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<br />Chapter 5 - San Marcos Action Plan <br /> <br />Thoroughfare Plan <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />4. Revise the plan recommendations and the Future Land Use Map to show <br />commercial development at higher intensity "nodes" rather than in conventional <br />strips along major roads, particularly for local-serving commercial areas outside <br />the IH-35 corridor. <br /> <br />5. Designate areas appropriate for "neighborhood conservation" in order to <br />preserve the character of designated neighborhoods. <br /> <br />6. Designate areas for targeted redevelopment by increasing the housing base in <br />areas where infrastructure, services, employment, shopping, and transit service <br />are already available. <br /> <br />7. Develop a comprehensive parking plan for the downtown and the areas adjacent <br />to the university. <br /> <br />8. Determine a preferred location for a commuter rail station and prepare a transit- <br />oriented development plan for the surrounding area. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />C. When reviewing a Concept Plat (Master Plan) or Preliminary Plat: <br /> <br />1. Ensure that adequate public facilities and services are available, including: <br />a. adequate roads to serve proposed development (defined by traffic generation <br />by use) <br />b. transit-accessibility if a major shopping or employment destination <br />c. bicycle and pedestrian accessibility for most types of development <br />d. adequate fire and police response times <br /> <br />2. Ensure that the proposed layout of roads and trails matches the adopted <br />Transportation Design Manual, Thoroughfare Plan, Parks and Open Space Plan, <br />and utility plans and that adequate land will be reserved for planned roadway <br />expansions, trails, parkland, and utility easements. <br /> <br />3. Ensure the development of "neighborhoods" rather than single-use segregated <br />subdivisions through: <br />a. an interconnected street system not only within the proposed development, <br />but also in relation to adjacent development <br />b. a mixture of housing types and uses, including small-scale neighborhood- <br />serving commercial <br /> <br />4. Ensure that the proposed development matches the growth phasing plan in the <br />future land use plan (to be added, see above), otherwise the development should <br />pay its own way with no public inveshnent or subsidies. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />San Marcos Horizons (Draft: September 17, 2004) <br /> <br />5-3 <br />