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ORDINANCE NO. 2015-50 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE OF THE CITY OF <br />SAN MARCOS, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 82, ARTICLE 1 OF THE <br />SAN MARCOS CITY CODE BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF A <br />PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO ENGAGE IN A CALL, OR SEND, <br />READ OR WRITE A TEXT MESSAGE, OR ENGAGE IN ANY OTHER <br />USE OF THE DEVICE WHILE OPERATING A MOVING MOTOR <br />VEHICLE OR BICYCLE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF SAN MARCOS, <br />TEXAS; PROVIDING A PENAL"T"Y; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; <br />PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; <br />PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE <br />DATE. <br />E IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, <br />TEXAS: <br />SECTION 1. Chapter 82, Traffic and Vehicles, of the San Marcos City Code is hereby <br />amended as set forth below. Added text is indicated by underlining. Deleted text is indicated by <br />Sec. 52.001. Definitions. <br />Words defined in the Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways, <br />V.A.C.S. art. 6701d, have the same meanings when used in this chapter. In this <br />chapter: <br />Alley means any public way extending either partly or completely through <br />any city block in the rear of the lots comprising the block. <br />Authorized Emergency Personnel means a person who is a law enforcement <br />officer, firefighter, member of a governmental emergency medical services <br />communications or utility function, or member of a governmental emergency <br />management function. <br />Parade means any procession or combination of vehicles, pedestrians or <br />animals operated or conducted upon any public street, sidewalk or alley which does <br />not comply with normally applicable traffic regulations or controls. <br />Portable Electronic Device means a hand -held mobile telephone personal <br />digital assistant, MP3 or other hand -held music player, electronic reading device <br />laptop computer, pager, broadband personal communication device global <br />positioning or navigation ystem electronic game device or portable computing <br />device_ <br />