January 2, 19514~_
PdTNUTE5 OF A REGULAR I.~ETIPdG OF TIIE CITY COUPIC~ OF T1;Z, CITY OF bVE.~T T:;EI,:I'HIS, ARKANSAS,
HAD AAID HELD ON JAPIUARY 2, 1951.
The Council of the City of ''+~est Pdemphis met in a regular session at the City Hall
in said City at 7;30 1'.M, on the 2nd day of January, 1951.
The meeting was called to order by the P:Iayor, and the roll being called there were;
Present: Irlayor P. M. 1~acus in the chair, and the following named Aldermen:
Curtis Foster, P. B. Powers, C. H. Rovrton, A. R. p;?anchester, James Bledsoe,
R. L, Garrison, and rc. R. Pdorley; and City +ittorney J. H. Spears and
City Clerk Kenneth gollis.
Absent: Alderman 0. I. Bollinger.
It being determined a quorum was present, the follovring proceedings were had to-wit:
I~Iasyor Dacus announced that the reading of the minutes of the Council Iuleeting on
December 19, 1950, would be dispensed with until the next regular meeting of the Council.
An ordinance entitled rrAn Ordinance To Amend Ordinance Pdo. 165 Passed And Ala:roved On
The 21st Day of April, 191~9,n y+as introduced in vmiting and read in full by Alderman Garrison.
Alderman Eledsoe moved that the rule requiring said ordinance to be read in full on three
differeent da~rs be suspended, and that said ordinance be placed on its second reading; notion
was seconded by Alderman :::anchester, and thereafter file Mayor put the question on the adoption
of said motion, and the roll being; called, the follovrin~, voted;
Aye; Curtis Foster, P. B. powers, C. Ii. iZotivton, A. R• l.;anchester, James Bledsoe,
R. L. Garrison, and R. R. l,iorley.
Nay: None.
Whereupon the P~4ayor declared the motion duly passed and said ordinance placed on its
second reading. The ordinance was then read the second time by Alderman Rowton.
Alderman Powers then moved that said ordinance be now placed upon its final adoption;
motion ~uas seconded by Alderman Foster, and after due consideration thereof by said Council,
the Mayor put the question on the ~loption of the motion, and upon the roll being called, the
following voted;
Aye: Curtis Foster, P. B, Powers, C. H. novrton, A. k. Manchester, James Bledsoe,
R. L. Garrison, arui R. R. Pviorley.
Nay; Plone.
Whereupon the Prlayor declared the motion duly carried and said ordinance placed upon its
final. reading and adoption.
Said ordinance was read in full by Aldex~.ran Bledsoe, who moved its adoption, seconded by
Alderman Garrison, and after due consideration thereof by said Council, the Prlayor put the
question upon the aioption of said motion, and upon passage of said ordinance, and the roll
being called, the following voted:
Aye: Curtis Foster, P. B. Pourers, C. H. Rowton, A. R. I.ianchester, James Bledsoe,
R. L. Garrison, and R. R. Morley.
Nay: None.
Whereupon the Mayor called to the Councils attention that the ordinance, adopted,
contained an emer~;eneS clause and suggested that specific action should be taken by the
Council on this clause. Whereupon motion was made by Alderman I~danchester and duly seconded
by Alderman Rotivton that the emergency clause of said ordinance be adopted, and the roll
being called, the following voted;
Aye: Curtis Foster, P. B. Powers, C. H. Rovrton, A. R. I,ianchester, Jarnes Dledsoe,
R. L. Garrison, and R. It, Morley.
Nay: None.
Whereupon the Prlayor declared said motion duly adopted and said ordinance duly passed,
and signed Iris approval to said ordinance arrl the City Clerk was directed to spread the same
upon the record of Ordinances of the City of crest P~Iemphis, Arkansas, and to have same published
as required by law, and to number said ordinance No. 192.
Said ordinance to uvhich no amendr:rent vras offered read as follows
ORDINANCE N0. 192
AN ORDINANCE TO ALIEND ORDINANCE N0. 165 PASSED ATJD APPROVED ON T1iE 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 1949•
YVHEREAS, Section 2 of said Ordinance defines and classifies the territory comprising
the City of +west Frlemphis into certain districts and/or zones as therein set forth and shown
by the "Zoning District tiap° which is attached to said Ordinance and made a part thereof, and
VyIiEREAS, Section 13 of said Ordinance, as aiaended, provides for a Board of Adjustment and
the manner in which said Doard may vary the districts, zones or boundaries thereof as classi-
fied in Section 2 of said Ordinance, and
~~~IilItEAS, pursuant to the procedure set forth in said Section 13 of said Ordinance, as
a;nended, the Board of Adjustment met in regular session on the loth day of Decenio:;r, 1950,
pursuant to proper notice and heard the application of Oak Terrace Apartments, Inc., for
variation in the classification and/or zoning of a portion of Block Gne lIunured ;;isty-Six
(166) of Kendal ~~ddition to the City of 1Vect 1.Iei.rphis and heard testiwor~y of vu.tnesses for
the proponent of said application, and also objectors to said application, and after deliber-
ation, vras unable to arrive at a decision in the matter, and since it eras deterrrined that a
four-fifths (4/5) majority could not be obtained, the application was denied, and
',iIiEREAS, the proponent of the application advised the Board of Adjustruc:nt and all
opponents of the application that an appeal would be made to the City Council as provided
by said Ordinance and arnendraents thereto, and that said appeal would be heard before the
City Council at 7;30 p.F,i. on December 19, 1950, and
WiiFRF.AS, the matter was heard. anew before the City Council and after hearing testimony
of all interested parties in behalf of the application and the opponents of said application,
the Council found that:
(A) The granting of the variation will not impair an adequate supp],y of light or air to
adjacent property; tlrat it will not cause congestion of the public streets or Yrighway; that
it will not increase the public danger of fire or impair established property values within
the surrounding area or in any respect impair the health, safety, courfort, morals and welfare
of the inhabitants of the City of ~~est Llet;iphis.
(B) That it is necessary to alleviate a shortage of housing conditions in the
City of ~dest ldemphis.
(C) That it would be to the best interest of the Citizens of Vilest liemphis that said
variation be granted.
BE IT GRDAII~D BY THE CITY COUBICIL OF' Tier; CITY GF ~~EST I::r~i.l'IIIS:
SECTION 1. AREA RECLAG5IFII;D -That the follovring described lands, block and/or lots,
towit;
Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3), Four (4), five (5), Six (6), Seven (7), Eighteen (l~),
Nineteen (19), Twenty (20), Twenty-one (2~.), Ttiyenty-Tyro (22), Tvrenty-Three (23), and
Twenty-Four (24), Block One hundred Sixty-Six. in Kendal's Subdivion, an Addition to the
City of Vlest iriemphis, bein; a part of the northwest quarter (N4'4) of Section 17, in
Township 6 North, Range 9 East, in Crittenden County, Arkansas,
be and the same are reclassified and/or zoned from Class nAa -Single Family Residence District
to Class "C" - 1~iultipe Family Residence District.
SECTION 2. REPi::zLINU CLAUSE -Ordinances in conflict herewith are amended as herein
provided.
SICTUN 3. Ei~.1ERCEiJCY CLAUSE -This Ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public peace, health and safety of the citizens of rest 1lemphis, an emergency is declared
to exist, and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
approval.
No further business appearing before the Council, the rueetinr; was adjourned.
1:;E-'FOR
ATTEST:
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APPROVED; JANUARY 23, 151