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1911 ~ w ORDINANCE N0. ~` AN ORDINANCE PRO VIDING FOR FIRE LIMITS, AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, .ALTERATION, EQUIPMENT, OR REMOVEL OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES. 3' Be it ordained by the Gity Council of the City of West Memphis „~,,,~. Section 1. Definitions (a) V~herever the word "Municipality" is used in said code, i t shal 1 b e held to me an the City of ViFe s t Memphis . (b) Wherever the term pCorporation 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 i s 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, 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 191.9 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 d1iest 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 construc- tion of all buildings and other structures therein contained within the corporate limits of the City of West Memphis. Section 3. Fire Limits Established ~#~~g at a ~x-int xhich ie the intsrseatian of tMe asst 13ne of ~'eerce street end the ~aut.h 13ne of ~uuad Street e~~d running thence eAStxr~rdl~° tie welt /.:~e of xith the saut~z litte of ~3and street to a paint 2a~ feet xeytt af~ ~tsseeri Street, thr~nce n+~rthxardly parallel to the wart line at ~israuri Street #v the south line of ~4eapa-r .`Street, tix+ence ea:t^~rardly xt-h the sauth 11ns eat Ger~per Street to the s-est 3.ine c-f Pineutrset, ce south~rerdly r , with the ~oest lime of Pitt Street tm the south lfnea of 4~rer Street, thence e~a€~tx~rcly with the south line at Qliver Street to the xest right- ot~iray line et the ~rlsce ~teilroed, thence northrrer+dly with the xettt right-e~-xacy Sine at ttw ~'rie~r~a ~3a± 1rre~ec~' to t~ rec~th ~.~x-e of oa~er Street, thence eastxarcSly with the sa~~th line of ~pe:~lt~eet- to a paint 1513 feet east of the part line at ~e~rsnth Street, thence saethxr,~rdly psrallel to the east line yRt seventh :street to +a point 150 :Pest ~~'th of the nlrrth line of ~ho~npsan Street, the~ecea eertxardly parallel to t~xe north line et The~npsan Street end its pro~e+ati.an ss-st~r~rdly to tz~te east Gity Liens \ an Cher aent+er line of ~etiar~ $, ~'6A7, 1~$~,, tkient3e sc>urssflly xith the east Llty Liens to the north line at !'a1k Streetr they xert~ra~rdl~r xith the north line mf Pally Street, to a point 150 f set weet ;+sf the west line ,,~ „~; of ightecnth Street, thence santhwx-rdly ps~rel2el te~~'th,e, west line of eighteenth :street to a pa~,at 154 teen south of th+o ~s~ Polk street, thet~r xestws~rdly parallel to tho youth line of ~'fl11e ~trest •te s paint 154 feet ,. xest of the wart line of ~iirtth btreet, thence sau.thxat•etly parallel to the nest line of l~iy~rth Street tO ¢~he north lire of ierriiaya Str+~et, thenaas estrsrc~.].y x3th the north lice o2' larrisan Street to the Est line of ie~enth Streei, thence satttti~y-rdlr wf.th the we:~t line a€: seventh ~rtr~ret to the sauth line of Js-akso~pt l~treet, thence ~rsstxard~w t® the xeet~ right-~a~'~-a~-ay 1#ne ax£ the ~t~isa+~ R~-~.lro~-d, fihence narth~te~rdl~- tc~ • paint an the #ert right-~of'~-way 21r}e e~ the ~'ri,sca ~tailroad +rr~ct the intecstl~an of the projection +~astxardly of the north line of s+son t~ th~snae a2~y +~it~h ~t°~e tl~ liyye o~ lb~+i Street sasd itr pre,~e~tti~a e~r,st~rar~.ly tc~ a poitat .t+~ot west th+~ rret lixye +~ ~! traet~~, ez~ty+~ a+salh~r3 l~ to u xost 3ia t-t Y t~ trse~ to a pent feet at the saute 1lxc~ ar ~eys~ #tree~~~, tbaria~r sweetly peralle3~ ts- the s~ tine ~' erris±a~ r~te1~ tee a crest :i+t,~r Lisi.ts +paa ~xsl Strsu~>l,~r thcs s~xerr°d~,jr ~-1mwr~ ~e crest pity ~.fts '`iar .;~.: Qf ~: ay ~ ~ 7~t~,~ th er~Qe ~rtxer srit#~ the +~' wuy Ld! .fie east! l~xts af" ~'+earcze ~~ti *~t~ei ntarc~~r ~_ __ ~,t'b the ewt linr- off` P~ tweet tla,- ~-~i,,~. of h~rg;'#~~, ,~ ~ ,~~ ~;~. ~,~ ~ ~- ~ . ~, '.~ .r `i1 S~ctipn 4.~ Saving Clause ~"r 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. t: 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 here- by repealed. 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 con- strut tion, not exceeding ~ ~ ~ square feet in area, nor 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 here- after be knoyun and referred to as the restricted fire zone and shall be as follows: Heg3x~t~in~; apt +- poizst an the east line oY Pearce 3traet ~'~~ feaet nc~+rth a~' the north 2,iee ~ ~rroadwa~r (AiB~-! 74} and rmming theAC• aasftrardl~r parallel to ;~ ~.,~ the nat~ -lia+s ~ ~ ~~8 'n9s' ~`"e east,l~~e a!' :~t-al~ Street, themae~ '~ ~; np~th~-rdl~- with t~°.e east l~x-e oi' ~Atralcm °trac~~t to a peisRt 313 #'eat nartlx of ths''aart~, line of ~sxwadway.u ~~~a3- Td), thence +~astwra:~L~jr alcn~ the norms lot l~:as of Dots 17 thraug~;~~8s inalusitre, l~cJt 16i fists 19 thresugh 5l~, iruxlve, yak 1? ~ and Ln~s m~2~ t~hrou~h 32 inelusirnr~,~ Flock ]~3, all ~%aa~psea 5t~bc3l~rie~a tai the ~1ty at past iit~his to a point 2~ feet '~ cat the ~; Crest :» of Missouri. ~St.raet ~~i.~hrray ail), ttteg+ae n~ttt~nraard~ parallel to the treat k ox Nisac~ux~i, ~triret t+o this south line pt' Css~ar ztreet, thence +-~t- trardl~{ ttth the south line ~" Cooper ~taraa~t tc~ a pc~ 2t~ feet east of the east a-f ~isaouri Street, t~hernae southtrardly~ palel to the eaai line c~' :", Idis ~! Street to the south line of c~lit-,sr', 3treet~ ,' ~~ _' w ; Lhe~t~V! ~tstw~ardly the swath line a!` ©litri~r ~Ereat to the Crest 1.1ne of ~~d ~ttreat: thence south~-rd~j- frith the zest li~» ,ot ~u~ Street to the a~rrath ~ ~ -.A r lira ~' :treat, thauoit aaettraxdly with the sonlC~h 'Lin+r of end great the trq~tt x~i~h~-of-rrar line tb,e ~'riac~a .lrc~ds 'khance southrrardl~r w~.th tl~+r >,. ~~ ,; r west t~-+at.a~ra~r 11na c~F 'tb~lr Frisca ~ai]roac: tc that acuth 2#~ne of ~'ha~-an Avenua~ thence eastsrardly u!.'Ittt the south Brie oY '~~taspsan a,~enue t~+ the east . line of ~-e4anth Strut, tie ~outhrrard~y with ~o +~ptet line off`:, S~str~nnth Street . to a peat a~renci~a-te1,~-' 1 fwt noa~th a the no line oi' Br~ ~~~' 7p) which is the intersect~.a~n of the ncrtt~ line at. Lot !~, ~31ock $, o~ 1~. L. '~hoap ,~u'~itristan, t~ +~atsrardly a the ~cgsth lin+r or ~+o-~ ~ ~h ,x 15, ip~.