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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 56 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS - PLANNING (§§ 14-56-101 — 14-56-605) › Subchapter 4 - MUNICIPAL PLANNING (§§ 14-56-401 — 14-56-426) › Section 14-56-418 - Setback ordinance

When a master street plan has been adopted and filed as provided, the legislative body of the city, upon recommendation of the commission, may enact ordinances establishing setback lines on such streets and highways as are designated by the plan and may prohibit the establishment of any new structure or other improvements within the setback lines.
Acts 1957, No. 186, § 5; 1965, No. 134, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2829; Acts 1991, No. 620, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 56 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS - PLANNING (§§ 14-56-101 — 14-56-605) › Subchapter 4 - MUNICIPAL PLANNING (§§ 14-56-401 — 14-56-426) › Section 14-56-419 - Control of road entry

Following the adoption and filing of a master street plan as provided, the legislative body, upon recommendation of the commission, may enact ordinances providing for the control of entry into any of the major streets and highways shown in the plan.
Acts 1957, No. 186, § 5; 1965, No. 134, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2829.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 56 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS - PLANNING (§§ 14-56-101 — 14-56-605) › Subchapter 4 - MUNICIPAL PLANNING (§§ 14-56-401 — 14-56-426) › Section 14-56-420 - Adoption and amendment procedures

Any of the recommended ordinances and regulations that may be prepared by the commission shall be adopted or amended only in conformance with procedures specified in §
14-56-422
.
Acts 1957, No. 186, § 5; 1965, No. 134, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2829.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 56 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS - PLANNING (§§ 14-56-101 — 14-56-605) › Subchapter 4 - MUNICIPAL PLANNING (§§ 14-56-401 — 14-56-426) › Section 14-56-421 - Enforcement of ordinances and regulations

(a)
(1)
Violations of any provision of ordinances and regulations adopted to carry out the intent of plans shall be considered a misdemeanor.
(2)
Each day's violation shall be considered a separate offense.
(b)
(1)
The legislative body may enjoin any individual or property owner who is in violation of a planning ordinance to prevent or correct the violation.
(2)
Any individual aggrieved by a violation of the ordinance may request an injunction against any individual or property owner in violation of the ordinance, or may mandamus any official to enforce the provisions of the ordinance.
Acts 1957, No. 186, § 5; 1965, No. 134, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2829.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 56 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS - PLANNING (§§ 14-56-101 — 14-56-605) › Subchapter 4 - MUNICIPAL PLANNING (§§ 14-56-401 — 14-56-426) › Section 14-56-422 - Adoption of plans, ordinances, and regulations

All plans, recommended ordinances, and regulations shall be adopted through the following procedure:
(1)
(A)
The planning commission shall hold a public hearing on the plans, ordinances, and regulations proposed under this subchapter.
(B)
Notice of public hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city at least one (1) time fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing.
(C)
Notice by first class mail to the boards of directors of all school districts affected by a proposed plan, ordinance, or regulation shall be provided sufficiently in advance to allow representatives of all affected school districts a reasonable opportunity to submit comments on any proposed plan, ordinance, or regulation;
(2)
Following the public hearing, proposed plans may be adopted and proposed ordinances and regulations may be recommended as presented or in modified form by a majority vote of the entire commission;
(3)
Following its adoption of plans and recommendation of ordinances and regulations, the commission shall certify adopted plans or recommended ordinances and regulations to the legislative body of the city for its adoption;
(4)
The legislative body of the city may return the plans and recommended ordinances and regulations to the commission for further study or recertification or by a majority vote of the entire membership may adopt by ordinance or resolution the plans and recommended ordinances or regulations submitted by the commission. However, nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit the city council's authority to recall the ordinances and resolutions by a vote of a majority of the council; and
(5)
(A)
Following adoption by the legislative body, the adopted plans, ordinances, and regulations shall be filed in the office of the city clerk.
(B)
The city clerk shall file the plans, ordinances, and regulations as pertain to the territory beyond the corporate limits with the county recorder of the counties in which territorial jurisdiction is being exercised.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 203,§ 13, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1957, No. 186, § 6; 1959, No. 128, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2830; Acts 2005, No. 2144, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 56 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS - PLANNING (§§ 14-56-101 — 14-56-605) › Subchapter 4 - MUNICIPAL PLANNING (§§ 14-56-401 — 14-56-426) › Section 14-56-423 - Change in plans, etc

