14533ORDINANCE NO. 14,533
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 37 -28 OF
THE LITTLE ROCK CODE OF ORDINANCES; TO
ESTABLISH FLOODWAY EASEMENTS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,
ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. Section 37 -28 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas, is hereby amended by adding two subsections to be
designated as (j) and (k) respectively, which subsections shall read as
follows:
"(j) In order to protect the public interest, floodways in every
subdivision shall be kept free of incompatible urban development. Floodways,
as defined by the current Flood Hazard Boundary maps or as modified by
detailed engineering analysis accepted by the Corps of Engineers and the City
Engineer, shall be either designated on the plat as drainage easements or,
at the option of the landowner, dedicated to the public.
(k) Vehicular access easements to allow public maintenance of drainage-
ways shall be provided adjacent to floodways depicted on the City of Little
Rock Flood Hazard Boundary Maps. Such easements shall oe not less tnan
twenty -five (25) feet wide, measured from the edge of the floodway on either
side of the drainage channel.
PASSED: October 18, 1983
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ATTEST: APPROVED:
CITY CLERK JA"ECH MAYUR J. W. ts NAFIEL