Vision SMTX Appendix_Adopted 2024_

APPENDIX D: POLICY BASELINE AND DEVELOPMENT

· Assist builders with fee waivers, clear path permitting, and other regulatory incentives in exchange for permanently affordable housing in pre-determined infill sites (proposed to be removed by the Planning and Zoning Commission) · Focus on programs that create, preserve, and extend long-term affordability and individual wealth creation · Community Advisory Group that will implement and administer strategies · Stabilize households by implementing affordable housing tax and appraisal protection measures · Expand down payment assistance and homebuyer counseling programs · Land banking to acquire vacant flood prone structures and transition into open space · Shared equity in the form of community land trust or other shared equity ownership · Legislative adjustments to ensure that laws are compatible to meet local needs · Pre-approve residential development in strategic locations · Opt-in zoning overlay districts in high and medium intensity zones · Proactive creation of housing through zoning in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan (proposed to be removed by the Planning and Zoning Commission) · Utilize tax increment financing mechanisms in strategic growth areas · Remove regulatory and procedural barriers to encourage diverse and affordable housing · Manufactured homes should be allowed by the city · The city should modify land-use and zoning regulations to encourage tiny home ownership · Clear path permitting that minimizes the time to permit mixed income and affordable communities · Remove regulatory barriers to affordable housing · Promote San Marcos as a place for all types of housing in all types of places for all types of people through a robust education and marketing campaign · Pursue direct marketing of affordable housing to the community and stakeholders · Provide educational opportunities for households experiencing housing vulnerability

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