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Ark. Code Ann. § 14-56-403 (2020)

Purpose of plans

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  1. The plans of the municipality shall be prepared in order to promote, in accordance with present and future needs, the safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity, and general welfare of the citizens.
  2. The plans may provide, among other things, for:
    1. Efficiency and economy in the process of development;
    2. The appropriate and best use of land;
    3. Convenience of traffic and circulation of people and goods;
    4. Safety from fire and other dangers;
    5. Adequate light and air in the use and occupancy of buildings;
    6. Healthful and convenient distribution of population;
    7. Good civic design and arrangement;
    8. Adequate public utilities and facilities; and
    9. Wise and efficient expenditure of funds.

History. Acts 1957, No. 186, § 1; 1963, No. 36, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2825.

Case Notes

In General.

The land use plan is plainly not a zoning ordinance. It is merely a broad declaration of policy, specifying in a general way the uses to which the land in and near the city is now being put and to which it may be put in the future. The plan does not contain exact descriptions so that the property owner may ascertain what restrictions are being placed upon his land. The land use plan contains none of the details that are essential to a zoning ordinance. Economy Whsle. Co. v. Rodgers, 232 Ark. 835, 340 S.W.2d 583 (1960).

Cited: Baldridge v. City of N. Little Rock, 258 Ark. 246, 523 S.W.2d 912 (1975); McMinn v. City of Little Rock, 275 Ark. 458, 631 S.W.2d 288 (1982); Potocki v. City of Ft. Smith, 279 Ark. 19, 648 S.W.2d 462 (1983); City of Fayetteville v. IBI, Inc., 280 Ark. 484, 659 S.W.2d 505 (1983); Mings v. Ft. Smith, 288 Ark. 42, 701 S.W.2d 705 (1986); Brock v. Townsell, 2009 Ark. 224, 309 S.W.3d 179 (2009).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2009–2009 · leading case: Brock v. Townsell, 2009 Ark. 224, 309 S.W.3d 179.
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Brock v. Townsell, 2009 Ark. 224, 309 S.W.3d 179. · cites it 5× “The purpose of providing such authority is to allow municipalities to “promote, in accordance with present and future needs, the safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity, and general welfare of the citizens.”
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-56-403(a): 1 case
Brock v. Townsell, 2009 Ark. 224, 309 S.W.3d 179. “The purpose of providing such authority is to allow municipalities to “promote, in accordance with present and future needs, the safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity, and general welfare of the citizens.”
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-56-403(b): 1 case
Brock v. Townsell, 2009 Ark. 224, 309 S.W.3d 179. “The purpose of providing such authority is to allow municipalities to “promote, in accordance with present and future needs, the safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity, and general welfare of the citizens.”
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