San Marcos Downtown Area Plan

CHAPTER 5: IMPLEMENTATION

DOWNTOWN HOUSING OPTIONS

PROMOTE & SUPPORT HOME OWNERSHIP Community Priority: Medium Difficulty of Implementation: Medium Catalytic Impact: Medium Public Cost: $$ Timeframe to Completion: Medium Downtown Geography: Throughout Potential Leaders/Partners: CoSM P&DS, private developer Short Term Action Items: Pursue adoption of Strategic Housing Action Plan. Establish programs and incentive framework. Review and update code. Driver: City of San Marcos/private development coordination REMOVING DEVELOPMENT BARRIERS TO PROVIDE HOUSING OPTIONS Community Priority: Medium Difficulty of Implementation: Low Catalytic Impact: High Public Cost: $

COMMUNITY AMENITIES Community Priority: Medium Difficulty of Implementation: High Catalytic Impact: Low Public Cost: $$

Timeframe to Completion: Medium Downtown Geography: Throughout Potential Leaders/Partners: Private developer, private business owner, CoSM Economic Development, Parks Department, CVB, Downtown Association, Greater San Marcos Partnership Short Term Action Items: Assess existing amenities and growth amount triggers for additional needs. Establish incentive framework. Implementation is not fully publicly-driven. Private sector will ultimately drive new businesses. Driver: City of San Marcos/private development coordination PROMOTE & SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING Community Priority: High Difficulty of Implementation: Medium Catalytic Impact: High Public Cost: $$ Timeframe to Completion: Medium Downtown Geography: Throughout Potential Leaders/Partners: CoSM P&DS, private developer Short Term Action Items: Pursue adoption of Strategic Housing Action Plan. Establish programs and incentive framework. Review and update code. Driver: City of San Marcos/private development coordination

Timeframe to Completion: Short Downtown Geography: Throughout Potential Leaders/Partners: CoSM Departments

Short Term Action Items: Review and update code according to plan recommendations. Driver: City of San Marcos

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