ORD NO 21-2019 CITY OF VAN BUREN,ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO.'U -2019
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, FOR THE CITY OF VAN BUREN,
ARKANSAS, AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 23-1996 FOR
THE CONTROL OF ACCESS TO STREETS AND
HIGHWAYS, ADDING ACCESS REGULATIONS FOR
RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS AND SITES; DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City adopted Ordinance 23-1996 for the purpose of establishing regulations
governing control of access to streets and highways in 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 to consider these proposed amendments;
and
WHEREAS, the proposed changes herein were recommended by a majority vote of the entire
Planning Commission.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VAN BUREN,ARKANSAS,THAT:
SECTION 1: The title of Article 3 shall be amended to read as follows:
Article 3. Access.
Section 2: A new section shall be added to Article 3 as follows:
Section 5. Residential Sites and Subdivisions
A. Collector or arterial streets—Any lot that includes a single-family dwelling,row
house,or duplex shall not have access along any street designated on the master
street plan as a Principal Arterial, Minor Arterial, Collector Street Class I, or
Collector Street Class II.
B. Corner lots — Single family dwellings, row houses, or duplex lots shall have
access from the lowest classified street according to the street classifications of
the Master Street Plan. If the streets have the same classification,the dwelling
unit may have access to either of the streets.
C. Double frontage lots — When a residential lot has street frontage on the front
and back of the lot, driveway access is permitted on only one (1) street and the
access must be from the lowest classified street as classified on the Master
Street Plan.
SECTION 2: Severability: The various provisions and parts of this Ordinance are hereby
declared to be severable, and,if any section or part of a section,or any provision or
part of a provision herein, is declared to be unconstitutional, inappropriate, or
invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or
affect the remainder of this Ordinance and to that extent the provisions hereto are
declared to be severable.
SECTION 3: Emergency Clause: The passage and approval of these amendments to the Van
Buren Ordinance 07-1963, as amended, will protect the City and its citizens by
prohibiting residential driveways from backing into streets with higher volumes of
traffic and at faster speeds. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist and this
Ordinance, being necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and/or
welfare shall be in full force and take effect immediately upon after its passage.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, by its City Council, did
pass, approve, and adopt, by a vote of 6 for and 0 against, the foregoing Ordinance at its
regular meeting held on the 16th day of December 2019.
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Joseph ,'' urst
Mayo r�
ATTESTED: AP ' ' I VED AS TO FORM:
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Phy is Thomas Candi - . Settle
City Clerk/Treasurer City Attorney