Vision SMTX Appendix Adopted 2024

APPENDIX E: PREFERRED GROWTH SCENARIO DEVELOPMENT

SKETCH LEVEL SCENARIOS Overview As the City of San Marcos continues to grow, it will need to accommodate housing and employment needs. The following approaches to create new housing and employment were presented to the community: · Conserve · Maintain neighborhoods and districts that are built out and largely complete. · Complement · Infill existing neighborhoods and districts with additional housing and employment opportunities. · Complete · Add missing amenities and services to existing areas and intensify remaining development opportunities. · Create · Develop new neighborhoods and districts with sufficient infrastructure and access to amenities and services. These approaches along with community and stakeholder input helped develop the Sketch Level Scenarios. The initial phase included four scenarios, which consisted of a Current Entitlements option. This option was largely market driven with most new commercial development along corridors and residential on the edges of the community. During this phase the scenarios were narrowed down to three Preliminary Sketch Scenarios.

SAN MARCOS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2024

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