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ORDINANCE NO. ~~~
AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NO. 375 AND TO AMEND
ORDINANCE N0. 374 WHICH ORDINANCE PROVIDES FIRE LIMITS,
REGULATIONS AS TO BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of West Memphis,
Ar]cansas:
Section l: Ordinance No. 375 of the City of West Memphis is hereby
repealed.
Section 2: Section 2 of Ordinance No. 374 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
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,
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~""" location 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 of New York,. being particularly
the 1955 edition thereof, save and except ,such portions as are
herein after 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 pro-
visions thereof shall be controlling in the construction of all
buildings and other.. structures therein contained within. the city.
limits of the City of West Memphis.
Section 3: Section 3 of ordinance No. 374 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Fire Limits Established
All property located within the city limits of the City of
West Memphis and as same may be extended.
Section 4: Section 7 of Ordinance No. 374 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Amendments Made in Said Code
The code is amended and changed in the following respects:
Paragraph 11.5 (d) is amended to read as follows:
Gasoline service stations, parking lot offices, real estate
offices or similar business structures, of unprotected metal con-
struction, not exceeding 400 square feet in area, not more than
one (1) story in height, and located at least ten (10) feet from
lot lines.
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Section 5: Section 8 of Ordinance No. 374 is hereby amended to
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read as follows:
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 West line of Pearce Street 300
feet north of the center line of Broadway (Highway 70) and running
thence eastwardly parallel to the center line of Broadway (Highway 70)
to the east line of Avalon Street, thence northwardly with the east
line of Avalon Street to a point 363 feet north of the center line
of Broadway (Highway 70), thence eastwardly along the north lot
lines of Lots 17 thru 48, inclusive, Block 16; Lots 19 thru 54,
inclusive, Block 17; and Lots 21 thru 32, B 1oc}: 18, all of Compress
Sub-division to the City of West Memphis to a point 230 feet west
of the center line of Missouri Street (Highway 61); thence north-
wardly parallel to the center line of Missouri Street (Highway 61)
to the north line of Worthington Drive, thence eastwardly with
the north line of Worthington Drive to a point 165 feet west of
the center line of Missouri Street (Highway 61), th ence north-
wardly and parallel to Missouri Street (Highway 61), to the city
limits. Thence eastwardly along city limits to east side of
Missouri Street to a point, Thence so uthwardly along the east
side of Missouri Street(Hig~hway 61) to a point 30 feet east of
Section corners one (1) , six (6) , seven (7) and twelve (12) , th ence
eastwardly 200 feet from east line of Missouri Street (Highway 61)
to a point. Thence southwardly to a point 200 feet south of South
line of Oliver Avenue, said point being 230 feet east of center
line of Missouri Street (Highway 61), thence eastwardly between
Lots 7 and 8, Block 3 to a point on east side of Elm Street;
thence southwardly on east side of Elm Street 10 feet to a point,
said point being the Southwest corner of Lot 8, Bock 4; thence
eastwardly along south line of Lots 8 and 22, Block 4 to a point
on the east side of Graham Street; thence southwardly to a poin t
on east side of Graham Street, said point being the Southwest
corner of Lot 20, Block 12; thence eastwardly to a point between
lots 20 and 21, Block 12 to the West right of way line of the
Frisco Railroad; thence southwardly 353 feet to a point on the
west right of way line of Frisco Railroad; thence eastwardly on
the north property line of Lot 2, Block 7; north property line of
lots 2 and 25, Block 6; north property line of Lots 2 and 25,
Block 5; thence eastwardly to the north line of Thompson Avenue,
said line being the South property lines of Lots 6 and 7, Block
9; Lots 6 and 7, Block 10; Lots 6 and 7, Block 11; Lots 6 and 7,
Block 12; Lots 6 and 7, Block 13; Lots 6 and 7, B lock 14; Lots 6
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and 7, Block 15; thence southwardly 210 feet to a point, said point
being 150 feet north of north line of Broadway (Highway 70); thence
eastwardly along a line 150 feet north and parallel to the north
line of Broadway (Highway 70) to the east line of Walker Avenue;
thence north 170 feet along the east line of Walker Avenue to a
point, said point being 320 feet north of the north line of Broadway;
thence eastwardly 2660 feet to a point on the east city limits;
thence southwardly to the south line of Broadway (Highway 70),
said line being the south line of the city limits; thence west-
wardly to a point along the south line of Broadway (Highway 70)
to the west line of Walker Avenue; thence south 200 feet along
the east line of Walker Avenue to a point; thence westwardly and
parallel to the south right of way line of U. S. Highway 70 to a
point on the west side of Woods Street, said point being 200 feet
south of the south line of Broadway (Highway 70); thence south
1050 feet along the west line of Woods Street to a point, said
point being the north line of Harrison Avenue; thence westwardly
approximately 2620 feet along the north side of Harrison Avenue
to a point on the west side of Avalon Street, said point being
the west city limits of West Memphis, thence northwardly along
•the west city limits approximately 1240 feet to a point on the
South line of Broadway; thence westwardly 650 feet to a point
on the south line of Broadway, said point being the west line of
Pearce Street extended across Broadway (Highway 70); thence north-
wardly along the west line of Pearce Street to the point of
beginning, a distance of appro:~imately 350 feet, excepting, however,
a tract in the south west quarter (SW%) of Section 9, Township 6
North, Range 9 East, more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the intersection of the west line of Section 9,
Township 6 North, Range 9 East and the north right of way line of
of U. S. Highway 70, thence eastwardly along the north right of
way line of Highway 70 a di, tance.of 896.8 feet for the point of
beginning; thence north 400 feet to a point; thence east 468 feet
to the west line of O.K. Street; thence 356.3 feet south along the
west line of O.K. Street to the north right of way line of U.S.
Highway No. 70; thence west 471.2 feet, to the point of beginning.
Every building hereafter erected or enlarged within the
restricted fire limits as herein above set forth shall be enclosed
on all sides with walls constructed wholly of stone, brick, hallow
building tile, concrete or other equivalent incombustible material
having a fire resistant property of a thirteen(13) inch brick,
and shall have the room including dormer windows, and cornices
covered with incombustible material.
Every building which shallhereafter be damaged by fire, wind-
storm or other casualty to the extent of sixty (60)percent of the
E original cost of construction shall be repaired and/or reconstructed
in accordance with this ordinance and Ordinance No. 374 as herein
amended, provided any building may have wood floors and wood
supports for roof.
Section 5. All provisions contained in Ordinance No. 374 shall
remain in full force and effect a}:cept as herein specifically
amended.
Section 6. This ordinance being necessary for the safety and welfare
of the inhabitants of the City of West Memphis, an emergency is
declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage.
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PASSED this ~'/ day of June, 1961.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK