Z-02870 Applicationd� 9
OTHER MATTERS
Item No. 1
Case Number:
Applicant:
Location:
Description:
Present Classification:
Z-2870
Pruitt Hide and Fur Company
East 2nd at Industrial Drive
Located on north side of East 2nd
Street between CRI&P Railroad and
Industrial Drive
"K" Heavy Industrial District
Variance: Applicant requests Board of
Adjustment determination as to
whether this use is permitted by
right in the Heavy Industrial zone
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT ACTION: AFTER A LENGTHY DISCUSSION, THE
BOARD VOTED TO INTERPRET THE "K" INDUSTRIAL USE SECTION OF
THE ZONING ORDINANCE AS PERMITTING BY RIGHT THE OPERATION OF
PRUITT HIDE AND FUR COMPANY. (5 ayes - 0 noes - 0 absent)
Staff Recommendation: This issue is before the Board for an
interpretation of Section 43-9 of the zoning ordinance, which
section is the "K" Heavy Industrial use regulations. The
issue involves whether Pruitt Hide & Fur Company's operation
is permitted in "K" zoning by right or would require filing
for Board of Adjustment review. The applicant has requested
an opinion as to whether he would be required to file a formal
application, if the Board rules that it must review the issue.
The Staff position on this issue is that the broad terms used
in setting forth the permitted uses does in fact address to the
type of use rather than a specific case. We feel that the term
fat rendering, offal reduction, and tannery adequately cover the
type of use proposed. It should farther be noted that the State
Dept. of Pollution Control is interested in this case and they
recommend that, if the Board of Adjustment rules a public review
is required, that the applicant be required to submit engineer-
ing reports. These reports should deal with water, air and
solid waste disposal problems and solutions and should be sub-
mitted to the appropriate public agencies.
There were no objectors present.
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Mr. DeMatt Henderson was present to represent the applicant.
In a lengthy presentation Mr. Henderson outlined the
industrial use sections of the zoning ordinance and his
interpretation of their intent. The issue of specific "use"
rather than "business" was discussed, with the City Attorney
and Staff pointing out that the ordinance addressed to "uses".
The Board's opinion and ruling was that the ordinance did in
fact provide for the proposed "business" as permitted by right
in "K" zoning.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at
4:25 P.M.
James A. Finch
Secretary
L. Dickson Flake
Chairman
ORDINANCE NO. 119818
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE USE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
SEWERS, PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL, THE INSTALLATION,
CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND CONNECTION OF BUILDING
SEWERS; THE DISCHARGE OF WATERS AND WASTES INTO THE
PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIO-
LATION THEREOF; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
THEREWITH; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, ALL PERTAINING TO
THE SEWER LINES AND SYSTEM WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the
meaning of terms used in this Ordinance shall be as follows:
Sec. 1. "BOD" (denoting Biochemical Oxygen Demand) shall
mean the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedures in five (5)
days at 200C expressed in milligrams per liter.
Sec. 2. "Building Drain" shall mean that part of the lowest
horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge
from soil water, and other drainage pipes outside the walls of the
building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five_(5)
feet outside the inner face of the building wall.
Sec. 3. "Building Sewer" shall mean the extension from the
building drain to the public or other place of disposal.
Sec. 4. "Garbage" shall mean solid wastes from the domestic
and commercial preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food, and from
the handling, storage, and sale of produce.
Sec. 5. "Industrial Wastes" shall mean the liquid wastes
from industrial manufacturing processess, trade, or business, as
distinct from sanitary sewage.
Sec. 6. "Natural Outlet" shall mean any outlet into a
watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or ground-
water.
Sec. 7. "Person" shall mean any individual, firm, company,
association, society, corporation, or group.
Sec. 8. "pH" shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal
of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
Sec. 9. "Properly Shredded Garbage" shall mean the wastes
from the preparation, cooking, dispensing.of food that has been
shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely
under the flow conditions normally pervailing in public sewers, with
no particle greater than one-half (h) inch in dimension.
Sec. 10. "Public Sewer" shall mean a sewer in which all owners
of abutting properties have equal rights, and is controlled by public
authority.
March 19, 1975
Mr. E. Dellatt Henderson
727 Pyramid Building
Little Ioc$F, Arkansas 72201.
Re: Pruitt Hide lluilding Site
Dear fir. Henderson
This office has reviewed the issue referenced and, fused on the
provided ,survey, will recognize the property as a legal lot of
record, thereby negating the Subdivision requirements,
The access as shoxm., being an IF foot roadway by prescription
will meat the ordinance requirement of public access to the
site.
This office would approve the issuance of a building permit on
the site provided: the building proposal meets requirements set
forth by the Building Code and Zoning Ordinance; there is only
one ELLncipal use and FtraCture on the site.
Street improvements will not be required as a part of our review
process in that the tract dues not fMry t a street dedication
which would require sage.
The owner should, before filing for a building permit, prepare
a preliminary site layout and submit it for review. This would
insure nes other problems exist, such as parking, accessory build-
ings, setback.
If Z may be of further assistance, please contact this office.
RWW:dl
Yours truly,
Richard W. Wood
Development -ordinator
Planning Division
CATLETT & HENDERSON
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
727 PYRAMID BUILDING
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201
LEON B. CATLETT
E. DE MATT HENDERSON March 18, 1975
Mr. Richard Wood
Planning Department
City Hall
Little Rock, Arkansas
Re: Pruitt Hide Building Site
Dear Mr. Wood:
Attached is survey of March 18 of the 2.95 acre tract
owned by D. F. Jones, Agent and under Contract of Sale to Pruitt
Hide & Far which is buying this site to relocate its business
upon acquisition by the Housing Authority of its presently owned
land.
Before closing with the Housing Authority and Jones it
will be appreciated if you will review this survey and advise me
that when a deed from Jones has been secured using the metes and
bounds survey description that the tract may be used by Pruitt
as a legal building lot for erection of new buildings thereon
(for his purposes) without filing of plats, or compliance with
the Subdivision Ordinance or construction of off-site improvements.
'Pruitt understands, of course, that his actual applica-
tion for a Building Permit would have to show the location of the
contemplated improvements, which would have to conform with the
Building Code, etc.; but we would appreciate clearance of the
site as one eligible under City Regulations for constructing
thereon buildings for the relocation of his business.
