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ORDINANCE NO. 2012-47 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN <br />MARCOS, TEXAS, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2.3.10 <br />OF THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE BLANCO RIVER <br />VILLAGE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT CONSISTING OF <br />103.788 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, IN THE 1400 THROUGH <br />1900 BLOCKS OF STATE HIGHWAY 21 AS ORIGINALLY APPROVED <br />BY ORDINANCES NUMBERED 2004 -61 AND 2008 -49 AND AMENDED <br />BY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2012 -02 FOR THE PURPOSE OF <br />ALLOWING A 20 FOOT WIDE STREET SECTION TO ENABLE <br />INCLUSION WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF A COURTYARD HOUSING <br />TYPE; INCLUDING PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING <br />FOR PENALTIES. <br />RECITALS: <br />1. On September 11, 2012 the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of San <br />Marcos held a public hearing regarding a request to amend Section 2.3. 10 of the Development <br />Standards for the Blanco River Village Planned Development District, consisting of 103.788 <br />acres of land, more or less, in the 1400 through 1900 blocks of State Highway 21(the "Project <br />Site ") as originally approved by Ordinances numbered 2004 -61 and 2008 -49 and amended by <br />Ordinance No. 2012 -02 for the purpose of allowing a 20 foot wide street section to enable <br />inclusion of a courtyard housing type within the district. <br />2. Subsequent to the public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission, on <br />September 25, 2012 considered and voted to recommend that the request be approved by the City <br />Council of the City of San Marcos, subject to the following conditions in the event Rush Haven <br />Street between Golden Shadow and Morning Shadow is abandoned and converted to a greenway <br />in conjunction with the installation of streets under the new 20 foot wide street section: <br />a. The developer shall paint a pedestrian crosswalk across Golden Shadow to <br />correlate with the Rush Haven Greenway; <br />b. The developer shall erect pedestrian crossing signs facing both ways of <br />traffic on Golden Shadow at the crosswalk; and <br />C. The developer shall install "No Parking" signs along Golden Shadow to <br />achieve good visibility for the crosswalk in locations deemed appropriate by City staff. <br />3. The City Council held a public hearing on October 16, 2012 regarding the <br />request. <br />4. All applicable requirements of Chapter 1, Development Procedures, of the City <br />Land Development Code have been met. <br />