After adoption of plans, ordinances, and regulations and proper filing in the offices of city clerk and county recorder, no alteration, amendment, extension, abridgement, or discontinuance of the plans, ordinances, or regulations may be made except in conformance with the procedure prescribed in §
14-56-422
, or by a majority vote of the city council.
Acts 1957, No. 186, § 6; 1959, No. 128, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2830.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 56 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS - PLANNING (§§ 14-56-101 — 14-56-605) › Subchapter 4 - MUNICIPAL PLANNING (§§ 14-56-401 — 14-56-426) › Section 14-56-424 - Existing plans, etc

(a)
All plans, ordinances, regulations, or amendments thereto shall comply with the provisions of this subchapter.
(b)
Nothing in this subchapter shall invalidate any plans, ordinances, or regulations duly adopted in accordance with the statutes in effect at the time of adoption.
(c)
No alteration or amendments may be made to plans, ordinances, and regulations unless in conformity with the provisions of this subchapter.
Acts 1957, No. 186, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2830.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 56 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS - PLANNING (§§ 14-56-101 — 14-56-605) › Subchapter 4 - MUNICIPAL PLANNING (§§ 14-56-401 — 14-56-426) › Section 14-56-425 - Appeals to circuit court

(a)
(1)
Appeals from the final administrative or quasi-judicial decision by the municipal body administering this subchapter shall be taken to the circuit court of the appropriate county using the same procedure as for administrative appeals of the District Court Rules of the Supreme Court.
(2)
The final administrative or quasi-judicial decision shall be tried de novo with the right to a trial by jury.
(b)
(1)
Appeals from the passage of legislative rezoning decisions by the municipal governing body administering this subchapter shall be taken to the circuit court of the county in which the rezoning was authorized using the same procedure as for administrative appeals of the District Court Rules of the Supreme Court.
(2)
The legislative rezoning decision shall be reviewed by the court, and the decision shall be upheld unless it is arbitrary or capricious or lacking a rational basis.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 749,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1957, No. 186, § 7; 1965, No. 134, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2830.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 56 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS - PLANNING (§§ 14-56-101 — 14-56-605) › Subchapter 4 - MUNICIPAL PLANNING (§§ 14-56-401 — 14-56-426) › Section 14-56-426 - Control of property use - Proximity to military installation

(a)
A city of the first class in this state within five (5) miles of an active-duty United States Air Force military installation shall enact a city ordinance specifying that within five (5) miles of the corporate limits, future uses on property that might be hazardous to aircraft operation shall be restricted or prohibited.
(b)
The ordinance shall restrict or prohibit future uses within the five-mile area which:
(1)
Release into the air any substance that would impair visibility or otherwise interfere with the operation of aircraft, i.e., steam, dust, or smoke;
(2)
Produce light emissions, either direct or indirect, that are reflective and that would interfere with pilot vision;
(3)
Produce electrical emissions that would interfere with aircraft communications systems or navigational equipment;
(4)
Attract birds or waterfowl, including, but not limited to, the operation of sanitary landfills, maintenance of feeding stations, or the growing of certain vegetation;
(5)
Provide for structures within ten feet (10') of aircraft approach, departure, or transitional surfaces; or
(6)
Expose persons to noise greater than sixty-five (65) decibels.
(c)
The ordinance shall restrict or prohibit future uses within the five-mile area that violate the height restriction criteria of Federal Aviation Regulation, 14 C.F.R. Part 77, Subpart C.
(d)
(1)
The ordinance shall be consistent with recommendations in the Air Installation Compatible Use Zone Study for Little Rock Air Force Base, dated June 2011 and prepared by the United States Air Force.
(2)
Interpretations of such an ordinance shall take into account recommendations or studies with a view toward protection of the public and maintenance of safe aircraft operations.
(e)
The ordinance shall not prohibit single-family residential use on tracts one (1) acre or more in area, provided that future construction shall comply with Guidelines for the Sound Insulation of Residences Exposed to Aircraft Operations, Wyle Research Report WR 89-7, which construction shall be regulated and inspected by the city's existing building permit and inspection ordinances and procedures.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 602,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 602,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1995, No. 530, §§ 1-5; 2005, No. 540, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 56 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS - PLANNING (§§ 14-56-101 — 14-56-605) › Subchapter 5 - METROPOLITAN OR REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-56-501 — 14-56-509) › Section 14-56-501 - Provisions supplemental

