ORD NO 18-2017 CITY OF VAN BUREN,ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO. 143 -2017
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL,FOR THE CITY OF VAN BUREN,
ARKANSAS,AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE #02-1998 TO INCREASE
THE FEE FOR CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS IN THE VAN
BUREN DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT, INSIDE THE CITY OF
VAN BUREN,CRAWFORD COUNTY,ARKANSAS.
WHEREAS, the City adopted Ordinance#02-1998 to amend the Historic District Commission
procedures for Certificates of Appropriateness(COA),in order to be more functional and
responsive to COA applicants and all citizens of the City of Van Buren;and
WHEREAS, notice of a Public Hearing was duly published,and a Public Hearing was conducted by
the Van Buren Planning Commission on October 3,2017,to consider an increase the
existing COA fee; and
WHEREAS, the proposed COA fee increase was recommended by a majority vote of the entire
Planning Commission.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VAN BUREN,ARKANSAS,THAT:
SECTION 1: Ordinance#02-1998, shall be amended as follows(VAN BUREN MUNICIPAL CODE
2.64.06):
Section 4.Application Procedure(c)the Application shall also include an
application fee of Ten Dollars($10.00)Twenty Dollars($20.00).
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent of
the conflict. The provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable,and if
provisions shall for any reason be illegal or invalid, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remainder of this Ordinance.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the City of Van Buren,Arkansas,by its City Council, did pass,
approve, and adopt,by a vote of 5 for and O against the foregoi g 0 ,inane at its regular meeting
held on the 23rd day of October 2017.
Robert D. --man
Mayor
ATTESTED: •I'PRO i S TO F l '
C�nr\�e E41tC��' Cand A. Settle
t .4 City Clerk/Treasurer Attorney