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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 1974 - 36
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<br />AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A HOUSING
<br />CODE TO GOVERN AND CONTROL THE USE, MAIN-
<br />TENANCE AND OCCUPANCY OF ALL DWELLINGS,
<br />DWELLING UNITS AND ALL STRUCTURES WITHIN
<br />THE AREA OF JURISDICTION OF SAN MARCOS,
<br />TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
<br />OF THIS ORDINANCE; REPEALING ALL ORDI-
<br />NANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A
<br />SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; ESTABLISHING PEN-
<br />ALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; AND DECLARING AN
<br />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
<br />of San Marcos, Texas, for the purpose of establishing rules
<br />and regulations governing and controlling the use, maintenance
<br />and occupancy of all dwellings, dwelling units and all struc-
<br />tures within the area of jurisdiction of San Marcos, Texas,
<br />that certain housing code known as the "Southern Standard
<br />Housing Code," 1971 Edition thereof, now and as hereinafter
<br />amended, of which a copy of said code has been and is now
<br />fi 1 ed in the 0 ffi ce of the City Secre t ary of the Ci.ty of
<br />San Marcos, and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated
<br />as fully as if set out full length herein, and from the date
<br />on which this Ordinance shall take effect, the provisions
<br />thereof shall be controlling in the aforementioned specifi-
<br />cations, materials and methods within the corporate limits
<br />of the City of San Marcos, Texas, and its extraterritorial
<br />jurisdiction, subject 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repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only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 />be a bar to any other remedy or relief for violations of this
<br />Ordinance.
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