SAN MARCOS CITY COUNCIL
The San Marcos City Council considered two items related to a purpose- built student housing development located between West Hutchison Street and Pat Garrison Street as well as North Comanche Street and North Fredericksburg Street in the downtown area at the regularly scheduled meeting Tues- day. The council voted six to one, approving the Conditional Use Permit, which would allow purpose- built student housing in that area, with the restrictive covenant that the applicant could not sell the property to a nontaxpaying entity for 12 years from the Certificate of Occupancy, or the date it is up and running. The council voted six to one granting a request to allow for the increase in maximum building height requirements from five to seven stories; The height would stay the same only the amount of floors would increase.
San Marcos Planning and Development Director Amanda Hernandez said the Planning and Zoning commission suggested a denial of the item.