(a)
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to remove or limit the powers of the cooperating cities and counties as provided by state law.
(b)
All legislative power with respect to zoning and other planning legislation shall remain with the governing body of the cooperating cities and counties.
(c)
Each participating city or county may continue to have its own planning commission or board but may, under the joint agreement and in the interest of economy and efficiency and in the interest of uniform standards and procedures, request the metropolitan or regional planning commission to assume duties and functions of local planning agencies, in whole or in part.
Acts 1955, No. 26, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2824.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 56 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS - PLANNING (§§ 14-56-101 — 14-56-605) › Subchapter 5 - METROPOLITAN OR REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-56-501 — 14-56-509) › Section 14-56-502 - Authority generally

Any two (2) or more cities of the first class, cities of the second class, incorporated towns, or counties, or other civil subdivisions having adjoining planning jurisdictions, or any counties, and cities within or adjacent to the county, may jointly cooperate in the exercise and performance of planning powers, duties, and functions as provided by state law for cities and counties.
Acts 1955, No. 26, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2820.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 56 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS - PLANNING (§§ 14-56-101 — 14-56-605) › Subchapter 5 - METROPOLITAN OR REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-56-501 — 14-56-509) › Section 14-56-503 - Contents of joint agreement

(a)
The cooperating cities and counties which join to create a metropolitan or regional planning commission, through joint agreement, shall determine the number and qualifications of the members of the commission.
(b)
The joint agreement shall also provide for the manner of cooperation and the means and methods of the operation and functioning of the commission, including the employment of a director of planning and such staff and consultants as it may require, the proportionate share of costs and expenses, and the purchase of property and materials for the use of the commission.
(c)
The joint agreement may also allow for the addition of other public bodies to the cooperative arrangement.
Acts 1955, No. 26, § 3; 1967, No. 29, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2822.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 56 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS - PLANNING (§§ 14-56-101 — 14-56-605) › Subchapter 5 - METROPOLITAN OR REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-56-501 — 14-56-509) › Section 14-56-504 - Establishment of commission

(a)
When two (2) or more cities and counties shall adopt joint planning cooperation by ordinance, resolution, rule, or order, there shall be established a joint planning commission for the metropolitan area or region comprising the area coterminous with the areas of planning jurisdiction of the cities or counties cooperating jointly.
(b)
A joint planning agency for the metropolitan area or region may be empowered to carry into effect such provisions of state law relating to planning which are authorized for the joining cities or counties and which each may, under existing laws, separately exercise and perform.
(c)
Any other public authority or agency which operates within, wholly or in part, the area covered by this joint planning cooperation may likewise join with the cooperating cities or counties in cooperative planning through resolution of its governing board or commission.
Acts 1955, No. 26, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2820.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 56 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS - PLANNING (§§ 14-56-101 — 14-56-605) › Subchapter 5 - METROPOLITAN OR REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-56-501 — 14-56-509) › Section 14-56-505 - Purpose of commission

The general purpose of a metropolitan or regional planning commission shall be to make those studies and plans for the development of the metropolitan area or region that will:
(1)
Guide the unified development of the area;
(2)
Eliminate planning duplication;
(3)
Promote economy and efficiency in the coordinated development of the area; and
(4)
Promote the general welfare and prosperity of its people.
Acts 1955, No. 26, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2821.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 56 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS - PLANNING (§§ 14-56-101 — 14-56-605) › Subchapter 5 - METROPOLITAN OR REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-56-501 — 14-56-509) › Section 14-56-506 - Duty of commission

