ORD NO 23-1975 ORDINANCE NO. 715
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIANCE ON LOT 6, BLOCK 12, MCGEE
ADDITION TO THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS.
WHEREAS, Ben H. Jack and Shirley A. Jack are the owners
of the above described lot and have filed petition for a
variance from the existing ordinance regulating building set-
back line from 25 feet to 15 feet as hereinafter set out; and,
WHEREAS, the building which is to be constructed on said
property is on the south or alley part thereof and does not
involve a variance 'so far as the building is concerned, but
.the owners propose, to locate two gasoline pumps and the neces-
sary base therefor with that part of the base nearest the
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street or highway no nearer than 15 feet south thereof; and,
WHEREAS, the owners have submitted plans for the construc-
tion of said gasoline pumps, the necessary base therefor, and
other plans for construction thereof to the Arkansas State
Highway Department, copy of which is attached to the petition
filed herein and made a part thereof, and said Department has
approved a set -back line of 15 feet from the property line on
East Main Street; and,
WHEREAS, a question has arisen as to whether or not the
said gasoline pumps and the base thereof constitute a building
within the meaning of the law fixing set -back lines for the
area in question, the City Council finds that the plan for
such gasoline pump construction as approved by the State High-
way Department should be approved by the City, and'ordinance
should be passed granting a variance in order to remove any
present or future question as to legality of such location;;.
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WHEREAS, the said variance will not cause an obstruction
of the highway and /or street; and,
WHEREAS, the owners will have ample parking space and the
variance herein granted will facilitate parking for the main
business.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS:
That the petition for a variance on Lot 6, Block 12,
McGee Addition to the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, as described.
in the petition of Ben H. Jack and Shirley A. Jack, owners,
and as shown by the plan therefor approved by the'Arkansas
State Highway Department and which is attached to the petition
filed herein, is granted to allow petitioners to set the nor-
thernmost part of the base for said gasoline pumps 15 feet
south of the north property line or the south right -of -way
line of Highway 64 -71 or East Main Street in the City of Van
Buren, Arkansas.
'PASSED AND APPROVED this /7 day of August, 1975.
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Mayor-'
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City Clerk