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Enclosure
Sincerely,
E . DeMat tVende r s on
BEFORE THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK
RE: PRUITT HIDE & FUR CO., PERMIT
FOR RELOCATION OF ITS BUSINESS
P E T I T I O N
Pruitt Hide & Fur Co. for many years has conducted its busi-
ness from property it owns at the Foot of Commerce Street known
generally as the East 75 feet of Lot 1, Block "A" of Pope's Addi-
tion, together with accretions. This property is being condemned
by the Housing Authority of the City of Little Rock. The reloca-
tion office of the Housing Authority has for many months been
working on a possible relocation site, and the only available site
which has been uncovered is property now owned by the Missouri
Pacific Railroad Company, legally described as follows:
A tract or parcel of land, being a part of Lots
1, 2 and 3 of the East Half (El) of Block 11,
Russell's Addition to the City of Little Rock, and
a part of the West Half (W12)of said Block 11, more
particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the southeast corner of said Block 11;
thence westwardly, along the southerly line of Block
11, 300 feet, to the southwest corner of Block 11;
thence northwardly, along the westerly line of Block
11, 250 feet, to the northwest corner of Lot 3 of the
West Half (W'�) of Block 11; thence eastwardly, along
the northerly line of said Lot 3 of the West Half (W�2-)
of Block 11, 13.4 feet, more or less, to a point 70.5
feet distant, measured southwestwardly,at..right angles
from the southwesterly line of a tract or parcel of
land conveyed by Missouri Pacific Railroad Company to
Rand's Incorporated, by Deed dated July 12, 1960;
thence southeastwardly, by a straight line, 380.3
feet, more or less, to the point of beginning, con-
taining 39,175 square feet, more or less;
and a plat of this property is attached hereto.
Also attached is a copy of a letter of June 10, 1974, addressed
to Don R. Venhaus, which sets out in some detail the business oper-
ations of Pruitt Hide & Fur Co.
MWAC
While the petitioner does not agree with the determination of
James A. Finch, Chief Planner, that permission of the Board of
Adjustment is required to relocate the Pruitt Hide & Fur Co. busi-
ness upon the above described property for the simple reason that
the business activities do not fall within any of the categories
requiring special permission of this Board under the provisions of
Section 43-9 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Little Rock,
petitioner hereby requests that this Board grant permission for the
relocation of its business at the above Missouri Pacific site in
order that petitioner will not be hampered in acquiring any necessary
building permits for the repair and refurbishing of the improvements
upon such site.
Petitioner is contracting with the Missouri Pacific Railroad
Company for the acquisition of the above site for the relocation of
its business, and accordingly it is reluctant to complete such pur-
chase until permission of the Board to relocate its business there
has been granted in view of the administrative determination of the
city officials, and accordingly prompt action of the Board is
requested.
Respectfully submitted,
PRUITT HIDE & FUR CO.
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E. eMatt H nderson
Its Attorney
727 Pyramid Life Building
Little Rock, Arkansas
T I 1 I U N
?ruitt ".bide :-tlUr .'o. for aAxny gears lias conductad it i ,rsi-
ness from properlty it .)wns at the Foot of C'ovwterce Btreat known
generally as the Zest. 75 feet of Lot It 3lock "A" of ,ore's A,) i -
tion# together wit th accretions. This prat ,arty is i>eing condemned
by the Aousing Authority of the �Aty of -Little :-RRock. The reloca-
tion office of t:`:e liousin, Authority has for many months, been
working on a possible relocation site, an6 the only available site
which hay-, uncovered is property now owned by the Missouri
?pacific Railroad Company# legally de3cribed as follows
tract or pardel of land* bait`.,_) a part of Lots
1, 2 and 3 of the East. Half (Eil) of Black ll,
:usaell' 8 Addition to the City of Little Rock, and
a► part of the West Aialf (W'i )of' said. Block 11, more
particularly descari':_*d as followas
the south*etst corner Df said 3lock Ili
thence westwardly, along the southerly line of 3lock
118, 300 feet, to tlae southwest corner of Block lly
thence nor¢hwardly, along the westerly line of Flack
Ile 250 feet, to the northwest ourner of Lot 3 ow the
Qwest Half (-S) of Block 111 thence eastwardly, along
the northerly line of said. Lot 3 of the West iialf 01r -z)
of alo k Ile 13.4 feet, ii -tore or less, to a point 7065
feet distant, measured southwestwardly a.t right arF..,le,
fr€an., the southwesterly line of a tract or parcel of
land conveyed. by Missouri Pac-1-fic {aiiroad Coopany ._o
liana's I n.corporated# by Deed dated. July 12, 19601
thence southeastwardly, by a strai4ht liner 380.3
feet, viore or less, to the paint of be.-Annim,
j. con-
tainin-j 39,175 square feet, more or less;
and a plat of this prrat-)erty is attached hereto.
Also attached is a copy of a letter of June 10. 1974. addressed
to Pon 11Rs V'enhaus, which sets out in some detail the business oper-
ations of Pruitt Hide :, Fur Co.
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Page 43
Junes 10. 1974
erously covered with salt and atter a suitable period the hides
are then shipped out to the buyers for further processing into
Leather. In addition to the cow hides, lir, Truitt also purchases,
store: and sells furs, such as wild mink, coon, oto., but this
aspect of the business is of a minor nature in comparison to tha
purchase of cattle hides,
mr. . ^ruitt purchases salt in carload quantities, but the
salting of the "hof hides" is the only processing done by this
business. There are no animals slaughtered at the business loca-
tioo, nor are any dead animals dumped there, nor ars there any rend-
ering or distillation activities. There are no *tanning drugs"
or machinery employed by Mr. Pruitt's operation, nor are any acids
involved in this operation, but as stated the processing is limited
to the storage and salting of the hides, and this is required to pre-
vent the hides froes rotting and is a proearvative process. Mr._',ruitt
sells the salted hides through brokers and the hides are sbipped out
by truck or rail to consumers who then rend these preserved hides to
a true Tannery for the purpose of converting them into leather,
The operations of a Tannery are essentially different frcx: those
contemplated by Mr. "ruitt. In any event, hwdever, this preserva-
tive saltine process and the storage of the hides does constitute
activities which many persons might find objectionable, primarily
because of the odor generated in this process,
since there are no true manufacturing activities the odor
is principally confined to the building and there are no stacks or
fan* which discharge the odor generally into the air. Given the
right atmospheric condition however, the odor can be detected from
the outside of the building where the hides are stored.
The relocation of this peculiar business (which incidentally
is the only cue in town) has been a major problem. It is essential
that Mr. Pruitt's business be on a railroad ■peat, that the business
be centrally located to the source of supply, and it is most desir-
able that the business have ready acc*** to freeways. The railroad
property for which Mr. Pruitt is ne-otiating has several draw-uacks,
not the' least of which is the expense of reaodnling, but it is the
only site in Little Rock vbich either Mr. Pruitt or the housing
Authority have b"n a'hle to fin:' for the relocation - of the business.
