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. . -- ORDINANCE NO. ~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, "TRAFFIC," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORl'E, ESTABLISHING TRUCK ROUTES AND GRa)S WEIGHT LIMITS; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND SHALL UPON CONVICTION BE FINED Nor 'ID EXCEED 'lWO HUNDRED OOLIARS ($ 200.00); CONTAINING SEVERABILITY AND REPEALING CIAUSE[); FINDING COMPLI- ANcE WI'lH THE OPEN MEETINGS lAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: WHEREAS, the City of La lbrte has under its general police powers the power to enact ordinances and regulations deemed necessary for the preservation and i.rrproverrent of the health, safety and welfare of its inhabitants; and e WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of La Porte finds that the present volume, gross weight, and unrestricted routing of truck traffic within the City of La Porte is to the material detriment of the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the City of La lbrte in at least the following respects, to-wit: (a) 'll1e public streets in the City of La lbrte are not engineered, con- structed, or maintained to withstand the large volume of heavy truck traffic which they are nON sustaining, resulting in the damage and destruction of these streets to the inconvenience of the traveling public, with attendant expense to the taxpayers. (b) '!be large volume of through heavy truck traffic on the City of La Porte - public streets, most of which have no sidewalks and are therefore used by pedestrians, particularly school children of tender years, consti- tutes a significant traffic hazard and potential danger to life, which can at least be partially averted by confining such heavy truck traffic to designated truck routes. (c) '!he City of La Porte is situated in an area of extensive manufacturing operations of chemical and petrochemical products, many of which are toxic, flammable, and/or explosive, which products, togethe.r with raw materials for their manufacture, comprise a significant portion of the truck traffic within the city, constituting a hazard to life and prop- . erty which can be significantly reduced by confining such heavy truck traffic to designated truck routes.