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

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Appeal: a request for review of and relief from any decision applying a provision of this Development Code and which is authorized under Section 2.8.1.1. Application for Development Agreement: a request to authorize negotiation of a binding contract incorporating a plan of development for land located in the City’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction under Section 2.4.3.1 of this Development Code. Application for a Legislative Decision: a request for approval of an action authorized under this development code requiring action by the City Council acting in its legislative capacity. Application for Change in Nonconforming Status: a request by a property owner to the Zoning Board of Adjustments under Section 1.5.1.9 of this Development Code for a change in the status of a nonconforming use or structure to allow for modification to the use or property owned. Application for Utility Extension: a request to extend water or wastewater facilities to provide services to a development located outside of the City limits.. Aquifer: a geologic formation, group of formations, or part of a formation capable of yielding, storing or transmitting groundwater to wells or springs. a. Sign - for purposes of sign measurement, is the largest area of a sign visible at any one time from any one point and enclosed by a single rectangle, including any framing or trim, but not including any structural parts lying outside the limits of the sign and which do not form an integral part of the display. If the copy of a sign is enclosed by a box, outline or frame, area is the total area of the enclosure. If the sign consists of individual letters, numbers or symbols, on a surface or having no frame, area shall be the sum of the areas of the rectangles which can encompass each portion of the copy. The area of four-sided signs is considered the same as two double-faced Signs. b. Area of Shallow Flooding - a designated AO, AH or VO zone on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) with a one percent or greater annual chance of Flooding to Area:

an average depth of one to three feet where a clearly defined channel does not exist, where the path of Flooding is unpredictable and where velocity flow may be evident. The Flooding is characterized by ponding or sheet flow. c. Special Flood Hazard - the land in the Floodplain within the City subject to a one percent or greater chance of Flooding in any given year. This area is shown as zones A, AE, AH, AO, A1—99, VO, V1—30, VE or V on the FIRM. Avenue (AV): a thoroughfare of high vehicular capacity and low to moderate speed, acting as a short distance connector between urban centers, and usually equipped with a landscaped median. Base Flood: the flood having a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. Best Management Practices or BMPs: activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce the level of pollutants in surface water runoff. BMPs also include treatment requirements, operating procedures, and practices to control Site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw material storage. Block Length: the distance, measured along the thoroughfare centerline, from one end of a row or group of lots to the other end. ASTM: American Society of Testing Materials.

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BLOCK LENGTH CUL-DE-SAC SHALL NOT BE COUNTED AS A BLOCK

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Blocking: the foundation for leveling and supporting a Mobile Home or manufactured home, as required by V.T.C.A., Occupations Code, Chapter 1201. Boulevard (BV): a Thoroughfare, sometimes having Slip Roads on one or both sides, of high vehicular capacity

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San Marcos Development Code Amended: January 21, 2025