Vision SMTX Comprehensive Plan Adopted 2024

PREFERRED GROWTH SCENARIO

Community Centers: Community Centers are mid-sized mixed-use areas, typically along transit corridors or major roadways, that provide access to goods, services, dining, entertainment, and residential housing. These areas are characterized by a mix of medium-intensity commercial and residential uses. Development is vertically and horizontally mixed. Community Centers typically attract patrons from multiple neighborhoods. The primary Place Types comprising community centers include Mixed Use Medium; Mixed Use Low; Commercial/Employment Medium; Neighborhood Medium; Neighborhood High; and Neighborhood Transition. Eight community centers are included in the Preferred Growth Scenario and are briefly described below. North of Airport (near the intersection of Harris Hill Road and Yarrington

Road) is a Community Center envisioned to serve residents in the northern portion of San Marcos. The area is beginning to develop as a residential subdivision (Whisper and a few Municipal Utility Districts) and Commercial/Employment Low development. In the future, the North of Airport Community Center is envisioned as a combination of Commercial/Employment Low and Medium, Mixed Use Low, and Neighborhood Medium place types to serve the surrounding neighborhoods. Midtown (west of IH-35 between Aquarena Springs Drive and Hopkins Street) is largely developed today with a mix of residential and commercial uses. The area also includes the Texas State University Football Stadium and the Track and Field Stadium. In the future, the Midtown Community Center is envisioned as a combination of Mixed Use Medium, Neighborhood High, and Commercial/Employment Medium. While the area is not expected to change significantly from its existing condition, there are several opportunities for infill development, redevelopment, and public infrastructure improvements to achieve the vision for the area as a highly walkable, bikeable, transit-focused, vibrant Community Center.

SAN MARCOS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2024

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