W& w,:nt to make certain that the relocation of this business at the
June 10, 1974
Mr. Don R, Venhaus
City Hall
M& rkh" and 3roadway
Little Rock, Arkansas
Res Pruj&t Hide
Dear Mr. Venharnss
The Sousing Authority of the City of Little Rock is
acquiring the property of Pruitt Hide &'Fur, Co, located an the
river wank at the Foot of Comarce Street in connection with the
Central Little Rock Project Ark, R-11, where for the East fifteen
years lir. Pruitt has conducted his business operations. Compli-
cating this acquisition has been the inability of Mr. Pruitt to
find a suitable site for the relocation of this displaced business.
Hr, ','ruitt has worked closely with Mr. Sill Cory, Reloca-
tion Counselor, with the Housing Authority, and the jg[" suitable
relocation site thus far developed is the Missouri Pacific property
at East :*coed Street and Industrial Dries, formerly occupied by
Rand Wholesale Grocery Company as a warehouse, the are accordingly
negotiating with the railroad for the possible acquisition of this
site.
The operation and business activities of Mr. Pruitt require
K -Industrial zoning, and we have verified that the railroad property
is appropriately gonad in the K classifications however, the ques-
tion has been raised as to whether in addition the business conducted
by Mr. T-Iruitt is such as to additionally roquire Board of Adjustment
approval as a *Tannery.'
tor, Pruitt•s business operations are as followss It pur-
chases from neat packers, slaughter houses, or individuals skins
or hides of roimmtly killed cattle, and such hides are referred to
as 'hot hides." These hides are purchased from over Cantfal Ark-
ansas and are brought into the business building by Pruitt•s truck,
except for those instance* in which deliveries are made direct by
persons who have recently elaugIrtersd cattle. The "hot hides" are
then trimmed and stacked in piles on the floor where they are gen-
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Mr. Dan R. Venhaus
Page *3
June lo, 1974
Proposed Rand warehouse will be in conformity with all of the Ordi-
nances and Regulations of the City, and we iiaed to be assuzad par-
ticularly that no problems will davelop when a "Iuildin3 Permit is
sought for the necessary L-epa►irz and modarnization of the prQPises
as the railroad property.
If you have any further questions, plaaee feel free to
conr-act roe, ter, tory or Mr. Lox 13ruitt who ie in control of the
business.
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cc to$ Kr. Bill Cory
Mr. Lex ftVitt
very truly yours.
E. Domatt Henderson
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Miile the petitioner does not agree with the determination of
James A. Finch, Chief"' Planner, that permission of the Board of
Adjustment is required to relocate the Pruitt Hide F, Fur "'o. busi-
ness upon the above described property for the simple reason that
the business activities do not fall.withinany of the categories
requiring special permission of this Board under the provisions of
Section 43-9 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Little Rock,
petitioner hereby requests that this Board grant permission for the
relocation of its business at the above Missouri Pacific site in
order that �, titioner will nDt be hampered in acquiring any necessary
building permits for the repair and refun-lishing of the iiii-provements
upon such site.
Petitioner is contracting with the Missouri Pacific Railroad
company for the acquisition of the above site for the relocation of
its busi-"ess, anal accordingly it is reluctant to complete such pur-
chase until permission of the Board to relocate its business there
has been granted in view of the adi'ministrative determination of the
city officials, and accordingly prompt action of the Board is
requested.
Re I sp-ectfully submitted,
PRUITT HIDE & FUR CO.
E. I.--eMatt'Henderson
Its Attorney
727 Pyramid Life Builcing
Little Rock, Arkansas
BP�FOR':�', TI -32' 914DARD OF ADjTTS'rMr] T 07 THZ
CI Y OF L`7`�' b ROCK
RE: p1r3ITr Hil,,E & FTJR Co., PERMIT
R' IOCATJO�:� Or 1Ta BUS!"E S
F; E T _1 _-6'_ I - 0 N
Pruitt Mide Fur 11".o. for many years has conducted it�� busi-
ness frogs property it rywns at the Foot of Commerce Street known
generally as the cast 75 feet of 'Lot lo, Block "A" of ''Iope's A6(3 -i -
tion, together with accretions. This pro-)erty is oeing condemned
by the Housing Authority of the City of Little IROcke "he reloca.-
tion office of the Bousini,,, Authority has for many trionths been
working on a possible relocation site, an6 the only availak-,Ie site
which has beer uncovered is property now owned by the 114iskirluri
Pacific Railroad CoTiany, legally de:-1cribed as followss
A tract or qardel of land, bein: a part of Lots
1# 2 and 3 of the East Half (Ell) of Block 11,
aussell's Addition to the City. of Little Rock, and"
a part of the West I-talf (W-J)of said -,�ilock 11, more
particularly described as follows:
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,3 inrin,,- at tlie southeast corner of s 31LIck Ill
thence westwardly, along the southerly line of 3lock
11, 300 feet# to t -he southwest corner of Block 11;
thence nortbwardly, along the westerly line of Block
11, 250 feet, to the northwest curner of 'Lot 3 -_f tie
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Fest: Half (=4 ) of Block 11; thence eastwardly, along
the nortllh�erly line of said Lot 3 of the West 1--al-f- 04'i)
of alock 11, 13.4 feet, ni4ore or less, to a point 70.5
feet distante measured southwestwardly,,azt-right angle€i
from the southwesterly line of a tract or parcel of
land conveyed by Missouri Pac-,'I.fic �,-�ailroad Coty,ipany -LD
Rand's Incorporated, by Deed dated July 12, 1960;
thence southeastwardly, by a straight line, 380.3
feet,, r,:!ore or less, to the point of neg inning, con-
tainin4 39,175 square feet, more or less;
and a plat of this proqperty is attached hereto.
Also attached is a copy of a letter of June 10, 1974, adi�rassed
to :'-`cin F.. Venhaus, which sets out in some cete_il the busine�_--Is oper-
ation_ of "ruitt Hide Fur Co.
'.4hile t:le peti.tioror c sues not agree with the detemliiatior. os
James A. Hieb# Chief Pl*nner*, that »4ormission of the rjoard of
Adjustment is required to relocate the "Truitt Hide x. Fur "o„ busi-
ness upon tto above described property for the simple reason that
the busi"gess activities dO nog_ fall within any of tete categories
requiring s Pecial permission of this ioard un.Ier the provisions of
Section 43-9 o�E that 4_"ade of ordinances oma: the City of Little Rock,
petiticraer hereby requests that time Board grant permis�Aon for the
relocatit�n ofirf� bu*� ness at the above Ai ;; c►uri. 0 c:ific site in
order that, . ti tjoaer will not: be h"yerwu in acquiring �r,xf ; cce s��rir
buil ing permits for the repair and rafur:';is !Anj of" tk)e iii1provements
upon sudl-i site,
etitiot�e>r is contractintj with the tlissouri �Iaci iic ACJ ilroad
Company for the acquisition of the aL)ove site -For the r,,locaLian of
its busi: *so* arra accordin :,Ay it, is.5 reluctant to complete s;aCh per -
chase uj-xti r rrir,,is^ i oti of the Board to r locate it.;o, there,
has been granted in view of the adm.ni6trative dete riraLiz:in of the
city officials, as-pros,:.pt action opt: the .3>:>ard ib
recces tea.
