ORD-2025-01 Development Code Effective January 25, 2025

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Use Regulations

C. Fraternity or Sorority House

3. The availability of off-street and on-street parking; 4. The relationship of the property to surrounding neighborhood uses; and 5. The existence of screening or buffering elements along the property lines abutting other lots. c. The maximum number of persons on the premises at one time shall not exceed the limit established by the Planning and Zoning Commission. d. Social functions shall not be held or conducted during the following hours: 1. Between 11:00 p.m. and midnight on a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday; 2. Between midnight and 7:00 a.m. on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday; or 3. Between 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. on a Saturday or Sunday. e. Parking of guests’ vehicles in the street, if permitted, shall not block adjacent driveways or restrict passage of any emergency vehicle. f. The number of off-street parking spaces available shall be adequate for the number of anticipated residents complying with Section 7.1.2.1; provided, however, that any spaces required by the Planning and Zoning Commission in addition to the minimum of one per person capacity of the permanent sleeping facilities may be located on private or university owned property other than the site of the fraternity/ sorority building if approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission as a condition of the conditional use permit. If an existing parking lots or parking area is not paved, the site plan submitted with the conditional use permit application shall be of sufficient detail and scale that it can be determined whether or not the required number of spaces could be provided according to the minimum standards if it were paved. The Planning and Zoning Commission may establish a reasonable period of time, as a condition of the conditional use permit, within which

1. Use Standards

2. All Fraternity/ Sorority Houses within the City, irrespective of whether they existed and constituted permitted Non Conforming Uses immediately prior to the effective date of this Development Code, must be registered with the City pursuant to Chapter 34, Article 7 of the City Code. 3. The premises shall comply with all applicable building, fire, and other life safety codes. Fraternity and sorority buildings which were lawfully existing on June 22, 1992, shall not be required to comply with all current building trade codes that apply to new buildings, but shall be inspected and required to comply with minimum life safety requirements as determined by the chief building official. 4. The maximum total permitted occupancy of each enclosed building, as determined by the chief building official, shall be posted in a visible location within the building. This limit shall not be exceeded at any time within any building. 5. Outdoor litter on the premises or on public property within 200 feet of the premises resulting from social functions at the fraternity/sorority building shall be cleaned up by 10:00 a.m. on the morning following the social function. 6. Where a fraternity/ sorority house is allowed with a conditional use permit, the use of fraternity/sorority buildings and premises shall be subject to the following conditions in addition to all other use standards: a. The organization shall notify the Planning Director within 15 days when there is a change in the name of the contact person or of the chapter president. b. The maximum number of persons permitted at one time on the premises, including all indoor and outdoor areas, shall be determined by the Planning

and Zoning Commission based upon the following considerations, but in no case shall the limit be less than the total permitted occupancy:

1. The availability of permanent restroom facilities;

2. The width of abutting streets in relation to the potential for traffic congestion and accessibility for emergency vehicles;

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San Marcos Development Code Amended: January 21, 2025