Vision San Marcos Comprehensive Plan

help to preserve the “small town” feel that many

EX IST ING CONDI T IONS The city’s existing land use represents a mixture

San Marcos citizens hold so dear. Another asset

LAND USE

the citizens of San Marcos value is the extensive

of single-family, multi-family, commercial,

open space and parkland within the city limits,

industrial and institutional uses. Figure LU1

• EXISTING CONDITIONS

especially the concentrations found along the San

illustrates the existing land uses and is based on

Marcos River. There are approximately 1,700

the city’s Planning and Development Services

• THE PREFERRED SCENARIO

acres of parkland and open space which provide

geographic information systems (GIS) data.

a variety of opportunities for active and passive

• DESCRIPTIONS OF

Commercial and industrial uses are primarily

DEVELOPMENT ZONES

recreation within the city.

concentrated along IH 35, the Guadalupe

Street and LBJ Drive corridors, as well as

• LAND USE INTENSITY MATRIX

extending along State Highways 123 and 80.

The Public & Institutional uses include Texas State

• RELATIONSHIP TO CITY OPERATIONS

University along with San Marcos Consolidated

Independent School District schools, county

offices, churches, and city facilities

• FIGURES APPENDIX: Land Use

The city’s Downtown is one of its greatest assets.

The site of many local businesses including

professional offices, restaurants, and bars, it is

bounded by residential neighborhoods which