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<br />Chapter 5 - San Marcos Action Plan <br /> <br />Thoroughfare Plan <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />a. Allow accessory dwelling units (i.e., "granny flats") in appropriate areas. <br />b. Implement minimum densities in addition to maximum densities for all or <br />some residential zoning districts. <br />c. Consider implementation of a "neighborhood conservation" overlay to <br />ensure that new housing and businesses within existing neighborhoods does <br />not negatively impact the character of those neighborhoods. <br />d. Limit access along selected routes to reduce transportation/land use conflicts. <br /> <br />9. Revise development incentives to: <br />a. Promote infill development in appropriate areas through fee waivers, tax <br />abatements, TIP districts, or other available tools. <br /> <br />b. Encourage development within phased growth areas (through public <br />investment and incentives) and discourage premature development outside <br />phased growth areas (no public investment and disincentives). <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />10. Revise ordinances to encourage traffic reduction and more efficient use of land, <br />including the following: <br />a. Allow for reduced roadway impact fees with a traffic impact analysis (TIA) <br />showing trip generation reduction. <br />b. Review minimum parking requirements and reduce where appropriate. <br />c. Adopt maximum parking standards or provide disincentives for providing <br />additional parking where it is unnecessary. <br />d. Provide appropriate incentives for developments that utilize shared parking. <br />e. Allow for reduced parking requirements and other incentives for <br />transportation demand management (TOM) programs (flex schedules, <br />transit/bike/pedestrian incentive programs, parking cash-out, etc.) <br /> <br />11. Reduce barriers to alternative transportation modes. <br />a. Revise street standards to encourage an interconnected street system and <br />reduce the reliance on long blocks, cul-de-sacs, and other barriers to <br />pedestrian and bicycle accessibility. <br />b. Require the property owner to build a sidewalk upon significant alteration or <br />expansion of a site or use, at least within designated "pedestrian areas". <br />c. Require that all sidewalks within a new subdivision be completed with other <br />infrastructure, or at least within a definite time period (3-5 years). <br />d. Require the installation of pedestrian signals for all new traffic signal <br />installations or upgrades. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />12. Reduce corridor congestion by implementing access management techniques: <br />a. Generally prohibit direct residential access to arterial streets and limit access <br />to collector streets. <br />b. Require access onto alleys rather than arterials or collectors where alleys <br />exist. <br /> <br />San Marcos Horizons (Draft: September 17, 2004) <br /> <br />5-5 <br />