The metropolitan or regional planning commission shall have the duty and function of promoting public interest and understanding of the economic and social necessity for long-term coordinated planning for the metropolitan or regional area, but its official recommendations shall be made to the governing bodies or the county judges of the cooperating cities or counties.
Acts 1955, No. 26, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2824.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 56 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS - PLANNING (§§ 14-56-101 — 14-56-605) › Subchapter 5 - METROPOLITAN OR REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-56-501 — 14-56-509) › Section 14-56-507 - Plans and recommendations

(a)
(1)
The metropolitan or regional commission shall make plans for development for the area. These plans may include, but shall not be limited to, recommendations for principal highways, bridges, airports, parks and recreational areas, schools and public institutions, and public utilities.
(2)
Any metropolitan or regional plan so developed shall be based on studies of physical, social, economic, and governmental conditions and trends.
(b)
The plans and its recommendations may, in whole or in part, be adopted by the governing bodies of the cooperating cities and counties as the general plans of such cities and counties.
(c)
(1)
The commission may also assist the cities and counties within its area of jurisdiction in carrying out any regional plans developed by the commission; and
(2)
The commission may also assist any planning commission, board, or agency of the cooperating cities or counties in the preparation or effectuation of local plans and planning consistent with the program of the commission.
Acts 1955, No. 26, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2821.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 56 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS - PLANNING (§§ 14-56-101 — 14-56-605) › Subchapter 5 - METROPOLITAN OR REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-56-501 — 14-56-509) › Section 14-56-508 - Receipt of funds

A metropolitan or regional planning commission established under the provisions of this subchapter is authorized to receive, for its own uses and purposes, any funds or moneys from any participating city or county, from the state or federal government, and to receive from any other source any other funds including bequests, gifts, donations, or contributions.
Acts 1955, No. 26, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2823.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 56 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS - PLANNING (§§ 14-56-101 — 14-56-605) › Subchapter 5 - METROPOLITAN OR REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS (§§ 14-56-501 — 14-56-509) › Section 14-56-509 - Appropriations

The participating cities and counties, or other public bodies, are authorized to appropriate funds for the expenses and costs required by the metropolitan or regional planning commission in the performance of its purposes and functions.
Acts 1955, No. 26, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2823.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 56 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS - PLANNING (§§ 14-56-101 — 14-56-605) › Subchapter 6 - COMMERCIAL MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATORS (§§ 14-56-601 — 14-56-605) › Section 14-56-601 - Definition

"Commercial medical waste" means any medical waste transported from a generator to an off-site facility for disposal where such off-site disposal facility is engaged in medical waste disposal for profit.
Acts 1993, No. 199, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 56 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS - PLANNING (§§ 14-56-101 — 14-56-605) › Subchapter 6 - COMMERCIAL MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATORS (§§ 14-56-601 — 14-56-605) › Section 14-56-602 - Authorization to establish zones

Notwithstanding any and all laws regarding municipal planning and zoning, all cities of the first and second class and all incorporated towns in Arkansas are authorized to establish, by ordinance, zones to limit or to regulate the construction or operation, or both, of commercial medical waste incinerators within the corporate limits of the city or town.
Acts 1993, No. 199, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 56 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS - PLANNING (§§ 14-56-101 — 14-56-605) › Subchapter 6 - COMMERCIAL MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATORS (§§ 14-56-601 — 14-56-605) › Section 14-56-603 - Enforcement

The commercial medical waste incinerator zoning ordinance shall be enforced through the issuance or denial of building and use permits in accordance with the conditions and terms of the limitations and regulations established by the ordinance.
Acts 1993, No. 199, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 56 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS - PLANNING (§§ 14-56-101 — 14-56-605) › Subchapter 6 - COMMERCIAL MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATORS (§§ 14-56-601 — 14-56-605) › Section 14-56-604 - Unlawful construction or operation