!',espectfully subr lit ted,
S:Y__._
Its Attorney
726 Pyramid Life; .i'..x;'jt ill:.F
1,ittle Pzoc ,+ Arkansas
17 OP L°?: "'T.;°, ROCK
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P E T 1 T I 0 N
"?ruitt Hide ,. 7ur co. for -many years has conducted it h,,>xi-
ness fro pro; -,Jar v it :ems at the root of Cor!m+eerce Strut lwowan
generally an the Est 75 feet orLct 1i 311ck 'A" of `''opal a" 'i-
tion, together wi.tli accretions. This pr -3 -erty is being cordes :ed
by the !-' uvini Auti� ��-it�� of the a it.► of., ;;� tt:le 'Ock. 7`ho reloca —
tion Iffice of t `° er 11ousin ' Authority has for many months been.
working on a possible relocation site, and the only availa,:le site
which ha 8 rincove.red is p ropnrty now owned by the missouri
"710cific:Railroad C",_,.iany, le3ally de..4cribed as follows:
A tract or parcel of lana, W in4 a ►rt of Lots
1, 2 and 3 of the East half (E)j) of Block 11:
".uSsell' Addition to the City of Little Rock, and
a part of the West li' alf (WIS)of +a yid. !dock 11, more
nartf cularly deseri d as follawtsx
t7 W-, the southwe..t correr of �.,irj -3 IC ili
thence westwardly, along the southerly line of clock
Ile 300 fe0t, to the southwest corner °if njlor�k ll;
thence nor*�mnrdly, alon;i the westerly line sof Block
11, 250 feet, to the northwest -.s3rndr of Lot '3 of t',�_
West Half (W�) of Block 111 thence eastwardly, along
the nor'tl-terly line of sz�.i d %.rt 3 of the Feat valf ('14�)
of 31 ,-k 11, 13.4 feet, f�tore or less, to a point 7005
feet distant, measured aouthw*stwardly, at. ri,jht an- leb
from the Southwesterly line of a tract or parcel of
land a,onvey+ed by Mliasouri :qac ,f"ic ?ailroad Cor=. ;n'y to
Rand's Incorporated, by Peed dated July la, 19600
thence Southeastwardlyr by a strai 7ht line, 380.3
feet, rvir)re or less, to the point of beginning* con-
tainin q 39,175 square feet, more or leset
and a plat o-,` this prof-,erty is attached hereto.
Also attached is a copy of a letter of June 10, 1974, addressed
to 'ion �,. %renhaus, WhiC : gets Brut in soma detail the hus.i,raess over-
ations, of "aruitt Hide It "'ur Co.
LEON B. CATLETT
E. DE MATT HENDERSON
CATLETT & HENDERSON
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
727 P Y R A M I D B U I L DIN G
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201
June 19, 1974
Mr. James A. Finch
Chief Planner
Planning Division
Department of Community Development
Third Floor City Hall
Little Rock, Arkansas
Re: Your letter of June 18, 1974
concerning Pruitt FIJ de 8.: Fur Co.
Dear Mr. Finch:
I do not concur in your June 18 opinion that the
Zoning Ordinance requires Board of Adjustment approval for
"fat rendering" and "tannery" type operations. The Ordinance
makes no reference to uses of that "type" but simply requires
approval for a business which does engage in the business of
fat rendering -- which is a rendering plant processing dead
animals and a tannery -- which is a manufacturing operation
processing hides into leather.
As I pointed out in my previous letter, neither of
this type of operation is conducted by Pruitt and the salting
down of hides is a far different process than operating a
rendering plant or a tannery. Both a fat rendering and tannery
operation require heat, the use of fluids and considerable
machinery and equipment, and none of these aspects are present
in Pruitt's operations which were carefully detailed.
It is clear from the 13 manufacturing operations which
do require Board of Adjustment approval that it was the inten-
tion of the Ordinance to require Board of Adjustment approval
for manufacturing operations of a particularly noxious nature,
or the operation of a stockyard for the slaughter of animals,
but it was not intended to extend the scope of the Ordinance by
including operations not there listed which may be of some
similar type. If you have ever been to a tannery or a rendering
plant, as I have, you would see the apparent obvious difference
between such operations and the passive salting of hides during
Pyr. B. DeMatt Henderson
Catlett and Henderson
Attorneys at Law
727 Pyramid Building
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Dear Mr. Henderson
June 1$, 1974
Re: Your letter of .Tune 10, 1974
concerning; Prruitt Hide & Fur Co.
We have reviewed the above referenced matter and have determined that
such relocation :,all require approval from the Little Hock Board of
Ad j sstruent. Section 41-9 of the Code of O-rdinances of the City of
Little stock lists "fat rendering" and "tannery" type operations awng
those uses requiring Board of Adjustment approval to locate even in a
"V Heavy Industrial zoning district.
You may initiate a Board of Adjustment variance application by sub-
mitting three copies of a survey of subject property and a twenty-
five dollar filing ,fee to Richard Wood in out office. The next
docket closing date is July 1, 1974.
1 would suggest that you also get in contact with Mr. Roy Beard,
Director of the Permits and Inspections Division regarding any
remodeling that will be necessary. Mr. Beard will be able to point
out any problems that you might have in that area.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
You truly,
Jamies A. Finch
Chief Planner
Planning Division
JAF:dI
Mr. James A. Finch
Page #2
June 19, 1974
temporary storage which is the only business activity of
Pruitt.
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Very truly yours,
E. DeMatt Henderson
Mr. Jerry Gardner
L.R: Wastewater Utility
215 East Capitol
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dear Jerry
June 14, 1974
Re: Our telephone conversation of
June 13, 1974 concerning
Pruitt Hide and Fur Company
Enclosed you will fiord, a copy of a letter concerning the above
referenced item. In order for this business to relocate as pro-
posed, approval must be obtained from the Little Rock Board of
Adjustment. Such: approval may be conditioned upon satisfactory
handling of the odor, runoff, and other undesirable and unsafe
aspects of subject operation. We recognize the need for control
over and review of these various aspects but do not have the
technical knowledge necessary to completely analyze the. problem.
