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10 ORDINANCE NO. 1975 - 16 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THAT CERTAIN ORDINANCE KNOWN AS THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, CODIFIED AS APPENDIX C IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, BY DELETING SUBSECTION 2-B 'OF SECTION I, ENTITLED "LOTS", OF ARTICLE 7, ENTITLED "SUBDIVISION DESIGN REQUIREMENTS", AND ADDING A NE~) SUBSECTION 2-B THERETO PROVIDING FOR MINIMUM LOT REQUIRE- MENT FOR TOWNHOUSES, REQUIRING OPEN SPACE, AND ESTABLISHING OTHER LOT CRITERIA. I NOW, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That subsection 2-B of Section I of Article 7 of the Subdivision Ordinance af San Marcos, Texas, codified as Appendix C of the Code of Ordinances be, and is hereby, deleted and removed from said Ordinance. SECTION 2. That in replacement of said subsection, a new subsection 2-B be added to Section I, Article 7 of the Subdivision Ordinance of the City of San Marcos, codified as Appendix C to said Code of Ordinances so as to read as follows: Townhouse. Townhouse lots may be created where each townhouse lot is to be served by a public sewerage system subject to the following conditions, in addition to those applicable to all other subdivisions in this Ordinance. 1. Only one (1) townhouse may be constructed per lot with a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of twelve (12) adjoining units in anyone development. 2. Lot area shall be a mlnlmum of two thousand, five hundred square feet (2500 sq. ft.). 3. Lot width shall be a minimum of twenty-five feet (25'). I 4. Where townhouse lots and dwelling units are designed to face upon an open or common court, rather than upon a public street, said open or common court shall be aLleast forty feet.(40') wide and not more than two hundred feet (200') long, measured from the public street upon which the court must open. Said court may nat include vehicular drives or parking area in front of dwelling units. 5. A minimum of two (2) parking spaces per dwelling unit shall be provided in off-street parking and shall not be constructed within minimum set-back areaSe 6. Lot size may be reduced under the prOV1Slon that open space, as defined herein, be dedicated according to the following schedule: For every ane chundred square feet (100 sq. ft.) of open space per lot provided, the minimum lot area may be reduced by two hundred square feet (200 sq. ft.). No lot, however, shall have a lot area of less than two thousand square feet (2000 sq. ft.) and a width of less than twenty feet (20'). Open Space Per Dwelling Minimum Lot Area I o 100 200 250 2500 sq. ft. 2300 sq. ft. 2100 sa. ft. 2000 sq. ft. 7. All common areas shall be clearly identified on the plat and adequate provisions made for maintenance and taxation.