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

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Definitions

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Dwelling Unit: a room or suite or set of rooms occupied and suitable for occupancy as a family residence and having a kitchen, and bath and sanitary facilities, together with appropriate appurtenances to that occupancy. a. Dwelling Unit Equivalent (DUE) - a density value for multiple-family dwelling units based upon the number of bedrooms in the unit. This value shall be applied to the units per acre measurement in order to meet the dwelling unit requirement.

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Engineer: a person duly licensed under the Texas Engineering Registration Act to practice the profession of engineering. Environmental Protection Agency or EPA: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or, where appropriate, the administrator or other duly authorized official of that agency.

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Erect: to construct, reconstruct, install or build.

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ETJ: Extraterritorial Jurisdiction.

1. Three-bedroom unit = one unit;

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Excavation: any digging, trenching, scraping or other activity that disturbs natural soil or rock to a depth of two feet or more, other than soil disturbance incidental to the removal of trees or vegetation. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction: the unincorporated area, not a part of any other City, which is Contiguous to the corporate limits of the City, the outer limits of which are measured from the extremities of the corporate limits of the City outward for the distances as may be stipulated in Chapter 42 of the Texas Local Government Code in accordance with the population of the City, and in which area the City may enjoin Violation of certain provisions of this Development Code.

2. Four-bedroom unit = one and one-half units;

3. Five-bedroom unit = two units;

4. Six-bedroom unit = two units

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5. Every second bedroom above the fifth bedroom = one additional unit Easement: an interest in land other than a lease granted to the City, to the public generally to a private utility corporation, or to a person or entity, entitling the granter to use such land. Edwards Aquifer: the portion of an arcuate belt of porous, water bearing, predominantly carbonate rocks known as the Edwards (Balcones Fault Zone) Aquifer trending from southwest to northeast in Hays and Adjacent counties. Effective Parking: the amount of parking required for after adjustment by the Shared Parking Factor. Electric Sign: a sign connected to an electric power source for any purpose. Elevation: an exterior wall of a building not along a frontage line. Not synonymous with façade. Encroach: to break the plane of a vertical or horizontal regulatory limit with a structural element, so that it extends into another lot of parcel of land, a setback, or the public frontage, or above a height limit. Encroachment: any structural element that breaks the plane of a vertical or horizontal regulatory limit, extending into another lot or parcel of land, a setback, or the public frontage, or above a height limit, or the breaking of such limit by a structural element.

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FAA: the Federal Aviation Administration.

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Facade: each exterior wall of a building that is set along a frontage line. See Elevation.

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100. Family: any number of individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit who are related by blood, legal adoption, marriage, or conservatorship.

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101. FCC: the Federal Communications Commission.

102. FEMA: the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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San Marcos Development Code Amended: January 21, 2025