If you would supply us with information as to %hat needs to be
done to deal with these problems and any other that you night be
aware of, we will forward such to the Board of Adjustment for their
consideration and inclusion in any review of this matte;.
We appreciate your attention to this matter and if you have
any questions, please contact me.
Yours truly,
James A. finch
Chief Planner
Planning Division
JAF.dl
Enclosure
r
LEON S. CATLETT
E. DE MATT HENDERSON
Mr.� Don R. Venhaus
City Hall
Markham and Broadway
Little Rock, Arkansas
Re:
Dear Mr. Venhaus:
CATLETT & HENDERSON
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
727 PYRAMID BUILDING
LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS 72201
June 10, 1974
Pruitt Hide & Fur. Co.
The Housing Authority of the City of Little Rock is
acquiring the property of Pruitt Hide & Fur. Co. located on the
river bank at the Foot of Commerce Street in connection with the
Central Little Rock Project Ark. R-12, where for the past fifteen
years Mr. Pruitt has conducted his business operations. Compli-
cating this acquisition has been the inability of Mr. Pruitt to
find'a suitable site for the relocation of this displaced business.
Mr. Pruitt has worked closely with Mr. Bill Cory, Reloca-
tion Counselor, with the Housing Authoritsy, and the only suitable
relocation site thus far developed is the Missouri Pacific property
at East Second Street and Industrial Drive, formerly occupied by
Rand Wholesale Grocery Company as a warehouse. We are accordingly
negotiating with the railroad for the possible acquisition of this
site.
The operation and business activities of Mr. Pruitt require
K -Industrial zoning, and we have verified that the railroad property
is appropriately zoned in the K classification; however, the ques-
tion has been raised as to whether in addition the business conducted
by Mr. Pruitt is such as to additionally require Board of Adjustment
approval as a "Tannery."
Mr. Pruitt's business operations are as follows: It pur-
chases from meat packers, slaughter houses, or individuals skins
or hides of recently killed cattle, and such hides are referred to
as "hot hides." These hides are purchased from over Central Ark-
ansas and are brought into the business building by Pruitt's truck,
except for those instances in which deliveries are made direct by
;persons who have recently slaughtered cattle. The "hot hides" are
then trimmed and stacked in piles on the floor where they are gen-
0
Mr. Don R. Venhaus
Page,#3
June 10, 1974
proposed Rand warehouseawill be in conformity with all of the Ordi-
nances and Regulations of the City, and we need to be assured par-
ticularly that no problems will develop when a Building Permit is
sought for the necessary repairs and modernization of the premises
on the railroad property.
If you have any further questions, pleasefeel free to
contact me, Mr. Cory or Mr. Lex Pruitt who is in control of the
business.
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cc to: Mr. Bill Cory
Mr. Lex Pruitt
Very truly yours,
E. DeMatt Henderson
B
A.
Mr. Don R. Venhaus
Page #2
June 10, 1974
erously covered with salt and after a suitable period the hides
are then shipped out to'the buyers for further processing into
leather. In addition to the cow hides, Xr. Pruitt also purchases,:
stores and sells furs, such as wild mink, coon, etc., but this
aspect of the business is of a minor nature in comparison to the
purchase of cattle hides.
Mr. Pruitt purchases salt in carload quantities, but the
salting of the "hot hides" is the only processing done by this
business. There are no animals slaughtered at the business loca-
tion, nor are any dead animals dumped there, nor are there any rend-
ering or distillation activities. There are no "tanning drums"
or machinery employed by Mr. Pruitt's operation, nor are any acids
involved in this operation, but as stated the processing is limited
to the storage and salting of the hides, and this is required to pre-
vent the hides from rotting and is a preservative process. Mr.Pruitt
sells the salted hides through brokers and the hides are shipped out
by truck or rail to consumers who then send these preserved hides to
a true Tannery for the purpose of converting them into leather.
The operations of a Tannery are essentialily different from those
contemplated by Mr. Pruitt. In any event, however, this preserva-
tive'salting process and the storage of the hides does constitute
activities which many persons might find objectionable, primarily
because of the odor generated in this process.
Since there are no true manufacturing activities the odor
is principally confined to the building and there are no stacks or
fans which discharge the odor generally into the air. Given the
right atmospheric condition however, the odor can be detected from
the outside of the building where the hides are stored.
The relocation of this peculiar business (which incidentally
is the only one in town) has been a major problem. It is essential
that Mr. Pruitt's business be on a railroad spur, that the business
be centrally located to the source of supply, and it is most desir-
able that the business have ready access to freeways. The railroad
property for which Mr. Pruitt is negotiating has several draw -backs,
not the least of which is the expense of remodeling, but it is the
only site in Little Rock which either Mr. Pruitt or the Housing
Authority have been able to find for the relocation of the business.
We want to make certain that the relocation of this business at the
Mr. Don R. Venhaus
Page #3
June 10, 1974
proposed Rand warehouseawill be in conformity with all of the Ordi-
nances and Regulations of the City, and we need to be assured par-
ticularly that no problems will develop when a Building Permit is
sought for the, necessary repairs and modernization of the premises
on the railroad property.
- If you have any further questions, please feel free to
contact me, Mr. Cory or Mr. Lex Pruitt who is in control of the
business.
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Very truly yours,
E. DeMatt Henderson
cc to: Mr. Bill Cory
Mr. Lex Pruitt
y
LEON B. CATLETT
E. DE MATT HENDERSON
Mr.1 Don R. Venhaus
City Hall
Markham and Broadway
Little Rock, Arkansas
Re:
Dear Mr. Venhaus:
CATLETT & HENDERSON
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
727 PYRAMID BUILDING
LITTLE ROCKp ARKANSAS 72201
June 10, 1974
Pruitt Hide & Fur. Co.
The Housing Authority of the City of Little Rock is
acquiring the property of Pruitt Hide & Fur. Co. located on the
river bank at the Foot of Commerce Street in connection with the
Central Little Rock Project Ark. R-12, where for the past fifteen
years Mr. Pruitt has conducted his business operations. Compli-
cating this acquisition has been the inability of Mr. Pruitt to
find a suitable site for the relocation of this displaced business.
Mr. Pruitt has worked closely with Mr. Bill Cory, Reloca-
tion Counselor, with the Housing Authori-4y, and the only suitable
relocation site thus far developed is the Missouri Pacific property
at East Second Street and Industrial Drive, formerly occupied by
Rand Wholesale Grocery Company as a warehouse. We are accordingly
negotiating with the railroad for the possible acquisition of this
site.
The operation and business activities of Mr. Pruitt require
K -Industrial zoning, and we have verified that the railroad property
is appropriately zoned in the K classification; however, the ques-
tion has been raised as to whether in addition the business conducted
by Mr. Pruitt is such as to additionally require Board of Adjustment
approval as a "Tannery."
