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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Sec. 2.153. Duties of the Director. The director of planning and development services or designee shall be an ex officio member of the ZBOA without power of vote. The director or designee shall act as secretary of the ZBOA. Secs. 2.154--2.170. Reserved. SECTION 5. Chapter 2,Article 3,of the San Marcos City Code is hereby amended to add a new Division 7 as set forth below. DIVISION 7. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Sec. 2.191. Composition; term. (a) Composition. The Historic Preservation Commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the City Council from the following sources: (1) Two members shall be residents of the City,or shall be employed in the City. (2) Two members shall be citizens of the City with a demonstrated interest in the history of the City of San Marcos. (3) Two members shall be property owners or residents from one of the Historic Districts designated in the Development Code., other than the downtown Historic District. The City Council shall endeavor to rotate appointments evenly among the districts. (4) One member shall be a property owner,business owner, or resident of the downtown Historic District. (5) If possible, at least two members shall be from the disciplines of architecture, history, archaeology, or other disciplines related to historic preservation. (b) Term of Office. The members of the Historic Preservation Commission shall serve three-year staggered terms. Three members shall be appointed in one year. Two members appointed in the next year and two appointed in the third year. An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired term. Sec.2.192. Rules and regulations. The Historic Preservation Commission shall elect from its membership a chair who shall serve for a term of one year and who shall be eligible for reelection.