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126 ORDINANCE 1987-144 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING APPENDIX A, GENERAL ZONING ORDINANCE, OF THE SAN MARCOS CODE OF ORDINANCES BY EXPANDING THE PURPOSE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE, CLARIFYING THE METHOD OF CALCULATING THE AREA OF PROTBST FOR ZONING CHANGES, REVISING PROVISIONS FOR DURATION AND RENEWAL OF SPECIFIC USE PERMITS, CLARIFYING THE DESCRIPTION OF SIGHT-TRIANGLE, ADDING NEW OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS, DELETING CURB CUT REQUIREMENTS, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: PART 1. That Section 1 of the General Zoning Ordinance is repealed and the following adopted in its place: Section 1. Purpose. (A) For the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals, and for the protection and preservation of places and areas of historical, cuI tural, or environmental significance, and the general welfare of the community, it has been deemed expedient and necessary to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of the lot that may be occupied, the size of Ydrds, courts and other open spaces, density of population, the location and use of buildings, structures, land designated to be used for residential, commercial, trade, industry or other purposes: and, in the case of designated places and areas of historical and cultural importance, to regulate and restrict the construction, alteration, reconstruction or razing of buildings and other structures. (B) These regulations have been made with reasonable consideration in accord with the Master Plan, and are intended to be a means of implementing the Master Plan where applicable, bearing in mind the character of the district, its peculiar suitability for particular uses, the conservation of the value of buildings, and the encouragement of the most appropriate use of the land within the area. The paramount concern is to lessen congestion in the streets: to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers: to promote the health and general welfare of the citizens; to provide adequate light and air: to prevent overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population: and to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public requirements. PART 2. Tha t Section 2 (D) ( 1 ) of the General Zoning Ordinance is repealed and the following adopted in its place: (D) Protests and recommendations for denial.: (1) If a written protest against a proposed zoning district boundary