HomeMy WebLinkAbout12234ORDINANCE NO. 12,234
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY AND
VARIOUS OTHER ACTS UPON CERTAIN MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS
PROPERTIES, SPECIFYING A FINE FOR THE VIOLATION OF
THIS ORDINANCE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person:
a. To pollute, fish, boat, swim or wade in or upon any
of the following waters of the Little Rock Municipal
Water Works: Ozark Point Filter Plant, Pleasant Valley
Filter Plant and Jackson Auxiliary Reservoir;
b. To climb, break or cut any fence of the Little Rock
Municipal Water Works surrounding or abutting any of
the aforesaid properties; and
c. To walk, camp or hunt or carry on any recreational
activity on the grounds of Jackson Auxiliary Reservoir
without prior permission from the Board of Commissioners
of the Little Rock Municipal Water Works.
Section 2. Any person who shall violate any of the provi-
sions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined Twenty
Five Dollars ($25.00) for the first offense and, upon conviction
for a second or subsequent violation of this ordinance, shall
be fined Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
Section 3. It has been found that persons have cut and
broken fences surrounding some of the aforesaid properties;
that persons have been fishing, diving and swimming in some of
the aforesaid waters; that said acts can result in contamination
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of the city's water supply and that swimming in Jackson
Auxiliary Reservoir is dangerous to the swimmer because of
suction from the intake tower. Therefore, an emergency is
hereby declared to exist and in order to protect the public
health, safety and welfare, this ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED: June; 16 , 1969.
APPROVED:
6., ba�,
Assistant Mayor
ATTEST:
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