Ord 2013-035/Amending Chapters 1 through 8 of the Land Development Code to implement the changes made through Ord 2013-16 which adopted the comprehensive plan

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Subpart B - LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE Chapter 1 - DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES ARTICLE 6: - PLATTING PROCEDURES DIVISION 1: - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PLATTING PROCEDURES (15) Provide for adequate light, air and privacy; secure safety from fire, flood and other danger; and prevent overcrowding of the land and undue congestion of population; (16) Protect the character and the social and economic stability of all parts of the community, and encourage the orderly and beneficial development of all parts of the community; (17) Protect and conserve the value of land throughout the community and the value of buildings and improvements upon the land, and minimize conflicts among the uses of land and buildings; (18) Encourage the development of residential areas that meet a wide range of income levels; (19) Guide public and private policy and action in providing adequate and efficient transportation systems, public utilities, and other public amenities and facilities; and (20) Encourage the development of a stable, prospering economic environment. (c) Applicability. (1) The provisions of this Article 6 apply to any non - exempt division or development of land within the corporate boundaries of the City and within its extraterritorial jurisdiction. (2) No construction permit shall be issued for any building, structure or on -site wastewater system on a property until a subdivision or a development plat has been approved and filed for record with the following exceptions: a. Permits for repair, remodeling and expansion of existing buildings, if the current boundaries of the property existed in the same configuration on March 10, 1975, and the Engineering Director and the Director of Water and Wastewater have determined that the existing City infrastructure is adequate to serve the building and the proposed improvements. The cumulative area of building expansions allowed under this subsection is limited to 50 percent of the original floor area of all residential and all nonresidential structures. b. Permits for accessory buildings not connected to wastewater service. c. Permits for repair or remodeling of an existing structure which involves no increase in square footage; or d. Demolition permits, or permits for removal of a structure from a parcel or tract. e. Permits for new construction, if all the following criteria are met: 1. If the current boundaries of the property existed in the same configuration on March 10. 1975; and 2. The Engineering Director and Director of Public Services, or their designees, have determined there is no need for additional easements or right -of -way dedication. Section 1...6 1 2 .-Types of PlIats Required (a) This Article 6 adopts procedures authorized in subchapters A and B of Tex. Loc. Gov't Code ch. 212. (1) Subdivision plats. A Final Subdivision Plat or a Minor Subdivision Plat shall be approved prior to any non- exempt land division. (2) Development plats. A Final Development Plat shall be approved prior to development of any tract or parcel for which no subdivision plat is required, or prior to development of any lot in a subdivision for which dedication of any right -of -way for construction or maintenance of public improvements is required by this Land Development Code. A development plat shall be required prior to approval of a manufactured home rental community. (b) Supplemental Requirements - Residential Compatibility Site Plan. San Marcos, Texas, Code of Ordinances Page 74