City Asks Residents To Brand Their Neighborhood

City Asks Residents To Brand Their Neighborhood

The City of San Marcos Planning and Development Services Department is distributing a second round of Brand Your Neighborhood Activity kits in order to give residents in under-represented neighborhood areas another chance to tell the City how they want their neighborhood to grow and what should be preserved.

“Brand Your Neighborhood is a simple, all-in-one activity kit that allows neighborhood residents to document the characteristics of their neighborhoods,” said Abby Gillfillan, Project and Permit Center Manager.  “The kits can be completed individually or as a group and will be used to provide guidance for completion of the Neighborhood Character Plans in each Neighborhood Area.”

An interactive map displaying the results from the first round of the Brand Your Neighborhood Activity can be found at www.sanmarcostx.gov/neighborhoodbranding.

Printed kits may be requested by calling 512.393.8230 or emailing planning_info@sanmarcostx.gov. Completed kits may be returned to City staff through March 31.

The city has been broken into six Neighborhood Character Study Areas with branding packets customized for each area. Designated neighborhood areas include: Northwest Hills, Western, Willow Creek, Eastern, Northern and Heritage areas. Everyone who returns a packet to the City will be entered into a drawing to win a custom San Marcos belt buckle.

Residents May Participate by:

• Requesting a Kit – includes a Map Packet & Instructions
• Completing the Kit – individually or as a group
• Returning the Kit to the City by March 31
• Participants are automatically entered to win a custom San Marcos belt buckle!

The Brand Your Neighborhood exercise will provide guidance to City staff as they rewrite the land development code to align it with Vision San Marcos, the City’s comprehensive plan.

For more information, visit http://www.sanmarcostx.gov/neighborhoods or call the Development Services Department at 512.393.8230.