2001-055-ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY REVISING TRAFFIC CONTROL MAP ADOPTED IN PARAGRAPH (b) OF SECTION 31-65
ORDINANCE NO. 2001-055
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF PARIS BE AMENDED BY REVISING THE TRAFFIC
CONTROL MAP ADOPTED IN PARAGRAPH (b) OF SECTION 31-65 OF
SAID CODE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $200.00;
MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE
SUBJECT; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Paris Traffic Commission is charged with the responsibility to
study and evaluate traffic control devices for use on city streets and roadways; and,
WHEREAS, among those traffic control devices evaluated by the Traffic Commission is
the placement of stop signs at various intersections throughout the city; and,
WHEREAS, the Traffic Commission, at its regular meeting of September 4, 2001,
considered and evaluated various suggestions and requests for the placement of stop signs at
various locations throughout the city, and, having done so, found and determined that the
placement of certain stop signs at certain locations of and intersections in the city is necessary to
protect the health and safety and is in the best interests of the citizens of the city of Paris, and have
so recommended such signs to the City Council of the City of Paris; NOW, THEREFORE,
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 the Traffic Control Map adopted in Paragraph (b) of Section 31-65 of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby, amended to
include the following stop signs:
"Stop - 9th Street S.W. at W. Austin Street, stopping north- and south-bound
traffic. "
"Stop - 23rd Street N.W. at Shiloh Street, stopping north- and south-bound
traffic. "
"Stop - Silverleaf Street at Oak Creek Drive, stopping north- and south-bound
traffic.
"Stop - 16th Street S.W. at W. Kaufman Street, stopping north- and south-
bound traffic."
Section 3. That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty
of a Misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed $200.00.
Section 4. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
expressly repealed.
Section S. That this ordinance shall become effective on August 1, 2001.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of September, 2001.
ATTEST:
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Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: