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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR FIRE LIMITS, REGULATIONS
GOVERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, EQUIPMENT OR
REMOVAL OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES; PROVIDE FOR THE
REPEAL OF ORDINANCE 191 AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCES 224,
256 and.341 AND ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of West Memphis
Section 1. Definitions
(a) Wherever the word "Municipality" is used in said code,
it shall be held to mean the City of West Memphis.
(b) Wherever the term "Corporation Counsel"' is used in said
code, it shall be held to mean the Attorney for the City of West Memphis.
Section 2. 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,
alteration, 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 Build-
ing Code, Abbreviated Edition, recommended by the National Board of
Fire Underwriters of New York, being particularly the 1949 edition
thereof and the whole 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 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
thereof shall be controlling in the construction of all buildings
and other structures therein contained within the corporate limits
of the City of West Memphis.
Section 3. Fire Limits Established
Beginning at a point which is the intersection of the east
line of Pearce Street and the south line of Bond Street and running
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thence eastwardly with the south line of Bond Street to a point 200
feet west of the west line of Missouri Street, thence northwardly
parallel to the west line of Missouri Street to the south line of
Cooper Street, thence eastwardly with the south line of Cooper Street
to the west line of Pine Street, thence southwardly with the west
line of Pine Street to the south line of Oliver Street, thence east-
wardly with the south line of Oliver Street to the west right-of-way
line of the Frisco Railroad, thence northwardly with the west right-
of-way line of the Frisco Railroad to the south line of Cooper Street,
thence eastwardly with the south line of Cooper Street to a point 150
feet east of the east line of Seventh Street, thence southwardly
parallel to the east line of Seventh Street to a point 150 feet north
of the north line of Thompson Street, thence eastwardly parallel to
the north line of Thompson Street and its projection eastwardly to
the east City Limits on the center line of Section 8, T6N, R9E,
thence southwardly with the east City Limits to the north line of
Polk Street, thence westwardly with the north line of Polk Street,
to a point 150 feet west of the west line of Eighteenth Street,..
thence southwardly parallel to the west line of Eighteenth Street
to a point 150 feet south of the line of Polk Street, thence west-
wardly parallel to the south line of Folk Street to a point 150 feet
west of the west line of Ninth Street, thence southwardly parallel
to the west line of Ninth Street to the north line of Harrison Street,
thence westwardly with the north line of Harrison Street to the west
line of Seventh Street, thence southwardly with the west line of
Seventh Street to the south line of Jackson Street, thence westwardly
to the west right-of-way line of the Frisco Railrced, thence north-
wardly to a point on the west right-of-way line of the Frisco Railroad
and the intersection of the projection eastwardly of the north line of
Harrison Street, thence westwardly with the north line of Harrison
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Street and its projection eastwardly to a point 200 feet west of the
west line of Second Street, thence southwardly parallel to the west
line ofSecond Street to a point 400 feet south of the south line of
Harrison Street, thence westwardly parallel to the south line of
Harrison Street to the west City Limits on Avalon Street, thence
northwardly along the west City Limits to the north line of Broadway
(Highway 70), thence westwardly with the north line of Broadway to
the east line of Fearce Street, thence northwardly with the east line
of Pearce Street to the point of beginning.
Section 4. 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 5. Validity
The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance
or of the code hereby adopted shall not invalidate other sections or
provisions thereof.
Section 6. Inconsistent Ordinances Repealed
Ordinances or parts thereof in force at the time that this
ordinance shall take effect and inconsistent herewith, are hereby re-
pealed.
Section 7. Amendments Made in Said Code
The code is amended and changed in the following respects:
Paragraph 5(b) of Section 10 is amended to read as follows:
Gasoline service stations, parking lot offices, real estate
offices or similar business structures, of unprotected metal construction,
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not exceeding 400 square feet in area, not more than one story in
height, and located at least 10 feet from lot lines.
Section 8. Restricted Fire Zone - There is hereby created what
shall hereafter be known and .referred to as the restricted fire
zone and shall be as follows:
Beginning at a point on the east line of Pearce Street
250 feet north of the north line of Broadway (Highway 70) and run-
ning thence eastwardly parallel to the north line of Broadway
(Highway 70) to the east line of Avalon Street; thence northwardly
with the east line of Avalon Street to a point 313 feet north of the
north line of Broadway (Highway 70); thence eastwardly along the north
lot lines of Lots 17 through 48, inclusive, Block 16, Lots 19 and 54
inclusive, Block 17 and Lots 21 through 32 inclusive, Black 18, all of
Compress Subdivision to the City of West Memphis to a point 200 feet
west of the west line of Missouri Street Highway 61), thence north-
wardly parallel to the west line of Missouri Street to the south line
of Cooper Street to a point 200 feet east of the east line of Missouri
Street; thence southwardly parallel to the east line of Missouri Street
to the south line of Oliver Street; th ence eastwardly with the south
line of Oliver Street to the west line of Elm Street; thence southwardly
with the west line of Elm Street to the south line of Bond Street;
thence eastwardly with the south line of Bond Street to the west right-
of-way line of the Frisco Railroad; thence southwardly with the west
right-of-way line of the Frisco Railroad to the South line of Thomp-
son Avenue; thence eastwardly with the south line of Thompson Avenue
to the east line of Seventh Street; thence southwardly with the east
line of Seventh Street to a point approximately 150 feet north of
the north line of Broadway (Highway 70) which is the intersection of
the north line of Lot 4, Block 8, of M. L. Thompson Subdivision;
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thence eastwardly along the north line of Lots 4 through 15 inclu-
sive, Block 8, Lots 5 through 15 inclusive, Block 7, Lots 4 through
15 inclusive, Block 6, Lots 4 through 15 inclusive, Block 5, Lots 4
through 15 inclusive, Block 4, Lots 4 through 15 inclusive, Block
4, Lots 4 through 15 inclusive, Block 3, Lots 4 through 15 inclusive,
Block 2 and Lots 4 and 5, Block 1 all of M. L. Thompson Subdivision
of the City of West Memphis to a point on the west line of the Stuart
Estate Subdivision; thence northwardly with the west line of the
Stuart Estate Subdivision to a point 150 feet north of the north
line of Broadway (Highway 70); thence eestwardly along a line 150
feet north and parallel to the north line of Broadway (Highway 70),
to the east City Limits on the center line of Section 8, T6N, R9E;
thence southwardly with the east city limits to the south line of
Broadway (Highway 70), thence westwardly with the south line of
Broadway {Highway 70) to the west line of Twentieth Street; thence
southwardly with the west line of Twentieth Street to a point approxi-
mately 200 feet south of the center line of Broadway (Highway 70);
thence west wardly with the south line of Lots 37 through 58 inclusive,
Block 165; Lots 37 through 48 inclusive, Block 150, Lots 37 through 48
inclusive, Block 149, Lots 37 through 48 inclusive, Block 134, Lots
37 through 48 inclusive, Block 133, Lots 37 through 48 inclusive,
Block 118, Lots 37 through 48 inclusive, Block 117, Lots 37 through
48 inclusive, Block 116, Lots 37 through 48 inclusive, Block 115,
Lots 37 through 48 inclusive, Block 114; Lots 37 through 48 inclusive,
Block 113, Lots 37 through 48 inclusive, Block 112, Lots 37 through
48 inclusive, Block 111, all in the Kendal Addition to the City of
West Memphis, to the east line of Seventh Street; thence southwardly
with the east line of Seventh Street to a point 200 feet south of the
south line of Broadway (Highway 70); thence westwardly along a line
200 feet south and parallel to the south line of Broadway (Highway 70)
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to the west line of Woods Street; thence southwardly with the west
line of Woods Street to a point 200 feet south of the south line of
Harrison Street; thence westwardly parallel to the south line of
Harrison Street to the west line of Redding Street; thence north along
the west line of Redding Street to the south line of polk Street;
thence west along the south line of Polk Street to the western City
Limits; thence northwardly along the west City Limits to the north
line of Broadway (Highway 70); thence westwardly with the north line
of Broadway (Highway 70) to the East line of Pearce Street; thence
northwardly with the east line of Pearce Street to the point of
beginning.
Beginning at the intersection of the south right-of-way
line of U. S. Highway #70 andthe east line of 21st Street, thence
east parallel to the south right-of-way line of U. S. Highway #70
to the City Limits, thence south 150 feet, thence west parallel to
the south right-of-way line of U. S. Highway #70 to the east line
of 21st Street, thence north 150 feet to point of beginning.
Beginning at the intersection of the center line of Section
8, T6N, R9E, and-the north right-of-way line of U. S. Highway #70,
thence east parallel to the north right-of-way line of U. S. Highway
#70 to the east City Limits, thence north 150 feet, thence west
parallel with north right-of-way line of U. S. Highway #70 to the
center line of said Section 8, thence south 150 feet to point of
beginning.
Beginning at the Section Corner of Sections Eight (8),
Nine (9), Sixteen (16) and Seventeen (17), Township Six (6) North,
Range Nine (9) East: Thence North 400' to a point (Said point is the
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intersection of Center Line of Walker Street and Thompson Street):
Thence East 2b80' to a point on the East City Limits: Thence South
approximately 300' to the Center Line of U. S. #70; thence west along
Center Line of U. S. #70 and South to the point of beginning.
Every building hereafter erected or enlarged within the
restricted fire limits shall be enclosed on all sides with walls
constructed wholly of stone= brick, hallow building tile, concrete,
or other equivalent incombustible material having afire resistant
property of a 13 inch brick, and shall have the room including dor-
mer windows, and cornices covered with incombustible material.
Every building which shall hereafter be damaged by fire,
windstorm or other casualty to the extent of sixty per cent (60%)
of the original cost of construction shall be repaired and/or re-
constructed in accordance with this Ordinance, provided any building
may have wood floors and wood supports for roof.
Section 9.
It has been found and determined by the City Council that
due to an omission of building requirements in an amendment to
Ordinance 191, no building requirements or restrictions are present-
ly in existence and the enactment of this ordinance will provide for
same, which is necessary.
THEREFORE, an emergency is declared to exist, and this
ordinance being necessary. for the preservation of the public peace,
health and safety, shall take effect and be in force from and after
the date of its approval.
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PASSED and APPROVED this '..day of ,
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK