19302ORDINANCE NO. 19,302
AN ORDINANCE CONDEMNING CERTAIN STRUCTURES IN THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK AS STRUCTURAL, FIRE AND HEALTH
HAZARDS; PROVIDING FOR SUMMARY ABATEMENT
PROCEDURES; DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO TAKE SUCH
ACTION AS IS NECESSARY TO RAZE AND REMOVE SAID
STRUCTURES; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, certain structures in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, have become run-
down, dilapidated, unsightly, dangerous, obnoxious and detrimental to the public welfare of the
citizens of Little Rock; and
WHEREAS, the condition of these structures constitutes a serious structural, fire and
health hazard; and
WHEREAS, such structures are a public nuisance and are dangerous to the health and
safety of the occupants or other persons and, further, are in such condition as to be dangerous to
the lives, limbs and property of people in its vicinity or those lawfully passing thereby; and
WHEREAS; such structures are declared a nuisance and immediate action is necessary
to remedy these situations and said buildings should be rehabilitated by the owners or razed
either by the owners or the City of Little Rock.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
SECTION 1. The Board of Directors hereby declares that the following
structures constitute public nuisances. The owners of the following described properties are
hereby ordered either to begin rehabilitation by immediately contacting the Department of
Housing & Neighborhood Programs and entering into an agreement providing for the immediate
rehabilitation of the structures or to raze and remove said structures within twenty -four (24)
hours and to complete such removal within seventy -two (72) hours of the effective date of this
Ordinance. While not required by law to do so, the Department of Housing & Neighborhood
Programs will immediately attempt to notify the owners of the property listed below of the
passage of this ordinance by certified mail or personal service.
The property on which the condemned structures are located by street address and legal
description is hereafter set forth with the name of the owners of record, as follows:
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LEGAL DESC.:
2915 W. 14th C & P Johnson's Addn.,
Block 1, E' /z of Lots 1 & 2
34L- 148 -00- 001 -00
3423 W. 17"
4522 W. 24"
901 Abigail
So Highland Addn.,
Block 1, Lot 1
34L- 152 -00- 001 -00
Kahn & Holder's Addn.,
Block 1, Lot 7
34L - 130 -00- 007 -00
Jansen's Addn.,
Block 7, Lot 12
34L- 073 -00- 053 -00
OWNER:
Carl Wilkins
2915 W. 14th
Little Rock, AR 72204
Oscar Bradshaw
3000 West 12th
Little Rock, AR 72204
Curtis L Huntsman
4522 W 24th
Little Rock, AR 72204 -5338
Carolyn P. Olsen
c/o William Watt
1819 N Fillmore
Little Rock, AR 72207
2223 Bragg Bragg's 2nd Addn., Michael Burel & Niketia Barton
Block 30, W 85' of Lot 6, 909 Welch Street
Exc R/W Little Rock, AR 72202
34L- 222 -00- 068 -00
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1923 S Cedar Cedar Heights Addn.,
Block 4, Lot A& S 10' 10"
Of Lot 7
34L- 163 -00- 048 -00
1505 College Dodge's Addn., Block 12,
Lot 2
34L- 218 -00- 061 -00
3002 -04 Martel
600 S Martin Street
1809 S. Park
1518 S Pine
Tuxedo Park Addn.,
Block 3, Lot 14
34L- 267 -00- 097 -00
Kimball & Bodeman's
Block 3, N 5' of Lot 2 &
All of Lot 1
34L- 080 -00- 025 -00
Park Addn., Block 20,
Lot 3
34L - 187 -00- 186 -00
W B Worthen Addn.,
Block 14, Lot 8
34L - 160 -00- 145 -00
Susie B Garrison
1923 S Cedar
Little Rock, AR 72204
Carolyn Hall
P O Box 441132
Jacksonville, FL 32222
Gertrude Lowe
3021 Martel
Little Rock, AR 72206 -3241
Tony Dale Morton
c/o George Morton
HRC 85, Box 443
Leslie, AR 72645
Robert J & Patricia A Payne
1809 S Park Street
Little Rock, AR 72202
Dan & Cheryl A Davis
PO Box 88
Brevard, NC 28712
1412 Schiller Centennial Addn., Clara E Dillard
Block 20, Lot 27 c/o Christine Roper
34L- 185 -00- 219 -00 P O Box 250804
Little Rock, AR 72225
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3318 State Street
A E Calloway's Addn.,
Block 3, Lot 5
34L- 278 -00- 024 -00
3304 State A E Calloway's Addn.,
Block 3, Lots 1, 2 & 3 and a
Strip 37.6' wide bg NW Cor
Lot I W 3 7.6' SW 13 5.5' E
37.6' NE 135.5' formally platted
as Riffel Street
34L- 278 -00- 022 -00
3306 State A E Calloway's Addn.,
Block 3, Lot 4
34L- 278 -00- 023 -00
700 Townsend Fairgrounds Addn.,
Block 1, Lot 5 & N' /2 of Lot 6
34L- 012 -00- 006 -00
1105 Valmar T B Martin's Addn.,
Block 5, N 42.5' of S 81.5'
Of Lots 4, 5 & 6
34L- 084 -00- 044 -00
Daallee Investment Group
3619 Canyon Oaks Drive
Carrollton, TX 75007 -2780
Fanilla Cobb
4401 Ridgefield Lane
Little Rock, AR 72211
Willie A & Minervia Jones
3619 Canyon Oaks Drive
Carrollton, TX 75007
Woodson Guess
700 Townsend Street
Little Rock, AR 72202 -3066
F & F Company, Inc.
Jon S Fitch
P O Box 6100
Sherwood, AR 72116
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SECTION 2. The conditions of the structures on the above - described property have
been found to present structural, fire and health hazards and are dangerous to the health and
safety of the occupants or other persons, and further, the structures are in such condition as to be
dangerous to the lives, limbs and property of people in its vicinity or those lawfully passing
thereby.
SECTION 3. The City Attorney is hereby authorized to institute such proceedings
against such persons as may be necessary in order to enforce the provisions of this ordinance so
as to remedy the unsightly and dangerous conditions brought about as a result of the failure of the
owners thereof to maintain this property.
SECTION 4. The Department of Housing and Neighborhood Programs of the City of
Little Rock is also authorized to raze and remove said buildings and file and enforce a lien
against said property for the cost of razing and removing said structures pursuant to Section 20-
32 of the Little Rock Code of Ordinances.
SECTION 5. Unless the provisions of this Ordinance are put into effect immediately,
the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Little Rock will be adversely affected;
therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage.
PASSED: April 5, 2005
ATTEST:
TY C RK
APPR VED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED: