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458' ~ ' Y ORDINANCE NO . ~ ~'~ ~""' AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR FIRE LIMITS, AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, ALTERA- TION, REMOVAL, DEMOLITION, EQUIPMENT, USE AND OCCUPANCY, LOCATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES; REPEALING ORDINANCE N0.191, ORDINANCE NO. 224, ORDINANCE NO. 256, ORDINANCE NO. 341, ORDINANCE NO. 374, ORDINANCE NO. 375 AND ORDINANCE NO. 409 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS. SECTION 1. ADOPTION OF BUILDING CODE. There is hereby adopted by the City of West Memphis for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the construction, altera- tion, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy, loca- °"+""''' tion and maintenance of buildings and structures, including permits and penalties, that certain building code known as the National Building Code, Abbreviated Edition, recommended by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, being particularly the 1955 Edition and the whole thereof, including any revised editions thereof, save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, of which not less than three (3) copies have been and now are filed in the office of the Clerk of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, and from the date on which this ordinance shall take effect, the provisions r thereof shall be controlling in the construction of all buildings and other structures within the corporate limits of the City of West Men phis. SECTION 2. DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL TO ENFORCE. The City Building Inspector is hereby designated to enforce the provisions of this Ordinance and National Building, Abbreviated Edition. During temporary absence or disability of the City .. ,,. ~ 4' -~- ..~ s ,r. """ •. .. Building Inspector, the City Council shall designate an acting Building Inspector. SECTION 3. DUTIES OF BUILDING INSPECTOR. It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector to enforce all laws relating to the construction, alteration, removal, and demolition of buildings and structures. SECTION 4. RIGHT OF ENTRY. The Building Inspector, in the discharge of his official duties, and upon proper identi- fication, shall have authority to enter any building, structure, or premises at any reasonable hour. SECTION 5. DEFINITIONS. (a) Wherever the word ...~ ~" "Municipality" is used in the building code, it shall be held to mean the City of WestMemphis, Arkansas. (b) Wherever the term "Corporation Counsel" is used in the building code, it shall be held to mean the City Attorney for West Memphis, Arkansas. SECTION 6. FIRE LIMITS ESTABLISHED. The fire limits of the City of WestMemphis are hereby established as follows: All property located in Commercial Districts and any additional property re-zoned to be included in Commercial Districts. SECTION 7. SAVING CLAUSE. Nothing in this Ordinance or in the Code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding now pending in any Court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, nor any cause or causes of action accrued or existing, under any Act or Ordinance repealed hereby. Nor shall any right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this Ordinance. SECTION 8. VALIDITY. The invaiidity of any section or provision of this Ordinance or of the Code hereby adopted shall not invalidate other sections or provisions thereof. '. '. ., t -3- Ordinance No. 191, Ordinance No. 224, Ordinance No. 256, Ordinance No. 341, Ordinance No. 374, Ordinance No. 375 and Ordinance No. 409 are hereby repealed and all other Ordinances or parts thereof in force at the time that this Ordinance shall take effect and inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed. SECTION 10. AMENDMENTS MADE IN SAID CODE. The said Code is amended and changed in the following respects: (1) Section 11, paragraph 11.5 (d) is amended to read as follows: Buildings of unprotected, non-combustible construction, (with area limits as set out in Table 13), except when used for a high hazard occupancy, not more than one (1) story in height and having a horizontal separation of not less than thirty (30) feet on all sides. When the horizontal separation is between twenty (20) and thirty (30) feet, the exterior walls and columns shall have a one (1) hour fire rating. When the horizontal separa- tion is between ten (10) and twenty (20) feet, the ex- terior walls and columns shall both have a two (2) hour fire rating. Unprotected metal construction shall not be allowed, except parking lot offices, sales offices and real estate offices not exceeding 350 square feet in area, not more than one (1) story in height and located at least fifteen (15) feet from lot lines. Walls of these excepted structures having a horizontal separation of less than fifteen (15) feet shall have a fire resistance rating of not less than one (1) hour. SECTION 11. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. This Ordinance being necessary for the safety, well being and welfare of the inhabitants of the City of West Memphis, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication as required by law. Passed this ~ day of May, 1964.