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ORDINANCE N0. / ~ / lJ
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1033 ESTABLISHING
PERMITTED USES TO SCHOOLS, NURSERYS, AND DAYCARES
FOR CHILDREN, DESCRIBING THE SQUARE FEET AND OTHER
REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSERY SCHOOLS, DAYCARE CENTERS, OR
KINDERGARTENS REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREOF, DECLARING AN EMER-
GENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS,
ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 1033, Section 8.2, Permitted uses relative
to school nursery, or daycare for children is amended to provide a
use as "use by right" in the RM, RMH, B-l, and B-2 zones of the city.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 1033, Section 9.18 is amended as follows:
9.18 Nursery School, Daycare Center, or Kindergarten may be per-
mitted in any RA or RS district subject to a special zoning permit
from the Board of Adjustment. In granting such a permit, the Board
shall require that the school, daycare center, or kindergarten be on
a site of at least 15,000 square feet, and shall maintain a wall or
fence at least 4' high completely surrounding any outdoor play area.
In granting such a special zoning permit, the Board shall specify the
~ maximum number of children permitted to be cared for at each estab-
lishment, keeping in mind the location and suitability of the property,
and ensuring that its operation will not have a detrimental affect
upon the surrounding residential area.
Other nursery, daycare and kindergarten facilities which are
established as a use-by-right in an RM, RMH, B-1, or B-2 zone shall
be limited by the requirements of the State of Arkansas in licensing
such a facility, and shall otherwise comply with all area regulations
established for the district in which such facility is located.
SECTION 3. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are repealed.
SECTION 4. It being found and determined by the City Council
of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, that the present zoning codes
and regulations existing for schools, nurserys, and daycare centers
are not sufficient for the orderly growth and expansion of these
facilities, an emergency is declardd to exist, and this Ordinance
being necessary for the public peace, health, and welfare of the
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JUL 16 1964
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citizens of West Memphis, Arkansas, shall become in full force and
effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this ~ / day of July, 1984
ATTEST: