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ORDINANCE NO. 2003- /+1 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE C~TY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING ARTICLE 4, STOPPING, STANDING PARKING, OF CHAPTER 82, TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES, OF THE SAN MARCOS CITY CODE, TO INCREASE FINES, CLARIFY ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES AND ADD VIOLATIONS; INCLUDING PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES. 178. ~0~ o 0 RECITALS: 1. City of San Marcos Parking fines are significantly lower than Southwest Texas State University parking fines thereby creating an economic incentive to park in the downtown area. 2. City of San Marcos parking fines are significantly lower than the surrounding communities surveyed. 3. Parking fines have not been increased since 1998. 4. The experience of the city staff, including police and parking technicians, in enforcing the parking regulations has indicated the need for certain procedural changes to the current ordinance. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 82.156 of the San Marcos City Code is amended as follows (underlininq indicates added text, ~ indicates deleted text): Sec. 82.156. Presumptions regarding person who parked vehicle. (a) In any prosecution charging a violation of any law governing the standing or parking of a vehicle under this chapter, proof that the vehicle described in the complaint was standing or parked in violation of the law, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was, at the time of the violation, the registered owner of the vehicle shall create a prima facie presumption that the defendant was the person who caused or permitted the vehicle to stand or be parked at the point where and for the time during which the violation occurred. A defendant may introduce evidence, as a defense, to show