13204ORDINANCE NO 13,204
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 26
OF THE LITTLE ROCK CODE OF ORDINANCES AND ABOLISHING
THE CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION AS NOW CONSTITUTED;
CREATING THE CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION OF LITTLE ROCK,
ARKANSAS; PROVIDING FOR THE TERM FOR SAID COMMISSION
MEMBERS; PROVIDING FOR DUTIES AND AUTHORITY OF SAID
COMMISSION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK, ARKANSAS.
SECTION 1. The City Beautiful Commission of the City of Little
Rock as constituted pursuant to Article III of Chapter 26 of the Code
of Ordinances is hereby abolished and the said Article III of the Code
repealed in its entirety and the provisions of this ordinance substituted
therefor.
SECTION 2. Effective immediately there is hereby created a City
Beautiful Commission of Little Rock, an official Commission of the City,
accountable directly to the Board of Directors and under the general
supervision of the City Manager. The Commission shall be responsible
for the establishment and maintenance of plans to insure a high level
of visual asthetic quality. The goal of the City Beautiful Commission
shall be to raise the level of community expectations for the quality
of its environment.
The Commission shall be composed of nine (9) members who shall be
qualified electors of the City of Little Rock. Two members of the Com-
mission shall be chosen from any of the following professions:
a) Professional civil engineer
b) Professional urban planner
c) Registered architect
d) Registered landscape architect
Members shall be appointed by the Board of Directors for staggered three
year terms. Officers of the Commission shall be elected by full member-
ship of the Commission and shall include a chairman, vicechairman and
treasurer. Terms of officers shall be for one year and officers may
succeed themselves.
Meetings of the Commission shall be held monthly. Should any member
of the Commission fail to attend three successive meetings, the term of
such member shall automatically terminate and a new member appointed by
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the Board of Directors for the remainder of the term. A majority of the
total membership of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business and the concurring vote of a majority of all
members of the Commission shall represent the action of the Commission.
The Commission may at any time appoint any number of citizens to serve
on committees as ex officio members. The Commission shall adopt by -laws
for the conduct of its meetings.
SECTION 3. The Parks and Recreation Department shall be responsible
for relaying budget requests of the City Beautiful Commission to the City
Manager and Board of Directors. The Commission shall have the authority
to accept any and all donations and the City shall establish and maintain
separate accounts to receive such funds.
SECTION 4. The roll of the City Beautiful Commission is to be res-
ponsible for the establishment and maintenance of plans to control litter,
weeds, abandoned vehicles and appliances, soil erosion and to otherwise
insure a high level of visual asthetic quality, specifically including,
but not limited to the visual appearance of parks and open spaces,
streams and other bodies of water, drainage ditches, structures, hillsides,
riverfront, utilities, signs, vehicle parking and sales lots, outdoor
storage, trees and other natural vegetation, natural landscaping, streets
and railroads.
SECTION 5. The following duties, responsibilities and powers are
hereby established:
a) To promote public interest in the general improvement
of the appearance of the City of Little Rock
b) To prepare and transmit to the City Board of Directors
recommended policies implementing the plans prepared
by and /or for the Commission
c) To establish, subject to approval of the Board of
Directors, regulations of asthetic quality for public
and private lands and improvements.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall not in any manner supersede the
authority or duties of any other commission, board or agency duly estab-
lished by ordinances or resolutions of the Board of Directors and shall
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not in any manner be interpreted to interfere with such duties that
have been established by such ordinances or resolutions of any such
commission, board or agency.
SECTION 7. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage.
PASSED: September 21, 1976
ATTEST: �jyle�
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APPROVED: t� 4A
Assistant Mayor
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