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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />85. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2001- 77 <br /> <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SAN MARCOS, TEXAS REVISING AND UPDATING ARTICLE <br />6, EDWARDS AQUIFER PROTECTION REGULATIONS, OF <br />CHAPTER 94, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, OF THE CITY <br />CODE; INCLUDING PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS; AND <br />DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br /> <br />>- <br />fo~ "'" <br /><RicITALS: <br /> <br />1. The City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1986-128 (the "Original Ordinance"), regulating <br />development in the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone, on October 13, 1986. <br /> <br />2. The City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2000-22 (the "Revised Ordinance"), modifying the <br />regulations contained in the Original Ordinance, on March 6,2000. <br /> <br />3. In the time since the adoption of the Revised Ordinance, and in the process of administering the <br />Revised Ordinance, the need to refine the processes and standards contained in the Revised Ordinance <br />has become apparent, and the City Council wishes to modify and update the regulations contained in <br />the Revised Ordinance. <br /> <br />4. The overall intent of the reVISIOns contained in this ordinance is to provide for review of <br />development activities earlier in the planning process, to verify that activities claiming exemption from <br />regulation are in fact exempt, and to modify the development standards to provide greater flexibility <br />and more accuracy in defining areas needing protection in order to prevent pollution of the Edwards <br />Aquifer. <br /> <br />5. The City Council conducted a public hearing on this proposed ordinance on July 23, 2001 and on <br />September 10 ,2001. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. Article 6, Edwards Aquifer Protection Regulations, of Chapter 94, Development <br />Standards, of the City Code is amended by replacing that article in its entirety with the following <br />revised article (added text is indicated by underlining; deleted text is indicated by o'.'erstrike): <br /> <br />ARTICLE 6. EDWARDS AQUIFER PROTECTION REGULATIONS <br /> <br />DIVISION 1. GENERALLY <br /> <br />Sec. 94.501. Findings and purposes. <br /> <br />(a) The city council makes the following findings: <br /> <br />C:\TEMP\Edwards Regulations revision finaL doc <br />