Mr. Pruitt's business operations are as follows: It pur-
chases from meat packers, slaughter houses, or individuals skins
or hides of recently killed cattle, and such hides are referred to
as "hot hides." These hides are purchased from over Central Ark-
ansas and are brought into the business building by Pruitt's truck,
except for those instances in which deliveries are made direct by
,persons who have recently slaughtered cattle. The "hot hides" are
then trimmed and stacked in piles on the floor where they are gen-
Mr. Don R. Venhaus
Page #2
June 10, 1974
erously covered with salt and after a suitable period the hides
are then shipped out tolthe buyers for further processing into
leather. In addition to the cow hides, Xr. Pruitt also purchases, -
stores and sells furs, such as wild mink, coon, etc., but this
aspect of the business is of a minor nature in comparison to the
purchase of cattle hides.
Mr. Pruitt purchases salt in carload quantities, but the
salting of the "hot hides" is the only processing done by this
business. There are no animals slaughtered at the business loca-
tion, nor are any dead animals dumped there, nor are there any rend-
ering or distillation activities. There are no "tanning drums"
or machinery employed by Mr. Pruitt's operation, nor are any acids
involved in this operation, but as stated the processing is limited
to the storage and salting of the hides, and this is required to pre-
vent the hides from rotting and is a preservative process. Mr.Pruitt
sells the salted hides through brokers and the hides are shipped out
by truck or rail to consumers who then send these preserved hides to
a true Tannery for the purpose of converting them into leather.
The operations of a Tannery are essentially different from those
contemplated by Mr. Pruitt. In any event, however, this preserva-
tive'salting process and the storage of the hides does constitute
activities which many persons might find objectionable, primarily
because of the odor generated in this process.
- Since there are no true manufacturing activities the odor
is principally confined to the building and there are no stacks or
fans which discharge the odor generally into the air. Given the
right'atmospheric condition however, the odor can be detected from
the outside of the building where the hides are stored.
The relocation of this peculiar business (which incidentally
is the only one in town) has been a major problem. It is essential
that Mr. Pruitt's business be on a railroad spur, that the business
be centrally locaCed to the source of supply, and it is most desir-
able that the business have ready access to freeways. The railroad
property for which Mr. Pruitt is negotiating has several draw -backs,
not the least of which is the expense of remodeling, but it is the
only site in Little Rock which either Mr. Pruitt or the Housing
Authority have been able to find for the relocation of the business.
We want to make certain that the relocation of this business at the
4xc sr�F
STATE OF ARKANSAS
DEPARTMENT OF POLLUTION CONTROL AND ECOLOGY
8001 NATIONAL DRIVE
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72209
July 1, 1974
Mr. James A. Finch
Chief Planner
Planning Division
Department of Community
Third Floor, City Hall
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dear Mr. Finch:
Development
72201
501 371-1701 GEN, OFF.
501 371-1136 AIR DIV.
Reference is made to your letter of June 14, 1974
concerning relocation of Pruitt Hide and Fur Company.
We have had complaints and problems with this
company at its present location and have foregone formal
enforcement proceedings because of this intended move.
I would recommend that Board of Adjustment approval
be given only after an engineering study is made by a
consulting engineer adequately defining a satisfactory
solution to water, air and solid waste disposal problems.
This study should be submitted to this Department and
appropriate City agencies for approval and after this
approval inspections should be made to insure that these
recommendations are implemented.
Please advise if further information is desired.
Very truly yours,
: -�!
H.G. Hannah
Chief, Water Pollution
Control Division
HGH/wp
P. L. PRYOR
Manager
June 21, 1974
LITTLE ROCK WASTEWATER UTILITY
221 EAST CAPITOL
"Safeguarding Your Health"
T. E. GARDNER
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201 Assistant Manager
Little Rock Community Development Dept.
Third Floor, City Hall
Little Rock, Arkansas
Attention: Mr. James A. Finch
Chief Planner
Planning Division
Re: Pruitt Hide and Fur Company
Dear Mr. Finch:
The disposal of liquid wastes from this proposed facility may be
handled by sanitary sewers provided the requirements of City of
Little Rock Ordinance 11,818 are met. A copy of this ordinance
is enclosed for your information.
Ordinance 11,818 is a "sewer use ordinance" which regulates dis-
charges of wastes into the sewer. It is probable that the United
States Environmental Protection Agency will require revisions to
this ordinance soon which will require rate surcharges on
industrial facilities dependent on the chemical and biological
strength of their wastes. This firm would be subjected to these
charges when applicable.
Direct discharges of liquid wastes to storm sewers or streams
and control of odors, etc., are the jurisdictions of the Arkansas
Department of Pollution Control and Ecology as well as the Little
Rock City Health Department.
The operation of the Secondary Treatment Facilities at the Sewage
Treatment Plant requires that we proceed to closely enforce this
ordinance, contrary to our practice in the past.
If we may be of further assistance in this matter, please advise.
Sincerely,
LITTLE ROCK WASTEWATER UTILITY
3"Wzzze,_.
E. Gardner, P. E.
Assistant Manager
JEG/jd
Enc.
Page 2.
Sec. 11. "Sanitary Sewer" shall mean a sewer in which sewage
is carried, and to which storm, surface, and ground waters are not
intentionally admitted.
Sec. 12. "Sewage" shall mean a combination of the water -carried
wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions, and indus-
tries.
Sec. 13. "Sewer System" shall mean the Little Rock Sanitary
Sewer System as operated by the Sewer Committee of the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas.
Sec. 14. "Sewage Treatment Plant" shall mean any arrangement
of devices and structures used for treating sewage.
Sec. 15. "Sewage Works" shall mean all facilities for collecting,
pumping, treating, and disposing of sewage.
Sec. 16. "Sewer" shall mean a pipe or conduit for carrying
sewage.
Sec. 17. "Shall" is mandatory; "May" is permissive.
Sec. 18. "Slug" shall mean any discharge of water, sewage,
or industrial waste which in concentration of any given constituent
or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than
fifteen (15) minutes more than five (5) times the average twenty-four
hour (24) concentration or flows during normal operation.
Sec. 19. "Storm Drain" (sometimes termed "storm sewer") shall
mean a sewer which carries storm and surface water and drainage, but
excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling
water.
Sec. 20. "Manager" shall mean the (Manager of the Little Rock
Sanitary Sewer System) of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, or his
authorized deputy, agent, or representative.
Sec. 21. "Suspended Solids" shall mean solids that either float
on the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage, or other
liquids, and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
Sec. 22. "Watercourse" shall mean a channel in which a flow
of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
ARTICLE II.
