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21894 1 ORDINANCE NO. 21,894 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 properties described 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 32 1. 4415 West 10th Street 33 Owner: James Jr. &Debra Vail 34 Legal: Lot 4;Block 6-Riffel &Rhothen W48'of 4 6 35 Parcel No: 34L2210006200 [Page 1 of 31 1 2. 1813 Bragg Street 2 Owner: Genia H Flonnoy 3 Legal: Lot 23;Block 2-Oak Glen 4 Parcel No: 34L2210006200 5 6 3. 3515 Dr.Martin Luther King,Jr.,Drive 7 Owner: Dorothy Perkins 8 Legal: Lot 4; Block 50 -Braddocks Blvd L3 9 Parcel No: 34L2750303100 10 11 4. 4698 Springer Boulevard 12 Owner: Fedorah Works C/O James Works SR 13 Legal: PT NE NW Section 24-1N-12W MPDA Beg 688'W of SE Cor NE NW TH 132'W TH 14 340'N to S Line of HYWA 365 TH SE'ERLY Along HYWAY 142'TH 330'S to POB 15 Parcel No: 34L3430002100 16 17 5. 727 South Valentine Street 18 Owner: Bryan S/Jennifer C Sawrie 19 Legal: Lot 11; Block 8 - Kimball & Bodeman Addn LT 12 & PT N40' 11 BEG NW COR 11 20 S35'TO N R/W E&W EXP WAY SE 84 55'E51 6'N40' W136'TO BEG 8 21 Parcel No: 34L0800008400 22 23 Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to direct the Housing and Neighborhood Programs 24 Department to raze and remove the structures condemned in this ordinance and to file and enforce a lien 25 against the properties described herein for the cost of razing and removing said structures pursuant to 26 Little Rock,Ark.,Rev. Code ("LRC") §20-29(1988). 27 Section 3. Severability. In the event any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph, 28 item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or 29 unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining provisions of this 30 ordinance, as if such invalid or unconstitutional provision was not originally a part of this ordinance. 31 Section 4. Repealer. All ordinances, resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent with this 32 ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. 33 Section 5. Emergency Clause. Unless the provisions of this ordinance are put into effect 34 immediately,the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Little Rock will be adversely affected; 35 therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect 36 from and after its passage. 37 ' , I: August 4,2020 38 � APPROVED: 39 I\� 40 41 7r,City Clerk ank Scott,Jr.,Maw 42 [Page 2 of 3] 1 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: 2 4 Thomas M. Carpenter,City Attor ey 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]