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San Marcos officials outline permit‑review fixes, aim to speed watershed reviews and notify applicants
Summary
City staff told the council they have added reviewers and plan software improvements to reduce backlog for permits and watershed protection plan reviews, and will create better applicant notifications when reviews exceed target timelines.
San Marcos city staff told the City Council on Jan. 31 that they have added personnel and are pursuing technology changes to shorten the time it takes to process development permits and watershed protection plan reviews.
The comment came during the council’s fiscal‑year visioning workshop when members asked how the city will make permitting “easier” for applicants while retaining careful environmental review in the city’s sensitive floodplain areas. Assistant City Manager Joe Pantone said the city overhauled its economic development policy in 2022 and has recently added staff to support development review capacity; he told the council “we are literally a week or 2 away from hiring that position” for business retention and small‑business support that he said will also help coordinate…
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