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21185 1 ORDINANCE NO. 21,185 2 3 AN ORDINANCE TO CONDEMN CERTAIN STRUCTURES IN THE 4 CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, AS STRUCTURAL, FIRE AND 5 HEALTH HAZARDS; TO PROVIDE FOR SUMMARY ABATEMENT 6 PROCEDURES; TO DIRECT THE CITY STAFF TO TAKE SUCH 7 ACTION AS IS NECESSARY TO RAZE AND REMOVE SAID 8 STRUCTURES; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER 9 PURPOSES. 10 11 WHEREAS,certain structures in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, identified in this ordinance have 12 become run-down, dilapidated, unsightly, dangerous, obnoxious and detrimental to the public welfare of 13 the citizens of Little Rock; and 14 WHEREAS, the condition of the structures has deteriorated to the point that they are dangerous to 15 the health and safety of the occupants or other persons and, further, are in such condition as to be 16 dangerous to the lives, limbs and property of people in its vicinity or those lawfully passing thereby; and 17 WHEREAS, the condition of these structures constitutes a serious structural, fire and health hazard; 18 and 19 WHEREAS, the owners of the structures have received proper legal notice to either rehabilitate or 20 remove the structures and have failed to do so; and 21 WHEREAS, such structures are hereby declared a nuisance and immediate action is necessary to 22 demolish the structures. 23 NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 24 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 25 Section 1. The conditions of the structures located on the propertiesdescribed below have been 26 found to present structural, fire and health hazards and are dangerous to the health and safety of the 27 occupants or other persons, and further, the structures are in such condition as to be dangerous to the 28 lives, limbs and property of people in the vicinity or those lawfully passing thereby. The Board of 29 Directors hereby condemns the following structures, identified by street address, owner, legal description 30 and parcel number, and declares them to be public nuisances: 31 1. 2305 West 9th Street (Maryland Avenue) 32 Owner: Quinton L/Delton 33 Legal: Capitol Hill Ext, W38' of E101' of Lots 11 & 12 34 Parcel No: 34L0430013400 35 [Page 1 of 3] 1 2. 2510 West 11th Street 2 Owner: Equity Properties LLC 3 Legal: . Roots & Coy, Block 9; Lot 7 4 Parcel No: 34L0450004000 5 6 3. 4113 West 23rd Street 7 Owner: Rosie Lee Williamson 8 Legal: Welch Sam, Block 14; Lot 3 9 Parcel No: 34L1670015200 10 11 4. 4320 West 27th Street 12 Owner: Zeola/Willie Dixon 13 Legal: Landreth& Cox, Block 1; Lot 8 14 Parcel No: 34L1700000800 15 16 5. 1000 Jefferson Street 17 Owner: Legolia Atkinson II/Lawandia S Isby 18 Legal: Cunninghams, Block 20; Lot 12 19 Parcel No: 34L1160017700 20 Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to direct the Housing &Neighborhood Programs 21 Department to raze and remove the structures condemned in this ordinance and to file and enforce a lien 22 against the properties described herein for the cost of razing and removing said structures pursuant to 23 Little Rock,Ark.,Rev. Code ("LRC") §20-29 (1988). 24 Section 3. Severability. In the event any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, 25 subparagraph, item, sentence, clause,phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to 26 be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining 27 provisions of this ordinance, as if such invalid or unconstitutional provision was not originally a 28 part of this ordinance. 29 , Section 4. Repealer. All ordinances,resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent with 30 this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. 31 Section 5. Emergency Clause. Unless the provisions of this ordinance are put into effect 32 immediately,the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Little Rock will be adversely affected; 33 therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect 34 from and after its passage. 35 PASSED: March 16,2016 � 36 ATTE APPROVED I 37 IP 38 riu;LT/ 39 le _ ey,City Clerk Mark Stodola, ayor [Page 2 of 3] 1 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: 2 _ 3 IR. 4 Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attorney 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // 9 // 10 // 11 // 12 // 13 // 14 // 15 // 16 // 17 // 18 // 19 // 20 // 21 // 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 // 28 // 29 // 30 // 31 // 32 // 33 // 34 // 35 // [Page 3 of 3]