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0 ~, ">- G "?- IT' L:> LLJ 0 44 ORDINANCE 1987-4 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 35 COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE SAN MARCOS CODE OF ORDINANCES BY THE ADDITION OF ARTICLE II, RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION COMPATIBILITY, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. amended by the follows: That the San Marcos Code of Ordinances is addition of Chapter 35, Article II to read as Article II. Residential Subdivision Compatibility SECTION 100. PURPOSE. These regulations are intended to supplement the requirements of the General Zoning Ordinance and the Subdivision Regulations, and to implement the applicable policies of the San Marcos Master Plan with regard to harmonious transition between developments of differing densities, and to protect the character and value of existing single-family residential properties. SECTION 200. APPLICABILITY. 201. The requirements of this article shall apply to any proposed subdivision of land consisting of at least six lots or a total of one acre, which is zoned "R-l" Single-Family Dwelling District, and which abuts any existing, platted single-family residential development, whether the existing subdivision is inside or outside the City limits, such that either of the following conditions exist with respect to the lots which abut one another or are separated only by a street or alley along the common boundary betweeen the two subdivisions: 201.01 the average size of lots the common boundary subdivision is less than of lots abutting or boundary in the existing abutting or nearest in the proposed 2/3 the average size nearest the common subdivision; or, 201.02 the average width of lots abutting or nearest the common boundary in the proposed subdivision is less than 3/4 the average width of lots abutting or nearest the common boundary in the existing subdivision. 202. The requirements of this Article shall not apply if all the proposed lots abutting the existing subdivision are at least 11,000 square feet in size and are at least 75 feet wide at the front building setback line. 203. It is the responsibility of the subdivider to determine whether this Article is applicable to the proposed subdivision. SECTION 300. SITE PLAN. A site plan drawn at a scale not smaller than 100 feet to one inch, and containing the following information, shall be submitted by the subdivider: 300.01 the proposed name of the new subdivision; 300.02 the name, address, and telephone number of the subdivider and owner of record;