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-2- SECTION 3: That Section 37-18 of the San ~1arcos Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 37-18. Additional Requlations For Sexual Encounter Centers. (a) Sexual encounter centers shall not contain a bed, sofa, or mattress in any room on the premises, except that a sofa may be placed in a reception room open to the public. ( b) Sexual encounter centers shall have a manager's station which affords an unobstructed view of every area of the premi ses to which any patron is permitted access for any purpose, excluding restrooms. SECTION 4~ That subsection (c) of Section 37-4 of the San Marcos Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows: . . . (c) The applicant must be qualified according to the provisions of this Chapter and the premises must be inspected and found to be in compliance with various laws enforced by the city/county health department, San Marcos Fire Department, and the city's building official. All inspections shall be completed within thirty ( 30) days of the filing of the application. SECTION 5. That if any word, phrase, clause, sentence, or paragraph of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisqiction, the remaining provisions of this ordinance shall remain in effect as if the unconstitutional or invalid portion had not been adopted. SECTION 6. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 7. 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 6. 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. Sexually oriented businesses in existence on the date this chapter becomes effective shall make application to the Chief of Police for a license under Section 37-4 of the San Marcos Code of Ordinances within sixty (60) days of that date. PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading July 23, 1990. PASSED AND APPROVED on second reading August 13, 1990. PASSED AND APPROVED AND ADOPTED ~ gust 27'19~O. . K t . M~}V~ tJP~ 1]/ ør~ Ì'~ayor Approved: Janis K. Womack ~6.~ City Secretary Mark B. Taylo City Attorney PUBLISHED IN THE SAN MARCOS DAILY RECORD, AUGUST 30, 1990.