City of Lincoln, AR
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2023-12-19
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Title 1: General Provisions
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Chapter 1.08 Rules of Construction
- Title 1: General Provisions
- Ch 1.04 How Code Designated and Cited
- Ch 1.08 Rules of Construction
- § 1.08.01 Rules of construction.
- Ch 1.12 Subheadings of Sections
- Ch 1.16 Effect of Repeal of Ordinances
- Ch 1.20 Severability of Parts of Code
- Ch 1.24 Amendments to Code
- Ch 1.28 Altering Code
- Ch 1.32 General Penalty
- Ch 1.36 Referendum Petitions
- Ch 1.40 Posting of Ordinances
- Title 2: Classification, Administration and Personnel
- Ch 2.04 City Classification
- Ch 2.08 City and Ward Boundaries
- Ch 2.12 Emergency Services
- Ch 2.16 Social Security Coverage
- Ch 2.20 (Reserved)
- Ch 2.24 City Council
- Ch 2.25 City Council Committees
- Ch 2.26 City Council Operating Procedures
- Ch 2.28 Mayor
- Ch 2.32 Clerk/Treasurer
- Ch 2.33 Compensation
- Ch 2.36 City Attorney
- Ch 2.40 Fire Department
- Ch 2.44 Police Department
- Ch 2.45 Police Department Fees
- Ch 2.48 District Court
- Ch 2.52 (Reserved)
- Ch 2.56 Cemetery Board
- Ch 2.60 City Business Manager
- Ch 2.64 Public Service Program
- Ch 2.68 (Reserved)
- Ch 2.72 (Reserved)
- Ch 2.76 Retired Employee Health Care Coverage
- Title 3: Fiscal Affairs
- Ch 3.04 Purchases
- Ch 3.08 Purchases Through State
- Ch 3.12 (Reserved)
- Ch 3.16 Mayor and/or Aldermen Conducting Business With the City
- Ch 3.20 Single Transaction
- Ch 3.24 Bonds
- Title 4: Business Licenses and Regulations
- Ch 4.04 Electric Franchise
- Ch 4.08 Gas Franchise
- Ch 4.12 Telephone Franchise
- Ch 4.16 Cable Tv Franchise
- Ch 4.20 (Reserved)
- Ch 4.24 Business Privilege Licensing
- Ch 4.28 One Call Participation
- Ch 4.32 Garage, Yard and Carport Sales
- Ch 4.36 Ambulance Service
- Ch 4.40 Mobile Food Vendors
- Ch 4.44 Ice Cream Trucks
- Title 5: Health and Sanitation
- Ch 5.04 (Reserved)
- Ch 5.08 (Reserved)
- Ch 5.12 Maintenance of Real Property
- Ch 5.16 Littering
- Ch 5.20 Solid Waste
- Title 6: Animals and Fowl
- Ch 6.04 Dogs
- Ch 6.08 Other Animals and Fowl
- Ch 6.12 Vicious Animals
- Ch 6.16 Tethering of Animals
- Title 7: Public Peace, Safety and Morals
- Ch 7.04 State Criminal Statutes and Penalties
- Ch 7.06 (Reserved)
- Ch 7.08 Curfew
- Ch 7.12 (Reserved)
- Ch 7.16 Prohibited Weapons
- Ch 7.20 (Reserved)
- Ch 7.24 Volatile Materials and the Fire Department
- Ch 7.28 Outside Fire Service
- Ch 7.32 Summons Procedure
- Ch 7.36 (Reserved)
- Ch 7.40 Noise
- Ch 7.44 Fireworks
- Ch 7.48 Lincoln Municipal Library
- Ch 7.52 Water Usage in Emergency
- Ch 7.56 Hazardous Response Team
- Ch 7.60 Restroom Facilities
- Ch 7.64 Smoking
- Title 8: Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 8.04 Adoption of State Laws
- Ch 8.08 Truck Routes
- Ch 8.12 Emergency Vehicles
- Ch 8.16 Inoperable Vehicles
- Ch 8.20 Parking
- Ch 8.24 Transporting of Beer, Wine, or Liquor
- Ch 8.28 Reckless Driving
- Ch 8.32 Northwest Arkansas Regional Mobility Authority
- Title 9: Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 9.04 (Reserved)
- Ch 9.08 Excavations and Alterations
- Ch 9.12 Names and Addresses
- Title 10: Water and Sewer
- Ch 10.04 Sewer Regulations
- Ch 10.08 Water and Sewer Rates
- Ch 10.12 (Reserved)
- Ch 10.16 Interlocal Water Agreement
- Ch 10.20 Cross Connection Control Program
- Title 11: Buildings and Construction
- Ch 11.02 Building Official/Enforcement
- Ch 11.04 Building Permit
