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ORDINANCE NO. ~rI ~ ~
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE
CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, REMOVAL, DEMOLITION, EQUIPMENT, USE
AND OCCUPANCY, LOCATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND
STRUCTURES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. ADOPTION OF BUILDING 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
STANDARD BUILDING CODE, and all amendments, being particularly the
1994 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 that 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. DESIGNATION 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
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discharge of his official duties, and upon proper identification,
shall have authority to enter any building, structure, or premises
at any reasonable hour.
SECTION 5. DEFINITIONS.
(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 shall 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 or Ordinance repealed hereby.
Nor shall any right or remedy of any character be lose, impaired of
affected by this Ordinance.
SECTION 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. REPEALING CLAUSE. Ordinances 458, 586, 919,,a~td
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1358n 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 ~J- day of ,
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AL BOALS, Mayor
ATTEST:
DAN CRAFT, Clt er
SPONSORED BY:
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'CITY CLERK OFFICE
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