USE OF PUBLIC SMgBRS REQUIRED
Sec. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit,
or permit to be deposited in any insanitary manner on public or private
property within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, or in any area
under the jurisdiction of said City, any human or animal excrement,
garbage, or other objectionable wastes.
Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet
within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, or in any area under the
jurisdiction of said City, any sewage or other polluted waters, except
where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with pro-
visions of this Ordinance.
Sec. 3. Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful
to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool,
or other facility intended to be used for -the disposal of sewage.
Page 3.
Sec. 4. The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties
used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes,
situated within the City and abutting on any -street, alley, or
right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future
be located a public sanitary sewer of the City, is hereby required,
at his expense, to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and
to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer
in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, within ninety
(90) days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said
public sewer is within three hundred (300) feet of the property line.
ARTICLE III.
PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Sec. 1. Where a public sanitary sewer is not available,
under the provisions of Article II, Section 4, the building sewer
shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying
with the provisions of this Article.
Sec. 2. Before commencement of constructing of a private
sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written
permit signed by the Health Officer. The application for such
permit shall be made on a form furnished by the City, which the
applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications, and
other information as are deemed necessary by the Health Officer.
A permit and inspection fee of $5.00 shall be paid to the City
at the time the application is filed.
Sec. 3. The type, capacities, locations, and layout of
a private sewage disposal system, shall comply with all recom-
mendations of the State Department of Health of the State of
Arkansas, and the Pollution Control Commission.
Sec. 4. When a public sewer becomes available, the building
sewer shall be connected to said sewer within sixty (60) days, and
the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge, and
filled with clean bank -run gravel or dirt.
ARTICLE IV.
BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS
Sec. 1. No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any
connection with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb, any
public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining
a written permit from the Manager of the Little Rock Sanitary
Sewer System.
Sec. 2. There shall be two (2) classess of building sewer
permits: (a) for residential and commercial service, and (b) for
service to establishments producing industrial wastes. In either
case, the owner or agent shall make application on a special form
furnished by the City. The permit application shall be supplemented
by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent
in the judgment of the Manager. A permit and inspection fee of $5.00
for residential or commercial building sewer permit, and $45.00 for
m industrial sewer permit shall be paid to the sewer system at the
time the application is filed.
Sec. 3. All costs and expenses incident to the installation
and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner.
The owner shall indemnify the City from any loss or damage that
may directly be occasioned by the installation of the building
—we r .
Page 4.
Sec. 4. A separate and independent building sewer shall
be provided for every building; except where one building stands
at the rear of another on an -interior lot and no private sewer is
available or can be constructed to the rear building through an
adjoining alley, courtyard, or driveway, the building sewer from
the front building may be extended to the rear building, and the
whole considered as one building sewer.
Sec. 5. Old building sewers may be used in connection with
new buildings only when they are found, uponexamination and test
by the sewer system inspector, to meet all requirements of this
Ordinance.
Sec. 6. The size, slope, alignment, and materials of con-
struction of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating,
placing of pipe, jointing, testing, and backfilling the trench, shall
all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or
other applicable rules or regulations of the City. In the absence
of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and
procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M.
and W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
Sec. 7. Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought
to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all
buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity
flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building
drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the
building sewer.
Sec. 8. No person shall make connection of roof downspouts,
exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of
surface runnoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building
drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public
sanitary sewer.
Sec. 9. The connection of the building sewer into the public
sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing
code or other applicable rules and regulations of the City, or the
Procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M.
and W.P.C.r. Manual of Practice No. 9. All such connections shall
be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed
procedures and materials must be approved by the Manager of the
Little Rock Sanitary Sewer System before installation.
Sec. 10. The applicant for the building sewer permit shall
notify the Manager of the Little Rock Sanitary Sewer System when
the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the
public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision
of the sewer system's inspector.
Sec. 11. All excavations for building sewer installation shall
be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect
the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other
public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored
in a manner satisfactory to the City.
ARTICLE V.
DISCONNECTING SEWERS
Sec. 1. Before any dwelling or other building being served
by the Little Rock Sanitary Sewer System is moved or demolished,
the sewer line connecting said building with the sanitary sewer
main shall be disconnected at the poperty line. The remaining
portion of said sewer line leading into the sanitary sewer main
shall be sealed at this point with concrete, or other approved
material.
Page 5.
Sec. 2. Prior to the disconnection of any such sewer line,
a permit shall be obtained from the Office of the Little Rock
Sanitary Sewer System. The cost of such permit shall be the sum
of $3.00 to defray the cost of any inspection of the disconnection
and seal.
Sec. 3. After the disconnection and seal is made, and before
it is covered, a report shall be made to the Little Rock Sanitary
Sewer System in order'that the inspection may be made. After the
inspection, the acceptance and/or rejection will be reported to the
permit holder. .11
ARTICLE VI.
USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS
Sec. 1. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any stormwater., surface water, groundwater, roof runnoff, subsurface
drainage, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial
process to any sanitary sewer.
Sec. 2. Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall Ye
discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm
sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the City Engineer. Indus-
trial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged
on approval of the City Engineer, to a storm sewer, combined sewer,
or natural outlet.
Sec. 3. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any of the following described waters or wa�;tes to any public sewers:
(a) Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable
or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
(b) Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids,
liquids or gases, in sufficient quantity, either singly or by inter-
action with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage
treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create
a public nuisance, or create any hazard in the receiving waters
of the sewage treatment plant, including, but not limited to, cyanides
in excess of two (2) mg/l as CN in the waste as discharged to the
Public sewer.
(c) Any water or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or having
any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard
to structures, equipment, and personnel of the sewage works.
(d) Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size
capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other inter-
ference with the proper operation of the -sewage works such as, but
not limited to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal,
glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole
blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails, and paper dishes,
cups, milk containers,etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
Sec. 4. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
the following described substances, materials, waters, or wastes
if it appears likely in the opinion of the Manager of the sewer s1stem
tha-- such wastes can harm either the sewers, sewage treatment process,
or equipment, have an adverse effect on the receiving stream, or can
o�herwise endanger life, limb, public property, or constitute a nui-
sance. In forming his opinion, as to the acceptablity of these waters,
t -h e Manages will give consideration to such factors as the quantitites
of subject wastes in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers,
materials of construction of the sewers, nature of the sewage treat-
ment process, capacity of the sewage treatment platn, degree of
treatability of wastes in the sewage treatment plant, and other
pertinent factors. The substances prohibited are:
Page 6.
(a) Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than
one hundred fifty (150) of (650C).
(b) Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease, oils,
whether emulsified or not, in excess of one hundred (100) mg/l
or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous
at temperatures between thirty-two (32) and one hundred fifty
(150) FO (0 and 650C).
