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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 1974 - 32
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<br />AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A BUILDING
<br />CODE TO GOVERN SPECIFICATIONS, MATERIALS
<br />AND METHODS OF ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION,
<br />ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING,
<br />REMOVAL, CONVERSION, DEMOLITION, EQUIPMENT,
<br />USE AND OCCUPANCY, HEIGHT, AREA, LOCATION,
<br />AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND STRUC-
<br />TURES; PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
<br />OF THIS ORDINANCE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
<br />IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SEVERA-
<br />BILITY CLAUSE; ESTABLISHING PENALTIES FOR
<br />VIOLATIONS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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<br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
<br />SAN MARCOS, TEXAS:
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<br />Section 1. That there is hereby adopted by the City of
<br />San Marcos, Texas, for the purpose of establishing rules and
<br />regulations governing the specifications, materials, and
<br />methods of construction, alteration, removal, demolition,
<br />equipment, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of
<br />buildings and structures, that certain building code known as
<br />the "Southern Standard Building Code," being particularly the
<br />"1973 Edition" thereof, now and as hereinafter amended, of
<br />which a copy of said code has been and is now filed in the
<br />office of the City Secretary of the City of San Marcos, and
<br />the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fUlly as if set
<br />out full length herein, and from the date on which this Ordi-
<br />nance shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be
<br />controlling in the aforementioned specifications, materials,
<br />and methods within the corporate limits of the City of San
<br />Marcos, Texas, and its extraterritorial jurisdiction, subject
<br />to the laws of the State of Texas.
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<br />Section 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances
<br />inconsistent with the terms of this Ordinance are hereby
<br />repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only
<br />to the extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects
<br />this Ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances regu-
<br />lating and governing the subject matters covered by this Ordi-
<br />nance.
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<br />Section 3. That if any section, clause, paragraph,
<br />sentence, or phrase of this Ordinance shall. for any reason,
<br />be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalid section,
<br />clause. paragraph, sentence, or phrase is hereby declared to be
<br />severable and any such invalid or unconstitutional section,
<br />clause, paragraph, sentence, or phrase shall in no way affect
<br />the remainder of this Ordinance, and it is hereby declared
<br />to be the intention of the Council that the remainder of this
<br />Ordinance would have been passed notwithstanding the invalidity
<br />or unconstitutionality of any section, clause, paragraph,
<br />sentence, or phrase therof.
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<br />Section 4. That any person viOlating any provision of
<br />this Ordinance within the corporate limits of the City of
<br />San Marcos, Texas, or its extraterritorial jurisdiction,
<br />subject to the laws of the State of Texas, shall be guilty
<br />of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined an
<br />amount not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). Each
<br />day that such violation continues shall be a separate offense.
<br />Prosecution or conviction under this provision shall never
<br />ba a bar to any other remedy or relief for viOlations of this
<br />Ordinance.
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