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DRAFT <br /> <br /> ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br /> PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF <br /> THE CITY OF PARIS BE AMENDED BY REVISING THE TRAFFIC <br /> CONTROL MAP ADOPTED IN PARAGRAPH (b) OF SECTION 31-65 OF <br /> SAID CODE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $200.00; <br /> MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE <br /> SUIk~CT; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES <br /> IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Paris Traffic Commission is charged with the responsibility to <br />study and evaluate traffic control devices for use on city streets and roadways; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, among those traffic control devices evaluated by the Traffic Commission is <br />the placemem of stop signs at various intersections throughout the city; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Traffic Commission, at its regular meeting of July 1, 2003, considered <br />and evaluated various suggestions and requests for the placement of stop signs at various locations <br />throughout the city, and, having done so, found and determined that the placemem of certain stop <br />signs at certain locations of and intersections in the city is necessary to protect the health and <br />safety and is in the best interests of the citizens of the city of Paris, and have so recommended <br />such signs to the City Council of the City of Paris; NOW, THEREFORE, <br /> <br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, <br />TEXAS: <br /> <br /> Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all <br />things approved. <br /> <br /> Section 2. That the Traffic Control Map adopted in Paragraph (b) of Section 31~65 of the <br />Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby, amended to <br />include the following stop sign: <br /> <br /> "Stop - 5th Street S.W. at W. Sherman Street, stopping south-bound traffic at West <br /> Sherman." <br /> <br /> Section 3. That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty <br />of a Misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed $200.00. <br /> <br /> <br />