San Marcos Development Code 9.1.2020

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Development Procedures

Section 2.5.6.5Expiration and Extension

Division 7: REGULATING PLAN

A. Time of Expiration. An administrative certificate of appropriateness shall expire one year from the date it is issued if the proposed activity has not commenced, or two years from the date the certificate is issued, if the prposed activity has not been completed. B. Extension. An administrative certificate of appropriateness may be extended by the Responsible Official for a period not to exceed one year from the date required for commencement and two years from the date required for completion of the activity authorized by the certificate.

Section 2.5.7.1Purpose, Applicability and Effect

A. Purpose. The purpose of a regulating plan shall be to designate Character Districts, streets, parkland, and any special requirements for any area zoned Planning Area District and to regulate development within the same Planning Area District. B. Applicability. An approved regulating plan shall be required prior to any development, re-development, improvement or construction, or substantial modification of or on any property within a Planning Area District, and as a condition to submission, consideration, or approval of any other development application or permit. C. Effect. Approval of a regulating plan authorizes the approval or issuance of subsequent requests and permits for the property subject to the regulating plan. Section 2.5.7.2Application Requirements A. An application for approval of a regulating plan shall be submitted in accordance with the universal application procedures in Section 2.3.1.1 except as otherwise provided in this Division 5. B. An application for a regulating plan shall not be approved unless the following applications and development permits, where applicable, have been approved and remain in effect for the land included in the regulating plan: 1. All legislative approvals needed to authorize the proposed uses for the land;

(This Division was approved by Ord. No. 2019-45, 12-17-19)

2. Any requests for relief identified in Section 2.8.1.1;

3. A watershed protection plan (phase 1), and;

4. A transportation plan.

C. Regulating plans shall consist of one or more maps showing the following for each pedestrian shed in the Planning Area District, in compliance with the standards described in Section 4.4.3.7:

1. Character District Allocation;

2. Parkland;

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San Marcos Development Code Amended: September 1, 2020