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ORDINANCE NO. ZQ22-034 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 10, <br />"STREETS, PARKS AND OTHER PUBLIC WAYS AND PLACES," ARTICLE <br />10.05, "STREETS AND SIDEWALKS," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY <br />OF PARIS, TEXAS TO ADD DIVISION 8, "MICRO -TRENCHING" TO PROVIDE <br />REGULATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF <br />CONDUIT FOR FIBER OPTIC CABLE IN THE CITY'S RIGHTS OF WAY; <br />MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; <br />PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY <br />CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris, Texas ("City") is charged with maintaining control of and <br />access to the public rights of way in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of its <br />citizens; and <br />WHEREAS, the City recognizes that the State of Texas has delegated to the City the <br />fiduciary duty, as a trustee, to manage the public rights of way for the health, safety, and <br />welfare of the public; and <br />WHEREAS, the practice of "micro -trenching," or laying cables such as fiber optics in <br />a narrow and shallow trench cut into roads and surfaces, has become standard practice in <br />the telecommunications industry as a more cost effective alternative to boring underground; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, micro -trenching can damage streets, roads, and rights of way and lead to <br />costly repairs which would be unnecessary but for said micro -trenching; <br />WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to encourage the deployment of fiber optic <br />telecommunications systems throughout the City while preserving the integrity of its streets, <br />roads, and rights of way; and <br />WHEREAS, in order to accomplish these somewhat competing goals, the City Council <br />believes it is in the best interest of the City and its residents to adopt minimum standards for <br />micro -trenching in the public rights of way; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />PARIS, TEXAS: <br />Section 1. The facts and recitations set forth in the preamble of this Ordinance are <br />hereby found to be true and correct. <br />Section 2. The Code of Ordinances, City of Paris, Paris, Texas is hereby amended <br />by adding Division 8, "Micro -trenching" to Article 10.05, "Streets and Sidewalks," of Chapter <br />10, "Streets, Parks and Other Public Ways and Places" to read as follows: <br />Page 1 of 8 <br />