84-058 ORD PROVIDING REPEAL OF DIVISION 2 OF CHAPTER 29 OF CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION 27-97 AND SECTION 27-99 OF SAID CODE
ORDINANCE N0. $4-058
AN ORDINAr1CE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS,
PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, BE
AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION 27-97 AND SECTION 27-99 OF SAID
CODE; PROVIDING THAT THE MINIMUM CLEARANCE OF OVERHANG OVER
SIDEWALK AREA BE INCREASED FROM EIGHT (8) FEET TO TEN (10)
FEET AND THE MINIMUM CLEARANCE OF OVERHANG OVER STREET AREA
BE INCREASED FROM EIGHT (8) FEET TO TEN (10) FEET AT CURB
LINE AND FROM TWELVE (12) FEET TO (15) FIFTEEN FEET AT THE
CENTER OF THE STREET; PkOVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED
$200.00; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR. AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF
SEPTEMBER l, 1984.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS:
Section l. That Section 27-97 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be amended so
that such shall read as follows:
"Sec. 27-97. Minimum Height of Tree Limbs Over
Sidewalk Area.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or occu-
pant of any property in the city, or his agents,
servants or employees, to maintain or permit limbs
of trees growing thereon to overhang or grow about
the sidewalk area abutting such property, unless
such limbs and all branches and foliage thereon
are kept trimmed and pruned to a minimum clearance
height of ten (10) feet above the street level at
the nearest curbline."
Section 2. That Section 27-99 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be amended so
that such shall read as follows:
"Sec. 27-99. Removal of trees and plants growing
between opposite curblines; trimming
limbs overhanging such area.
The city manager is hereby authorized to
remove or cause to be removed any trees, limbs or
plants found between the opposite curblines in any
street in the city and to trim branches, limbs or
foliage of any tree or plant which overhangs or
grows above the area which lies between the
opposite cur.blines of any street, so as to provide
a minimum clearance of ten (10) feet above the
street level at the curbline and so as to be
graduated toward the center of the street to a
clearance of fifteen (15) feet above the street
level at the center of the street."
Section 3. Any person violating any of the pro-
visions of this ordir.ance shall be guilty of a Class "C"
Misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum
not to exceed $200.00, and each and every day's continuance
of any violation of the above enumerated section shall
constitute and be deemed a separate offense.
Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed.
Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective on
September 1, 1984.
Passed and adopted this 13th day of August, 1984.
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