Vision SMTX Appendix Adopted 2024

APPENDIX D: POLICY BASELINE AND DEVELOPMENT

Projects recommended within the first phase are the most critical to the system. These projects resolve existing deficiencies or accommodate impending growth. The first phase includes 21 projects from 2014- 2020 and the second phase encompasses 12 projects from 2021-2025. The third phase involves 21 projects in 2026-2035. Policy Issues/Questions for Consideration · How can we manage stormwater sustainably and best protect open spaces as the city grows? · How do we best minimize impervious surfaces? · What policies should be put in place to provide the necessary nuance to various opportunities and constraints associated with the draft Environmental Overlay? · What is the City’s policy around public access and private development near the River and other waterways and drainage systems? · Should we pursue a regional stormwater management model? What would that mean for watersheds in San Marcos? What would it mean for regional coordination with the Counties and other jurisdictions? · What additional best practices for environment and resource protection should be “built in” to the City’s zoning and development standards?

SAN MARCOS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2024

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