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HomeMy WebLinkAbout163070 637 1 2 ORDINANCE NO. 16,307 3 4 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 32 OF THE 5 LITTLE ROCK CODE OF ORDINANCES, PROVIDING 6 FOR AN OFFENSE FOR PARKING IN FRONT OF OR 7 WITHIN FIVE FEET OF A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE 8 DRIVEWAY, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AND FOR 9 OTHER PURPOSES. 10 11 WHEREAS, in the process of the latest recodification of the 12 Little Rock Code of Ordinances the prohibition of parking within 13 five feet of a public or private driveway was removed; and 14 WHEREAS, numerous complaints have come to the attention of 15 City traffic enforcement personnel concerning the parking of 16 vehicles so close to a driveway entrance that entering or 17 exiting vehicles have difficulty negotiating the turn; and 18 WHEREAS, this ordinance amendment is necessary to authorize 19 the issuance of a citation to ensure that driveways in the City 20 remain unobstructed by parked vehicles. 21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF 22 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: 23 SECTION 1. Section (a) (2) of Little Rock, Ark. Rev. Code 24 §32 -309 (1988) is hereby amended to read as follows: 25 (2) In front of or within five (5) feet 26 of a public or private driveway. 27 SECTION 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in 28 conflict with this provision are hereby repealed to the extent 29 of the conflict. 30 SECTION 3. Due to numerous complaints from residents and 31 business owners that vehicles have been parked in front of or so 32 near driveways that vehicles are unable to enter and exit, and 33 because the traffic enforcement personnel cannot respond to the 34 complaints since the ordinance does not presently prohibit the 35 activity, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this 36 Gs -6tS E -9 1 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 • • 638 ordinance shall become effective from and after the date of its passage. PASSED: November 17, 1992 •• X11 • �••T. _-`• -'ham Pl•]• A.�. i • i / ` i