560ORDINANCE NO.~
AN ORDINANCE TO RE -ZONE AND RE -DESIGNATE CERTAIN
PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS
WHEREAS, City Real Estate Co. has petitioned the Planning Commission
to re-zone and re-designate certain property hereinafter described; and
WHEREAS, notice was duly published on April 5, 1968, as provided
by law, of a hearing to be held before the West Memphis City Planning
Commission at 5:00 p, m. on April 24, 1968, for the purpose of hearing any
interested parties in connection with the re-zoning and re-designating of said
lands; and
WHEREAS, at said meeting on April 24, 1968, said petition was con-
side red by the Planning Commission and no persons appearing to protest the
same, the Planning Commission recommended to the City Council that said
petition be granted; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
MEMPHIS:
SECTION I:
(a) That the following described property, to wit:
A tract of land in the NW4 SW4 of Section 6, Township 6 North,
Range 9 East, described as follows: Commencing at the inter-
section of the east line of U. S. Highway 61 and the south line
of the NW4 SW4, run thence northwardly along the east line of
U. S. Highway 61 250 feet to the point of beginning (said point
of beginning being the northwest corner of the property of Dacus
Lumber Company), run thence eastwardly at right angles to the
east line of U. S. Highway 61 166.23 feet, more or less, to a
point in the west right of way of the St. Louis San Francisco
Railway C ompany (which point is westerly at right angles 3 5
feet from the main track of said railway company); thence north-
westerly along a line 35 feet from and parallel with the main
track of said railway company a distance of 389. 74 feet; thence
westerly at right angles to the west line of Section 6 91. 53 feet,
more or less, to the east line of U, S. Highway 61; thence south
approximately 378 feet along the east line of U. S. Highway 61 to
the point of beginning,
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be and the same is hereby re-zoned and re-designated as C-5,
General Commercial District.
SECTION II: EMERGENCY CLAUSE: It is hereby ascertained and declared
to be a fact that the property above described is in the process of development;
that the passage of this Ordinance is in the interest of the public peace, health,
safety and welfare of the citizens of West Memphis; therefore, an emergency
is hereby declared to exist, and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED this 2nd day of May, 1968.
Eden, Mayor
ATTEST:
Charles F. DeGraff, City rk