2017-024 - Amend Traffic Map, establishiing a three-way stop at Fitzhugh and Pine BluffORDINANCE NO. 2017 -024
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE TRAFFIC CONTROL MAP ADOPTED IN SECTION 31-
65(b), OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS;
ESTABLISHING A THREE -WAY STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF
FITZHUGH AVENUE AND PINE BLUFF STREET STOPPING SOUTH -BOUND
TRAFFIC ON FITZHUGH AVENUE AND EAST AND WEST -BOUND TRAFFIC
ON PINE BLUFF STREET; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS
RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Paris Traffic Commission is charged with reviewing and
evaluating proposals to add or remove traffic control devices on City streets and roadways
throughout the City of Paris; 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 June 6, 2017,
considered and evaluated a request for the placement of a stop signs at the intersection of
Fitzhugh Avenue and Pine Bluff Street, stopping south -bound traffic on Fitzhugh Avenue
and east and west -bound traffic on Pine Bluff Street allowing for placement of a crosswalk
to be installed at the intersection and a left turn lane for turning north onto Fitzhugh
Avenue from Pine Bluff Street. The Traffic Commission found and determined that the
placement of stop signs at this location in the City of Paris is necessary to protect the public
health and safety and is in the best interests of the citizens of the City of Paris;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
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 of the City of Paris, Texas, as amended, and
as adopted in Paragraph (b) of Section 31 -65, Chapter 31, of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby, further amended to include the following
stop signs:
"Three -way stop - stopping traffic south -bound on Fitzhugh Avenue and east
and west -bound on Pine Bluff 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with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the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.
Section S. That it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Paris that this
ordinance and every provision hereof, shall be considered severable, and the invalidity or
partial invalidity of any section, clause, or provisions of this ordinance shall not affect the
validity of any other portion of this ordinance.
Section 6. That any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty
of a Misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine in accordance with
provisions of Sec. 1 -6 of Chapter One of the City of Paris Code of Ordinances, and each and
every day's continuance of any violation of the above - enumerated sections shall constitute
and be deemed a separate offense.
Section 7. That this ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and
publication as required by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of June, 2017.
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