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days. Motor vehicle means a motor vehicle that is subject to registration under the state Certificate of Title Act. Nuisance vehicle is a vehicle that is a public nuisance under section 34.194. Special interest vehicle means a motor vehicle of any age that has not been altered or modified from original manufacturer's specifications and, because of its historic significance, is being preserved by a hobbyist. Storage facility means a garage, parking lot or any type of facility or establishment for the servicing, repairing, storing or parking of motor vehicles. SECTION 4. Section 34.193 of the San Marcos City Code is amended as follows (underlining indicates added language; an overstrike indicates deleted language): Sec. 34.193. Penalties. (a) Any person who maintains, allows, causes or permits a nuisance vehicle on public or private property commits a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $200.00. Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense. (b) Upon conviction, the court shaH may order the removal and abatement of the nuisance vehicle, if it has not been previously abated. SECTION 5. Section 34.196 of the San Marcos City Code is amended as follows (underlining indicates added language; an overstrike indicates deleted language): Sec. 34.196. Nuisance vehicles prohibited on private property. ( a) It is unlawful for the ow ner of a person that owns or controls any real property to maintain. allow. cause or permit a nuisance vehicle to be placed or to remain on the property. (b) It is unlawful for a person to maintain. allow. cause or permit a nuisance vehicle to be placed or to remain on real property without the permission of the owner of the property. SECTION 6. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, or paragraph of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this ordinance will continue in force if they can be given effect without the invalid portion. SECTION 7. All ordinances and resolutions or parts of ordinances or resolutions in conflict with this ordinance are repealed. SECTION 8. Any person violating any provision of this ordinance commits a misdemeanor and upon conviction is subject to the penalties provided in Sections 34.080, 34.081,34.193,34.200 and 1.015 of the San Marcos City Code, as applicable. SECTION 9. This Ordinance takes effect ten (10) days after the date of its final passage, and the City Secretary will publish notice of its adoption in a newspaper of general circulation in the City. PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading SEPTEMBER 28, 1998. PASSED AND APPROVED on second reading OCTOBER 12, 1998.