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ORDINANCE NO. 2012-19 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE OF THE CITY OF <br />SAN MARCOS, TEXAS AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT <br />CODE CHAPTER 1 — DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES, ARTICLE 5 — <br />ZONING PROCEDURES, DIVISION 1 — PETITION FOR ZONING MAP <br />AMENDMENTS, BY ESTABLISHING A MINIMUM PERIOD BETWEEN <br />THE RECOMMENDATION AND REPORT OF THE PLANNING AND <br />ZONING COMMISSION OF A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT AND <br />CONSIDERATION BY THE COUNCIL OF SUCH AMENDMENT; <br />PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF <br />ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE <br />DATE. <br />RECITALS: <br />1. City staff proposed and the Planning and Zoning Commission has considered and <br />recommended approval of revisions and amendments to the Land Development Code. <br />2. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the adoption of the following <br />ordinance incorporating such revisions and amendments is in the interest of the public health, <br />welfare and safety. <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, <br />TEXAS: <br />SECTION 1. The Land Development Code is amended as set forth below. Added text <br />is indicated by underlining. Deleted text is indicated by stfikeughs. <br />SECTION 2. Chapter 1, Development Procedures, Article 5 - Zoning Procedures, <br />Division 1 - Petition for Zoning Map Amendments, Section 1.5.1.4(d) - Processing of <br />Application and Decision, is amended as follows: <br />"(d) Decision. The City Council shall consider the report of the <br />Planning and Zoning Commission and the petition at a public hearing no sooner <br />than seven (7) days after the date of the Planning and Zoning Commission's <br />recommendation and report. The City Council may vote only on a specified <br />proposed amendment that has been recommended for approval or denial by the <br />Planning and Zoning Commission. If the City Council wants to consider a zoning <br />designation other than that recommended by the Planning and Zoning <br />Commission, the Council shall return the petition to the Planning and Zoning <br />Commission with direction to make a recommendation on the alternate <br />designation suggested by the City Council. A decision of the Council <br />reclassifying land to a different zoning district shall be in the form of an ordinance <br />that amends the City's official Zoning Map." <br />