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Chapter 3 Sector One Tomorrow SECTOR ONE TOMORROW Introduction The first step in the San Marcos Horizons sector planning process is to identify the characteristics of Sector One and to understand the existing conditions that have shaped the area into what it is today. The next step in the sector planning process involves the actual development of a future land use plan. The Sector One future land use plan lays out suggested patterns of land use based on concerns and desires of the stakeholders, adopted policies of the city's master plan and sound urban planning principles. The future land use plan designates proposed future general distribution, location, and extent of the uses of land for housing, business, industry, agriculture, recreation, open space, education, public buildings, other public facilities, and other categories of the public and private uses of the land. The land use patterns in Sector One have a major influence on transportation, energy consumption, property values, compatible or conflicting adjacent land uses, and possibilities for future growth. The future land use plan serves to guide decisions by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council over public and private development proposals. The future land use plan also lays the foundation for zoning and subdivision regulations which implement the future land use plan. This chapter, "Sector One Tomorrow" describes the contents of the future land use plan. Future Land Use Plan Sector One encompasses 1,387.58 acres, or 2.16 square miles; 12% of the 17.84 square miles in the City of San Marcos. The Sector One future land uses by category are: Land Use CategorY Acreage Percentage Low Density Residential 409.22 29% Open Space / Floodway 216.56 16% Commercial 188.55 14% Industrial 186.60 13% Right-of-Way Existing 128.65 9% Proposed 29.61 2% Medium Density Residential 99.32 7% High Density Residential 65.22 5% Public and Institutional 63.85 5% ------------ -------- 1,387.58 100% 3-1