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

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Definitions

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Collocation: the use of a single antenna support Structure and/or Site by more than one communications provider.

of a structure which has been damaged, altered or removed. For the purposes of this definition, construction includes the installation of a parking lot. Construction Permit: any authorization to construct, demolish, alter or place a structure on a lot, tract or parcel; excluding, however, an authorization to construct a capital improvement to be dedicated to the public in support of a proposed land use, the grading of land, the removal of vegetation, and other activities authorized to prepare a development site for construction of a structure or improvement. Contiguous: with respect to property, synonymous with Adjacent. Copy: with respect to a sign, the letters, numbers, symbols or geometric shapes, either in permanent or changeable form, on the surface of the sign. Coverage, Building: the aggregate of the Lot area that is covered by Buildings located thereon, including the area covered by all overhanging roofs and canopies. See also Impervious Cover and Lot Coverage. Creek: an area where surface waters flow sufficiently to produce a defined channel or bed. A defined channel or bed is indicated by hydraulically sorted sediments or the removal of vegetative litter or loosely rooted vegetation by the action of moving water. The channel or bed need not contain water year-round. This definition is not meant to include storm water runoff devices or other entirely artificial waterways unless they are used to store or convey pass-through stream flows naturally occurring prior to construction of such devices. Curb: the edge of the vehicular pavement that may be raised or flush to a swale. It usually incorporates the drainage system. Decorative Fencing or Wall: fencing or wall constructed of brick or stucco over masonry, wood, wrought iron, cast Corridor: a lineal geographic system incorporating transportation and/or other trajectories. Council: the City Council. CUP: Conditional Use Permit.

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Commission: the City Planning and Zoning Commission.

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Communications Operations, Commercial: the transmission, retransmission, or reception of radio, television, electromagnetic, or microwave signals primarily for the purpose of operating a business or for financial gain. Communications Operations, Non-Commercial/Amateur: the transmission, retransmission and/or reception of radio, television, electromagnetic, or microwave signals for private or personal use, and not for the purpose of operating a business and/or for financial gain. Compatibility: the characteristics of different land uses or activities that permit them to be located near each other in harmony and without conflict. Comprehensive Plan: the Vision SMTX Comprehensive Plan, including without limitation any unit or a part of any unit separately adopted and any amendment to the plan or parts thereof. Condominium: a multifamily dwelling unit, within which title is conveyed to designated units or apartments, with an undivided interest in the building’s common elements, such as halls, stairs, elevators, roofs, parking spaces, and the land when the building is not constructed on leased land. Configuration: the form of a building, based on its massing, private frontage, and height.

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Construction: with respect to a structure, is the assembly of materials into a structure, or the rehabilitation or replacement

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San Marcos Development Code Amended: January 21, 2025