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ORDINANCE NOS ~
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 5,1 OF ORDINANCE
NO, 412 OF THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, DE-
CLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
~.. MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. Section 5 Subsection 5.1 of Ordinance No, 412 of the City of
West Memphis, Arkansas, is hereby amended to read as follows;
"Section 5, SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENT REQUIREMENTS,
5. l .General
The subdivider is put on notice that within the subdivision he shall
at his own expense pave all streets, install sidewalks, sanitary sewers, street
signs, and storm drainage improvements as required by these regulations; also,
the subdivider at his own expense, shall install all water and electrical lines
within said subdivision according to plans and specifications approved by the
City of West Memphis and the West Memphis Utility Commission. The City
shall furnish labor only for installation of water and electrical lines within the
particular subdivision if so requested by the developer. The provisions of this
paragraph relative to the installation of water and electrical lines shall be
applicable to all subdivisions or parts thereof hereafter approved by the City
of West Memphis and shall not apply retroactively, "
Section 2, It being found and determined by the City Council of the City
of West Memphis, Arkansas, that the expenses of providing installation of water
and electrical lines to various subdivisions and developments has become econo-
mically burdensome and that the City of West Memphis does not have sufficient
funds in order to continue said practices, that this amendment is immediately
necessary in the interest of the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of
the City of West Memphis, therefore, an emergency is hereby declared and this
Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
ADOPTED This~day of ~ 1971.
CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS
APPROVED; "`' ~~ ~ ,~~
ATTEST;
VETO;
CITY CL RK