2008-014-ORD-AMENDING SECTIONS 31-81 AND 31-82 OF ARTICLE IV, STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING OF CHAPTER 31ORDINANCE NO. 2008 -014
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS,
AMENDING SECTIONS 31 -81 AND 31 -82 OF ARTICLE IV, STOPPING,
STANDING AND PARKING OF CHAPTER 31 OF THE CODE OF ORDIANNCES
OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; PROHIBITING THE PARKING OF TRUCK
TRACTORS, ROAD TRACTORS, TRAILERS, SEMI - TRAILERS, BUSES
MOTOR HOMES, RECREATIONAL VEHICLES OR ANY COMMERCIAL
VEHICLES WITH A RATED CAPACITY IN EXCESS OF ONE AND ONE -HALF
TONS OR MORE ON ANY PUBLIC STREET, ALLEY, OR RIGHT -OF -WAY
WITHIN THE CORPORATE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS;
AND ADDING A NEW SECTION 31 -83.1 ENTITLED PARKING IN RIGHTS -
OF -WAY OR ON SIDEWALKS, PROHIBITING THE STOPPING, STANDING OR
PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES, COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, RECREATIONAL
VEHICLES OR TRAILERS ON PUBLIC SIDEWALKS OR OTHER PUBLIC RIGHT -
OF -WAY, 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 Council of the City of Paris, Texas created a Code Enforcement
Task Force made up of three (3) City Council members and fourteen (14) interested
citizens from the City of Paris to review and study various issues affecting the cleanliness
and appearance of the City of Paris; and
WHEREAS, at regular meetings of the Code Enforcement Task Force on March 18,
2008, the Task Force reviewed, discussed, and developed proposed regulations addressing
the parking of commercial vehicles and trailers and certain recreational vehicles on City
streets in residential zoning districts and has recommended that these amended
regulations be adopted by the City Council; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council having reviewed the recommendations of the Task
Force for amending and adding to Article IV, Chapter 31, of the City Code of Ordinances
hereby finds and determines that the changes recommended below are in the best interest
of the City of Paris and its citizens and should be adopted.
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 Section 31 -81, of Article IV Stopping, Standing and Parking, of
Chapter 31 Traffic Code, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, be, and the
same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"IV. STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING
"Sec. 31 -81. Parking restrictions in residential area.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to leave, park or stand any truck
tractor, road tractor, trailer, semitrailer, bus or any commercial motor
vehicle with a rated capacity of one and one -half (1 1/2) tons or more
according to the manufacturer's classification, or the equivalent thereof,
upon any public street, alley, parkway, boulevard or public park within or
adjacent to any area zoned as either a One- Family Dwelling District (SF -1, SF-
2 or SF -3), Two - Family Dwelling District (217) or Multiple - Family Dwelling
District (MF -1 or MF -2) under the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Paris,
Texas, as amended. This section shall not prevent the parking or standing of
the above described vehicles in such zoned areas for the purpose of
expeditiously loading and unloading of passengers, freight or merchandise;
and provided this section shall not apply to trucks, rollers and other repair or
maintenance equipment used for street construction, maintenance or repair
in the public right -of -way; to equipment, trucks, trailers and vehicles used by
public service utility companies engaged in repairing, maintaining or
extending public service utilities; and to motor buses when taking on or
discharging passengers at the customary bus stops.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to leave, park, or stand any motor
home, camper trailer, travel trailer, utility trailer, Fifth Wheel Trailer, horse
or livestock trailer, All- Terrain Vehicle, utility vehicle, boat or boat trailer, or
any other recreational type vehicle or trailer upon any public street, alley,
parkway, boulevard, or public park located within any area zoned as either a
One- Family Dwelling District (SF -1, SF -2 or SF -3), Two - Family Dwelling
District (217) or Multiple - Family Dwelling District (MF -1 or MF -2) under the
Zoning Ordinance of the City of Paris, Texas, as amended. This section shall
not prevent the parking or standing of the above described vehicles or
trailers in such zoned areas for the purpose of expeditiously loading and
unloading of passengers, equipment or supplies.
Sec. 31 -82. Prohibited for certain purposes.
No person shall park a vehicle upon any street or right -of -way for the
principal purpose of:
(1) Displaying such vehicle for sale.
(2) Washing, greasing, or repairing such vehicle, except repairs
necessitated by an emergency.
Sec. 31 -83.1. Parking in rights -of -way or on sidewalks.
No person shall stop, stand, or park any motor vehicle, commercial or
recreational vehicle or trailer of any nature whatsoever in such a manner
that any portion of the vehicle or trailer rests within the unimproved public
right -of -way adjacent to a roadway or on a public sidewalk or curb. This
provision is not intended to prohibit the lawful parking of motor vehicles
fully within the 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 immediately upon its passage
and publication as required by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of April, 2008.
LAI
J sse Jan s Freelen, Mayor
ATTEST:
nice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS FORM:
W. Kent Mcllyar,ity Attorney