When the city or town council shall have laid off zones, by ordinance, to limit or to regulate the construction or operation, or both, of commercial medical waste incinerators, it shall be unlawful for anyone to construct or to operate a commercial medical waste incinerator within a given zone except in accordance with any building and use permits issued for the incinerator.
Acts 1993, No. 199, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 56 - MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS - PLANNING (§§ 14-56-101 — 14-56-605) › Subchapter 6 - COMMERCIAL MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATORS (§§ 14-56-601 — 14-56-605) › Section 14-56-605 - Violation - Penalty - Injunction

(a)
(1)
Violation of any provision of an ordinance adopted as authorized by this subchapter shall be considered a misdemeanor.
(2)
Each day's violation shall be considered a separate offense.
(b)
The city or town adopting the ordinance or any individual aggrieved by a violation of the ordinance may request an injunction against any commercial medical waste incinerator or property owner who is in violation of the ordinance.
Acts 1993, No. 199, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-104) › Section 14-57-101 - Regulation of cabs and buses

The city council shall have the power in cities of the first class to establish, by ordinance, stands for taxicabs and buses and enforce the observance and use thereof, and to fix the rates and prices for the transportation of persons and property in cabs and buses from one (1) part of the city to another.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 7, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7597; Pope's Dig., § 9683; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3501.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-104) › Section 14-57-102 - Unlawful riding on cars

All cities and incorporated towns shall have the power to pass ordinances prohibiting persons from unlawful riding on cars within the limits of the city or incorporated town.
Acts 1901, No. 89, § 1, p. 154; C. & M. Dig., § 7531; Pope's Dig., § 9600; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3502.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-104) › Section 14-57-103 - Regulation of tire width

The city council shall have the power, in cities of the first class, to prescribe, by ordinance, the width of the tire of all wagons, carts, drays, and other vehicles used in transportation of persons or articles from one (1) part of the city to another, or in the transportation of coal, wood, stone, lumber, or iron into the city.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 7, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7597; Pope's Dig., § 9683; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3501.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-104) › Section 14-57-104 - Tax on certain wheeled vehicles

(a)
Cities of the first class are authorized to require residents of the city to pay a tax for the privilege of keeping and using wheeled vehicles, except motor vehicles and bicycles.
(b)
The tax shall be appropriated and used exclusively for repairing and improving streets of the city.
Acts 1901, No. 66, § 1, p. 113; C. & M. Dig., § 7749; Pope's Dig., § 10047; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3505.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 2 - MOTOR CARRIERS GENERALLY (§§ 14-57-201 — 14-57-202) › Section 14-57-201 - Right to regulate and tax

Municipalities within the state shall have the right to regulate and tax all motor carriers operating within their corporate limits transporting persons or freight both originating at and destined to points within the corporate limits of the same city or town, or transporting from one (1) city or town to another city or town whose corporate limits join each other, or within a radius of five (5) miles beyond any such corporate limits of cities or towns, or for occasional trips of ten (10) miles beyond any such corporate limits, and shall not be governed by, or amenable to, the provisions of §
23-13-103
in regulating or taxing vehicles used for these purposes.
Acts 1931, No. 239, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 9734; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3510.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 2 - MOTOR CARRIERS GENERALLY (§§ 14-57-201 — 14-57-202) › Section 14-57-202 - Cash indemnity bonds of passenger carriers

In any case where ordinances of any municipality require persons, firms, corporations, or associations operating motor-propelled vehicles for transportation of persons for compensation to procure liability insurance or indemnity bonds, it shall be a substantial compliance with the ordinances if the persons, firms, corporations, or associations furnish a cash indemnity bond conditioned on the same conditions as required on liability insurance policies and in such amount as required for liability insurance policies.
Acts 1937, No. 126, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 10048; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3511.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 3 - REGULATION OF TAXICAB OPERATORS (§§ 14-57-301 — 14-57-308) › Section 14-57-301 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Taxicab" means motor-driven vehicles having a seating capacity not in excess of seven (7) passengers and used for the transportation of persons for hire. Included within the meaning of the term shall not be any vehicle have a seating capacity in excess of seven (7) passengers and employed in transporting persons over regular routes having fixed termini or upon regular schedules of operation;
(2)
"Taxicab operator" means any person, firm, association, or corporation owning and operating taxicabs.
Acts 1939, No. 213, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3512.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 3 - REGULATION OF TAXICAB OPERATORS (§§ 14-57-301 — 14-57-308) › Section 14-57-302 - Exclusive power to regulate

