Demolition permits for historic buildings in San Marcos will be met with a delay following City Council’s decision this week.
On Thursday afternoon, the San Marcos City Council gathered for a special meeting in order to pass an ordinance that will delay permits on demolitions of historic buildings. Ordinance 2019-19, which is a temporary, 120-day ordinance, was passed unanimously by the council and will put a 90-day delay on the issuance of demolition permits for buildings that are deemed historically significant or are 80 years or older.
While the ordinance will go into effect immediately, it is not meant to be a permanent solution to the lack of regulation on historic demolitions. Instead, the council requested that the Historic Preservation Committee provide suggestions for a permanent solution following their upcoming meeting on July 11.
