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ORDINANCE NO 13,418
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 13,304, KNOWN AS THE LITTLE ROCK
HOUSING CODE, PERTAINING TO THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE
CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK.,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. Article II, Section 12, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section 12. Liability. Any officer or employee, or member of the
Housing Board of Adjustment and Appeals, charged with the enforcement
of this code, in the discharge of his duties, shall not thereby
render himself liable personally; and he is hereby relieved from
all personal liability for any damage that may accrue to persons or
property as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge
of his duties. Any suit brought against any officer or employee
because of this code shall be defended by the City Attorney's
Office until the final termination of the proceedings.
SECTION 2. Article III, Section 22, Paragraph (A), is hereby
amended to read as follows:
(A) Any person receiving written notice from the Building Official
of deficiencies in his property under this code may within sixty
(60) days following the date of the notice enter an appeal in
writing to the Housing Board of Adjustment and Appeals. Such appeal
shall state the location of the property, the date of the notice of
violations, and the number of such notice. The appellant must
state the variance or modification requested, the reasons therefor,
and the hardship or conditions upon which the appeal is made.
SECTION 3. Article IV, Section 23, Paragraph 45, is hereby amended
to read as follows:
45. Substandard Dwelling or Structure: A dwelling unit, multiple
dwelling, apartment, apartment house or any other space used or
intended to be used as a habitable living space in any building or
structure which does.not meet the basic requirements of this code
for such use.
SECTION 4. Article V, Section 30, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section.30. Roofs. Roofs shall be maintained in a safe manner and
have no defects which might admit rain or cause dampness in the
walls or interior portion of the building.
SECTION,5.Article V, Section 38 (B) is hereby amended to read as
follows:
(B) Dwellings containing central heating furnaces and air conditioning
equipment for mechanically ventilating the building year -round are
not required to have screens on door or window openings. Window -
type air conditioning units are not included in this exception.
(owner - occupied waiver)
SECTION 6. Article V, Section 42 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section 420. Protective Railings for Interior Stairs. Interior
stairs and stairwells more t an four 4 risers high shall
have handrails located in accordance with the requirements of
the Building Code. Handrails or protective railings shall be
capable of bearing normally imposed loads and be maintained in
good condition. (owner- occupied waiver)
SECTION 7. Article V, Section 43 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section 43, Minimum Dwelling Space Requirements. No person shall
occupy as owner - occupant or let or sublet to another for occupancy
any dwelling or dwelling unit designed or intended to be used for
the purpose of living, sleeping, cooking, or eating therein, nor
shall any vacant dwelling building be permitted to continue in
violation of this ordinance which does not comply with the following
requirements. In owner - occupied dwellings, the owner of said dwelling
may qualify for consideration of waiver from certain requirements
of this section of the code.
SECTION 8. Article V, Section 43 (B) is hereby amended to read as
follows:
(B) Required Space in Sleeping Rooms. In every dwelling unit of
two or more rooms, every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one
occupant shall contain at least 70 square feet of floor space; and
every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one occupant
shall contain at least 50 square feet of floor space for each
occupant thereafter_ (owner - occupied waiver)
SECTION 9. Article V. Section 44 -D -2, is hereby amended to read
as follows:
(2) For the purpose of this section, an abandoned motor vehicle is
defined as one that is in a state of disrepair and incapable of
being moved under its own power, and /or does not have a current
safety inspection and license plate„
SECTION loo This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after- its passage.
PASSED: March 7, 1978
ATTEST:
Ci ty Cl er
APPROVED:
Mayor