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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 2146 OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, TO ESTABLISH THE REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR ISSUING RENOVATION PERMITS FOR CONDEMNED STRUCTURES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
SECTION 1: Ordinance number 2146 of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, is hereby amended as follows: “Section 10: Renovation Permits: A renovation permit shall be required for the correction or elimination of nuisances or property or structures that have been approved for condemnation by the City Council, Jonesboro, Arkansas. The conditions of the granting of a renovation permit are as follows:
(A) A renovation permit must be obtained within thirty (30) days from the date of condemnation by the City Council.
(B) A renovation permit shall expire forty five (45) days from date of issue.
(C) The City Council may grant, with cause, additional time past the expiration date of the renovation permit.
(D) A structure or property shall be removed from condemnation procedures provided the provisions of this ordinance have been complied with and the structure or property satisfactorily passes and inspection by the City Inspector or Code Enforcement Officer.
(E) Fees for renovation permit issued involving building, electrical, or plumbing repair or modification shall be the same as currently charged by the City of Jonesboro for building, electrical and plumbing permits. A flat fee of ten dollars will be assessed for all renovation permits issued which does not involve building, electrical, or plumbing repair of modification.
Section 11: Judicial condemnation, penalty, previous sections applicable. In the event it is deemed advisable by the City Council that a particular house, building and/or structure be judicially declared to be a nuisance by a court having jurisdiction of such matters, the City Council is hereby authorized to employ the City Attorney to bring such an action for said purposes in the name of the city, and the only notice to be given to the owner or owners of any such house, building and/or structure sought to be judicially declared to be a nuisance will be that as now provided for by law in such chases in a court of equity or Chancery Court. When any such house, building and/or structure has been declared judicially to be a nuisance by a court of competent jurisdiction, a fine of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) is hereby imposed against the owner or owners thereof from the date said dinging is made ay the court and for each day thereafter said nuisance be not abated constitutes a separate and distinct offense punishable by a fine of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each separate and distinct offense. In the event the owner or owners of any such house, building and/or structure judicially found to be a nuisance fails or refuses to abide by the orders of the curt, the Building Inspector or other person or persons referred to in Section 11.24.05 of this ordinance will take such action provided in Section 11.24.06 hereof, and Section 11.24.07 of this ordinance will be applicable to such owner or owners. The provisions contained in the immediately preceding sentences apply independently of any action as may be taken by the court judicially declaring the nuisance.”
SECTION 2: All ordinances and/or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby specifically repealed.
SECTION 3: If for any reason, any portion of this ordinance is held to be invalid, such invalidity shall in no way affect the remaining portions thereof which are valid, but such valid portions shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4: It is found and declared by the City Council that an emergency exists and this Ordinance, being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, shall take effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of February, 1989.