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

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to be installed and used by a consumer as a fixed residence on a permanent foundation system. The term includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and electrical systems contained in the Structure. The term does not include Mobile Homes or HUD-Code Manufactured Homes as defined in the Texas Manufactured Housing Standards Act (V.T.C.A., Occupations Code, Chapter 1201), nor does it include a Recreational Vehicle as that term is defined by this Development Code. 121. Infill: as a noun, new development on land that had been previously developed including without limitation, greyfield and brownfield sites and cleared land within urbanized areas; as a verb, to develop such areas. 122. Interested Person: a person who is impacted by a final decision of the City to the extent that such impact exceeds the impact of the decision on a member of the general public. An Interested Person includes any officer or agency of the City. 123. Intermediate Waterway: any river, Creek, stream, channel, or other Waterway that drains a watershed of at least 250 acres and no more than 1,000 acres. that is devoted to the preparation or cooking of food for the purpose of consumption by residents of the dwelling. A Kitchen, as referred to within this Development Code, generally indicates the presence of complete cooking facilities as differentiated from a “kitchenette” which provides limited cooking facilities limited to a single-burner hot plate, under-counter refrigerator and microwave oven. 126. Landscape Area: the area (greater than one foot in width) within the boundary of a Lot or parcel that is comprised of pervious surface integrated with living plant material, including but not limited to Trees, Shrubs, flowers, grass, or other living Ground Cover or native vegetation; excluding, however, undeveloped portions of the Site. 127. LDC: the Land Development Code of the City which was in effect immediately before the effective date of this Development Code. 124. ITE: Institute of Transportation Engineers. 125. Kitchen: generally, that portion of a residential dwelling

128. Liner Building: a Building that is a least 24 feet deep

measured from the Façade and is specifically designed to mask a Parking Lot or a Parking Structure from a Frontage.

129. Loft Apartment/Residential Loft: A residential living space that is located on the second floor (or above) of a structure that has a nonresidential use, such as an office or retail shop, operating on the first floor. This definition includes a similarly located space (but may include the first floor) within a structure that has been converted into a residential living area from some other originally intended use. 130. Lot: an undivided tract or parcel of land having frontage on a Public Right of Way or on an approved Civic Space or Open Space having direct Thoroughfare access, and which is or may be offered for sale, conveyance, transfer or Improvement, which is designated as a distinct and separate tract, and which is identified by a tract, or Lot number or symbol in a duly approved Subdivision Plat that has been properly filed of record. See also Nonconforming Lot. 131. Lot Coverage: the percentage of a Lot that is covered by Impervious Cover. 132. Lot Depth: the length of a line connecting the midpoints of the front and rear Lot Lines. 133. Lot, Flag Shaped: an irregularly shaped Lot that takes its sole access via a long, narrow strip of land connecting the Principal Building Site to a Thoroughfare. 134. Lot Frontage: Total length of the front property line which is adjacent to the street.

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San Marcos Development Code Amended: January 21, 2025