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ORD NO 14-1999 CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS ORDINANCE NO. 1 4 —1999 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 1999 EDITION OF THE SBCCI STANDARD BUILDING CODE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1: That Section 11.32.01(A) of the Van Buren City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "That there is hereby adopted by the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, the 1999 Edition of the SBCCI Standard Building Code, with revisions. These rules and regulations are adopted in an attempt to secure the beneficial interests and purposes of public safety, health, and general welfare." SECTION 2: Three (3) copies of this Code are now on file in the office of the Van Buren City Clerk and the same are hereby adopted by reference and incorporated as if set out word for word herein. From the date on which this ordinance shall take effect, the provisions of the aforementioned Code shall be controlling in the construction of all buildings and other structures within the corporate limits of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas. SECTION 3: PENALTY Arkansas State law (Arkansas Code Annotated 15 -55 -102) empowers municipal corporations to adopt ordinances to provide for the safety, health, comfort, and convenience of inhabitants of the City. Violations of the Standard Building Code shall be punishable as a misdemeanor offense and shall be punishable by a fine of up to $250.00. Each day that said violation continues shall be a separate offense and each day subsequent to the first day of the violation shall be punishable by a fine of up to $250.00 per day. SECTION 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict.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. SECTION 5: 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. 0 PASSED AND APPROVED THIS /1 DAY OF July 1999. MAYOR ATTEES CITY CLERK- TREASURER 0