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limousines. Sec. 15~-12. Issuance of limousine oÞerator's Þermit. duration. (1) Upon submission of a completed application for a limousine operator's permit, a permit shall be issued bearing the name, address, signature and photograph of the applicant. (2) The permit shall be in effect for the remainder of the calendar year in which it is issued. Sec. 15~-13. Sus~ension or revocation. Every limousine operator receiving a permit under the terms of this chapter shall comply with all city, state and federal motor vehicle laws. Failure to do so will justify the suspension or revocation of this permit by the municipal court judge. The chief of police may initiate a revocation or suspension by filing a petition with the municipal court judge. No permit shall be suspended or revoked unless notice and an opportunity to be heard have been provided the holder of the permit. Sec. 15~-14. Vehicles: equipment and maintenance. (a) Any vehicle operated pursuant to the terms of this chapter shall be inspected as required by state law, and shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary operating condition at all times. Sec. 15~-15. Restrictions on oÞeration of luxury and airÞort limousine services. (a) It shall be unlawful for a person to operate a vehicle other than a luxury vehicle equipped with a partition separating the driver from the passenger compartment, in the provision of a luxury limousine service. (b) It shall be unlawful for a person, in the operation of an airport limousine service, to depart from the fixed routes designated in the certificate or to pick up or discharge passengers at locations other than those shown on such fixed routes. (c) The fixed routes of an airport limousine service on a certificate may be amended with the consent of the city council after a public hearing. SECTION 2. That 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 remaining provisions of this ordinance shall remain in effect as if the unconstitutional or invalid portion had not been adopted. SECTION 3. That all ordinances and resolutions or parts of ordinances or resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 4. That any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be subject to the penalty provided in section 1-5 of the San Marcos Code of Ordinances. SECTION 5. That this Ordinance shall be in effect ten (10) days from and after its passage, and it shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area as required by the Charter of the City of San Marcos, Texas. PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading January 14, 1991.