Vision San Marcos Comprehensive Plan

HOW TO USE THE PLAN Vision San Marcos: A River Runs Through Us is

each plan element lies a summary of the existing

conditions in San Marcos, projections out to

the year 2035 and topic specific information

intended to be a user-friendly plan for city staff

provided by professional city staff and

as well as the general public. The introduction

consultants.

section of the plan provides a detailed look into

The process for updating this plan and the

the city and the planning process which was

five-year action items are outlined in this

utilized in the creation of this document

document, followed by the table of contents for

Recommendations for implementation of the plan

the plan addendum and a Figures Appendix.

are found in the Vision, Goals and Objectives

The addendum includes technical reports and

section. The community derived objectives

detailed information from which this plan was

provide direction for achieving the preferred

summarized. Maps and figures supporting the

scenario.

data provided in this plan can be found in the

The majority of the plan is broken into sections

Figures Appendix at the end of the document.

called Plan Elements which are the focus

This plan is intended to serve as a guide for

areas that were identified during the visioning

future development within the City of San

process. They are: Economic Development,

Marcos. Specifically, in the Land Use section

Environment and Resource Protection, Land Use,

of this plan is a guide for the plan’s relationship

Neighborhoods and Housing, Parks, Public

with city operations. In this section, the preferred

Spaces and Facilities, and Transportation. Within

scenario map and land use intensity matrix are