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Chapter 1 Sector Four Introduction Sector Plan Process PADS Staff Prepares Base Studies ~ Discussion by Stakeholders About Issues and Concerns ~ PADS Staff Prepares Draft Sector Plan (includes a Future Land Use map) ~ Presentation and Discussion with Stakeholders on Sector Plan ~ P&Z Holds Public Hearings ~ City Council Adopts Sector Plan How Does a Sector Plan Relate to San Marcos Horizons Master Plan? San Marcos Horizons is the City of San Marcos' master plan. It is intended to guide the growth of the city over the next decade. San Marcos Horizons is a plan that is based on the community's vision of what San Marcos can become and how it wants to look in the future. This community vision is the starting point for an action plan that outlines policy recommendations for the growth and physical development of the community. It states the city's goals regarding future land uses and establishes coordination with related infrastructure master plans. San Marcos Horizons provides the basis for the development of programs and services that have an impact on the physical development of the city, and provides direction regarding coordination with other public and private entities on the implementation of its stated goals. The San Marcos Horizons jurisdiction includes the City of San Marcos and its two-mile Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ). These two areas combined cover over 95 square miles. During the preparation of San Marcos Horizons, a future land use map was prepared for the City of San Marcos and its two-mile ETJ. The Citizens Advisory Committee was concerned that the map was too general in nature and did not contain parcel-specific future land use designations in the city. So the San Marcos Horizons future land use map was adopted for the ETJ only and the 1983 future land use map for the city (as amended since 1983) would remain in effect until the sector plans produced parcel-specific maps to replace the 1983 map. To be certain the sector plans would be prepared a policy was included in San Marcos Horizons that stated: Policy LV-I.3: The City shall not amend the current land use designation of any property within the city limits solely by the adoption of this Future Land Use Plan; rather, such land use amendments will only be accomplished by the land use amendment process. Furthermore, the City shall prepare sector plans to resolve zoning and land use conflicts. 1-3 Highlighted information has been updated in the Technical Update found at the beginning of the Plan