HomeMy WebLinkAbout22678 1 ORDINANCE NO. 22,678
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 32, ARTICLE V, SECTION 32-
4 194 OF THE LITTLE ROCK CODE OF ORDINANCES;TO DECLARE AN
5 EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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7 WHEREAS,the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock,Arkansas, has adopted Chapter 36 of
8 the Little Rock Code of Ordinances,which governs traffic within the corporate limits of the City;and
9 WHEREAS,there is now a desire to amend Chapter 32,Article V, Section 32-194 of the Code;and
10 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
11 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
12 Section 1. Little Rock,Ark.,Rev.Code Chapter 32,Article V, Sec.32-194 is hereby amended to read
13 as follows:
14 Sec. 32-194.—Violating weight restrictions or prohibitions on truck or commercial traffic on certain
15 roads.
16 (a)Through trucks or commercial vehicles categorized as Class 9,Class 10,Class 11,Class 12,or
17 Class 13,as defined by the U.S Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration,Figure C-
18 1 FHWA 13 Vehicle Category Classification shall not be permitted on Frazier Pike and shall be punished
19 as provided in subsection(b)of this section, so long as the prohibitions or limitations shall be designated
20 by appropriate signs placed on such roadways. Each day or part of any day during which a violation is
21 continued or repeated shall constitute a separate offense.
22 (b)The penalties provided for in this section shall not apply to:
23 (1)Farm tractors or equipment;
24 (2) Emergency vehicles or equipment that are used to transport personnel or to support the
25 suppression of fire or mitigation of other hazardous situations; school buses; any commercial sanitation
26 vehicle hauling putrescible or non-putrescible refuse or waste; commercial delivery vehicles making
27 deliveries to local businesses or residences that cannot be made on another road;
28 (3) Operators of vehicles in possession of a hauling permit issued and approved by Pulaski
29 County or City of Little Rock Public Works;or
30 (4)Local deliveries.
31 (c) The penalty for violation of the limitations or prohibitions described in subsection (a) of this
32 section shall be a one hundred dollar($100.00)fine.A second or subsequent offense within a year shall be
33 a fine of two hundred fifty dollars($250.00)for each offense.
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1 (d) The public works department shall place and maintain appropriate signs indicating roadways
2 which are subject to the provisions in this section.
3 Section 2. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
4 word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
5 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the ordinance which shall remain in full force and
6 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
7 ordinance.
8 Section 3. Repealer. All laws,ordinances, resolutions,or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with
9 the provisions of this resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
10 Section 4. Emergency Clause. There is hereby found and declared to be an immediate need for the
11 establishment of weight restrictions or prohibitions on truck or commercial traffic on certain roads which
12 benefits the public health,safety, and welfare of the City and the inhabitants thereof. It is therefore declared
13 that an emergency exists and this Ordinance, being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
14 health, safety, and welfare, shall be in force and take effect immediately upon and after its passage.
15 PASSED: October 21,2025
16 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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19 Allison Segars,City Cl flat Frank Scott,Jr.,Mayor
20 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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23 Thomas M. Carpenter,Ci ttorney
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