1817ORDINANCE NO. !8-~7
AN i'JRDINANCE PROVIDING FOR REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE
CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, REMOVAL, DEMOLITION,
EQUIPMENT, U5E AND OCCUPANCY, LOCATION AND
MAINTENANCE OF BUILDING AND STRUCTURES.
BE IT HERBY ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS:
SE .TION 1. ADOPTION OF BLTii.DING CODE. There is hereby adopted by the
City of West Memphis, Arkansas, for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the
construction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy, location and
maintenance of building and structures, including permits and penalties, that certain building code
known as the permits and penalties, that certain building code known as the STANDARD
BUII,DING CODE, and all amendments, being particularly the 1997 Edition and Appendices
thereto, and the whole thereof, including any revised editions thereof, and 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, Arkansas, 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 provision thereof shall be controlling in the
construction of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas.
SECTION 2. i~F.SIGNATION OF OFFICIAL TO ENFORCE. The City Building
Inspector is hereby designated to enforce the provision of this ordinance. During temporary
absence or disability of the City Building Inspector, the City Council shall designate an acting
Building Inspector.
SECTION 3. DUTIES OF BUILDING INSPECTOR. It shall be the duty of the
Building Inspector to enforce all laws relating to the construction ,alteration, removal, and
demolition of buildings and structures.
SECTION 4. RIGHT OF ENTRY. The Building Inspector, in the discharge of his
official duties, and upon proper identification, shall have authority to enter any building, structure,
or premises at any reasonable hour.
SE TTON 5. DEFTN_TTIONS.
(A) Whenever the word "Municipality" is used in the building code, it shall be held to mean
the City of West Memphis, Arkansas.
(B) Wherever the term "Corporate Counsel" is used in the building code, it~hall be held to
mean the City Attorney for West Memphis, Arkansas.
SECTION 6. SAVING CLAUSE. Nothing in this Ordinance or in the Building 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 of Ordinance repealed hereby. Nor shall any right or remedy of any character be
lost, impaired or affected by this Ordinance.
SF,CTTON 7. VALIDITY. The invalidity of any section or provision of this
Ordinance or of the Building Code hereby adopted shall not invalidate other sections or
provisions.
SECTION 8. RF T.IN L.A E. Ordinances numbered 458, 586, 919, 1358,
1515 and 1716 of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, and all other Ordinances or parts of
Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this ~ day of rnc~V Lh , 19 ~ 8
AL BOALS, Mayor
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