17 - Removal of No Parking Zone - East side of 2nd SW from Austin to Sherman

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ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, REMOVING THE NO PARKING ZONE ON THE EAST SIDE OF 2ND STREET SW FROM AUSTIN STREET TO SHERMAN STREET; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, City of Paris Main Street Coordinator Cheri Bedford requested the Traffic Commission to consider removing the No Parking Zone on the east side of 2nd Street SW from Austin Street to Sherman Street to provide additional parking around the Farmers Market; and WHEREAS, during the month of July vehicles were allowed to park in the location and no issues were noted; and WHEREAS, on August 1, 2023, the City's Traffic Commission considered the issue and voted 4-0 to recommend that the City Council consider approving an ordinance to remove the No Parking Zone on the east side of 2nd Street SW between Austin Street and Sherman Street; and WHERAS, the City Council finds that enacting an ordinance to provide for said removal of No Parking Zone is in the best interest of the citizens of Paris and of public safety; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, LAMAR COUNTY, 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 Chapter 11, Article 11.02.005, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby, further amended to remove the No Parking Zone on the east side of 2nd Street SW between Austin Street and Sherman 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provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. Section 4. That the repeal of any ordinance or part of ordinances affected by the enactment of this ordinance shall not be construed as abandoning any action now pending under or by virtue of such ordinance or as discontinuing, abating, modifying, or altering any penalty accruing or to accrue, or as affecting any rights of the municipality under any section or provisions of any ordinance at the time of passage of this ordinance.