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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> DRAFT <br /> <br /> ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br /> ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 35, WRECKER, TOWING, AND STORAGE FACILITIES <br /> TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, REGULATING <br /> PROCEDURES AND POLICIES PERTAINING TO THE OPERATION OF WRECKER, <br /> TOWING, AND STORAGE FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; MAKING <br /> THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS; MAKING <br /> OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A <br /> REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY <br /> CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the proper and safe functioning of vehicle towing companies operating in the <br /> City of Paris has a critical impact on the public safety and welfare since it involves the use of the <br /> <br /> public streets of the city, often in circumstances necessitating prompt removal of dangerous <br /> obstruction to traffic; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the privilege of any person to engage in vehicle towing service in the city <br /> limits of the City of Paris, Texas, shall be subject to regulation in order to protect the health, <br /> safety and welfare of the public; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas hereby finds and determines that <br /> establishing policy and regulations for the proper and safe functioning of wrecker, towing and <br /> storage facilities operating in the City of Paris is in the best interest of the City of Paris and its <br /> citizens; and <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS <br /> THAT: <br /> <br /> Section 1. The findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things <br /> approved. <br /> <br /> Section 2. A new Chapter 35, Wrecker, Towing, and Storage Facilities of the City of Paris <br /> Code of Ordinances be, and is hereby added to read in its entirety as follows: <br /> <br /> "Chapter 3 5 <br /> WRECKER, TOWING AND STORAGE FACILITIES <br /> <br /> ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL <br /> <br /> Sec. 35-1. Purpose. <br /> <br /> The proper and safe functioning of the towing companies has a critical <br /> impact on the safety and welfare of the public since it involves the use of the <br /> <br /> -1- <br /> _ 48 <br />