2017-040 - Amending the Traffic Control Map in Section 31-65(b) ...eblishing stop signs stopping East and West-bound traffic at the intersection of 7th Street NE and East Williams Street

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ORDINANCE NO. 2017-040 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 STOP SIGNS STOPPING EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND TRAFFIC AT THE INTERSECTION OF 7TH STREET NE AND EAST WILLIAMS 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, the Traffic Commission has the authority to review the placement of stop signs at various intersections throughout the City; and, WHEREAS, the Traffic Commission, at its regular meeting of September 5, 2017, considered and evaluated a request for the placement of stop signs stopping eastbound and westbound traffic at the intersection of 7th Street NE and East Williams Street due to an increase of traffic created by a change in parent drop-off/pick-up at Paris Independent School District Head Start; and WHEREAS, The Traffic Commission 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 stopping eastbound and westbound traffic at the intersection of 701 Street NE and East Williams Street." Section 3. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the