Vision SMTX Appendix Adopted 2024

APPENDIX D: POLICY BASELINE AND DEVELOPMENT

LAND USE, COMMUNITY DESIGN AND CHARACTER ELEMENT Existing Source Documents

· Downtown Architectural Standards & Guidelines, City of San Marcos, 2021 · Community Risk Assessment , City of San Marcos Fire Department, 2020 · Fire Training Center Master Plan , City of San Marcos Fire Department, 2019 · Texas State University 2017-2027 Master Plan , Texas State University, 2017 · The City Historic Resources Survey Report , City of San Marcos, 2019 Summary of Relevant Policies The 2012 Downtown Architectural Standards and Guidelines regulate the look and feel of new buildings in the downtown area. As presented in 2012, the purpose of the design standards was “to enhance the effectiveness of the Smartcode in downtown by adding context-sensitive design standards, supplemented with design guidelines for special cases, and revising the signage standards for the downtown area.” The standards and guidelines adopted in 2012 were carried over into the new San Marcos Development Code in 2018 and into Appendix A of the San Marcos Design Manual. Both standards and guidelines are utilized when reviewing new development in the downtown area.

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