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<br /> <br />N <br />. ~ ::1'- <br /> <br />~jl~ <br /> <br /> <br />z: <br />~ <br />C;::) <br /><:::;) <br />C'.I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />co <br /> <br />(l)'~ 237. <br />CJ~i <br /> <br />'~f~ ORDINANCE 2006- l? <br /> <br />E!~~AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN <br />:")~\J?t MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 34, ENVIRONMENT, OF <br />,~_ .-J THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ADD NEW <br />, <br />u c,~ SECTIONS TO ARTICLE 5, AIR POLLUTION, PROHIBITING CERTAIN <br />MOTOR VEHICLE IDLING, PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES, AND <br />DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. <br /> <br />RECITALS: <br /> <br />1. The City entered into an Early Action Compact (EAC) with the U.S. <br />Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Texas Commission on Environmental <br />Quality (TCEQ) and other local governments in the Austin/Round Rock Metropolitan <br />Statistical Area (the Region) in order to proactively and effectively address the Region's <br />air quality issues. <br /> <br />2. In keeping with the EAC the City committed to implement measures in the <br />Clean Air Action Plan. <br /> <br />3. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has provided in the <br />Texas Administration Code, Title 30, 99 114.50 through 144.512 and 114.517, for the <br />prevention of air pollution caused by the unnecessary idling of certain motor vehicles. <br /> <br />4. By Resolution 2005-99-R, the City agreed to adopt the Memorandum of <br />Agreement between TCEQ and the Regions local governmental authorities. <br /> <br />5. The San Marcos City Council finds that the adoption of this ordinance <br />serves to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of San Marcos and its <br />extraterritorial jurisdiction, by limiting the pollution created by large motor vehicles <br />unnecessarily idling within the City limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, <br />TEXAS: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. Chapter 34, Environment, is amended by adding a new division to <br />Article 5, Air Pollution: <br /> <br />Sees. 34.264-34.400. Reserved <br /> <br />DIVISION 3. Idling of Engines <br /> <br />Sec. 34.401. Definitions. <br />I In this division: <br />