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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11407k ORDINANCE NO. 11,407 AN ORDINANCE CREATING AND ESTABLISHING FIRE DISTRICTS WITHIN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS; AMENDING CHAPTER 13 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, BY ADDING ARTICLE IV ENTITLED FIRE DISTRICTS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, has enacted an Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance Adopting the Standard Building Code as the Building Code for the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; Establishing the Same; Providing for the Repeal of Certain Ordinances; Providing a Penalty for Violation Thereof; and for Other Purposes ", which Ordinances does not describe fire districts within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and WHEREAS, the aforesaid Ordinance repeals Ordinance No. 7888, as amended by Ordinance No. 9810, establishing fire districts within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and WHEREAS, the now existing fire districts of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, will cease to exist on July 5, 1963, due to the repeal of Ordi- nance No. 7888, as amended; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. The Code of Ordinances of the City of Little Rock, Ark- ansas, is hereby amended by adding within Chapter 13 thereof an Article entitled "Article IV. Fire Districts ", which shall be in form and sub- stance as follows: "ARTICLE IV. FIRE DISTRICTS. Sec. 13 -28. Establishment of Fire Districts. There is hereby created within the City of Little Rock, Ark- ansas, two (2) zones representing fire districts as follows: (a) Zone I. Zone 1 shall commence at the Arkansas River and McLean Street and extend South to a point half -way between Third 000- 33 .6-If , z.. -2- and Fourth Streets, thence West to Cumberland Street, thence South to Ninth Street, thence West to the alley West of Center Street, thence North to a point half -way between Sixth Street and Capitol Avenue, thence West to alley West of Arch Street, thence North to Markham, East to Arch, thence North to the Arkansas River and point of beginning. (b) Zone 2. Zone 2 shall commence at McLean and the Arkansas River and extend South to a point half -way between Sixth and Seventh Streets, thence West to the alley East of Rock Street, thence South to Tenth Street, thence West to the alley West of Cumberland Street, thence South to Nineteenth Street, thence West to Louisiana Street, North to Thirteenth Street, West to Broadway, North to Tenth Street, West to High Street, North to the Missouri Pacific Right -of -Way and along same to the Arkansas River, thence East along the Arkansas River to McLean Street, the point of beginning; and starting at Kava- naugh Boulevard and Walnut Street that area one hundred and forty (140) feet North and South of the building line along Kavanaugh to Monroe Street; one hundred (100) feet back from the South building line along West Markham from Vernon Avenue to Johnson Street; one hundred and forty (140) feet back from South side of Kavanaugh Boulevard from Taylor to University Avenue; one hundred and forty (140) feet back from East side of Kavanaugh Boulevard from Cantrell Road to Club Road and from North side of Kavanaugh Boulevard from North Harrison Street to a point one hundred and forty (140) feet beyond North Van Buren Street; one hundred and fifty (150) feet back from building line on each side of Asher Avenue from Maple Street West to City limits." SECTION 2. WHEREAS, on July 5, 1963, upon the taking of effect of Ordinance No. 11,398, same being an Ordinance adopting the Southern Standard Building Code as the Building Code for the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, the City of Little Rock will have no fire districts described or otherwise in force and effect; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to have created at all times the establishment of fire districts within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, in order to reduce hazards of fire in congested areas and to preserve the public health, safety and welfare; NOW THERE- FORE, an emergency is hereby found to exist and this ordinance, being necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare, the same is and shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage and approval and shall repeal any and all ordinances in conflict herewith. PASSED: July 1, 1963 A T . �j APPROVED: TTES -e f City Clerk Mayor.