File #: ORD-61:2877    Version: 1 Name: Setback requirements for certain city streets
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 10/2/1961 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 10/2/1961
Title: AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING ADDITIONAL RULES FOR THE LOCATION OF BUILDINGS HEREAFTER ERECTED, CONSTRUCTED, RE-CONSTRUCTED OR ALTERED ALONG CERTAIN STREETS AND DESIGNATED LINES IN OR ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS (NOTE: THIS ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED BY ORD-62:2766 ON APRIL 2, 1962; ORD-73:2444 ON JANUARY 22, 1973)
Indexes: Policy - creation/amendment
Related files: ORD-73:2444, ORD-62:2766, MIN-61:20, ORD-55:2042
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AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING ADDITIONAL RULES FOR THE LOCATION OF BUILDINGS HEREAFTER ERECTED, CONSTRUCTED, RE-CONSTRUCTED OR ALTERED ALONG CERTAIN STREETS AND DESIGNATED LINES IN OR ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS (NOTE: THIS ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED BY ORD-62:2766 ON APRIL 2, 1962; ORD-73:2444 ON JANUARY 22, 1973)
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of Jonesboro, Arkansas:

Section 1: The streets and right-of-ways and regulations of this ordinance shall be considered an addition to the Master Street Plan of Jonesboro, Arkansas. This ordinance does not repeal an existing ordinance except as may be specifically set out herein, and Ordinance No.900, adopted the 20th day of June, 1955, shall remain in full force and effect, except as specific setback requirements are increased by this ordinance. The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to areas outside present city limits whenever they shall become part of the city or when jurisdiction is otherwise obtained.

Section 2: Hereafter, no building permit shall be issued and it shall be unlawful for any person, persons, corporation, or other owner of land bordering any of the streets or lines or areas described below to construct, erect, re-construct, or alter any building nearer or closer to such line, which shall be the centerline of the right-of-way of the streets named, if not otherwise described. The streets and lines listed below are classified according to the designation under which they are listed and described:

(A) EXPRESSWAY:
(1) From intersection of South line of Section 26, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, West along South line of Sections 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30, Township 14 North, Range 3 East to Southwest corner of said Section 25.
(2) Along the North-South centerlines of following Sections and including Young Street: Begin at South line of Section 28, Township 14 North, Range 4 East; thence North through Section 28, 21, 16 and 9 Township 14 North, Range 4 East to intersection with Stat...

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