ORD NO 18-2002 CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO. R -2002
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 29 -1978.
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 29 -1978 required applicants for a building permit to file a
plot plan in accordance with the National Building Code; and
WHEREAS, Since the passage of this Ordinance, the City has adopted a new Building
Code, the SBCC1 Standard Building Code; and
WHEREAS, That Ordinance No. 29 -1978 needs to be amended and revised to bring it
up to date with cun'ent Ordinances;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1: That Ordinance No. 29 -1978, Section 1, is amended to read as follows:
"That before a permit is issued by the Building Department for the
construction of a structure, the applicant shall file a plot plan in the form
and size designated by the Building Department for filing permanently
with the permit record, drawn to scale, with all dimensions figured,
showing accurately the size and location of all proposed new
construction and the relation to other existing or proposed buildings or
structures on the same lot. All casements, set hacks and floodplain
information shall be shown on the plot plan."
SECTION 2: The remainder of Ordinance No. 29 -1978 shall remain in full force and
effect. All other 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are repealed to the extent of the conflict.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.
SECTION 3: This Ordinance being necessary for the immediate protection of the
public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Van Buren, Arkansas,
an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Ordinance shall be in
full force and effect from and after its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS I DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2002.
MAYS JOHN 2IGGS 1
ATTESTED:
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