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AN BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 769 OF CARROLL’S DIGEST TO PROVIDE THAT NO BUSINESS SHALL BE OPENED OR BUSINESS BUILDING ERECTED IN THE CITY OF JONESBORO, WITHOUT A PERMIT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO IN CERTAIN AREAS” AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. Section 769 of Carroll’s Digest of the Ordinance of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
“Section 769. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to hereafter build, construct, or erect any gasoline and oil filling station where gasoline and oil will be sold; to building, construct or erect any automobile repair garage or any store building or to erect or build for business purposes any other building or to open or establish any business of any kind in any residence, building, shed or other building within the residence district, which is hereby declared to be all of the territory within the city limits of Jonesboro, Arkansas, until after having filed application in the same manner as above and hereinafter set out for erection of business buildings except within the fire limits, which are hereby described as follows, to-wit:
“Beginning at the intersection of the centerlines of Matthews Avenue and Union Street and running thence north along the centerline of Union Street to the intersection of Union Street and Jefferson Avenue, thence west along the centerline of Jefferson Avenue to the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Madison Street, thence north along the centerline of Madison Street to the intersection of Madison Street and Burke Avenue; thence east along the centerline of Burke Avenue to the intersection of Burke Avenue and Union Street, thence north along the centerline of Union Street to the south rail of the main line of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company, thence east along the south rail of the main line of said St. Louis Southwest Railway Company to a point 125 feet west of the center line of Main Street, thence north on a line parallel to the centerline of Main Street to its intersection with Johnson Avenue, thence east along the centerline of Johnson Avenue to a point 125 feet east of Main Street, thence south on a line paralleling the centerline of Main Street to its intersection with the north boundary line of the right-of-way of the St. Louis San Francisco Railway Company, thence east along the north boundary line of the right of way of the St. Louis San Francisco Railway Company to the intersection of the centerline of East Street, thence south on a line parallel to the centerline of East Street to its intersection with the centerline of Creath Avenue; thence west on a line paralleling the centerline of Creath Avenue to the centerline of Church Street, thence south on a line paralleling the center line of Church Street to its intersection with the centerline of East Jackson Avenue, thence west along the centerline of East Jackson Avenue to it s intersection with the centerline of Church Street, thence south along the centerline of Church Street to its intersection with the centerline of East Matthews Avenue, thence west along the centerline of Matthews Avenue to the point of beginning except with special permission granted by the City Council which said except shall be made only for good cause shown, provided, however, that the taking in of boarders or roomers in residences shall not be deemed doing business within the meaning of this ordinance.”
SECTION 2. It is found that the area within the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, lying north of the centerline of Cate Avenue and Burke Avenue has become predominately a residential district and has become highly built up and congested since the adoption of Sec. 769 of Carroll’s Digest and that businesses are being erected and more business construction is planned which may be detrimental to the health and safety of adults and children living in the many residences to be found in said area adjacent to such business houses and proposed business houses and that the immediate passage and enforcement of this ordinance is necessary to protect the public health, peace and safety, an emergency is therefore hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, adoption and publication as required by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of April, 1951.