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ORDINANCE NO. 2010- 4 9 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE OF THE CITY OF <br />SAN MARCOS, TEXAS AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE <br />LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AS FOLLOWS: AMENDING CHAPTER I <br />BY MODIFYING PLATTING PROCEDURES FOR PROPERTY USED <br />FOR GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSES AND REDUCING MAINTENANCE <br />BOND REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS; <br />AMENDING CHAPTER 4 BY MODIFYING BUILDING HEIGHT <br />RESTRICTIONS BASED UPON NUMBER OF STORIES RATHER THAN <br />FEET, CONSOLIDATING MULTIPLE LAND USES INTO GENERAL <br />LAND USE CATEGORIES AND REMOVING PARKING VARIANCES <br />FROM THE VARIANCES CONSIDERED BY THE ZONING BOARD OF <br />ADJUSTMENT; AMENDING CHAPTER 6 BY ESTABLISHING NEW <br />OFF - STREET PARKING LIMITS ACCORDING TO USE AND <br />ESTABLISHING A PROCESS FOR APPROVAL OF AN ALTERNATE <br />PARKING PLAN, MODIFYING PERMISSIBLE NOISE LIMITS WITHIN <br />THE CITY AND DISTINGUISHING LOT FRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS <br />FOR TOWNHOME LOTS; AMENDING CHAPTER 7 BY CREATING <br />EXCEPTIONS TO REQUIRING SIDEWALKS FOR CERTAIN <br />PROJECTS, ESTABLISHING A FEE IN LIEU OF SIDEWALK <br />DEDICATION AND CREATING A SIDEWALK ACCOUNT FOR THE <br />f DEVELOPMENT OF SIDEWALKS; AMENDING CHAPTER 8 BY <br />CLARIFYING CERTAIN DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING A SAVINGS <br />CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ANY CONFLICTING <br />PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />RECITALS: <br />1. City staff proposed and the Planning and Zoning Commission has considered and <br />recommended approval of revisions and amendments to the Land Development Code. <br />2. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the adoption of the following <br />ordinance incorporating such revisions and amendments is in the interest of the public health, <br />morals, welfare and safety. <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, <br />TEXAS: <br />SECTION 1. The Land Development Code is amended as set forth below. Added text <br />is indicated by underlining. Deleted text is indicated by strikethroughs. <br />SECTION 2. Chapter 1, Article 6, Platting Procedures, Division 1, Provisions <br />Applicable to all Platting Procedures, Section 1.6.1.3, Exemptions, subsection (a) is amended to <br />read as follows: <br />