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ARTICLE 1. GENERAL TO ALL PLANS San Marcos, Texas ARTICLE 1. GENERAL TO ALL PLANS 1.1. AUTHORITY 1.1.1. The adoption of this Code is authorized under Chapters 211 and 212 of the Texas Local Government Code. 1.1.2. This Code was adopted as one of the instruments of implementation of the public purposes and objectives of the City's Comprehensive Plan. This Code is declared to be in accord with the City's Downtown Master Plan and Comprehensive Plan. 1.1.3. This Code was adopted to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the City and its citizens, including protection of the environment, conservation of land, energy and natural resources, reduction in vehicular traffic congestion, more efficient use of public funds, health benefits of a pedestrian environment, historic preservation, education and recreation, reduction in sprawl development, and improvement of the built environment. 1.1.4. Amendments to this Code shall be in accordance with the procedures for amend- ments to the City's Land Development Code ( "LDC "). 1.2. APPLICABILITY 1.2.1. As applied to the interpretation of this Code, the word "shall" is mandatory, the word "should" is recommended; and the word "may" is permissive. 1.2.2. Except as otherwise indicated in this Code the provisions of this Code, when in conflict, shall take precedence over and supersede those of the LDC and other City codes, ordinances, regulations and standards. The provisions of the LDC and such other City codes, ordinances, regulations, and standards shall otherwise continue to be applicable to issues not covered by this Code. 1.2.3. The following City codes, ordinances, regulations, and standards shall continue to apply to development of land in the City: those mandated by state or federal law; environmental health and safety ordinances and regulations, including the Edwards Aquifer Authority regulations, water quality regulations, building codes under chap- ter 14 and fire codes under chapter 38 of the City Code; the requirements of any Historic Overlay District under Chapter 4 of the LDC; ordinances and regulations governing the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages and ordinances and regulations governing the location and operation of adult- oriented business. When any ordinance requires a conditional use permit for or prohibits a use or activity in the Central Business Area or CBA district , such ordinances shall continue to apply to the land area within such district even if land within such area is rezoned under this Code without regard to the SmartCode zoning designations assigned. 1.2.4. The existing City of San Marcos, Code of Ordinances shall continue to be applicable to issues not covered by this Code. 1.2.5. Capitalized terms used throughout this Code may be defined in Article 6 Definitions of Terms. Article 6 contains regulatory language that is integral to this Code. Those terms not defined in Article 6 shall be accorded their commonly accepted meanings. In the event of conflicts between the definitions in this Code and those of the LDC or other ordinances of the City, those of this Code shall take precedence. 1.2.6. The metrics of the Tables are an integral part of this Code. However, the diagrams and illustrations that accompany them should be considered guidelines, with the exception of those on Tables 5.8 through 5.13 Form -Based Code Graphics, which SMARTCOOE VERSION 10 scot