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<br />LAND USE ASSUMPTION,S <br />FOR IMPACT FEES <br /> <br />C'ityof_Sa:n Marcos, Texas <br /> <br />PURPOSE <br /> <br />-,Chapter 395 of the Texas Local-GovernmentCode prescribes the process by whichcitiesinT_exas <br />must formuJatedeveJopment impact fees. The initial step in this process is the estabJishmentof " <br /> <br />I ~ . . .. . - <br /> <br /> <br />"Iand use a-ssumptions" for the City upon which the impact fee program will be base.d. These-land <br />use a~sumptions, which are derived from the Future Land Use Plan and from population projections <br />-ado-pted i,n the Comprehensive Plan (Horizon Plan), will become, the basis for the pr~paration of <br />-impact fee . capital. improvement plans for water and wastewater facilities. <br /> <br />To assist the _City,,'of _San 'Marcos in determining the need fo~,and the timing of,capital <br />improvements to serve future development, a -reasonable estimation of future growth- is required. <br />The, purpose'ofthis report is to'tormulate ,growth an,d -develop~nt ,~rojectionsbasedupon <br />assumptions-pertaining to the type, location, quantity and timing of various future f~nduses within <br />-the community, and -to establish'.and document the methodology used for preparing the growth and <br />land- use assumptions. <br /> <br />ELEMENTS OF'THIS LAND USE ASSUMPTION REPORT <br /> <br />This _report contaiJ'1s, the foJJowJng components: <br /> <br />I. M_ethodology -- Explanation of the ,general ,methodology used to' prepare the land <br />. use assumptions. <br /> <br />II. Service Zone Maps (Plates 1 and 2) -The irnpactfee service areas for-water and <br />wastewater faci.lities~ <br /> <br />III. Bas-e Data-Information on population" and land use for San Mar-cos for each capital, <br />facility/impact fee se'rvice' area. <br /> <br /> <br />, - <br /> <br />IV. Ten-Year Growth--Assumptions -~ Population and land use growth assumptions for <br />ten years forea.ch ca,pitalfacHity/impact fee service area. <br /> <br />v. Ultimate Population Projections --' Projections which reflect a completely <br />d~veloped condition, based upon the Citys u~timate "buUd-out" scenario. <br /> <br />-,VI-Summary -- Brie,fsynopsis of the' la,nd .use assumptions report. <br /> <br />LandUs-e'-Assumpfions for Impact Fees --August,"2002 <br />City of San Marcos, Texas ..' <br />C:\DOCUME-1 \THERIO-l \LOCALS-1 \T emp\LandUseAssunip-report 08212002;doc <br /> <br />1 <br />