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ORDIW,NCE NO. 10s750
A:N OIRDINANCE PROVIDING F01 THE FURNISHING; OF FIRE
FIGHTING FACILITIES OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK FOR
THE PROTECTION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED OUTSIDE
OF THE CITY LIMITS; PROVIDING REGULATIONS UNDER
WHICH SAID FIRE FIGHTING FACILITIES WILL BE USED;
PROVIDING FOR A SCHEDULE OF CHARGES FOR SUCH PRO-
TECTION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCTK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. From :.nd after the passage and approval of
this ordinance any person, firm or corporation within a radius
of five (5) highway miles of &�iy fire station of the City of
Little Rock, Ar a:isas, is granted the privilege of applying
to the Board of Directors for limited free fighting equipment
protection. The Board of Directors iaa , at its discretion
approve or reject any such application,.
If the Board of Directors approves an application, the
fire fighting facilities of the City of Little Rock shall then
Le available to sucri applicant, but shall be available only
upon the following conditio..s:
1. An agree.aent s hall Le signed 'by the applicant, which
agreement shall state that the City of Little Roc.: agrees to
-furnish only limited fire fighting equipme!A, and t:ie applicant
shall agree that any portion or all of this equipment may Le re-
called at any time Ly the City wren, in the ;judgment of the Chief
of the Fire Department, such equipment is necessary for fire
protection within the City of Little Rock. Said agreement shall
further provide that the City does not undertake to guarantee
any fare fighting results, and offers only such reasonable equip-
meat as is consiste7ot with cond2.tions preve.sling at the time,
a ,d the applicant shall agree tLta.t no claims of any kind or
nature shall ever be made against the City resulting from the
use andi'oY operatio.i of the equipment.
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2. The applicant shall furnish to the City of Little
Rock. a performance bond from any reputable bonding company
approved by the City Collector and City Attorney i. the amount
of $1,000.00 where the appraised evaluation of the property
covered by the application (which shall include zeal property
"building" and personal property located therein) is $100,000.00
or less as reflected by tiie county tax records or in the amount
of $2,500.00 where said evaluation is over $100,000.00.
3. Zie applicant shall pay in advance to the City Collector
ai, annual ready to serve fee based on the appraised evaluation
of the property covered by each application as is reflected ty
the county tax records accoa:ding to the followi,g schedule of
rates:
t,PFRI'.ISED PROPERTY EVALUATION RATE
u to $125,000.00 $ 50.00
$125,000.00 to $250,000.00 $100.00
Each additional $100,000.00 or
fraction thereof $ 25.00
4. The sole purpose of tillis ordinance is to offer service
to separate properties subject to fire damage, and the grouping
of one or more properties small not be allowed for tiie purpose
of this ordinance.
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In addition to the above fee the applicant shall pay
a usuage fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per 'aour ox fraction
tiie eof for eac h fire fighting company Vaich ;responds to an alarm
on the premises of tine applicant, whether the alarm is false
or comes as a result of a fire. Only one fire fighting company
shall respond to an alarm on the ,.:remises of any applicant unless
trie applicant or its or his agent requests additional companies.
The City shall not Le bound to dispatch ainy equipment unless the
equipment is available and is .-lot needed at ti-ie time for fight-
ing fire within the City liwits.
5. No application shall Le considered unless and until
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a fire hydrant has Leen installed within 500 feet of
the applicant's building provided water is available.
7. Failure of the applicant to pay any fee set out in
this ordinance within ten days after receiving due notice from
the City Collector shall void all agreements between the appli-
carat and the City.
SECTION 2. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the
City to offer fire fighting protection to industrial and com-
mercial property only and no alarm for residential property
outside the City limits will be answered by t.ie fire department,
and the Chief of the Fire Department is hereby expressly pro-
hibitec: from taking fire fighting equipment outside City limits
except pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance. Provided,
however, fire alarms to public buildings supported and main -
rained by taxation and churchs within the area shall be
answered when in the judgment of the Chief of the Fire Depart-
ment fire fighting equipment is not needed for fire protection-:
within the City.
SECTION 3. No muLual fire fighting aid is to be given to
any community unless said community shall have at least $5,000.00
worth of fire fighting equipment of its own in service.
SECTION 4. Ordinance NumLer 9964 and all other ordinances
and parts of ordinances in coy =flict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. Whereas, the City of Little Rock is willing to
fun-rish fire fighting service to industrial and commercial
property outside the city limits as aereinaLove provided when
suca can Le done without jeopardizing city property; and, whereas,
said property owners outside tx;le city are desirous of con-
tracting with said City for such fire fighting service, now,
therefore, an emergency is liereby declared to exist and, this
Ordinance is found to _.e i3ecessary for the immediate preservation
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of public peace, health, and safety and shall be in full force
and effect thirty (30) days from and after its passage and
approval.
PASSED: March 17, 1958
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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