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ARTICLE 1. GENERAL TO ALL PLANS San Marcos, Texas c. That architecture and landscape design should grow from local climate, topog- raphy, history, and building practice. d. That buildings should provide their inhabitants with a clear sense of geography and climate through energy efficient methods. e. That Civic Buildings and public gathering places should be provided as locations that reinforce community identity and support self - government. f. That Civic Buildings should be distinctive and appropriate to a role more im- portant than the other buildings that constitute the fabric of the city. g. That the preservation and renewal of historic buildings should be facilitated, to affirm the continuity and evolution of society. h. That the harmonious and orderly evolution of urban areas should be secured through form -based codes. 1.3.5. THE TRANSECT a. That Communities should provide meaningful choices in living arrangements as manifested by distinct physical environments. b. That the Transect Zone descriptions on Table 1.1 shall constitute the Intent of this Code with regard to the general character of each of these environments. 1.4. PROCESS 1.4.1. Any land to be developed under this code must be zoned as a SmartCode District ( "SC "). In addition to the prerequisites of this Code, the processes and procedures under Chapter 1 Articles 3 and 5 of the LDC applicable to zoning map amendments shall apply to a petition or request seeking a zoning classification of SC. However, the requirement to post notification signs on land under Section 1.3.2.1(c) and 1.5.1.4(a) of the LDC or other section of the LDC shall not apply to land regulated by this code or to land subject to a petition for a zoning classification to which this code applies. 1.4.2. Within any area zoned as a SmartCode District subject to an adopted Regulating Plan this Code becomes the exclusive and mandatory regulation. Property owners within the plan area may submit Building Scale Plans under Article 5 in accordance with the provisions of this Code. Building Scale Plans requiring no Warrants or Variances shall be approved administratively by the Development Review Com- mittee (DRC). 1.4.3. Within the Growth Divisions as shown on the Regional Scale Plan ( "Regional Plan "), the provisions of Article 3 and this Code in general shall be available By Right, upon request by the owner. 1.4.4. The City of San Marcos hereby creates a DRC comprised of a member from each regulatory department having jurisdiction over the permitting of a project to process administratively applications and plans for proposed projects. 1.4.5. The geographic locations of the Divisions and the standards for the Transect Zones shall be determined as set forth in Article 2, Article 3, and Article 5 through a process of public consultation with approval by City Council. Once these determinations have been incorporated into this Code and its associated plans, then projects that require no Variances or Warrants, shall be processed administratively without further recourse to public consultation. 1.4.6. An owner may appeal a decision of the DRC to the Planning and Zoning Commission. A written appeal must be filed with the Development Services Department within ten working days from the date of notification of the final decision on the develop- ment application. An owner may appeal a decision of the Planning Commission to SMARTCOOE VERSION 10 SC03