- Ch 11.05 Demolition Permit
- Ch 11.06 Moving Structures
- Ch 11.08 Plumbing Code
- Ch 11.12 Electrical Code
- Ch 11.16 Mechanical Code
- Ch 11.20 Residential Code
- Ch 11.24 Energy Code
- Ch 11.28 Fire Prevention Code
- Ch 11.32 Building Code
- Ch 11.34 Property Maintenance Code
- Ch 11.36 Fuel Gas Code
- Ch 11.40 Condemned Structures
- Ch 11.44 Key Lock Box System
- Ch 11.48 (Reserved)
- Ch 11.52 (Reserved)
- Title 12: Parks and Recreation
- Ch 12.10 Park Regulations
- Ch 12.12 Conduct at Lincoln Lake Park
- Ch 12.16 Senior Center Building
- Title 13: Planning
- Ch 13.04 Planning Commission
- Ch 13.08 (Reserved)
- Ch 13.12 Planning Area Boundary
- Title 14: Zoning
- Ch 14.04 (Reserved)
- Ch 14.06 (Reserved)
- Ch 14.08 (Reserved)
- Ch 14.12 (Reserved)
- Ch 14.16 (Reserved)
- Ch 14.20 Annexing, Vacating and Re-Zoning
- Ch 14.24 (Reserved)
- Title 15: (Reserved)
- Ch 15.04 (Reserved)
- Unified Development Code
- Art I General
- Art II Universal Applications
- Art III Administration and Enforcement
- Art IV Zoning Regulations
- Art V Landscaping, Screening, Fencing and Buffering
- Art VI Subdivision and Development Regulations
- Art VII Flood Damage Prevention
- Art VIII Definitions
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
In the construction of this code, and all ordinances, the following
rules shall be observed, unless such construction would be inconsistent
with the manifest intent of the City Council.
STATE LAW REFERENCEArk. Stat. refers to the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated.
HDBK SEC.Refers to the Handbook for Arkansas Municipal Officials published by the Arkansas Municipal League which in most instances is a verbatim copy of the state law section.
The words "the City" or "this City" shall mean the City of
Lincoln, Arkansas.
Whenever the words "City Council" or "council" are used they
shall be construed to mean the City Council of the City of Lincoln,
Arkansas.
The words "the county" or "this county" shall mean the county
of Washington, Arkansas.
A word importing the masculine gender only shall extend and
be applied to females and to firms, partnerships, and corporations
as well as to males.
The words "the municipality" or "this municipality" shall
mean the City of Lincoln.
Words used in the singular include the plural, and the plural
includes the singular number.
The word "oath" shall be construed to include an affirmation
in all cases in which, by law, an affirmation may be substituted for
an oath, and in such cases the words "swear" and "sworn" shall be
equivalent to the words "affirm" and "affirmed."
"Or" may be read "and," and "and" may be read "or" if the
sense requires it.
Whenever reference is made to officials, boards, commissions,
departments, etc., by title only, i.e., "Mayor," etc., they shall
be deemed to refer to the officials, boards, commissions and departments
of the City of Lincoln.
The word "person" shall extend and be applied to firms, partnerships,
associations, organizations and bodies politic and corporate, or any
combination thereof, as well as to individuals.
The word "sidewalk" means a strip of land in front or on
the side of a house or lot of land lying between the property line
and the street.
The words "the state" or "this state" shall be construed
to mean the state of Arkansas.
The word "street" shall be construed to embrace streets,
avenues, boulevards, roads, alleys, lines, viaducts and all other
public highways in the City.
Words used in the past or present tense include the future
as well as the past or present.
