Ord 2018-004/amending various sections of the San Marcos City Code for consistency with, or to complement concurrent adoption of the new San Marcos Development Code (“CodeSMTX”);

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Sidewalk means a paved pedestrian way generally located within the public street right-of-way, but outside the roadway, and built in accordance with city specifications. Street means a public right-of-way which provides primary vehicular access to adjacent land, whether designated as a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, avenue, lane, boulevard, road, place, drive or however otherwise designated. Various types, categories and classifications of streets include: Street, arterial means a thoroughfare designated as a freeway, expressway, major arterial or minor arterial in the most recently adopted city thoroughfare plan. The primary function of an arterial is to carry traffic through the city. An arterial is designed for as high a speed as possible, to carry as much traffic as possible. It is also known as a major thoroughfare. Street, collector means a street that primarily carries traffic from local or residential streets to major thoroughfares and highways, including the principal entrance streets for circulation to schools, parks and other community facilities within a development, and also including all streets that carry traffic through or adjacent to commercial or industrial areas. Street, local or residential means a street used primarily for access to abutting residential property.It is of awidth and design to discourage through traffic, thereby protecting the residential area. A local street serves the same purpose in a commercial or industrial district. Street,frontage means a local street lying parallel to and adjoining a major street right-of-way, which provides access to abutting properties. Street, marginal access means a street parallel and adjacent to an arterial street and that primarily provides vehicular access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic. Street, private or service drive means a vehicular accessway under private ownership and maintenance that has not been dedicated to the city and accepted by the city. Type I driveway approaches means those driveway approaches located solely for access to individual single-family, duplex or townhouse structures. Type II driveway approaches means those driveway approaches located solely for access to all other structures than those cited in the definition of type I driveway approaches. SECTION 26. Chapter 74,Article 5, Standards for Public Right-of-Way Access, Sections