2018-039 Amend Chapter 31 Traffice Code, Article II, Operation of Vehicles, Division 3, Truck Routes, Section 31-51, Applicaiton of Ordinance

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ORDINANCE NO. 2018-039 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CITY OF PARIS CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 31, "TRAFFIC CODE," ARTICLE II, "OPERATION OF VEHICLES," DIVISION 3, "TRUCK ROUTES," SECTION 31-51, "APPLICATION OF ORDINANCE;" MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Paris local street system includes a number of narrow, non -heavy duty surfaced streets and thoroughfares intended for light duty traffic, other than an occasional garbage truck or other heavy duty transport necessary to serve the area immediately adjacent to the street; and WHEREAS, the City of Paris is an acknowledged historic city, whose inner-city streets and thoroughfares are designed primarily for commuting traffic and occasional service vehicles, and not for heavy duty truck traffic, especially given the size and weight of vehicles currently permissible for trafficking on major highways and arterials designed for such traffic; and WHEREAS, the inner-city and local streets and thoroughfares of the City of Paris are likewise not designed to accommodate large trucks and tractor trailers attempting to negotiate intersections, curbs, and turning ratios designed primarily for local transportation purposes; and WHEREAS, the City of Paris is an acknowledged retirement center, where citizens are encouraged to walk neighborhood streets and thoroughfares; and WHEREAS, the City of Paris is equally blessed with many young school -aged children also walking the sidewalks and adjacent streets and thoroughfares; and WHEREAS, for these reasons, the City Council of the City of Paris has found and determined that there is a threat to the health and safety of the citizens of the City unless reasonable regulations exist to control unnecessary through truck traffic; and WHEREAS, the City Council has likewise found and determined that there are adequate state and federally maintained highways, specifically the City's highway Loop 286 which has been designed and constructed to accommodate heavy duty truck traffic on a regular and daily basis; and WHEREAS, for all of these reasons, the City Council of the City of Paris previously enacted Chapter 31, "Traffic Code," Article II, "Operation of Vehicles," Division 3, "Truck