ORD NO 12-1998A CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO. /2Z-/9 -1998
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 7 -1963 TO ALLOW ADMINIS-
TRATIVE APPROVAL OF VARIANCES.
WHEREFORE, The Van Buren Planning Commission desires to simplify the
procedure for the granting of variances in certain instances by
the implementation of an administrative approval procedure;
and.
WHEREFORE, A public hearing was held on August 4, 1998 before the
Planning Commission to take public comments on the
proposed administrative approval procedure; and,
WHEREFORE, The Planning Commission approved a proposed amendment
to the Zoning Ordinance in allowing an administrative
approval procedure for certain variance requests and has
forwarded said amendment to the Van Buren City Council
for adoption.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1: That Article VIII, of Ordinance No. 7 -1963 shall be amended
by adding new Section 7 to read as follows:
"Section 7. Administrative Procedure.
In addition to the procedures set out above, when
existing conditions are discovered to be in violation of
the zoning regulations, an administrative review and
approval may be requested. Existing conditions as
used in this section shall include but not be limited to:
existing lots, minimum lot width, lot area, yard
requirements, height requirements, and use violations.
Regarding requested variances for structures, only
those structures existing prior to January 1, 1983, shall
be eligible for this administrative procedure. The
review and approval shall be based on the following
guidelines:
0
0 1. Requests shall be submitted to and reviewed
by the Building/Zoning Official.
2. Requests shall be submitted in writing, along
with a current survey of the property, to the
Building/Zoning Official.
3. The Building/Zoning Official may require
additional information in order to determine
ownership of the property, how long the
condition has existed, if the lot is a lot of
record or has recently been sub divided, as well
as other pertinent information.
4. If a variance is administratively approved,
the variance shall be approved for the
minimum variance necessary to bring the
property into compliance with the regulations.
5. Legal posting, publishing, and notifications
are not required for an administrative review
and approval.
6. If a request is denied by the Build
ing/Zoning Official, the applicant may request a
variance by the Planning Commission under the
procedure set out in Article VIII, Section 3
above.
7. A report of all variances approved by the
Building/Zoning Official under this adminis-
trative procedure shall be furnished to the
Planning Commission each month."
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS /2 DAY OF /91/71/ s r 1998.
�e NIL c
MAYOR
ATTE TED:
0 CITY CLERK- TREASURER