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~ <.s- e;- r-i 111 (\.1 ORDINANCE 1998 - 4 AN ORDINANCE. OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 86.150 - DEFINITIONS OF THE SAN MARCOS CITY CODE BY CHANGING TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE REFERENCES TO TNRCC REGULATIONS; INCLUDING PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. RECITALS: 1. The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission ("TNRCC"), in order to protect public health and minimize environmental pollution, has established design criteria for on-site sewage facilities. 2. The City Council finds that the use of on-site sewage facilities in the City of San Marcos may pollute the environment and be detrimental to the public health and having considered the matter, desires to become an authorized agent and finds it appropriate to enact an Ordinance regulating on-site sewage facilities to abate or prevent pollution, or injury to public health in the city. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 86.150 of the San Marcos City Code is amended as follows: Sec. 86.150. Definitions. In this division: Altered or Alteration means any change, modification or transformation. Department means the city Environmental Health Department. Design Criteria means the latest edition or supplement to the "Design Criteria for On-site Sewage Facilities" promulgated by the TNRCC. Modification means any change or increase in the size or use of an on-site sewage facility. On-site sewage facility means a septic tank, pit privy, cesspool, sewage holding tank, injection well used to dispose of sewage, chemical toilet and any other system, facility or method used for the disposal of sewage other than a sewage disposal system operated under a permit issued by the TNRCC. Organized system means a sewage disposal system operated under a permit issued by the TNRCC. On-site Sewage Facility Rules or the Rules includes the Design Criteria and the latest edition or supplement to the TNRCC regulations contained in 30 T AC 285.101 - 285.115 and 285.118. 285.1 - 285.91. as amended. Repair means to restore or mend to sound working condition after damage, decay or failure. TNRCC means the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. SECTION 2. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, or paragraph of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the 1