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N ~ 37 <r - - ORDINANCE 1992- 21 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 29-44 OF THE SAN MARCOS CODE OF ORDINANCES TO AUTHORIZE THE DESIGNATION OF TOW-AWAY ZONES ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY~ DESIGNA'rING A TOW-AWAY ZONE ON THE CITY WATER TOWER SITE LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE 4ØØ BLOCK OF SESSOM DRIVE~ PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY~ REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES~ PROVIDING A PENALTY~ PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Section 29-44 of the San Marcos Code of Ordinances is amended to include the designation of tow-away zones on City owned property to read as follows: Sec. 29-44. Tow-away zones. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter, any street, alley, or City owned property in the City, or part thereof, may be designated as a no parking tow-away zone by separate ordinance. (b) When signs or markings are placed giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle in any area designated as a no parking tow-away zone. (c) Any peace officer may authorize the removal of a vehicle parked in a no parking tow-away zone. The owner and operator of such vehicle are liable for all reasonable towing and storage fees incurred in the removal and storáge of the vehicle. SECTION 2. That the City water tower site containing 3.Ø acres, more or less, of land located on the north side of the 4ØØ Block of Sessom Drive is designated as a no-parking tow-away zone. SECTION 3. That 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 remaining provisions of this ordinance shall remain in effect as if the unconstitutional or invalid portion had not been adopted. SECTION 4. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 5. That any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in accordance with Section 1-5 of the San Marcos Code of Ordinances. SECTION 6. That the importance of this Ordinance creates an emergency and an imperative public necessity so that the provisions of the Charter requiring that ordinances shall be presented at three separate meeting sand that no ordinance shall become effective until the expiration of ten (1Ø) days following the date of its final passage be suspended, and this Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and after