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Jonesboro adopts sidewalk ordinance amendment allowing contribution-in-lieu for planned industrial parks
Summary
On March 18 the Jonesboro City Council adopted Ordinance 25005, amending the sidewalk ordinance to allow a contribution in lieu of construction exemption for properties in planned industrial parks.
The Jonesboro City Council on March 18 adopted Ordinance 25005, an amendment to the city’s sidewalk ordinance that provides for a contribution-in-lieu-of-construction exemption for property located in planned industrial parks.
The ordinance amends Section 117.3330C of the Jonesboro Code of Ordinances (the sidewalk ordinance). During the meeting a council member moved to adopt the ordinance and the motion was seconded; the council then cast ballots and the mayor announced that the ordinance carried. No public comment or roll-call tally was recorded in the minutes for this item.
City staff did not provide further discussion in the meeting record. The ordinance moves implementation through the city’s permitting and planning processes; the transcript does not specify eligibility thresholds or exact contribution formulas, which staff would provide as part of implementation.
