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ORDINANCE NO.
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An Ordinance amending Ordinance 828 to increase distance from
Interstate Highway within which signs 80 feet in height may be erected.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS:
Section l:
9.2133 of "Zoning Code for the City of West Memphis,
Arkansas. A code in pursuance of the authority granted by
the Legislature of the State of Arkansas in Act 186 of 1957,
establishing Zoninq Regulations and Districts in accordance
with a Land Use Plan; regulating the location, height, bulk,
number of stories and size of buildings, regulating open
spaces, lot coverage, density of population; regulating
the uses of land, buildings and structures within the City
of i~Test Memphis; dividing said areas of the City of West
Memphis into Districts and Zones; regulating the erection,
construction, reconstruction, conversion, alteration of
buildings and structures; providing for uniform regulations
for each class or kind of building throughout each district;
and providing for a Board of Adjustment" is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"The height of a sign or sign structure shall
not exceed 35 feet in height in any district
with the exception that signs 80 feet in height
are permitted within 800 feet of the Interstate
Highway right of way"
Section 2:
Emergency Clause:
It is the finding of the City Council that immediate
application of the provisions hereof are necessary to the
orderly conduct of commerce with the City of West Memphis,
Arkansas, and for the protection of the safety and welfare
of the inhabitants of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas;
therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and
this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
the time of its passage and approval.
This 4th day of November, 1976.
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