in time; and <br /> approval with conditions,or denial of the application for a <br /> Comprehensive Plan amendment. 6. The proposed amendment will impact: <br /> C. City Council Action. a. Adjacent properties; <br /> 1. Before taking final action on a proposed Comprehensive b. Existing or future land use patterns; <br /> Plan amendment,the City Council shall hold two(2)public c. Existing or planned public services and facilities; <br /> hearings where they may consider the recommendations <br /> of the Planning Commission, Responsible Official and any d. Existing or planned transportation networks or <br /> comments made during the public hearings. greenways; and <br /> 2. The Council may review the application in light of the e. The natural environment, including the quality and <br /> criteria in Section 2.4.2.4. quantity of water and other natural resources, <br /> flooding, and wildlife management. <br /> 3. An application for a Comprehensive Plan amendment is <br /> subject to a super majority vote of the City Council when DIVISION 3: DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS <br /> applicable in accordance with Section 2.2.4.2. <br /> 4. After the public hearing is closed,the Council may Section 2.4.3.1 Purpose,Applicability and Effect <br /> approve, reject or modify the requested amendments by A. Purpose.The purpose of an application for approval of a <br /> adoption of an ordinance. development agreement is to determine whether the City <br /> Section 2.4.2.4 Criteria for Approval wishes to authorize by binding contract a plan of development <br /> for land located in the City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction,to <br /> A. The following list of criteria for review and recommendations prescribe land uses, environmental standards, development <br /> regarding a proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment are standards and public facilities standards governing <br /> not all-inclusive. Review and recommendations of proposed development of the land for the term of the agreement,to <br /> Comprehensive Plan amendments should consider whether: provide for delivery of public facilities to the property, and to <br /> provide for annexation of the property to the City. <br /> 1. The proposed amendment is consistent with other policies <br /> of the Comprehensive Plan; B. The purpose of a development agreement is to enable <br /> development of land in the City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction <br /> 2. The proposed amendment is consistent with any adopted to occur at densities or intensities of use that require public <br /> small area plan or neighborhood character study for the water and wastewater services and that are to be governed by <br /> area. standards applicable to development inside the city limits. <br /> 3. The proposed amendment promotes the orderly and C. The purpose of the agreement also shall be to provide for <br /> efficient growth and development of the community and development outside the city limits that is compatible with <br /> furthers the public health, safety and general welfare of the development inside the city limits in anticipation of eventual <br /> City; annexation of the land subject to the agreement into the City. <br /> 4. The proposed amendment corrects an error or meets the D. Applicability.A development agreement shall be approved only <br /> challenge of some changing condition,trend,or fact; for land located in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of the City and <br /> 5. The proposed amendment constitutes a substantial benefit shall be used where either of the following is applicable: <br /> to the City as a whole and is not solely for the good or 1. It is likely that the property subject to the agreement <br /> shall remain in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction for a period <br /> 2:20 San Marcos Development Code Adopted April 17,2018 <br />