Res 2023-021R Approving a first amendment and reinstated agreement with Franklin Mountain San Marcos

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ARTICLE VII CIRCULATION AND CONNECTIVITY Section 7.01 General Provisions. Circulation and Connectivity within Cotton Center will consist of a network of Boulevards, Avenues, and Neighborhood Streets. The Parties acknowledge that prior to or concurrent with the submittal of the each Subdivision Concept Plat application for development on the Property or any portion thereof (1) a Traffic Impact Analysis (the "TIA") will be required, and (2) the City shall approve of the scope of the TIA, and such scope shall be evaluated based on the traffic impacts of the development proposed within the Subdivision Concept Plat on the internal and external roadway networks and not just on the roadway infrastructure within the individual Subdivision Concept Plat. Each TIA for succeeding Subdivision Concept Plats shall include the traffic generated by the preceding Subdivision Concept Plat. Upon approval of this Agreement, City agrees that the arterial and collector roadway network shown on the Concept Plan will be incorporated into to the City's Thoroughfare Plan. The City hereby agrees that streets can be designed in accordance with the City Code (as modified by Exhibits E E-1 E-2 and E-3) and/or the Roadway Design Standards and typical cross sections described herein and as depicted on Exhibit E-1 attached hereto. Section 7.02 Ownership, Dedication and Maintenance of Rights of Way Following Annexation. Following annexation, ownership and maintenance of all public roads shall be transferred to the City of San Marcos. Section 7.03 Street Section Design. Streets within Cotton Center shall consist of three primary street types: "Boulevards," "Avenues", and "Neighborhood Streets". Street sections shall be designed according to Exhibits E and E-1 of this document. Locations of these street sections shall adhere to Exhibit E-3. A. Boulevards. Boulevards are the primary thoroughfares within and adjacent to Cotton Center. Boulevards shall consist of either 2 or 4 lanes of traffic with median or turn lanes depending upon travel demand. Thoroughfares shall be improved to the standards shown in Exhibit E-1 and established by a Traffic Impact Analysis. B. Avenues. Avenues are the secondary thoroughfares within Cotton Center. They are intended to serve residential, commercial and industrial land uses. Avenues shall adhere to the specifications contained in Exhibit E-1 and established by a Traffic Impact Analysis. C. Neighborhood Streets. Neighborhood Streets are the tertiary thoroughfares within Cotton Center that are intended to serve residential neighborhoods. Neighborhood Streets shall adhere to the specifications contained in Exhibit E-1 and established by a Traffic Impact Analysis. Section 7.04 Bicycle Circulation. Boulevards and Avenues will be designed to accommodate bicycles. As illustrated in Exhibit E-1, all Boulevards shall have shared paths to accommodate both pedestrians and bicyclists. Some Avenues may have dedicated cycle tracks. Avenues adjacent to industrial uses shall not be required to construct dedicated cycle tracks. Section 7.05 Intersection Design. All street intersections within Cotton Center will be designed to provide comfort and protection to pedestrians.