2003-035-ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY REVISING TRAFFIC CONTROL MAP ADOPTED IN PARAGRAPH (b) OF SECTION 31-65
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ORDINANCE NO. 2003-035
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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 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF
SEPTEMBER 1, 2003.
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 August 5, 2003, 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 - 28th Street N. W. at W. Campbell Street, stopping north- and south-bound
traffic on 28th Street N. W. "
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expressly repealed.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 5. That this ordinance shall become effective on September 1, 2003.
PASSED AND ADOPfED this 11th day of August, 2003.
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