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ORDINANCE 2009- 7 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN <br />MARCOS, TEXAS AMENDING ARTICLE 2, DIVISION 2 OF <br />CHAPTER 86, WATER CONSERVATION, OF THE SAN MARCOS <br />CITY CODE; PROVIDING FOR CIVIL PENALTIES, AND PROVIDING <br />AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />RECITALS: <br />1. The City's Public Services Department has recommended that the City Council <br />approve changes to Article 2, Division 2 of Chapter 86, Conservation, of the San <br />Marcos City Code, including the following: <br />A. Redefine the implementation of drought management stages to comply with <br />present State law. <br />B. The addition of civil penalties, and related procedures, as an option to the <br />imposition of criminal penalties for violations of this division. <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, <br />TEXAS: <br />• SECTION 1. Chapter 86, Article 2, Division 2 of the San Marcos Land Development <br />Code is amended as follows (und g- indicates added text, s ri ce roug indicates deleted <br />text: <br />Section 86.056. Definitions <br />Terms in this division have the following meanings unless otherwise specified: <br />Aesthetic water feature means a fountain, waterfall, landscape lake or pond, or <br />another decorative feature where the use is entirely ornamental and serves no other <br />functional purpose. <br />Aquifer means the Edwards Aquifer. <br />Automatic sprinkler irrigation system means a system of fixed pipes and sprinkler <br />heads that apply water to landscape plants or turf. <br />Certified commercial car wash means a commercial car wash that has met the <br />water conservation criteria in the Commercial Car Wash Certification Program on file at <br />the offices of the Water and Wastewater Department. <br />Cfs means cubic feet per second. <br />Charity car wash means any special event involving the washing of vehicles for a <br />donation.