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<br />Sector Five <br /> <br />Chapter 1 - Introduction <br /> <br />Policy LU-1.3: The City shall not amend the current land use designation of any <br />property within the city limits solely by the adoption of this Future Land Use Plan; rather, <br />such land use amendments will only be accomplished by the land use amendment <br />process. Furthernlore, the City shall prepare sector plans to resolve zoning and land use <br />conflicts. <br /> <br />In addition, an implementation action was included in San Marcos Horizons that stated: <br /> <br />· The City will prepare sector plans to reduce the number of potential conflicts between <br />the future land use map and the current zoning map. <br /> <br />How will the Sector Plans be Implemented? <br /> <br />A sector plan will be implemented by a cooperative effort between the stakeholders in the <br />sector and the City of San Marcos. The process of resolving land use and zoning <br />conflicts may require city initiated zoning cases since zoning can only be changed <br />through the zoning process defined by state law. The sector plan land use map and <br />associated text descriptions will also guide future development decisions as zoning <br />changes or subdivisions are proposed on land contained in the sector. <br /> <br />Role of Plans: Plans are intended to provide effective guidance on typical development <br />and public investment decisions. When a plan is becoming irrelevant or contradictory to <br />emerging policy or changing conditions, the plan should be re-evaluated and revised as <br />necessary. <br /> <br />Role of Regulations: Planning-related regulations should provide a bridge between the <br />recommendations of adopted plans and day-to-day proposed development or public <br />investment actions. Good regulations help staff and officials focus on the critical <br />technical and policy issues. <br /> <br />Role of Staff: City staff assists applicants in following procedures and provides officials <br />with information necessary to make informed decisions. <br /> <br />Role of AdvisOlY Boards and Commissions: Advisory boards and commissions evaluate <br />proposals from a substantive, rather than political, point of view. As individuals, and as a <br />group, they are less constrained by political expediency, and therefore should feel <br />comfortable challenging applicants and staff to make the best possible case for their <br />proposals and recommendations. <br /> <br />Role of Elected Officials: Elected officials must balance the recommendations of plans <br />and policies, the objectives of the applicant, the technical advice of staff, and the <br />politically-neutral recommendations of advisory boards and commissions, with their own <br />judgment on the matter at hand. <br /> <br />Adopted: April 22, 2002 <br /> <br />1-4 <br />