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West Memphis Housing
Revitalization, Reinvestment &
Redevelopment 2020 Plan
ORDINANCE NO. Z
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A REVITALIZATION, REINVESTMENT AND
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS IN ORDER
P TO INSURE THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY.
WHEREAS,the intent of this ordinance is to establish a base standard to prevent
or correct slum and blighted conditions that presently exist or could exist in the future, a
rental housing standard is set forth in this Ordinance as being the human needs to insure
the comfort and well-being of the lessee, neighboring home owner and community
WHEREAS,this ordinance includes manufactured homes, single-family houses,
multi-family duplex units and any residential property that is leased to an individual other
than the property owner, this ordinance excludes apartments complexes,
WHEREAS,this ordinance is not designed to interfere with landlord and tenant
disputes over rent•payments or evictions, this ordinance is designed to hold all parties
accountable for maintaining property city codes, regulations and Ordinance 1141 & 393.
WHEREAS, this ordinance requires all rental property by persons owning,
managing, leasing or renting property to register all property and maintain one city
business license for all registered property, listed with property addresses and contact
information, in accordance with the following license fees:
a). 1-3 properties - $100.00;
b) 3-10 properties - $200.00;
C) 10-100 properties - $300.00.
WHEREAS, all owners must provide an annual updated list each year at renewal
of city license,
WHEREAS, code enforcement officers will inspect the outer premises of the
property on a random basis,
WHEREAS,property (s) in violation of city codes, regulations and Ordinance
1141 and 393,will be cited and both tenant and owner will be notified.
(1) Tenant will receive citation and property owner will receive notification
warning of violation, tenant will be given (30) days to correct violation, if not
corrected the owner will have an additional (14) days to correct violation, if
property owner fails to satisfy violation, citation will be given to owner.
(2) If property is vacant, it is the property owner's responsibility to secure all
entries to property, doors, windows, and structure openings. Owner must
keep all property clear of trash, tires, high grass and a must reasonably
maintain all structures.
(3) Occupied rental property with structural damage must be repaired by property
owner. Notice of violations will be provided as stated above.
(4) Code Enforcement citations range from a minimum fine of$250.00 for a 1 st
offense for each day in violation and a minimum fine of$1,000.00 for a 2"
offense for each day in violation.
WHEREAS,the inspector will be looking for a number of things including;junk
cars,dead vegetation, accumulations of junk and debris, building maintenance, graffiti,
illegal/unpermitted construction, dilapidated structures and substandard housing
conditions
WHEREAS, for years the city must respond to complaints from tenants, other
nearby rental property owners, and residents about the lack of property maintenance on
many rental properties. Nearby property owners complained that as a result of poor
property maintenance on rental properties, their property values were being adversely
affected. The same complaint was echoed by other rental property owners who believed
that their ability to rent, and even their ability to increase rents, was being adversely
affected by other errant rental property owners in their neighborhoods
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WEST MEMHIS, ARKANSAS, THAT:
A Revitalization, Reinvestment and Redevelopment Plan is hereby adopted for the City
of West Memphis in order to insure the health, safe and welfare of the community.
PASSED AND APPROVED day o ,,, 2020.
V-Aeel-0
MARCO McCLENDON, Mayor
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West Memphis Housing
Revitalization Reinvestment &
Redevelopment 2020 Plan
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE ADO T GXREN-T— =_PROPER$T, -Y ORDT-NXNJGE-_FD THE
CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS IN ORDEW TO INSURE THE HEALTH, SAFETY
AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY.
WHEREAS, the intent of this ordinance is to establish a base standard to prevent or
correct slum and blighted conditions that presently exist or could exist in the future, a
rental housing standard is set forth in this Ordinance as being the human needs to insure
the comfort and well-being of the lessee, neighboring home owner and community
WHEREAS, this ordinance includes manufactured homes, single-family houses, multi-
family duplex units and any residential property that is leased to an individual other than
the property owner, this ordinance excludes apartments complexes,
WHEREAS, this ordinance is not designed to interfere with landlord and tenant disputes
over rent payments or evictions, this ordinance is designed to hold all parties accountable
for maintaining property city codes, regulations and Ordinance 1141 & 393.
WHEREAS, this ordinance requires all rental property by persons owning, managing,
leasing or renting property to register all property and maintain one city business license
for all registered property, listed with property addresses and contact information,
WHEREAS, all owners must provide an annual updated list each year at renewal of city
license,
WHEREAS, code enforcement officers will inspect the outer premises of the property on
a random basis,
WHEREAS, property (s) in violation of city codes, regulations and Ordinance 1141 and
393, will be cited and both tenant and owner will be notified.
(1) Tenant will receive citation and property owner will receive notification
warning of violation, tenant will be given(30) days to correct violation, if not
corrected the owner will have an additional (14) days to correct violation, if
property owner fails to satisfy violation, citation owner will be given to owner
(2) If property is vacant, it's the property owner responsibility to secure all entries
to property, doors, windows and structure openings, owner must keep all
property clear of trash, tires, high grass and a reasonable maintenance to
structure
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(3) Occupied rental property with structured damage must be attended to by
property owner, and will be given ample time to address issues
(4) Code Enforcement citations can range from $250 to $1000 for each series of
violations
WHEREAS, the inspector will be looking for a number of things including;junk cars,
dead vegetation, accumulations of junk and debris, building maintenance, graffiti,
illegal/unpermitted construction, dilapidated structures and substandard housing
conditions
WHEREAS,for years the city must respond to complaints from tenants, other nearby
rental property owners, and residents about the lack of property maintenance on many
rental properties. Nearby property owners complained that as a result of poor property
maintenance on rental properties, their properties values were being adversely affected.
The same complaint was echoed by other rental property owners who believed that their
ability to rent, and even their ability to increase rents, was being adversely affected by
other errant rental properly owners in their neighborhoods
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST MEMHIS, ARKANSAS, THAT
Ordinance adopting a rental property ordinance for the City of West Memphis
PASSED AND APPROVED day of ,2019.
MARCO McCLENDON, Mayor
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