Cities of the first and second class are vested, within their respective corporate limits, with the exclusive power and authority to permit, regulate, and control, by ordinance, the business and operation of motor-driven taxicabs over or upon the streets and public ways of their respective municipalities. This power and authority shall include the right to approve or disapprove, to prescribe or reject, and to enforce maximum rates and tariffs to be charged for services rendered by any taxicab operator in these cities and to enforce, by such suitable penalties and forfeitures as may be fixed by ordinance, all regulations, rates, and tariffs that may be approved or prescribed.
Acts 1939, No. 213, § 2; 1947, No. 392, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3513.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 3 - REGULATION OF TAXICAB OPERATORS (§§ 14-57-301 — 14-57-308) › Section 14-57-303 - Approval and review of rates, etc

(a)
No rate, tariff, or regulation shall be approved or prescribed by any first class or second class city, except after due and reasonable notice to each and every taxicab operator affected shall have been given and after adequate opportunity to be heard with respect thereto shall have been afforded to each and every taxicab operator.
(b)
(1)
Any rate, tariff, or regulation approved, disapproved, prescribed, or rejected shall be subject to judicial review.
(2)
(A)
On review, they shall be sustained if reasonable and adequate to permit a fair, just, and reasonable return to the operator.
(B)
If unreasonable, confiscatory, or inadequate to permit a fair and reasonable return to the operator, they shall be annulled.
(3)
No court shall, in any event, however, have any power or jurisdiction to make or fix rates, tariffs, or regulations.
(c)
All rates, tariffs, and regulations initiated, prescribed, approved, or enforced by any municipality shall apply equally and uniformly to all taxicab operators in the municipality.
Acts 1939, No. 213, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3514.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 3 - REGULATION OF TAXICAB OPERATORS (§§ 14-57-301 — 14-57-308) › Section 14-57-304 - Permit required

(a)
No person, firm, corporation, or association shall engage in or carry on the business referred to in §
14-57-302
in cities of the first or second class without first procuring from the governing body of the municipality in which it is proposed to operate a permit so to do.
(b)
Governing bodies of these cities are authorized to grant or to refuse these permits.
Acts 1939, No. 213, § 4; 1947, No. 392, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3515.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 3 - REGULATION OF TAXICAB OPERATORS (§§ 14-57-301 — 14-57-308) › Section 14-57-305 - Application for permit

Before granting any permit under §
14-57-304
, the governing body shall require the seeker of the permit to file with it an application, verified by oath and setting forth the facts showing his qualification to render the service for which he seeks the permit, together with the facts which he considers justified, and require the rendering to the public of the service.
Acts 1939, No. 213, § 5; 1947, No. 392, § 3; 1967, No. 238, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3516.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 3 - REGULATION OF TAXICAB OPERATORS (§§ 14-57-301 — 14-57-308) › Section 14-57-306 - Surety bond requirement

(a)
No permit shall be granted under §
14-57-304
until and unless the applicant shall file with the governing body of the city or town a surety bond of a corporate surety authorized to do business in this state, in such amount as the city or town shall determine, conditioned upon the applicant establishing, maintaining, and continuing the proposed service until such time as the permit issued to applicant is cancelled, withdrawn, or has expired.
(b)
If the applicant fails to comply with the provisions of the bond, the city or town shall forfeit such amount of the bond as it shall deem necessary to adequately compensate the city or town for loss of the applicant's service.
Acts 1939, No. 213, § 5; 1947, No. 392, § 3; 1967, No. 238, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3516.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 3 - REGULATION OF TAXICAB OPERATORS (§§ 14-57-301 — 14-57-308) › Section 14-57-307 - Hearing on application

(a)
Upon the filing of an application, the city shall cause to be given to each and every taxicab operator in the city a due and reasonable notice, in writing. Notice of the hearing shall set forth the time and place of the hearing. The hearing shall be conducted by the governing body of the city for all persons interested in, or affected by, the application.
(b)
All persons interested in, or affected by, the application, including all carriers at the time rendering any type of for-hire service in the city, shall have the right either in person or by representatives of their own choosing, to be present at all such hearings and to introduce evidence and to be heard either in support of, or in opposition to, the application.
Acts 1939, No. 213, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3517.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 3 - REGULATION OF TAXICAB OPERATORS (§§ 14-57-301 — 14-57-308) › Section 14-57-308 - Judicial review

Any final action of the governing body of the municipality in respect to any application shall be subject to judicial review.
Acts 1939, No. 213, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3518.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 4 - TAXICAB AND BUS DRIVERS (§§ 14-57-401 — 14-57-404) › Section 14-57-401 - Penalty

(a)
It is unlawful for a person, firm, or corporation to employ another, who is under the age of twenty-one (21) years, to operate or drive a taxicab or bus for hire, or otherwise, in cities of the first class in this state.
(b)
A person found guilty of a violation of this subchapter is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 203,§ 14, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1919, No. 557, § 4; C. & M. Dig., § 7443; Pope's Dig., § 6655; Acts 1941, No. 346, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3522.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 4 - TAXICAB AND BUS DRIVERS (§§ 14-57-401 — 14-57-404) › Section 14-57-402 - Unlawful for minors to operate

It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years to operate any taxicab or bus service for hire, or otherwise, in a city of the first class in the State of Arkansas or to drive a bus or taxicab, as employee, partner, or otherwise, for another.
Acts 1919, No. 557, § 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7440; Pope's Dig., § 6652; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3519.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 4 - TAXICAB AND BUS DRIVERS (§§ 14-57-401 — 14-57-404) › Section 14-57-403 - Persons not licensed

No person who is under the age of twenty-one (21) years shall be licensed to drive a bus or taxicab for hire, or otherwise, in any city of the first class in the State of Arkansas.
Acts 1919, No. 557, § 2; C. & M. Dig., § 7441; Pope's Dig., § 6653; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3520.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 4 - TAXICAB AND BUS DRIVERS (§§ 14-57-401 — 14-57-404) › Section 14-57-404 - Proof of age required

Before anyone shall be licensed to drive a bus or taxicab in this state, satisfactory proof must be made that the applicant is twenty-one (21) years of age or over and of good moral character.
Acts 1919, No. 557, § 3; C. & M. Dig., § 7442; Pope's Dig., § 6654; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3521.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 5 - PARKING METERS GENERALLY (§§ 14-57-501 — 14-57-502) › Section 14-57-501 - Authority to install

Cities of the first and second class are authorized, upon the passage of a municipal ordinance, to install parking meters on the streets and other municipally owned property of the city.
Acts 1953, No. 89, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3533.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 5 - PARKING METERS GENERALLY (§§ 14-57-501 — 14-57-502) › Section 14-57-502 - Ordinances subject to initiative and referendum

Any municipal ordinance authorizing the installation of parking meters shall not be subject to an emergency clause. Nothing in this subchapter shall limit the rights of the people under the Initiated and Referendum Amendment to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas.
Acts 1953, No. 89, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3534.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 6 - PARKING METER REVENUES (§§ 14-57-601 — 14-57-610) › Section 14-57-601 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Municipality" means an incorporated town or a city of the first or second class;
(2)
"Net revenues" means that part of the revenue derived by a municipality from the operation of parking meters which remains each year after paying all costs of operation and maintenance for that year, making adequate provisions for depreciation and obsolescence, and providing for the payments due that year on any indebtedness of the municipality arising from the purchase or installation, or both, of the parking meters and payable out of the revenues from the meters; and
(3)
"Legislative body" means the council of any municipality, or the city commission if the municipality has a commission form of government.
Acts 1951, No. 269, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3523.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 6 - PARKING METER REVENUES (§§ 14-57-601 — 14-57-610) › Section 14-57-602 - Construction

This subchapter, being necessary for the public health, safety, and welfare, shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes thereof.
Acts 1951, No. 269, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3532.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 6 - PARKING METER REVENUES (§§ 14-57-601 — 14-57-610) › Section 14-57-603 - Provisions exclusive

