15665ORDINANCE NO. _15,665
AN ORDINANCE CONDEMNING CERTAIN
STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK AS
STRUCTURAL FIRE AND HEALTH HAZARDS;
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 are in such condition as to be dangerous to the
lives, limbs and property of people in its vicinity or
lawfully passing thereby; and
WHEREAS, immediate action should be taken to remedy
these situations by either the rehabilitation or razing of
the structures 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.
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SECTION 1. The Board of Directors hereby declare that
the following structures constitute public nuisances. The
owner of the following described properties are hereby
ordered to begin rehabilitation or to raze and remove said
structures within ninety (90) days to the effective date of
this Ordinance. The Department of Public Works of the City
of Little Rock will, immediately, attempt to notify the
owners of the properties listed below of the passage of this
Ordinance by certified mail. 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:
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9XNER
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14131
2406 Cross
S 39' of E 63.5' of
Lucy Mae &
Lot 17, Block 13,
Joseph Burns, Sr.
Wat Worthen Addn.
2406 Cross St.
Little Rock,
AR 72206
14204
4401 West 27th
Lot 1, Block 3,
Freeman
Landreth & Cox's Addn.
Randolph, Jr.
4401 West 27th
Little Rock,
AR 72204
14233
3008 Richland
Lot 21, Block 4,
Dexter & Eyvonne
Richland Sub.
Williams
6408 Heather Lane
Little Rock,
AR 72206
14251-
5001 -03 Wells
Lot 7, Block 41,
Sylvester &
14252
Josephine Pankey Ext.,
Ashlee Adams
to 3rd Addn.
c/o J. R. Davis
7812 Standish Rd.
Little Rock,
AR 72204
14259
7904 Moore
Lot 57, Belmont Sub.,
James Wesley &
Section F
Deborah Crook
7904 Moore Dr.
Little Rock,
AR 72209
14291
809 West 33rd
W 32.3' of Lot 5,
Glenroy A.
Block 10, Woodlawn
Charles
Addn.
6106 Boyle Park
Little Rock,
AR 72204
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14294 10910 West 36th
12833 525 South Maple
Pt. S 1/2 SE NE
Sec. 16, T1N, R13W,
Desc. in deed #88 -6552
Lot 10, Block 11,
C. O. Kimball &
Bodeman Addn.
13132 1012 South Woodrow N 1/2 of Lot 9,
Block 1, Jones &
Worthen Addn.
14005 -06 1209 West 22nd W 1/3 of Lots 10, 11
& 12, Block 15, Wat
Worthen's Addn.
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36 -430 Limited'
Partnership
c/o Wes Lowder
2424 Pear Orchard
Little Rock,
AR 72211
Vannette W.
Johnson
1905 Collegiate
Pine Bluff,
AR 71601
Don Marshall
Price
5313 Southboro
Ct., Apt. A
Little Rock,
AR 72209
Southern
Investment Co.
1216D South
University
Little Rock,
AR 72204
C -1 616 West 9th E 50' of Lot 6, Sarah Rice
Block 130, Original 1348 East 48th
City of Littl Rock Chicago, IL 60609
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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 as may be necessary against such
persons in order to enforce the provisions of this Ordinance
so as to remedy the unsightly and dangerous conditions
brought about as the result of the failure of the owners
thereof to maintain these structures.
SECTION 4. Upon the owner's failure to being
rehabilitation or to raze and remove the structures within
ninety (90) days of the effective date of this Ordinance,
the City of Little Rock shall be authorized to raze and
remove said structures and file and foreclose upon a lien
against said property for the cost of razing and removing
said structures.
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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: April 4, 1989
ATTEST:
CI A CLERK JA CZECH MAYOR F OYD G. VILLINES, VIII