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ORDINANCE NO. 16,441
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING LITTLE ROCK
ORDINANCE NO. 16,437, PROVIDING FOR
CREMATORIA TO BE ALLOWED IN CERTAIN
ZONING DISTRICTS BY CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT ONLY; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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WHEREAS, Little Rock Ordinance No. 16,437, ( "LRO") adopted
June 9, 1993, provided that a crematorium, as defined therein,
shall only be allowed within the City by a conditional use
permit; and
WHEREAS, Section 3 of the ordinance deleted crematorium as
a permitted use in C -3, C -4 and I -2 Zoning Districts; and,
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the ordinance to allow
crematorium only by conditional use permit in C -3, C -4 and I -2
Zoning Districts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. Section 3 of LRO No. 16,437 is hereby amended as
follows:
The following sections of Little Rock Code of Ordinances
are hereby amended by deleting the word "crematorium" and
relettering the uses accordingly:
(a) Section 36 -301 (c)(1)
(b) Section 36 -302 (c)(1)
(c) Section 36-320 (c)(1).
SECTION 2. The following sections of Little Rock Code of
Ordinances are hereby amended by adding the word "crematorium"
and relettering the uses accordingly:
(a) subparagraph "i" of Section 36 -301 (c)(2)
(b) subparagraph "f" of Section 36 -302 (c)(2)
(c) subparagraph "b" of Section 36 -320 (c)(2)
SECTION 3. Section 4 of LRO No. 16,437 is hereby amended as
follows:
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Section 36 -587 of the Little Rock, Ark. Rev. Code (1988) is
hereby amended to state that this article does not apply to
crematoria.
SECTION 4. Section 36 -153 of the Little Rock, Ark. Rev.
Code (1988) is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to
read as follows:
(f) Crematoria in existence on the effective date of this
ordinance are declared to be nonconforming. Such crematoria
shall not be required to obtain a conditional use permit so long
as the use is not expanded, changed, abandoned or discontinued
as provided in this section.
SECTION 5. Severability. In the event any portion of this
ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not
defect the remaining portions of this ordinance, which shall
remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or
adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part
of this ordinance.
SECTION 6. Declaring an Emergency. It is hereby found and
declared that the construction and location of crematoria is a
matter which must be regulated by public input and public
hearings. Therefore, this ordinance is necessary to protect the
public health, safety and welfare, and shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage and approval.
OPTED: July 6, 1993
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