City of Jonesboro - File #: ORD-58:1781

• File #: ORD-58:1781
• Version: 1
• Name: Creation of Board of Zoning Adjustment
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/21/1958
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 4/21/1958
• Title: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING ZONE REGULATIONS FOR THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND AMENDMENT THEREOF AND CREATING A BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATUTES OF ARKANSAS GOVERNING CITY PLANNING (NOTE: THIS ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED BY ORD-58:1765 ON AUGUST 4, 1958; ORD-59:1751 ON APRIL 6, 1959; ORD-72:2463 ON APRIL 17, 1972; ORD-75:2253 ON AUGUST 18, 1975; ORD-82:1841 ON JANUARY 4, 1982; ORD-85:1594 ON DECEMBER 16, 1985; ORD-86:1590 ON JANUARY 20, 1986; ORD-88:1379 ON MARCH 7, 1988)
• Indexes: Board/Commission
• Related files: MIN-89:526, MIN-88:563, MIN-88:556, RES-09:060, RES-08:065, RES-06:289, ORD-88:1379, ORD-66:2688, ORD-61:2888, ORD-59:1751, MIN-99:005, MIN-98:029, MIN-97:007, MIN-96:020, MIN-94:016, MIN-93:007, MIN-93:014, MIN-92:007, MIN-91:478, MIN-91:481, MIN-91:492, MIN-90:510, MIN-90:510, MIN-90:516, MIN-89:532, MIN-89:532, MIN-87:579, MIN-87:587, MIN-85:637, ORD-59:1739, RES-06:289, MIN-03:177, MIN-99:005, MIN-98:029, MIN-97:007, MIN-96:020, MIN-94:016, MIN-93:007, MIN-93:014, MIN-92:007, MIN-91:478, MIN-91:481, MIN-91:492, MIN-90:516, MIN-87:579, MIN-87:587, MIN-85:637, MIN-84:675, MIN-84:675, MIN-83:684, MIN-83:684, MIN-82:708, MIN-79:783, ORD-88:1379, ORD-86:1590, ORD-86:1590, ORD-85:1594, ORD-59:1739, ORD-59:1751, ORD-58:1765, ORD-82:1841, ORD-75:2253, ORD-72:2463, ORD-70:2506, ORD-66:2688, RES-59:2149, ORD-61:2888, RES-58:1967, RES-09:060, RES-10:054, ORD-85:1594, ORD-58:1765, RES-59:2149, RES-58:1967, RES-08:065, MIN-76:859, MIN-76:860, MIN-58:009, RES-10:054

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/21/1958	1	City Council	Passed	Pass

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AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING ZONE REGULATIONS FOR THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND AMENDMENT THEREOF AND CREATING A BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATUTES OF ARKANSAS GOVERNING CITY PLANNING (NOTE: THIS ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED BY ORD-58:1765 ON AUGUST 4, 1958; ORD-59:1751 ON APRIL 6, 1959; ORD-72:2463 ON APRIL 17, 1972; ORD-75:2253 ON AUGUST 18, 1975; ORD-82:1841 ON JANUARY 4, 1982; ORD-85:1594 ON DECEMBER 16, 1985; ORD-86:1590 ON JANUARY 20, 1986; ORD-88:1379 ON MARCH 7, 1988)
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BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, State of Arkansas, as follows:

ARTICLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS.

SECTION 1: TITLE. This ordinance shall be known as the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Jonesboro.

SECTION 2: PURPOSE. This ordinance is designed to encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the city and to insure a logical growth of the various physical elements of the city; to guide the future development of the city in accordance with a comprehensive plan of land use and population density so that the city may realize its potentialities as a place to live and work. These general goals include among others, the specific purposes set forth in the preamble to the respective district and group districts.

SECTION 3: TERRITORIAL LIMITS. The regulations presented in this ordinance shall apply to all property (land) within the corporate limits of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.

SECTION 4: ZONING OF ANNEXED AREAS. Any area annexed to the City after the effective date of this ordinance shall, immediately upon such annexation, be automatically classified as an R-1 Zone unless or until a zoning plan for said area has been adopted by the City Council.

SECTION 5: APPLICATION. These zoning regulations apply to the building of non-building or land uses in existence on the effective date of this ordinance or whenever a district is annexed or amended. It refers specifically ...