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WHEREAS, the City Council likewise finds and determines there are adequate state and federal maintained highways, especially the City’s highway Loop 286, which have been designed and constructed to accommodate heavy duty truck traffic on a regular and daily basis; and, WHEREAS, it is, therefore, appropriate that the City Council adopt new regulations relating NOW, THEREFORE, to truck traffic that will address these issues; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That Sections 31-31 and 31-32 of Chapter 31, Article II, Division 1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and the same are hereby, repealed and of no further force or effect. Section 3. That a new Division 3 to Chapter 31, Article II of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby, added so that such shall read as follows: “DIVISION 3. TRUCK ROUTES “Sec. 31-50. Definitions. For the purposes of this ordinance, the following terms, phases, words and their derivations shall have the following meanings: (a) Central business district is that area zoned Central Area District (CA) by Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 of the City of Paris. (b) City maintained parks are those areas designated as parks or park land and maintained by the City of Paris. (c) Truck shall be any vehicle designed or operated for the transportation of goods or property, and which has more than two axles or has a rated capacity of at least one and one- half (1-1/2) tons according to the manufacture’s classification, or the equivalent thereof. For purposes of this ordinance,“ truck” shall include truck tractors and trucks with trailers of all kinds, including pole trailers and semi trailers. (d) Truck route is a way over certain streets as designated herein, over and along which trucks coming into, originating in, traveling in, or going out of the city must operate. For purposes of this ordinance, truck route shall include through truck routes and local truck routes as established herein and hereafter designated. “Sec. 31-51. Application of Ordinance. (a) Generally. All trucks within the city limits of the City of Paris shall be operated only over Page 2 of 5