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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 buildings
and structures, including permits and penalties, that
certain building code known as the STANDARD BUILDING CODE,
and all amendments, being particularly the 1985 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
(3J 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 provisions thereof shall be
controlling in the constr~zction of the City of West
Memphis, Arkansas.
SECTION 2. DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL TO ENFORCE. The City
Building Inspector is hereby designated to enforce the
provisions 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 ~`~~®~~~~,4
identifications, shall have authority to enter any O ~~~ $
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building, structure, or premises at any reasonable hour. V~~y ~,7 .o-~
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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 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
thereof.
SECTION 8. REPEALING CLAUSE. Ordinances 458, 586 and
919 of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, and all other
Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 1~h day of f.t•-~r~l~~~~g' , 1988.
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