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City Council Meeting Minutes January 21, 2020 As part of the development of the planning elements, emphasis shall be placed on recently approved plans that relate to such planning elements, such as the Parks and Open Space Master Plan, Housing Needs Assessment, Historic Resources Survey, Transportation Master Plan, etc. In addition, other ongoing planning efforts, such as the Workforce Housing Action Plan, Downtown Architectural Design Standards, etc. shall be incorporated into the planning process. 7) Critical Area Plans As part of the comprehensive planning process, the consultant(s), through a highly participative process, shall also identify critical areas within the community that will need a further planning focus due to the nature of their importance in the community and/or their relationship with other areas within the community. The consultant(s) will need to identify appropriately sized planning areas, study the character of the area, and provide recommendations for the future of each area. These plans may have an emphasis on keeping the stability of the area, or an emphasis on change. This will depend on the area and the vision and goals for the community. The types of critical area plans shall include at minimum: ❑ Neighborhood Plans - These plans are designed to look at existing neighborhoods and create a plan for their continued existence and preservation, and/or their emergence within the community. Special attention shall be placed on how to avoid adverse impacts from new development on existing residential ❑ Corridor Plans - These plans are intended to look at corridors and what role they will play in the overall community. Corridors may provide a linkage link between neighborhood plans and/or center plans. While many of the corridors may be transportation related, others may include natural corridors, such as the rivers. ❑ Center Plans - These plans are areas of significance or of great potential within the community. These plans will provide a special focus on center areas to ensure that they are complete, in that, they may provide a node or nodes of activity, a mix of opportunities for living, working, and recreating/entertaining. ❑ Downtown Plan - This plan is intended to be an overall master plan for Downtown San Marcos. While it can also serve as a center plan, an enhanced focus shall be placed on the downtown to ensure its proper redevelopment and preservation. New or expanded historic districts should be identified as part of this portion of the planning process. 8) Implementation City of San Marcos Page 4