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<br />55 <br /> <br />0 <br /><.::r' <br />~ <br />í\J <br />,,-; <br />t.2 <br />1.1) <br />p,;. <br /> <br /> <br />~ ORDINANCE 199~- 1 <br />c> <br />- <br />~ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, ADOPTING A REVISED WATER <br />L CONSERVATION PLAN; AMENDING SECTIONS 30-10 <br />í THROUGH 30-16 OF THE SAN MARCOS CODE OF <br />ORDINANCES TO IMPLEMENT MANDATORY AND <br />RECOMMENDED WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES¡ <br />PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEALING ALL <br />CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR <br />PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND <br />PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, <br />TEXAS: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. That the amended San Marcos Water Conservation <br />Plan, a copy of which is attached to this ordinance and <br />incorporated into it by reference, is hereby approved and adopted. <br /> <br />SECTION 2. That Chapter 30, Water and Sewers and Sewage <br />Disposal, of the San Marcos Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to <br />add an Article IA, Water Conservation, to read as follows: <br /> <br />ARTICLE IA. WATER CONSERVATION <br /> <br />Sec. 30-10. Definitions. <br /> <br />within this Article, the following terms shall have the <br />meanings shown: <br /> <br />(1) "Landscape Watering" means the application of water <br />to grow landscaping plants. <br /> <br />(2) "LandsC'dping plant" means any plant including any <br />tree, shrub, vine, herb, flower, succulent, <br />groundcover or grass species, that is used for <br />landscaping purposes or for the support of <br />intensive recreational areas such as playgrounds <br />and playing fields. <br /> <br />(3) "New landscaping plant" means a landscaping plant <br />planted during any current water conservation plan <br />stage. When the stage, together with all other <br />stages which precede or succeed that stage in a <br />continuous time period, are rescinded, such new <br />landscaping plant will be treated thereafter as an <br />existing landscaping plant. <br /> <br />(4) "Hand-held hose" means a hose attended by one <br />person, fitted with a manual or automatic shutoff <br />nozzle. <br /> <br />(5) "Bucket" means a bucket or other container holding <br />five gallons or less, used singly by one person. <br /> <br />(6) Where a water use restriction calls for use only <br />once every seven (7) days, or only on designated <br />days, the following system shall apply to determine <br />the day within each calendar week that the use is <br />permitted: <br /> <br />Buildings and premises with even-numbered <br />addresses- Tuesdays only beginning at 7:00 p.m. and <br />ending at 8:00 a.m. Wednesday. <br /> <br />Buildings and premises with odd-numbered addresses- <br />Thursdays only beginning at 7:00 p.m. and ending at <br />8:00 a.m. Friday. <br />