2016-033 - Amending the Traffic control map adopted in Section 31-65(b) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas; establishing a stop sign at the intersection ....

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ORDINANCE NO. 2016 -033 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING THE TRAFFIC CONTROL MAP ADOPTED IN SECTION 31- 65(b), OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; ESTABLISHING A STOP SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION OF 16TH NE STREET AND VAN ZANDT STOPPING NORTH AND SOUTH -BOUND TRAFFIC ON 16TH NE STREET; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Paris Traffic Commission is charged with reviewing and evaluating proposals to add or remove traffic control devices on city streets and roadways throughout the City of Paris; and, WHEREAS, among those traffic control devices evaluated by the Traffic Commission is the placement of stop signs at various intersections throughout the city; and, WHEREAS, the Traffic Commission, at its regular meeting of October 11, 2016, considered and evaluated a request for the placement of stop signs at the intersection of 16th NE Street and Van Zandt, stopping north and south -bound traffic on 16th NE Street and, having done so, found and determined that the placement of stop signs at this location in the City of Paris is necessary to protect the public health and safety and is in the best interests of the citizens of the City of Paris; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That the Traffic Control Map of the City of Paris, Texas, as amended, and as adopted in Paragraph (b) of Section 31 -65, Chapter 31 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby, further amended to include the following stop signs: "Stop signs at the intersection of 161h NE Street and Van Zant, stopping north and south -bound traffic on 16th NE Street."