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ORDINANCE NO. __j~j~
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE
CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, REMOVAL, DEMOLITION,
EAUIPMENT, USE AND OCCUPANCY, LOCATION AHD MAINTENANCE
OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES.
BE IT ORDAINED HY 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
1991 Edition 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 Nhich 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 of 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 lays 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 identifications,
shall have authority to enter any building, structure, or
premises at any reasonable hour.
SECTION 5. DEFINITIONS.
ta) Whenever the cord "Municipality" is used in the building
code, it shall be held to mean the City of West Memphis,
Arkansas.
tb) 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 lost, 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 and
1358 of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, and all other
Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict hereNith are hereby
repealed.
PASSED AND APPROVED this ~. day of 1992.
K TH INGRA , R
ATTEST:
DAN RAFT, Y LERK
SPONSORED BY:
~:i3'r i;LERK OFFICE
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