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-10- SECTION 7. Responsibilities of Municipal Departments A. Any written agreement, purchase order or instrument whereby the City of San Marcos is committed to the expenditure of funds in return for work, labor, services, supplies, equipment, materials or any combination of the foregoing, shall not be entered into unless such agreement, purchase order or instrument contains provisions requiring that equipment and activities which are subject to the provisions of this code will be operated, constructed, conducted or manufactured without causing violation of this chapter. B. All departments and agencies of the City of San Marcos, Texas, shall, to the fullest extent consistent with other ordinances, carry out their programs in such a manner as to further the policies of this ordinance in cooperation with its enforcement. C. All departments whose duty it is to revise and approve new projects or changes to existing projects that result or may result in the production of excessive noise shall consult with the City Manager prior to any such approval. SECTION 8. Public and Private Project Rev iew All public and private projects shall be subject to a review process by the City Manager in order to determine if such projects are likely to cause noise or vibration in violation of this Ordinance. The City Manager shall be authorized to make or require any investigations or studies which in his opinion are necessary to determine if compliance with this Ordinance can be achieved. The City Manager shall also have the authority to require noise attenuation measures in accordance with the findings of said investigations or studies for the purpose of determining compliance with this Ordinance. SECTION 9. Airport and Aircraft Operations All airport and/or aircraft operations within the corporate limits of the City of San Marcos, Texas, shall be conducted in all respects in conformity with or pursuant to applicable laws and regulations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration. SECTION 10. Noises Permitted - Emergencies Noise created in the performance of emergency work for their immediate safety, health or welfare of the community or individuals of the community or to restore property to a safe condition following a public calamity shall not be subject to the provisions of the San Marcos Noise Ordinance. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit law enforcement, ambulance, fire or other emergency personnel to make excessive noise in the performance of their duties when such noise is clearly unnecessary. SECTION 11. Noises Permitted - Undue Hardship Applications for a permit for relief from the sound pressure levels designated in this Ordinance or regulations set by this Ordinance on the basis of undue hardship may be made to the City Manager or his duly authorized representative. Any permit granted by the City Manager or his duly authorized representative hereunder shall contain all conditions upon