Judges: MARK PRYOR, Attorney General
Filed Date: 2/5/1999
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 7/5/2016
Martha Ann Norton, Director Capitol Zoning District Commission 410 South Battery Little Rock, AR 72201-4715
Dear Ms. Norton:
This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following question:
Under Ark. Code Sec.
22-3-308 (b)(1),1 is the Capitol Zoning District Commission empowered to enter into an agreement with the City of Little Rock by which the City would issue and enforce notices of violation and stop work orders for violation for the Capitol Zoning District Commission regulations in the same manner in which they issue and enforce such notices and orders for violations of City codes?
Although you have not specified the exact manner in which the Commission regulations would be enforced under such an agreement, it is my understanding that this would include the imposition of fines as is currently the case with City code violations. In this regard, I must note that the Capitol Zoning District legislation (A.C.A. §§
I cannot opine as to any other aspects of such an agreement without referencing the particular terms thereof. In reviewing a specific agreement, however, it should be noted that in accordance with A.C.A. §
Assistant Attorney General Elisabeth A. Walker prepared the foregoing opinion, which I hereby approve.
Sincerely,
MARK PRYOR Attorney General
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The commission may enter into agreements with the City of Little Rock providing for mutual cooperation and joint regulation within the district with respect to planning and zoning; permission to build upon or otherwise use land; the enforcement of building, safety, and health codes and inspection to ensure compliance therewith; and other matters within the jurisdiction of the Capitol Zoning District Commission.