~lre, Block ~~ lift ~ through 15, inclusi~s,~ Monk T1 1o~s' ~t thrqu~h ~~.. ,~ ~~ ir~arit-e, dock 6~ }a through 15, i3~clus} dock ~; I.ot-o ~ through ~.~, in+~asitrar Slack 1~) b thro~;h 1,~, inclusl' i~Io~tk 3f ~~ ~ through ~~ i , ;.. l~, inclueive~ hla~k 2; and Lc-ts & and 5, 1e~ck 1 s11 of ~[. L. ~wsitp~son _. ,~ ~~ ~, Sttt~clivieion crt the pity at ~~rt l~tphie to ~ gn3nt apt tt~s ~eL 2ins a.~` the ~t tats ~u'~4vieion, t&~~ur northwarri~ with Lie ~~st lies ~` tsar -~tt~rt Mete ~tt~33.'visian to a go~~ 15U feet north trt the nq- liter oi` hr+a+-dxay ,. 4~ 7Q} ~ th~ce ~t~M't~i~/1 pkrallel t-~- the nort~f- 13xre c>t ~''i~' , ~~~~eY ,~" 7a~ ter t~i11 "~ ~1ty Liens oti tiae~`eentet• late 13-~ Se4~~t~rt ~~ :~`~ k~$~ t~ilrtiCe e ~utth the eeaet "~' limits to a paint a+rd~darre-tslyr 2t~C1 i'eet seutrh; +q!' z the~w~ter~.iae of Hroad*a~r ~~hegr 7a) i ths~ee r~nsst~a~rdly rich the south 23.~r' of ~ro1~r !~. t~hrc~~yh L8, inaltrre, ~l,~rck ~~f ~ l~rte 37 throu~,;h ~,~~,. it,ttsirre, ~ Y66; 1a~a-; 37 through l;~ iticl,ssivea~,. etrak 165; ~-a'~r 37 ~uro~h L8, i~rive, ~`ioalc 1,5A; Lots !7 through ~t ina2ueive~ ~lcrak 1~t9; .fAta 37 tt~rvugh ~~ inalusive~, ~rak ,; ~.ota 3fi through ~~ inclusive, ~~lock 133; Iats 37 thrangh tc8, inalueive* ~loalt B; Lets 3? tltrcugb inclusive, Slock 117; dots 3T ihrough 1~l3, ittaoulriver~ -,~.,. 1~].eel~ 36; Lert~ 3? throatgh !-~ irratuaiwe~ ~lr~k 115; Zots 3fi t~rrot~h ~+a'r isu~ittuiy+r., ~~~: 'Moak ~].i„ Lots , 3fi thrrrugb ~ tialuaive, .~l,otsk 113 s Lets 37 thraro~h L8, ianal~usive,r ' ~+amk :'~!; Lert~s 3fi ttxrough ,~-; 3~cluaive, Took .212; a-1]. ~ t1~e ~~ ~ic+st to ter ~it;- of nest aphis the axet line of $s#~ street, hence aput~Arard]~r _.~~ . _~ ~ri.th the e+~-st lime c-f Savem ~tree+t to a goiot S~~~U ,~~r~et soutb of tha sc-ut~h :tip . .~ , ~ /.. ,2ce ~'f, south ~`:d of ~Cr~-dxay t~~-~-Y '~A}, thence e'ostaraxgrrra~el to this south 21ne of ~ k~raty (I~?~.ghtraa-' '~fl~,~ tc3 thp, ~rset 25.ne of ~aods rtl~Mti thence cthtrardly with the °~i'tt line of 1~nocfe Street to • gout 2W feet south of the ~ line of ~,,; ~ ~ . ; f#ar~on Sttnet' ao+e westc~ly parallel to the 1r~tta line at Narriecrr~ -et ;„~. to west pity Limits +~ ~valaa ~ttreetj ~e ncrrthrraraly e3.+oe~ the west ASS merits tb the °r ~ ~' ~pax3wa;r C High~n-y k~l) f thence ~turtarardly ~ , '~ tbs ~~ liage ~' {Ftigldnr~' 7A) to the east lines of Peara+r 3~treety t~s go~~'+r rri6h the, 't line of lP1oe Strait to the paint of 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 tiles concrete,` or other equivalent incom- bustible material having a fire resistant property of a 13 inch brick, and shall have the room including dormer windows and cornices covered with incombustible material. Every building which shall hereafter be damaged by fires windstorm a' or other casualty to the extent of sixty percent (~0~) of the original cost of construction shall be repaired and/or reconstructed in acco ' ~ , ;. . r ~„ r Passed and approved this ~~ J day of ~pmQ~month, 1950. ayor Attest; C er