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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE NINE, KNOWN AS "STREETS AND SIDEWALKS", BY AMENDING CURB AND GUTTER REQUIREMENTS IN THE STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STANDARDS MANUAL
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WHEREAS, the City of Jonesboro adopted the Street Improvement Program Standards Manual November 20, 1995 in Ordinance No. 2667; and
WHEREAS, the Street Improvement Program Standards Manual contains Curb and Gutter Specifications for residential zoning;
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, the following:
SECTION 1: The City of Jonesboro does hereby amend the Street Improvement Program Standards Manual by allowing Low Back (4 inch) curb and gutter in residential zoning. All Low Back curb and gutter must be accompanied by an engineering design containing the spacing of inlets to allow for proper water drainage. Design shall conform to Drawing CG-3 and DW-6 as set forth by the City of Jonesboro Engineering Department.
SECTION 2: Regular High Back Curb and Gutter are required on all of the following type streets: Major Collector, Arterial, and Commercial.
SECTION 3: All ordinances and or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby specifically repealed.
SECTION 4: It is found and declared by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro that this ordinance is necessary to establish street specifications and that these procedures are necessary for the efficient and orderly operations of city government and that, therefore, an emergency exists and this ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, it shall take effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of April, 1997.