Ord 2013-002/Amending SmartCode Articles 1,3,5 and 8

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ARTICLE 8. DEFINITIONS OF TERMS San Marcos, Texas Streetscreen: a freestanding wall built along the Frontage Line, or coplanar with the Facade. It may mask a parking lot from the Thoroughfare, provide privacy to a side yard, and /or strengthen the spatial definition of the public realm. (Syn: streetwall.) See Section 5.7.5d &e. Substantial Modification: alteration to a building that is valued at more than 50% of the replacement cost of the entire building, if new. Swale: a low or slightly depressed natural area for drainage. T -zone: Transect Zone. Target Speed: is the velocity at which a Thoroughfare tends to be driven without the constraints of signage or enforcement. There are four ranges of speed: Very Low: (below 20 MPH); Low: (20 -25 MPH); Moderate: (25 -35 MPH); High: (above 35 MPH). Lane width is determined by desired Target Speed. See Table 3.3. Terminated Vista: a location at the axial conclusion of a Thoroughfare. A building located at a Terminated Vista designated on a Regulating Plan is required or recommended to be designed in response to the axis. Third Place: A location which fulfills a necessary social role between the private and the public realms and is distinct from home and work, such as coffee shops, internet cafes, alfresco dining areas, pubs, bookstores, and the like, which can foster a culture of informal gathering, socializing, conversing and exchanging ideas Thoroughfare: a way for use by vehicular and pedestrian traffic and to provide access to Lots and Open Spaces, consisting of Vehicular Lanes and the Public Frontage. See Table 3.2, Table 3.3 and Table 6.1a. TND: Traditional Neighborhood Development, a Community Unit type structured by a Standard Pedestrian Shed oriented toward a Common Destination consisting of a Mixed Use center or Corridor, and in the form of a medium -sized settlement near a transportation route. Table 3.1 . (Syn: village. Variant: Infill TND, neighborhood.) TOD: Transit Oriented Development. TOD is created by an overlay on all or part of a TND or by designation on a Regional Plan, permitting increased Density to support rail or Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) as set forth in Section 5.9.2d. Townhouse: See Rearyard Building. (Syn: Rowhouse) Transit Route: An existing or planned route for public intracity or intraurban transit service in the local or regional transportation plan or the plan of the relevant transit service provider. Does not include temporary routes. Transect: a cross - section of the environment showing a range of different habitats. The rural -urban Transect of the human environment used in the SmartCode template is divided into six Transect Zones. These zones de- scribe the physical form and character of a place, according to the Density and intensity of its land use and Urbanism. SC 70 0 SMARTCODE VERSION 10