Vision San Marcos Comprehensive Plan

THE PREFERRED SCENAR IO

relative impacts on water quality,

alternative to development in the Edwards

transportation and the City’s budget.

Aquifer recharge zone and to low-density

Following the design rodeo the trends and

sprawl extending outwards from the existing

The Preferred Scenario Map is a graphic

preferred scenarios were modeled for more

city limits. This map was updated in 2017 in

representation of the compilation of responses

accurate results. Overall, the preferred

order to support the Code SMTX process and

received during a series of public workshops,

scenario tested and modeled better than

adoption of the City’s new Land Development

including the design rodeo. The main purpose

the trend scenario. This scenario promotes a

Code.

of the workshops and design rodeo was to

somewhat denser community with mixed-use

The preferred scenario consists of High and

spatially distribute the additional 33,000

in neighborhoods targeted for redevelopment

Medium Intensity Zones, Employment Centers,

people and one million square feet of retail

and new development along with a variety of

Land Use Corridors, Existing Neighborhoods,

space projected by 2035 for San Marcos and

transportation options.

Low Intensity Areas, new trail connections, and

its ETJ. A Growth and Preservation Allocation

During the design rodeo, the public indicated

open space. These designations align with and

Exercise, also called the “chip exercise”, was

a preference for some redevelopment in the

are implemented through the City’s new Land

conducted and allowed participants to specify

urban core and for new development along

Development Code.

growth and preservation areas. The scenarios

east side corridors and IH35. The preferred

that came out of this exercise were refined and

scenario distributes this new population

tested during the design rodeo resulting in the

and development in two redevelopment

selection of the preferred scenario.

sites, as well as areas predominately along

During the design rodeo, a qualitative

the SH 123, Wonder World Drive and IH-

assessment of the three scenarios measured

35 corridors. The preferred scenario is an