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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE SECTION 34-28, ADOPTING THE ARKANSAS FIRE PREVENTION CODE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY IN ORDER TO MEET THE MOST CURRENT STATE ADOPTION
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council for the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas that:
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas desires to ensure that the City is operating under the most current and accurate law regarding the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 34-28 contains language which is obsolete and needs to be amended.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS:
SECTION ONE: That the language of the Ordinance shall be amended to read as follows: "For the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion, there is hereby adopted by the city council of the City the codes known as the 2012 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, Volumes I, II, and III, specifically including each and every Appendix adopted by the State of Arkansas, and including any and all future editions, are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein and from the date on which the ordinance from which this section is derived shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the municipal boundaries of the City."
SECTION TWO: That sections (1) and (2) of the Ordinance be deleted in their entirety.
SECTION THREE: It is found and declared by the City Council that an emergency exists to meet the most current State of Arkansas adoption, and this Ordinance, being necessary for the preservation of public peace, health and safety, shall take effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of June, 2014.