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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Routes," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris to designate truck routes throughout the City so as to discourage truck traffic in areas that are not conducive to such and to provide for safer streets for vehicular and pedestrian traffic; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to amend said ordinance to simplify its enforcement in keeping with the goals of the ordinance; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED 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 Chapter 31, "Traffic Code," Article II, "Operation of Vehicles," Division 3, "Truck Routes," Section 31-51, "Application of Ordinance," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris shall be and is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 31-51. -Application of Ordinance. "(a) Generally. All trucks within the City limits of the City of Paris shall be operated only over and along truck routes herein established and on the other designated streets over which truck travel is permitted. "(b) Defenses to prosecution. "(1) It shall be a defense to prosecution under this Division that the operator of a truck is operating said truck upon any street where necessary to conduct of business at a destination point, provided established truck routes are used to the maximum extent possible as provided herein; and provided further, that any person operating a truck upon a street or roadway which is not designated herein as a truck route shall have in his or her possession for the inspection of police officers a log book, delivery slips, or other evidence of the truck's point of origin and destination points to justify the presence of the truck on the street or roadway other than a designated truck route. "(2) It shall be a defense to prosecution under this Division that the operator is operating any emergency vehicle upon any street in the City. "(3) It shall be a defense to prosecution under this Division that the operator is operating a truck owned or operated by the City, by public utilities, or by any contractor or materialman under contract to the City or public utilities, while engaged in the repair, maintenance or construction of streets, street improvements, or street utilities within the City.