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31 <br /> SUBDIVISIONS <br /> ARTICLE 1 : PARKS AND OPEN SPACE development permits under Section 2.7.1.1 for areas inside the <br /> city limits and the City's ETJ. <br /> DIVISION 1: IN GENERAL C. The Responsible Official for parkland dedication and <br /> Section 3.10.1.1 Purpose, Applicability and Exceptions development is the Director of Parks and Recreation. <br /> D. Exceptions. Parkland dedication requirements shall not apply: <br /> A. Purpose. It is the intent of this Article 10,to require the <br /> dedication and construction of parkland,that is directly related 1. To the subdivision of commercial, industrial or other non- <br /> to maintaining the existing quality of life through access to residential lots; <br /> high quality parkland and open space based on the following <br /> findings: 2. Where such lots were previously subject to parkland <br /> dedication requirements; or <br /> 1. Recreational areas in the form of I Downtown and <br /> aces necessary 3. To the Downtown or Midtown Intensity Zones on the <br /> other op p y ens are Midtown areas as residents of the City. identified in Figure 1.1 Preferred Scenario Map where fewer than 30 residential <br /> units are constructed or added. <br /> 2. A reasonable connection exists bE of the Design Manual <br /> of residential property and the need for additional parkland Section 3.10.1.2 Parkland Dedication <br /> to serve new residents of the community. A. General Calculation of Required Land.The calculation of <br /> 3. It is necessary and desirable to provide for dedication of required parkland in accordance with the findings in Section <br /> land for the purposes of parks and open space to support 3.10.1.1 A is calculated based on the number of units added <br /> new development at the earliest stage of the development through approval of a subdivision or site permit under Sec. <br /> process. <br /> Section 3.1.1.1 or Section 2.7.1.1 and is calculated according <br /> to the table and formula below: <br /> 4. The City of San Marcos Parks Master Plan utilizes the <br /> National Recreation and Parks Association's guidelines for TABLE 3.3 CALCULATION OF POPULATION <br /> park system planning. <br /> DEVELOPMENT TYPE POPULATION <br /> 5. The National Recreation and Parks Association's Single Family Detached, Attached, Duplex, 2.7 persons per unit <br /> guidelines are that neighborhood parks have a service area or Manufactured Home <br /> between one-quarter(1/4)to one-half (1/2) mile. Multi-Family 2.1 persons per unit <br /> 6. The National Recreation and Parks Association's 1 person per bedroom <br /> guidelines for park system planning are that community Purpose Built Student Housing or 2.1 persons per unit <br /> parks have a service area between one-half (1/2)to three whichever is greater <br /> (3) miles. <br /> Downtown and CALCULATION OF ACREAGE <br /> 7. The existing level of service Midtown areas as <br /> three (33) acres of parkland identified in Figure 1.1 5.7ACRES`(POPULATION/1,000) <br /> thousand (1,000) residents. of the Design Manual. B. Land Required in the Downtown and Midtown Intensity <br /> 8. The construction or development of parkland and open Zones. Residential or mixed use developments with 30 or more <br /> space is more closely related to the number of users than dwelling units shall provide a minimum of five percent(5%) of <br /> the size of the parkland facility. the site or lot as plazas that are either privately held and open to <br /> the public or dedicated as parkland. <br /> B. Applicability.This Article 10 shall apply under the platting <br /> procedures of Section 3.1.1.1 or the issuance of site (Ord. No. 2019-45, 12-17-19) <br /> 3:62 San Marcos Development Code Amended: October 17,2023 <br />