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13080} .s ORDINANCE NO. 13,080 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 40 -15 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS PERTAINING TO THE TRAILER COURT BOARD OF APPEALS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. That Section 40 -15 of the Code of Ordinances be amended to read as follows: Sec. 40 -15. Trailer court board; board of zoning adjustment to constitute; appeals; jurisdiction; fees. A board shall consist of five members who shall be the members of the Little Rock Board of Zoning Adjustment. The chairman and vice chairman selected by the Board of Zoning Adjustment shall also serve as the chairman and vice chairman of the Trailer Court Board. The terms of each member of the Board shall be the same as the Board of Zoning Adjustment. Meetings of the Board shall be held on the date of the meetings of the Board of Zoning Adjustment. All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public. The Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings, show the vote of each member upon each appeal, or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall keep words of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall be immediately filed in the office of the Board, and shall be public record. The secretary of the Board shall be the Planning Director. Appeals to -the Board may be, taken by any person who is the owner of the land on which a trailer court is proposed or on which an existing court is in operation. U UC'1�o -13 .2 In addition, owners of established commercial or `c industrial development sites may submit to the Board, proposals to locate on said sites mobile homes or other structures which do not comply with the building code. The use of these structures shall be limited to one - single family dwelling unit for on -site security purposes only. The filing fee for such an appeal shall be twenty -five dollars ($25.00), which shall be paid to the City Collector. The application for such an appeal shall be made at the office of the Board. The applicant shall notify the adjacent property owners of the time and place of the meeting, and shall submit proof of such notifications to the Board. The Board shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of the appeal, give due notice thereof to the parties in interest, and decide the same within a reasonable time. Upon the hearing, any party may appear in person or by agent or by attorney. Where there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in the way of carrying out the strict letter of this chapter, the Board may authorize a variation in the trailer court plan under Section 40 -6, and the time requirement in Section 40 -2, provided a need can be demonstrated so that the spirit of this chapter shall be observed, public safety and welfare secured and substantial justice done. SECTION 2. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. PASSED: August 19, 1975 ATTEST: ..APPROVE: law- J w .2 In addition, owners of established commercial or `c industrial development sites may submit to the Board, proposals to locate on said sites mobile homes or other structures which do not comply with the building code. The use of these structures shall be limited to one - single family dwelling unit for on -site security purposes only. The filing fee for such an appeal shall be twenty -five dollars ($25.00), which shall be paid to the City Collector. The application for such an appeal shall be made at the office of the Board. The applicant shall notify the adjacent property owners of the time and place of the meeting, and shall submit proof of such notifications to the Board. The Board shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of the appeal, give due notice thereof to the parties in interest, and decide the same within a reasonable time. Upon the hearing, any party may appear in person or by agent or by attorney. Where there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in the way of carrying out the strict letter of this chapter, the Board may authorize a variation in the trailer court plan under Section 40 -6, and the time requirement in Section 40 -2, provided a need can be demonstrated so that the spirit of this chapter shall be observed, public safety and welfare secured and substantial justice done. SECTION 2. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. PASSED: August 19, 1975 ATTEST: ..APPROVE: law- J