2006-040-ORD-Rates of Speed
ORDINANCE NO. 2006-040
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING MAXIMUM, REASONABLE AND
PRUDENT RATES OF SPEED ON CERTAIN PORTIONS OF CERTAIN
STREETS AND HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF
PARIS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO
THE SUBJECT; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; FIXING PENAL TIES FOR
VIOLATION HEREOF; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, by authority and direction of the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas an
engineering and traffic study and survey have been made by the Transportation Operations Office
of the Texas Department of Transportation to determine the maximum, reasonable and prudent
speeds for vehicles traveling upon the following named streets and highways and parts thereof, to
facilitate the most effective use of said streets and highways and the safe and effective movement
of vehicular traffic thereon; and,
WHEREAS, such study and survey establishes, and it is so found by the City Council of the
City of Paris, Texas, that the following are the maximum, reasonable and prudent rates of speed for
vehicular traffic upon said streets and highways and parts thereof; 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 no person shall drive a vehicle upon a public road, street and highway in the
City of Paris, Texas at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and
circumstances then existing. Except when a special hazard exists that requires lower speeds for
compliance with the above requirement, the limits hereinafter set out shall be lawful but any speed
in excess of the limits as hereunder set out for the streets and highways and portions thereof to which
they apply shall be prima facie evidence that the speed is not reasonable or prudent.
Section 3. That on State Highway 19/24 from the intersection of Business US 82H and
Business US 271 B in a southerly direction for a distance of approximately 0.700 miles, a speed limit
of thirty (30) miles per hour at all times; thence southerly for a distance of approximately 0.525
miles, a speed of forty-five (45) miles per hour at all times; thence southerly for a distance of
approximately 0.575 miles, a speed limit of fifty (50) miles per hour at all times; thence southerly
for a distance of approximately 0.960 miles to the south City Limit of Paris, a speed limit of fifty-
five (55) miles per hour at all time except that a school speed limit of thirty-five (35) miles per hour
will be effective on school days only at the school crossing zone, from approximate highway
milepoint 2.570 to milepoint 2.960 only during the following hours:
From 45 minutes before school opens until classes begin; from the beginning to the end of the lunch
period, if needed; and for a 30 minute period beginning at the close of school;
as evidenced by the attached plan is hereby approved and made a part thereof.
Section 4. That all ordinances and parts of ordinance in force in the City of Paris, Texas,
which conflict with the terms and provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed insofar as they
conflict with this ordinance, but all other portions of said ordinance shall remain in full force and
effect.
Section 5. That the fact that present traffic regulations are inadequate to control traffic in
areas covered by the ordinance creates an emergency which is here and now declared, and all rules
and regulations providing for the reading of ordinance is passed as an emergency measure and shall
be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication and after the installation of
speed limit signs.
Section 6. That any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a find not exceeding TWO
HUNDRED AND NOll 00 ($200.00) DOLLARS.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 30th day of October, 2006.
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Richard Manning, Mayor
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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hn D. Lestock, Assistant City Attorney