Without reference to any other statute, this subchapter shall be deemed full authority for the issuance and sale of the bonds authorized by this subchapter. No petition or election or other or further proceedings in respect to the issuance or sale of bonds under this subchapter, and no publication of any resolution, ordinance, notice, or proceeding relating to such issuance or sale of such bonds shall be required except such as are prescribed by this subchapter, any provisions of other statutes of the state to the contrary notwithstanding.
Acts 1951, No. 269, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3531.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 6 - PARKING METER REVENUES (§§ 14-57-601 — 14-57-610) › Section 14-57-604 - Use of revenues

(a)
Any municipality in the State of Arkansas owning and operating parking meters may use the net revenues derived from this ownership and operation for:
(1)
The purchase of real estate to be used for parking lots;
(2)
The purchase of rights-of-way for the construction of public streets, alleys, and boulevards or for the construction of, widening, straightening, paving, resurfacing, lighting, or otherwise improving streets, alleys, and boulevards;
(3)
The purchase, development, and improvement of public parks located within or without the corporate limits of the municipality;
(4)
The purchase of fire fighting apparatus and fire alarm systems;
(5)
The purchase of sites for, construction of, and equipment of city halls and prisons;
(6)
Buildings for housing of fire fighting apparatus;
(7)
Buildings for the police department; and
(8)
The construction and equipment of any municipal complex.
(b)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize any municipality to use these revenues, to issue or sell revenue bonds, or to use the proceeds thereof to purchase, condemn, or otherwise acquire any utility, plant, property, or facilities owned or operated by any regulated utility.
Acts 1951, No. 269, § 2; 1965, No. 156, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3524.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 57 - REGULATION AND TAXATION OF VEHICLES BY MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 14-57-101 — 14-57-712) › Subchapter 6 - PARKING METER REVENUES (§§ 14-57-601 — 14-57-610) › Section 14-57-605 - Election for issuance of revenue bonds

(a)
(1)
Whenever the legislative body of any municipality shall determine to exercise the power granted by this subchapter, it shall state the purpose and cause an estimate to be made of cost of such purpose.
(2)
(A)
If the cost is greater than the legislative body deems should be paid in a single year, it shall, by ordinance, provide for an election to be called for the issuance of revenue bonds under the provisions of this subchapter.
(B)
The ordinance shall set forth:
(i)
A brief description of the purpose of the bond issue. If for more than one (1) purpose, provision shall be made in the ordinance for balloting on each separate purpose;
(ii)
The estimated cost thereof;
(iii)
The amount of the bond issue;
(iv)
The rate of interest;
(v)
The time of payment; and
(vi)
Other details in connection with the issuance of bonds.
(b)
(1)
The election shall be held and conducted and the vote thereof canvassed and the result declared under the law and in the manner provided for municipal elections, so far as it may be applicable, except as otherwise provided in this section.
(2)
(A)
Notice of the election shall be given by the presiding officer of the legislative body of the issuing municipality by advertisement once a week for four (4) consecutive weeks in some newspaper published in the municipality or, if no newspaper is published therein, in a newspaper having a bona fide and general circulation therein.
(B)
(i)
The first publication shall be not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the election.
(ii)
This shall be the sole notice required for the election.
(3)
Only qualified voters of the municipality shall have the right to vote at the election.
(4)
(A)
The result of the election, after the vote has been canvassed by the county board of election commissioners, shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of the legislative body. His proclamation shall be published one (1) time in some newspaper published in the municipality or, if none is published therein, in a newspaper having a bona fide circulation therein.
(B)
The result as proclaimed shall be conclusive unless attacked in the courts within thirty (30) days after the date of the publication of the proclamation.
(5)
The expenses of the election shall be paid in the manner prescribed by law.
(6)
In the event a majority of electors voting in the election approve the issuance of the bonds, the legislative body shall then have power to issue bonds, which shall bear interest at not more than five percent (5%) per annum, payable semiannually. The bonds shall be payable at such times, not exceeding thirty (30) years from their date, as shall be prescribed by the ordinance authorizing their issuance.
Acts 1951, No. 269, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3525.