1565394
ORDINANCE NO. 15,653
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 conditions of these structures constitute 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.
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UNIT NO. ADDRESS
12176, 2300 Park
14021,
14022,
14023
14237 2419 Scott
14308 10123 West 18th
14309 911 Kirspel
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Lot 24, Replat #1 of
Adam's Addn.
S 4' of Lot 4 & all of
Lot 5, Block 2, Rapley
Estate Sub.
Lot 13, Block 11, Hicks
Interurban Addn.
S 35' of Lot 5, Block 16,
Industrial Park Addn.
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OWNER
Kenneth Okpala
4505 West 12th
Little Rock,
AR 72204
Carroll Frances
c/o 5116 Alpha
North Little
Rock, AR 72117
Norman & Yvonne
Dorsey
8601 Merry Lane
Little Rock,
AR 72210 and
John D. Machyce]
5718 West 65th
Little Rock,
AR 72209
Southern
Investment Corp.
209 West Capito:
Suite 412
Little Rock,
AR 72201
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SECTION 1. The Board of Directors hereby declare 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
Public Works and entering into an agreement providing for the
immediate rehabilitation of the structure or to raze and remove
said structure 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 Public Works will immeidately attempt to notify the
owners of the properties listed below of the passage of this
Ordinance by certified mail or personal service.
The properties on which the condemned structures are located
by street address and legal description are hereafter set forth
with the name of the owners of record, as follows:
UNIT NO. ADDRESS LEGAL DESCRIPTION OWNER
9611 -12 1317 Battery Lot 5, Block 9, Centennial Roosevelt
Addn. Ruck, Corp.
13900 Col. Glenn
Little Rock,
AR 72210
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UNIT NO. ADDRESS LEGAL DESCRIPTION OWNER
14293 2823 John John Barrow Addn., Block 145, Enthalphy System
Barrow Lots 9, 10, 11, & 12, exc. c/o Imran Bohra
2 separate tracts of land. 10009 King Arthur
One tract being located in Little Rock,
Lot 9 the other tract being AR 72209
situated in Lots 10, 11 & 12,
all in Block 145, John Barrow
Addn., each tract being more
part. desc. as follows:
Beg. at the NW Cor. of said Lot 9; Th S 88 014 "1' E along the N line of said Lot
60'; Th, along the proposed E right -of -way line of John Barrow Road S 1 °45 "15'
W 38.30' & N 88 019 "45' W 45' to W line of said Lot 9, said W Lot line also,
being the existing E right -of -way line of John Barrow Road; Th N 1 045 "15' E
along said existing E right -of -way line said line, lying 45' E of center line of
John Barrow Road 34.10'; Th, cont. along said existing E right -of -way line
N 88 °19 "45' W 15', Th cont. along said existing E right -of -way line said line
lying 30' E of the center line of John Barrow Road N 1 045 "15' E 4.30' to point
of beg. said tract containing .041 acres (1790 square feet more or less)
Beg. at SW Cor. of said Lot 12; Th N 1 045 "15' E along the existing E right -of -way
line of John Barrow Road said line lying 45' E of the center line of John Barrow
Road 113.34'; Th along the proposed E right -of -way line of John Barrow Road the
following courses and distances; S 22 °4 "44' E 54.63' S 12 °48 "51' W 50.99' and
S 1 045 "15' W 13.37' to the S line of said Lot 12, said S Lot line also being the
N right -of -way line of West 29th Street Th, N 88 013 1145' W along S Lot line 12'
to point of beg. said tract containing .036 acre (1560 square feet more of less)
SECTION 2. The conditions of the structures on the above-
described properties 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 these properties.
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SECTION 4. The Public Works Department 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 peace, 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: March 21, 19£39
ATTEST:
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CZ CLERK JAPE CIZECH
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CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
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MAYOR F OYD G. VILLINES, III