1325ORDINANCE NO. 1325
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE TEMPORARY PLACEMENT
OF MOBILE HOMES AND PORTABLE BUILDINGS, DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, as a result of tornado damage in the City of
+ West Memphis on December 14, 1987, many residents and
~ businesses have been displaced and are in urgent need of
emergency relocation structures; and
WHEREAS, the use of mobile homes and portable buildings
is a practical and expedient method of providing emergency
relocation structures for such residents and businesses;
and
WHEREAS, the use of mobile homes and/or portable
buildings in certain areas may be prohibited or restricted
by existing zoning regulations, building codes and other
regulations which should be temporarily suspended in such
areas for the limited purpose of permitting the use of
mobile homes and portable buildings as temporary emergency
relocation structures;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. Within the disaster area, temporary
placement of a mobile home or a portable building on a lot
is authorized where a permanent residence or business shall
be constructed or reconstructed provided the following
conditions are met:
A. A ninety (90) day renewable permit is obtained for
the temporary placement of a mobile home or a portable
building. The permit shal=l be renewable for a maximum
period of six (6) months, including the origina]_ 90 day
period, based upon evidence of continuous progress
toward the construction or reconstruction of a
permanent residence or business on the lot.
B. Prior to the placement of a mobile home or portable
building on a lot, the lot shall be cleared of rubbish
and debris.
C. Water, sewer, gas and electricity shall. be available
on the lot and an approved back-flow valve must be
installed.
D. All applicable requirements of the building,
electrical and plumbing codes are complied with.
E. This section is applicable only for those persons or
businesses who were displaced by the December 14, 1987
tornado.
SECTION 2. Mobile homes or portable buildings as
permitted in Section 1 may be placed on or within the
portion of such lot adjacent to a street and upon which
portion the City may have a right-of-way if such placement
would not othercaise create a health or safety hazard as
determined by the Code Enforcement Officer.
SECTION 3. Failure to provide evidence of continuous
progress toward the construction or reconstruction of a
permanent residence or a business shall cause the ninety
(90) day renewable permit to be cancelled, in which event:
A. The lot shall be brought within compliance of
Ordinance 1258, the Zoning Ordinance; and
B. The mobile home shall be removed from the lot.
SECTION 4. The boundaries of the Disaster Area referred
to in this Ordinance are delineated on an attached map,
said map being a part of this Ordinance.
SECTION 5. It is hereby made the duty of the Code
Enforcement Officer to enforce the provisions of this
Ordinance as prescribed herein or such other provisions as
may hereafter be enacted.
SECTION 6. Any person whose residence was rendered
uninhabitable as a result of tornado damage and who owns
property, other than residential property, outside the
disaster area may obtain a ninety (90) day renewable permit
for the placement of a mobile home to be occupied by them
on such other property. Such permit shall be subject to the
conditions as set out in Section 1 of this Ordinance.
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SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It having been found and
determined by the City Council of the City of West Memphis,
Arkansas, that there is an urgent need for emergency
relocation structures for residents and businesses that
have been displaced as a result of the tornado damage on
December 14, 1987, an emergency is hereby declared to
exist, and this Ordinance being necessary for the
preservation of the public peace, health, safety and
welfare of the Citizens of West Memphis, Arkansas, shall be
in full force and effect from and after the date of its
passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 22nd day of December, 1987.
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MAYOR
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