(c) Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The
installation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with
a motor of three-fourths (3/4) horsepower (0.76 hp metric) or
greater shall be subject to the review and approval of the Manager.
(d) Any water or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling
wastes, or concentrated plating solutions, whether neutralized or
not.
(e) Any water or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper,
zinc, and similar objectionable or toxic substances; or wastes
exerting an excessive chlorine requirement, to such degree that
any such material received in the composite sewage at the sewage
treatment works exceeds the limits established by the Manager
for such materials.
(f) Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste -
or odor -producing substances, in such concentrations exceeding
the limits which may be established b y the Manager as necessary,
after treatment of the composite sewage, to meet the requirements
of the State, Federal, or other public agencies of jurisdiction
for such discharge, to the receiving waters.
(g) Any radioaction wastes or isotopes of such half-life
of concentration as may exceed limits established by the Manager
in compliance with applicable State or Federal regulations.
(h) Any waters or wastes having a pH excess of 9.5.
,(i) Materials which exert or cause:
(1) Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids
(such as, but not limted to, Fuller earth, lime slurries, and lime
residues), or of dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to,
sodium chloride and sodium sulfate.)
(2) Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to,,
dye, wastes and vegetable tanning solutions.)
(3) Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine
requirements in such quantities as to constitute a significant
load on the sewage treatment works.
(4) Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes
constituting "slugs" as defined herein.
(j) waters or wastes containing substances which are not
amenable to treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment processess
employed, or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the
sewage treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of
other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving
waters.
Sec. 5. If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed
to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the sub-
stances or possess the characteristics enumerated in Section 4 of
this Article, and wnich in the judgment of the Manager may have
a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processess, equipment,
or receiving waters, or which otherwise creates a hazard to life or
constitutes a public nuisance, the Manager may:
(a) reject the wastes,
(b) require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for
discharge to the public sewers,';
(c) require control over the quantities and rates of
discharge, and/or
(d) require payment to cover the added cost of handling
and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes
or sewer charges under the provisions of Section 10
of this Article.
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If the Manager permits the pretreatment or equalization
of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants ands
equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the
Manager, and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes,
ordinances, and laws.
Sec. 6. Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided
when, in the opinion of the Manager, they are necessary for the
proper handling of liquid wastes containing -grease in excessive
amounts or any flammable wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients;
except that such interceptors shall not be required for private
living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of
a type and capacity approved by the Little Rock Sanitary Sewer
System, and shall be located as to by readily and easily accessible
for cleaning and inspection.
Sec. 7. Where preliminary treatment or flow -equalizing
facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall
be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation
by the owner at his expense.
Sec. 8. When required by the Manager, the owner of any
property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes
shall install a suitable control manhole together with such necessary
meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate
observation, sampling, and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole,
when required, shall be accessibly and safely located, and shall be
constructed to be in accordance with plans approved by the Manager.
The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his expense, and shall
be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
Sec. 9. All measurements, tests, and analyses of the char-
acteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this
Ordinance shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition
of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater",
published by the American Public Health Association, and shall be
determined at the control manhole provided,or upon suitable samples
taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manhole
has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be
the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point
at which the building sewer is connected. Sampling shall be carried
out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect of con-
stituents upon the sewage works, and to determine the existence
of hazards to life, limb and property. (The particular analyses
involved will determine whether a twenty-four hour composite of all
outfalls of a premise is appropriate or whether a grab sample or
samples should be taken. Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended
solids analyses are obtained from 24-hour composites of all outfalls
whereas the pH's are determined from grab samples taken periodically.)
Sec. 10. No statement contained in this Article shall be
construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between
the City and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste
of unusual strength, or character, may be accepted by the City for
treatment, subject to payment therefor by the industrial concern.
ARTICLE VII.
PROTECTION FROM DAMAGE
Sec. 1. No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully,
or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper
with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of
the sewage works. Any person violating this provision shall be
subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.
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ARTICLE VIII.
POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS
Sec. 1. The Manager and other duly authorized employees
of the City bearing proper credentials and identification shall
be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection,
observation, measurement, sampling, and testing in accordance with
the provisions of this Ordinance. The Manager or his representative
shall have no authority to inquire into any processess including
metallurgical, chemical, oil refining, ceramic, paper, or other
industries beyond that point having a direct bearing on the kind
and source of discharge to the sewers or waterways or facilities
for waste treatment.
Sec. 2. while performing the necessary work on a private
property referred to in Article VIII, Section 1 above, the Manager
or duly authorized employees of the sewer system shall observe all
safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company,
and the sewer system shall indemnify the company against loss or
damage to its property by sewer system employees growing out of
the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused
by negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions
as required by Article V, Section 8.
Sec. 3. The Manager or other duly authorized employee
of the Little Rock Sanitary Sewer System bearing proper credentials
and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties
through which the City holds a duly negotiated easement for the
purposes, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement,
sampling, repair, and maintenance of any portion of the sewage works
lying within said easement.' All entry and subsequent work, if any,
on said'Easement, shall be done in full accordance with the terms
of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property
involved.
Sec. 4. In addition to the provisions of this Ordinance,
the Little Rock Sanitary Sewer Committee is specifically authorized
to make such other reasonable rules and regulations in regard to
the use and/or operation of sanitary sewers to be connected, or
connecting into, the mains of the Little Rock Sanitary Sewer System.
Such rules and regulations so made, shall be effective upon the
filing of a correct copy for permanent record with the City Clerk
of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and one publication in a daily
newspaper published in the City of Little -Rock, Arkansas.
ARTICLE IX.
PENALTIES
Sec. 1. Any person, or firm, found to be violating any
provision of this Ordinance or regulations, except Article VII,
shall be served by the Manager with written notice stating the
nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit
for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall,
within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently
cease all violations.
Sec. 2. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond
the time limit provided for in Article IX, Section 1, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be fined
in an amount not less than $10.00 or more than $300.00 for each
violation. Each day in which any such violation continues shall be
deemed a separate offense.
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Sec. 3. Any person violating any of the provisions of
this Ordinance shall become liable to the sewer system for any
expense, loss or damage occasioned the sewer system by reason
of such violation.
ARTICLE X.
VALIDITY
Sec. 1. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. The invalidity of any section, clause, or provision
of this Ordinance shall not effect the validity of any other part
of this Ordinance which can be given effect without such invalid
part or parts.
ARTICLE XI.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Sec. 1. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval, and publication'as provided
by law.
PASSED: November 21, 1966
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
Pauline G. Beeson
CITY CLERK
H. E. Henson, Jr.
MAYOR
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