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Draft ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 31, TRAFFIC CODE, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS REGULATING THE PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON CERTAIN PUBLIC STREETS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; A SAVING CLAUSE; A REPEALER CLAUSE; A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Paris, Texas is a home rule municipality acting under its charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, the City Council, in accordance with the provisions of state law and all applicable ordinances of the city, have given the required notices and have held the required public hearings, if any, of this amendment to the Paris City Code; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the public interest to make the amendments described herein; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That Section 31 -85 in Article IV, "Stopping, Standing, and Parking," out of Chapter 31 of the Code of Ordinances, "Traffic Code," of the Paris Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 31 -85 Parking of Motor Vehicles in prohibited areas; overtime parking. "It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in his name or owned or operated by him or in his possession or under his control to be or remain in any space or area in which parking is prohibited on the traffic - control map adopted in Section 31 -84, by signs clearly visible, or by both. "No person shall park, stop, or stand any motor vehicle, boat, trailer, recreational vehicle, or camper in any currently marked time -limit parking area for a longer period of time than that designated by either or both markings on the street or by signs clearly visible and placed by the City of Paris Public Works Department, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Saturdays; or in a loading zone for a longer period of time than that designated on the traffic - control map, by the markings on the street, by signs clearly visible, or by any combination thereof."