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Subpart B - LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE <br />Chapter 1 - DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES <br />ARTICLE 6: - PLATTING PROCEDURES <br />DIVISION 1: - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PLATTING PROCEDURES <br />(1) Residential Compatibility Site Plan. If a plat is proposed for a residential subdivision that includes lot sizes <br />triggering the requirements of Section 6.7.3.1, then a Residential Compatibility Site Plan is required which <br />conforms to the criteria established in Section 6.7.3.1 <br />(2) Variance Requests Made to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Requests for variances to the requirements <br />of this Division shall be made to the Planning and Zoning Commission, which will act in accordance with the <br />applicable procedures for variances contained in this Chapter 1. <br />(3) Site Plan. When required by this Article, the subdivider shall submit a site plan drawn at a scale not smaller than <br />100 feet to one inch and containing the following information: <br />a. The proposed name of the subdivision; <br />b. The name, address and telephone number of the subdivider and of the owner of the property proposed to <br />be platted; <br />c. The name and address of the preparer of the site plan; <br />d. The dimensions of all lots abutting on both sides of the common boundary between the proposed <br />subdivision and all adjacent subdivisions, the names, right -of -way widths and pavement width of existing <br />streets, if any, contiguous to the proposed subdivision, and the name of all adjacent subdivisions, with <br />historical designation, if any; <br />e. The name, right -of -way width and pavement width of streets or alleys contiguous to the proposed <br />subdivision; <br />f. Identification of wooded areas and waterways and approximate changes in grade in the areas occupied by <br />the lots and right -of -way designated in subsections (4) and (5) of this Section; <br />g. Proposed setbacks and minimum size of dwellings proposed to be located on each of the lots in the <br />proposed subdivision; <br />h. Location of sidewalks; <br />i. Location, type and height of proposed fences, walls, earth berms and vegetative buffering; and <br />j. The scale, north point, legend and date of the drawing. <br />(4) Procedure for submission and approval of Residential Compatibility Site Plans. The Residential Compatibility <br />Site Plan required in subsection (1) above shall be submitted before or concurrently with the plat to the II "I:aRr;iRiq <br />G NDirector no later than 15 calendar days prior to a regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning and Zoning <br />Commission. The II "I Rr;r Riq II NDirector shall place the Residential Compatibility Site Plan on the Commission's <br />agenda for a public hearing and consideration for approval or disapproval. There shall be no additional fee <br />charged for processing the Residential Compatibility Site Plan. The II 24aRr ;iRiq II NDi rector shall provide personal <br />notice of the public hearing to the owners of all existing platted lots that abut the proposed subdivision. The <br />Residential Compatibility Site Plan shall be approved, approved conditionally, or disapproved by the Planning <br />and Zoning Commission after holding a public hearing. No plat subject to this subsection shall be approved <br />without prior approval or conditional approval of the required Residential Compatibility Site Plan. Approval of the <br />Residential Compatibility Site Plan shall be documented by a certificate printed on the Residential Compatibility <br />Site Plan containing the date of approval, and the signature of the presiding officer of the meeting of the <br />Planning and Zoning Commission on that date. The signature shall not be affixed until all conditions of approval, <br />if any, have been met. In addition, prior to recording of the plat of the subdivision, a note shall be printed on the <br />plat stating that its acceptance is subject to the requirements of the approved Residential Compatibility Site <br />Plan. <br />(5) Amendments. A Residential Compatibility Site Plan required by this Section which is disapproved may be <br />amended and resubmitted by the subdivider concurrently with the corresponding subdivision plat, with the <br />necessary changes to address the reasons for original disapproval. Amendments made to an approved <br />San Marcos, Texas, Code of Ordinances Page 75 <br />