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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.
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In addition, owners of established commercial or
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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
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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:
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