Vision San Marcos Comprehensive Plan

L AND USE SUI TAB I L I TY An environmental constraint map was

Endangered and Threatened

resident species. The Texas Commission on

Species, Floodplains, Priority

Environmental Quality, Hays County, the

Watersheds, Sensitive Feature

Edwards Aquifer Authority and the City of

Protection Zone, Slopes, Soils,

created for the City of San Marcos and

San Marcos all regulate development in the

Vegetation and Water Quality Zone

the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) by

Edwards Aquifer recharge zone.

/ Water Quality

the consulting firm RPS Espey. This map

Air quality in San Marcos meets Federal Air

Buffer Zone.

is referred to as the Land Use Suitability

Quality Standards. During the 2012 “Ozone

Map and was developed as a tool to

Season” (April – November), The Capital

identify areas within the planning area

Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG)

that are best suited to accommodate

operated an air quality monitoring station

growth in an environmentally sensitive

in San Marcos on Staples Road. The data

manner. Ten classes of variables

collected showed an improvement from

including regulatory constraints,

2011. There are no year-round air quality

environmentally sensitive features and

monitoring stations which accurately reflect

important cultural sites were mapped

conditions in San Marcos.

and assigned a weight on a scale of 1

to 5 with 5 being the most constrained

and 1 being the least constrained.

The ten classes of variables included:

Cultural Resources, Edwards Aquifer,

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