Res 2026-017 Approving the City of San Marcos Historic Preservation Plan

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COMPREHENSIVE & AREA PLANS Vision SMTX Comprehensive Includes specific policy recommendations for historic preservation, Plan (adopted interpretation of historic and cultural resources, and new development 2024) compatibility including the adoption of a Historic Preservation Plan. Includes NRHP-listed Hays County Courthouse Historic District and Main Downtown Area Street San Marcos. Plan Plan Pl(adopted Identifies area around Eddie Durham Park as a potential location for a Cultural District. Addresses preservation concerns with the aim of ensuring that current residents are not displaced. Blanco Gardens Recommends the creation and implementation of a community -wide Historic Area Plan (adopted Preservation Plan identifying historic and cultural resources in the Blanco 2025) Gardens Neighborhood. Recommends providing guidance for the protection, preservation, rehabilitation, and adaptive reuse of identified resources. Recommends the creation and implementation of a community -wide Historic Preservation Plan. Dunbar and Includes portions of six of the seven local historic district in San Marcos; Heritage Dunbar and Belvin Street are also listed in the NRHP. Neighborhood Evaluates preservation and conservation concerns. Area Plans (ongoing) Recommends a preservation strategy including identifying locations best served by Neighborhood Conservation Districts, identifying areas to install interpretive materials to relay the neighborhoods' broader history, and focusing on appropriate infill that does not alter neighborhood character. Includes the Sessom Creek Natural Area, which is covered by a cultural overlay, and identifies one potentially NRHP eligible dwelling at 918 Chestnut North of Campus Street. Neighborhood Identifies architectural styles in the plan area as Minimal Traditional, New Area Plan (ongoing) Traditional, Ranch, and Craftsman. Recommends preserving neighborhood character through design guidelines. Includes the East Guadalupe and Barrio Victoria (Victory Gardens) South of Downtown neighborhoods along with a commercial corridor which runs south along Area Plan South Guadalupe Street from the train tracks to 1-35. (ongoing) Residents have identified housing, maintenance of existing properties, retention of neighborhood character, and celebration of the Mexican American and Indigenous culture as key areas to be addressed. East Village Area Plan Area is envisioned to include a series of public spaces, parks, trails, and open spaces that make it a desirable community gathering place (ongoing) in San Marcos.